Nascar Speedpark!

A video I put together of the latest church event :)

Candace and Paula!

Here are just a few photos from yesterday's shoot!

The Cafe's

These two lovely ladies helped me shoot this video today!
From planning session to the final export, it only took about 2 hours. New record? Most definitely!

Thanks so much to Ferris and Caroline :)

The Elderly Encounters

This morning, I ventured out to Panera to work on some school. I ended up staying there until about 8:30 tonight...so I've met some pretty interesting people.

The first person I met was an elderly man. Shortly after I arrived, I realized my computer battery was about to die. After looking around the entire dining area, I finally found an empty outlet on the opposite side of the restaurant. So I cleaned up my table and started the trek. This feat would have been accomplished faster if it wasn't for the laptop bag, purse, and multiple text books that I had to carry. All in all, I took about three trips back and forth. Apparently, an elderly man had been observing this whole adventure. After looking at me for a second, he finally said, "now why did you go and do that??"

I responded by explaining that my computer battery was running low and I needed to plug it in before it died. He paused for another minute and then said, "You know what doesn't run out of battery? A number two pencil! It never failed me in my 67 years of living and it will never fail me...ever!"

The second (though not so fantastic) encounter was with two elderly ladies sitting at the table across from me. I had an extremely coordinated (sarcasm) moment earlier and spilled my entire drink on my jeans. The two ladies (in their late 60's) continued to laugh like a couple of middle school girls. That sight alone was almost more hilarious than my little moment of sheer awesomeness. Ahem.

Anywho. I know I've taken a picture of this exact mug before (in fact, I believe it was during my previous 365 project), but unless you can find a rule book that says that you cannot photograph the same subject twice, you will have to deal :)

4/365

Day Tres.

It's day three and I'm already running out of ideas. This project isn't looking like it's going to work. Ah well. I'll stick with it as long as I possibly can.
Life is pretty insane at the moment. I have insane amounts of homework and regular work to get done.

This girl is ready to graduate.

3/365

2/365

Definitely not my best "work", but it brings back good memories.

Today was fairly normal. I worked in the toddlers classroom at church after not helping in a while. Upon arrival, I realized things would be completely different. Most of the children I used to take care of during service time have graduated to an older class. It was a very strange experience.

After service, I decided to take a quick (or not so quick) trip to Ikea. Although I didn't buy anything, I did walk through the lovely store and day dream a bit! I cannot wait to get an apartment one day. So many ideas for different rooms and designs are stuck in my head.

FIN.

2/365

365 - Take Two

I attempted the dreaded 365 project a few months ago. Sadly, I gave up about a month into it.

However, I've decided to attempt this project once more. Starting today.
The top picture is my first official picture.

1/365

Crazy Cat Ladies and Chipotle Burritos.

Last night, I got to hang out with two of my favorite people.
FIN.

Twenty Five Facts

Stargazing

My friend Sarah and I have recently made a tradition of stargazing. Whether it's on a sidewalk in a shopping center, or in the backyard on a freezing October night - it's equally as fun. Sometimes, staring at the stars for so long is scary. This universe is ginormous, it's hard to believe that we're actually living in it. Each star is in its own place. Each little detail is so beautifully planned out. As we were stargazing, I happened to think of a verse.

"He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name." -Psalms 147:4 (NLT)

I couldn't help but smile.

There are so many stars - we can't even see them all - but God calls them each by their own name. Have you ever just stepped back and taken a look at life? We all have separate lives. We all take different paths. We all live out our own adventures each day. And yet, the sky stays there, the same as it has always been. Each star with its own name and place. In the same way, we have all been named. Not just in the literal sense, but in the sense that we all have a plan for our life that's just waiting to be lived out!

Needless to say, I'm pretty floored at the moment.

Take some time to stargaze tonight. You won't regret it.

(Unless it's raining. Then you might possibly regret it a bit.)