Thursday, April 7th - Saturday, April 9th

I have been negligent in my picture taking. We are preparing for our cruise. We leave on April 9th and we come back on the 17th. I promise to upload pics from there when we get back. Also, I opened the digital camera we have and were planning to take on the cruise and it is broken. It won't open all the way :( I think it is kind of serendipitous though as I have been researching and trying to find a digital SLR camera that we can afford so I can continue to grow in the field of photography. Maybe I will end up getting a camera in Miami while we are there.

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011: 81/365

Photography. We got our pictures back today from our photo shoot. I love them. These are two of my favs.  Also, I continue to play with a DSLR camera loaned by one of my friends. Ashley, the gifted photographer that took these pictures has been kind enough to sit with me today for an hour and share with me some of her knowledge. I am so excited by taking photographs and Ashley has offered to teach me whatever she can. Stay tuned to watch as I continue to learn and love taking pictures. :)

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011: 80/365

I have made light. Ok. That's not really true. But I did take this photo in almost complete darkness. I have been continuing to explore photography and had a friend kind enough to lend me a digital SLR camera until I can get my hands on my own. This is my favorite picture from tonight. I wish you could see how dark it really is outside so you can understand how excited I am that I was able to get such depth and detail into this picture. PS. I didn't use the flash either. :)

Monday, April 4th, 2011: 79/365

Today was a particularly stressful day. Both my jobs had intense situations and Palak is super stressed with upcoming exams. I decided to take a little time out and go back to the rocks to practice some of the photography skillz I have been learning in Understanding Exposure (a book Ashley suggested about photography). This was my favorite one from today. I love how I was able to capture the exact moment the wave hit the rocks and each little sparkle of water. Seeing the water in this way reminds me that even though its just a little drop it is still significant. I can't get bogged down with the mundane details or the drudgery in life but I have to focus on the little things that are so important that are often lost in the bigger picture. I am safe, happy, healthy and loved. These are the little sparkles that get me through. I should try to let them sparkle through my life more often.

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011: 78/365

Made it to volleyball today. I have been missing this part of my life. Though Joe wasn't there and one of the players was frustrating Allie was there which made it a lot better. I could just look at her and giggle at the fact she knew EXACTLY what I was thinking when I was frustrated. I also like keeping up my volleyball skillz and remember all the things Coach Thelen said to me on my high school team. Never thought I would need that info again....

Saturday, April 2, 2011: 77/365

I'm a sucker for a good panoramic. I went to the rocks today with April, Dwaine, Allie, Rachele and Ashley for Ashley to take photos of April and Dwaine (yes we often travel in herds). It is gorgeous there. I loved the contrast between the green grass, brown dirt and blue ocean, plus the clouds were pretty cool hanging barely above the land.

Friday, April 1st, 2011: 76/365

Shiloh turned 2 today! For those of you who don't know she is the dog of our future neighbors and friends April and Dwaine. They had a cookout to celebrate Shiloh's venture into the terrible 2's or the terrible teens depending on how you calculate the dogs age and to celebrate the end of the hell week full of exams. It was lots of fun!!