I went to get the paper this morning and found a treasure peeking through the thawing snow. It was the Saturday, December 22, 2007 edition of The Wichita Eagle that was covered during that awful snowstorm that pounded us that day. How did I make it through that day without my Eagle?
I might put this fantastic find up on eBay. Any early bidders? I do accept PayPal.
Anyone else find anything interesting underneath the thawing snow?
CRG and I had our very first date a year ago today. We went to Red Bean's Bayou Grill for dinner and later stopped in at Jerry's where the band just happened to ask him to play a few solos.
It's been the greatest year of my life. We've had many adventures and I've heard a whole bunch of music (below is a highlight reel, including our first date).
We are forming a Cajun band called the "Mudbugs"and we already have a gig in a few months. I'll be playing drums with CRG on the fiddle/vocal, Greg on the accordion/vocal, Big Dan on musical washboard, Brian on guitar, EZ Money on bass, and Erin on triangle/vocal/fashion coordinator (the triangle is a must in a Cajun band).
My friend Carla in Connecticut and I have teamed up to create a new blog called "366 Images (Times Two)." We each plan to shoot one picture a day this entire hopping Leap Year. Check it out here.
Here are our two pics from day one.
Here's Carla's pic. She was chillin' in Vermont over the holiday.
Here's my pic from Wellington, Kansas. "Auld Lang Syne" on ye old bagpipe.
We started out last night at Denise's party and we ended the evening in Wellington with champagne and bagpipes. Greg (of the Ewing clan) piped a fantastic performance of "Auld Lang Syne" that I was hoping to share with you. Unfortunately, I didn't press record. Oops. The saddest part of this tale is that I was completely sober at the time.
I did shoot footage of Greg playing Scotland's national anthem that I know you'll enjoy. You might want to turn down the volume a tad. That is one loud instrument (says the girl who plays the drums).
I have to give props to my friend, Robin, who let me know about this fantastic photo opportunity in beautiful Belle Plaine, Kansas.
This colorful trailer is filled with a plethora of musical characters that twirl and turn while playing a symphony of holiday tunes. The woman who created this contraption told me that she refers to it as her "redneck trailer." Aptly put.
Unfortunately, tonight was the last night to view this dazzling display (it was actually a few nights ago but I begged the woman to turn them back on for a photo).
More snow might be falling on us again very soon. (For those of you who live in warmer climates, Wichita got a record-setting 6.6 inches of snow this weekend.) The good news is that I've gotten pretty darn good at shoveling the stuff.
Below is a video I made late Saturday night of me clearing the driveway to get my car into the garage and off the street. I condensed about an hour's worth of work down to one minute and made the job look easy - it wasn't.
I celebrated Christmas again tonight with CRG's family and my brother who flew in today from Tennessee.
Santa looks a little crazed in this pic.
Me and my bro.
CRG with his sisters and dad, CRG senior.
CRG shows little CRG how to operate Squawkers McCaw, the talking parrot. Lil' CRG squawked as loud as the parrot when he opened it, "THAT'S WHAAAAT I WAAAANTED."
Below is some footage I shot of the talking toy. I know I've seen his cousin on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World.
I did Christmas with Denise's family on Saturday. My favorite gift was "A Christmas Story" ornament she gave me. It's my all-time favorite holiday movie and TBS starts running it for 24 hours beginning tonight at 7 p.m. CST. It's hard to believe that the main character in the movie and I are now the exact same age. I actually saw this movie as a child in the theater and it's not really Christmas until I see it at least three times.
I made a video of our Christmas using my Canon G9 and the time-lapse feature with the built-in camera on my computer. After the excitement of her fire truck wore off, Lexi discovered her image on the computer and fell in love (with herself).
I had a day off of work on Thursday. So, I hosted a pampering session for me. It consisted of: a facial, a fun lunch with Carrie, followed by a pedicure. Pampering yourself is hard work and I was exhausted at the end of the day.
I made a short digital film about my long digits. My pedicurist, Thao, painted the poinsettia as a holiday toe-treat for me. It wasn't at the top of my gift list, but it's certainly festive.
