Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Here we go again
When I was little I used to get excited when my birthday month rolled around for several reasons. One: Its my birthday coming up soon! Two: March is always a beautiful month and I love the early days of Spring so very much.
When my Dad died, it hit me like a ton of bricks. [...]
Everything will be fine
I realize what one of my weakest points is: I over-think things. Does everyone do that or do the really successful people in life just go, “Yeah, I’m gonna jump of that bridge” and not worry about what happens when they hit the bottom? Do they assume they won’t hit the bottom? Are really successful [...]
An article I wrote applying for a writing job
I love writing almost as much as I love photography. If I can find a way to do both in my life, I will be truly happy. Here is a short article I submitted applying for a writing job for a multi-topic website. The site is along the lines of About.com, but you get paid [...]
In the end…2009
Now’s as good a time as any to contemplate the last 300+ days. You might wanna grab a snack for this one.
January
Seems like forever ago. We had friends Dave and Jason over for dinner. I cooked and cleaned, food was good, company was better. My brother JCS and I drove up to San Fransisco [...]
The Two Ryes
Once upon a time…
…I didn’t care what people thought. I didn’t think anyone was reading this blog and I felt free to write whatever the hell I pleased. Mostly, I talked about the days, the things that filled them, and the people who swerved in an out of my life. And then it happened, I [...]
The Parisian Flea Circus
It took us a bit longer to get over jet lag than I would have guessed it should. Our first week in Paris was a bit muddled, but we saw some of the major attractions; including the Eiffel Tower.
Adding to the muddle, our first hotel turned out to be a flea bag. The night [...]
16 Days to Go
It’s been hitting me for a year, but it’s only really started hitting me over the last few weeks. I mean, really sinking in: I’m getting married.
When I was 9 years old, I was playing in my grandfather’s backyard in Pico Rivera. I was making mud pies – not because I necessarily liked mud, [...]
A Glimpse at Motherhood
AJB has 3 lovely children. Each one of them is unique, intelligent, kind, considerate, generous, loving, and a billion other wonderful adjectives. Over the 5 years I’ve been a part of their lives, I’ve realized that even the best of children are still that…children. I’ve also come to realize that when your mother tells you [...]
Our Lovely Shower
My sister and Mom hosted a co-ed wedding shower for AJB and I today. It was lovely. My Mom spent the last month cleaning her yard and house, getting it ready and decorating it to a tee. My sister coordinated, brainstormed, had it catered, sent the invites, helped decorate and was an all around delightful [...]
Working Like Mad
How’s that “five day work week” go again? Over the weekend, I was handed a massive photo job involving loads of merchandise, a model, and even more photo editing. Whenever I feel exhausted (because I’ve been putting in 12 hour days) I remind myself that this is what I wanted. Here we go. This is [...]
