Wishing the Best

That is all.


-Gawdun

Yup It Was Christmas

'Next Best Thing'
-Nikki & Rich


Last week as most if, not all, know it was Christmas. Shocking I know. With that came two very important things.

1. Mariah Carey's theme for Christmas...'All I Want For Christmas is You.' Say what you want to but that song is the anthem for this season. I wasn't all ready for the season but then that song came on at work and it was all over. Oh and then she goes and hits that high note, yeah you know what I am talking about...A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I'm just glad she recorded this song before she went and gone all crazy back in 2005. You know when she had to go to the looney bin for having a "melt down."

2. I have successfully made it through another Christmas without ever once watching 'A Christmas Story!' I consider this to be a true talent. I know this is so wrong in all forms for many of you but guess what, deal with it. I honestly feel that I will be very much let down. I have heard soOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOoooooOOOOSSSsssssSSSSooooooOOOO much about the movie that my hopes are much higher and I just know I will be sad and disappointed in the end. So you keep your air rifle and leg lamp I want no part nor lot in it ;-)

In other news:

I know a whole bunch of you are waiting to see the pictures form my L.A. trip and the Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead) festival I attended. I am putting a slide show together and will post it very soon.

Photography work has been super busy this holiday season. I have two more shoots this Thursday! I am pumped and ready to do it. Which reminds me I need to call one of the clients and tell them where we will be shooting. So with that I guess I am going to go and leave this blog world for now.

'Roller Derby Queen'
-Jim Croce

-Gawdun

'Wonderful'
-Gary Go

I know I had something to blog about but now that I am sitting here and actually have "free" time (what is that for me anymore right?) I have blog-stump-itis. I can tell you that my now 13 year old brother is a hoot and finally developing his quick whit that this family has. Yesterday mother asked us what our favorite Christmas memories were and had us each tell them. There were some special memories shared and I knew someone had to give a 'hoot of a memory.' He told us that last year was his favorite one. When mom asked why he simply looked at her and said, and I quote word for word... "because last year you were trying to get a boyfriend." BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. It is true to a point. My mom was sort of seeing this guy from back in Reno, but she sure as heck wasn't TRYING to get one. LOL. Later as we were opening gifts I was setting up the camera and positioning everyone so that I could get everyone in the shots. As I was doing so my brother exclaimed when questioned to what he was doing, "I have to adjust my crack!" I'll tell you what, I about busted my face from laughing. Oh it was a great way to start gift un-wrapping. We managed to have a wrapping paper war mid through. I managed to get stuck behind the tree and from the angle seen in the photo it would appear I am birthing my brothers head.








My brother David and his new family could not be here as they live in northern Nevada but my sister who has gone distant from the family this year did come over. She even managed to go join us in the family tradition of seeing a movie. This year we went and saw the new Sarah Jessica Parker film... Which by the way was VERY funny.

But let us not forget the Christmas tradition that we kids make breakfast for my mother in the morning. We stuck with the stratta we tried out last year. It reminds me of a quiche but A WHOLE LOT better...


I hope everyone had a CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER!

'Wake Up'
-Arcade Fire

-Gawdun