Yesterday, it was a good day. My ear did not, in fact, explode. It did, however, go deaf (I'm hoping only temporarily). The pressure in my head and right ear was all but gone yesterday morning when I woke up, so I went ahead and drove out to the International Peace Gardens for a photography class field trip.
Can I just stop for a second to say how much I'm LOVING these photography classes? They came free with my camera purchase, and I totally expected them to be lame and boring, but instead, they've been very helpful. I skipped out of two of the beginning classes because they were too basic. I did sit in on the first half of one of them and left at the break because it was all stuff I knew about. But the rest of them I've gone to have been very informative. Talking about lighting and imaging, how to frame a more interesting picture using the rule of thirds, leading lines, etc. They've even touched on technical stuff like setting aperture, shutter speed and ISO... I've learned things I didn't even know I needed to learn. It's made me hungry for more. I've got a few more classes left, then I'm going to look into taking more photography classes through the community college.
Anyhow, back to our day. The Peace Gardens were great and I think I got several good shots. It was incredibly windy and cold and my fingers were frozen, but I left with 300 pictures on my card and grass stains on my knees and butt. All signs of a productive and fun morning taking pictures. (click on the picture below to see the set on Flickr)
John went golfing with his brother (in the rain and snow, they're CRAZY!) and Stephani babysat Alex until I got home from the gardens. Alex loves having babysitters. Anyone but same old boring mom is a nice change for him. After we took Steph home, Alex fought me about taking a nap, but finally did go down for a couple of hours until he heard JP and John come home from golfing, then he was up and at 'em again. The kid can't stand it to have visitors at the house and not be socializing.
John and I debated about whether or not to go to the Real soccer game. They've been sucking all season, in fact haven't won or even scored a point since I think the first game. That and the fact that the Jazz were playing in a game 7 of the playoffs made us really wonder if we should leave the cozy warmth of our basement and HD TV to brave the cold and rain to watch Real loose to the Red Bulls. Ultimately, we decided to go to the soccer game because of some pretty bold changes, Jason Kreis, captain of the team, retiring and becoming head coach. We decided we just HAD to see what would happen.
And we were not disappointed. Well, we were for most of the game, but in the end, we tied it up. It was a tie that very much felt like a win, considering the records of both the teams this season, plus the changes to the Real team, everyone just figured we'd loose. When we didn't, well, it was joyful. As John so eloquently put it, screaming down to the team after the game as they were taking their bows: "The power of Kreis compels you!"
I took some pictures of Alex at the game and at Applebees for dinner with his beloved "Boon".
The cherry on top of our evening, the Jazz won game 7 and move on in the playoffs. Yea, it was a good day.
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