Great Thanks

I've recently received two wonderful gifts

One is a beautiful and simple watch from my loving fiance.

The other is a hand-made wallet from a great friend.

The details on this wallet are awesome.

Hand stitched and stamped with my initials, this wallet

has found a special place in my heart.

Both of these are treasures to me,

and have become essential parts of my every day carry.

Thank you both, again.

A N N I V E R S A R Y

September 24 marked the first anniversary of Meghan and I. We had an amazing weekend to celebrate and were able to each treat the other to a day of surprises and fun.

I gave Meghan this book that has letters I wrote to her the week before I proposed.

Friday was my day to surprise Meghan. I took her out to L.A. (where we first fell in love a year prior).

We had dinner at Miceli's, which was amazing. The waiters/waitresses sing

and the food is beyond great.

Also, Meghan walked six blocks in heels to get to this restaurant,

she deserves some acknowledgement for her bravery.

After dinner, we went and saw Phantom of the Opera at the Pantages Theater.

I've never been to that theater before and it is really cool.

To say the least, we had a great time.

Saturday was Meghan's day to plan our fun.

To start off, we had a nice relaxing lunch and watched a movie.

After lunch, she surprised me with tickets to the Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

@ the Hollywood Bowl.

This was my first time ever seeing the movie, and I really liked it.

I've been singing the songs from it ever since we went.

She also bought us a really cool bucket full of goodies and snacks

including my favorite trail mix.

The evening came along with a large number of interesting people,

as indicated by the post-known official sponsor of the event.

It is L.A. after all.

I got to fall more in love with the girl I didn't think I could

love any more, and thanks to her, I get to do that often.

It was an anniversary I'll never forget.

Hand Hearts

This is a quick little project I've had in the works for a while.

I finally had some time to get to it.

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Anniversary

This upcoming weekend, Meghan and I will be celebrating our first anniversary.

It's amazing to think that this week last year, I was head-over-heels in love with a girl who had no idea (okay, maybe a small idea) that I was in love with her.

Now I get to proudly say that I'm marrying that woman and I've fallen even more in love with her.

Thank you Meghan, for being the love of my life, my everything.

(Us @ Mary Poppins on Broadway in New York)

Idaho: Boise

Meghan, her sister Caitylnn, her mom, and I recently did a road trip up to Boise, Idaho for a wedding.

We had a great time, and we all fell in love with the city.

I've loved the North-west ever since my first trip up to Seattle.

Boise is like a mix between the young-cities of Oregon and Washington

with classic mid-west conservatism.

The scenery was beautiful, and everyone there

was so friendly.

Some of my favorite things about the trip were:

- The Weather

- The People

- The Open Space

- The Slower Pace

-Feeling very American

- The Food

I've got access to so many sub-cultures just by living in the U.S.

And it's great to be able to come in contact with another

group of people who are nothing like those where I live.

Instax Mini 7s

I got this little guy a few weeks ago.

I'm still figuring out what works/doesn't as far as the pictures go,

and it's all a lot of fun.

The coolest part is being able to see the photos develop right in front of you.

Here's some of my first.

There'll be lots more to come!

P.S. If you're interested in getting one of these yourself,

go here. It's way to expensive everywhere else

Mega Pixels

If you have noticed that the quality of my photos have gone down recently,

(from about 15 down to 2 megapixels)

it isn't just your eyes catching extremely

specific visual information.

A few months ago I was at Disneyland with

two of my favorites (Meghan and my G10).

To make a long story short,

I left my G10 at a show, realized

I had left it there after we left the park,

went back, and it was nowhere to be found.

I was surprisingly calm for the situation at hand,

but I think I was just in denial.

(no intentional reference to cheesy jokes made on the Jungle cruise)

So recently, my photos have all been from this

which is my phone.

Although the pictures are surprisingly clear,

they're nothing compared to my G10.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel,

my dad has attempted to mention a few cameras in

passing, and our theory is that he's gonna get

Meghan and I one as a wedding gift.

I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a Canon T2i.

Anyway, I apologize for the poor quality,

and I look forward to having a nice camera

again soon. To compensate for the lack

of a quality camera, I'm getting something

fun in the mail this weekend.

A post about that soon to come.

until then.