Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Holiday Thoughts

I will apologize right now for the long post. I know I am a little late with this post but at least I did it! I was up till 3:00am or so trying to figure out why the slideshow I created wouldn't upload. All of a sudden it worked today.

I am so thankful for all the people I have met through photography and everyone's support. It's not always easy to hear critique sometimes but that's what art is all about...even sports are like that. I am actually quite surprised at the amount of shoots I have done this year with it only being my 2nd-3rd year of really putting myself out there professionally.

When I heard this song that I put the slideshow to it literally brought tears to my eyes....and that's unusual....sort of. Maybe I was just having a bad day or something but it has a really good message, not just because it's Christmas. We often don't realize or maybe we just forget what other people are constantly going through. Christmas is usually the biggest giving season but why can't that be all year? That is something that has always frustrated me. I think it is because when I worked in an assisted living, tons of people would come during Christmas and then people were lonely throughtout the rest of the months. People's lives just don't get difficult in December, for some it is a constant battle. I just hope that we can remember to constantly think of those around us and try our best to help throughout the year. I'm not trying to say that I do this but I always like to try.

And just a little note to my husband if he reads this...I am so grateful for all that you do for me. You are able to make me laugh when I want to be mad, you take me out for the good classic dates of a dinner and movie which I love, you know what I can handle and what I can not, and you are always there for me. I am thankful for your constant effort with school to get into the pharmacy program and I know that God has a plan for us and I am willing to follow wherever we may end up for school...I just hope we will come back to Utah.

Click here for the slideshow. The pictures are a little fast because there were so many I wanted to put in it. I know I have left some people out but know that I haven't forgotten you I just didn't have all the time I wanted to upload pictures from archived discs. At first it would have had to repeat the song twice to get through all the pictures at a leisurely pace so I made it go a little faster. You can browse through all the pictures from one of the option buttons and the bottom of the slideshow. After all that work it cuts off about the last 5 seconds of the song. Oh well, enjoy.

2 comments:

Denise said...

Thanks for sharing your photography here. I don't even remember how I stumbled across your blog, but I love your style. I would love to talk photography with you sometime. I live out by your brother Jason and do a little bit of photography on the side myself. Keep posting!

Anonymous said...

I am so glad you shared your feelings with us bloggies. You have such a caring heart for others, you always have...and I love that about you. You've helped others in ways I never could. Your passion for people and their special moments is evident in your photos. Keep sharing and caring!!!
Mom