REALLY REALLY Funny Yearbook Photos of Most of Us!

NEW PHOTOS FROM OCEAN ISLE BEACH!

Hey guys! Visit MY BLOG HERE to see some of my fave photos from Ocean Isle Beach this past weekend. Have fun!

REALLY FUNNY COLDPLAY VIDEO WITH CHRIS MARTIN

THIS IS SO FUNNY. CHRIS MARTIN IS HILARIOUS.

New Post! Oliver & Snowy!

Hey guys, go visit my professional photography blog by clicking here and take a look at the photo that I just posted up of Oliver and Snowy. It is soooooo funny and cute! Love you!

NEW BLOG ENTRY!

Hi everyone! So I posted a few new blog entries on my professional photography blog. There are a bunch of new photo with the kid and us when we went to Carowinds last week. Please feel free to check them out and leave comments there if you wish! To see it, Click Here!

Enjoy!

Caroline

New Photos!

Okay so I have posted some new photos of us from the park the other day, but it is on my "professional photography blog" since I have to share personal things on there too. I will post them on here too, but for now, that is where you will find them. Go to my professional blog by clicking HERE .

Also, we went to Carowinds today (equivalent to Six Flags or Great America) with Charlie, Tristan, and Gianna, and I took some pictures there (thanks to Otilia for letting em borrow her camera), so when I am doen editing those, I will also be posting them on my professional photography blog and this one too. I will let you know when they are up.

Until then, enjoy the park ones!

Comments

Hey so I changed the settings on this blog to make it a little easier and less frustrating to comment on any post. All you have to do is press the little link that says "0 Comments" or "3 Comments" or whatever and it will take you to where you can write the comment and just select "Name/URL". Type in your name and URL is optional unless you have a website. So this will be easier and will give you all NO excuses anymore to not leave comments! LOL. Since no blog is complete without a photo. Here is a photo. I found this in Genaro's laptop and I totally forgot it existed. Remember my first bridal show? This is what my booth looked like.

Home Video-The Kids

Hey family! Sorry I haven't posted here in a while but I have been so busy. This is just a little music video I made compiled of some clips from about two days ago of just some random filming of the kids while they were watching a Home Alone in my room. So I set the clips to a music background, and just wanted to let you know that there will probably be some clip repeating. Not sure why it happens, but that's how the auto feature ending up working with this program.

My only intentions with this video is to get you guys to come and move here. LOL!

Enjoy!

NEW WEB DESIGN!

Hey guys, check out my new website design. It's nice. : ) I will be having a new custom blog for my photography up in the next couple of days too.

http://www.lifephotographics.com

*Don't forget to turn up your speakers. (There are three songs on the site that randomly play)

I'VE BEEN NOMINATED!

One more thing, remember the last post about the www.weddingphotographydirectory.com and them publishing my article and having my photo as photo of the month for July? WELL, they just called me yesterday to tell me that I am nominated as one of the handful of photographers that will be Top Pick Photographers for one year! That's out of almost 1000 photographers on their site! YEA!!!!!!!!!!!

GIVE ME LOVE!

TTIUWC!!!!


THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT COMMENTS, YO'S!

I need some love. I cannot keep writing when there are no comments to thrive on!

: )

I Got into the WPJA! OH MY GOD!

Okay, so this is the EIGHTH time I have applied to be in the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association Visit: www.wpja.com). I have been rejected the last 7 times. I have tried redesigning my site...didn't work...I have tried changing my gallery around...and that didn't work for a while.... I think it's because I haven't prayed about it before, thinking it was not important enough for God. Well I WAS WRONG! Before submitting my application the 8th time around, I prayed to God that He would help me to get in, if it was in His will, and I expressed to Him how much it would mean to me if I were accepted.
For those of you not in the know, it is EXTREMELY difficult to get into this organization. They receive thousands of applications a month from wedding photographers all around the world, and only 5% get in or are even considered. FIVE PERCENT!


After submitting the application the last time, I knew that it would be another waiting game. 3 weeks to be exact, is how long I would have to wait if I ever received a response. They don't have time to respond to everyone so if they don't get back to you, you didn't get in. The first seven times I didn't get anything from them at all. Well, about 23 days went by and I gave up and figured I'd do a few more weddings and try again. Until I checked my email and there it was... "From: WPJA Administration". To be honest, my stomach was churning because I really thought they would say: "STOP WRITING US! YOU'RE NOT GETTING IN!" But then I read that they thought I would be a "good fit" for the WPJA after making a few tweaks to my gallery. So I did, and waited, and waited, and waited again for a response. Two weeks went by and no word, so I thought: "Well, I almost made it. Maybe next time." Honestly I was pretty down. This was a couple of days ago when I gave up all hope...UNTIL today. I was checking my email for something else and there it was again: "From: WPJA Administration." I totally didn't expect this. Again, I felt as though I was going to throw up. Usually the feeling I get when I am rejected except that I wasn't yet; but I was still expecting the worst. And then here's what it said:


"Hi Caroline,
Wow! Looks like a totally different site. Good job! We are sure this will help with your bookings.
We are happy to inform you that after having reviewed your edited web site and image portfolio, we agree you meet the WPJA membership requirements! We look forward to having you as a member. Your listing will be published on the WPJA web site... Our Membership Services department will be contacting you shortly...
Sincerely,
David RobertsWPJA


I RAN through the house screaming in joy thanking God Almighty above. I could not have done this without Him! I cannot believe that I am now among the top 5% of wedding photographers in the world! I don't feel like I belong there, because most of these photographers in their organization are absolutely AMAZING! But I am so grateful and humbled by this, and I will never take it for granted. THANK YOU JESUS!
Just thought I'd share this with all of you. I am too excited, I couldn't hold it in. : ) ALSO, the WPD (Wedding Photography Directory) will be publishing an article I wrote on their front page in July AND they will be showcasing one of my photos as Photo of the Month in July. I will get you those links when they're up. Their website is www.weddingphotographydirectory.com .


I have God to thank for giving me so much patience and the power to help me do as much as hard work as I have done. I had been going crazy for a while, but I have accomplished what I have always wanted to accomplish in my business, and I feel so underserving of it, still. I also have Alin, my husband, to thank. He was there with me at each wedding when I was pregnant and even when I wasn't. He was such a huge help and if it weren't for him, I would not have had so much time to take the photos I had gotten, instead of worrying about my equipment. Thank you God, and thank you Alin and thanks to everyone who has supported me in every way! You know who you are ; )


Sincerely,
Caroline

Quotes by Jack Handey

These are funny too, have you guys heard of him? I am sweating so bad from laughing at his quotes. My Favorite ones are in blue bold:

"We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can’t scoff at them personally, to their faces, and this is what annoys me."



"Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don’t know what your rights are, or who the person is you’re talking to. Then, on the way out, slam the door."



"Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. Mankind. Basically, it’s made up of two separate words—’mank’ and ‘ind’. What do these words mean? It’s a mystery, and that’s why so is mankind."



"Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that’s like a regular window."



"If you’re in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at some guys, throw one of those little baby-type pumpkins. Maybe it’ll make everyone think of how crazy war is, and while they’re thinking, you can throw a real grenade."



"If you’re a cowboy, and you’re dragging a guy behind your horse, I bet it would really make you mad if you looked back and the guy was reading a magazine."



"If you go through a lot of hammers each month, I don’t think it necessarily means you’re a hard worker. It may just mean that you have a lot to learn about proper hammer maintenance."



"If I was being executed by injection, I’d clean up my cell real neat. Then, when they came to get me, I’d say, ‘Injection? I thought you said `inspection’.’ They’d probably feel real bad, and maybe I could get out of it."



"If I lived back in the Wild West days, instead of carrying a six-gun in my holster, I’d carry a soldering iron. That way, if some smart-aleck cowboy said something like, ‘Hey look. He’s carrying a soldering iron!’ and started laughing, and everybody else started laughing, I could just say, ‘That’s right, it’s a soldering iron. The soldering iron of justice.’ Then everybody would get real quiet and ashamed, because they made fun of the soldering iron of justice..."



"How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol? How about the pillow? It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn’t have that dangerous beak."



"Don’t ever get your speedometer confused with your clock, like I did once, because the faster you go, the later you think you are."



"You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he’s real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea."



"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn’t seem quite so funny."



"I think a good product would be “Baby Duck Hat.” It’s a fake baby duck, which you strap on top of your head. Then you go swimming underwater until you find a mommy duck and her babies, and you join them. Then all of the sudden, you stand up out of the water and roar like Godzilla. Man those ducks really take off! Also Baby Duck Hat is good for parties."

Quotes by Mitch Hedberg

Remember these? : ) LOLOLOL!


"I order the club sandwich all the time, but I’m not even a member, man."



"I like to wear “Do-Not-Disturb” signs around my neck so that little kids can’t tell me knock-knock jokes. I’d say “Hey, how you doing, nephew?” “Knock-knock.” “Read the sign, punk!”



"I want to make a vending machine that sells vending machines… It’d have to be real big."



"If you find yourself lost in the woods, build a house. “Well, I was lost, but now I live here. I have severely improved my predicament!”



"I don’t have a microwave, but I do have a clock that occasionally cooks stuff."



"I wanna get a job naming kitchen appliances. Refrigerator, toaster, blender; you just say what the thing does then you add “er.” Kitchen Appliance Naming Institute. “What does this thing do?” “It keeps stuff fresh.” “Well, that’s a fresher. I’m going on break.”



"Every McDonald’s commercial ends the same way, right? Every McDonald’s commercials end like this: “Prices and participation may vary.” Now I wanna open a McDonald’s and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald’s owner. I’ll say,”Cheeseburgers? Nope. We got spaghetti! And blankets.”



"I got a business card, ’cause I want to win some lunches. That’s what my business card says: “Mitch Hedberg, potential lunch winner.” Call me some time, maybe we’ll have lunch… If I’m lucky!”



I think they could take sesame seeds off the market, and I wouldn’t even care. I can’t imagine five years from now saying, “Man, remember sesame seeds? What happened? All the buns are blank!” They’re gonna have to change that McDonald’s song, “Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a … bun.” How does a sesame seed stick to a bun? Thats magical! There’s got to be some sesame seed glue out there! Either that or they’re adhesive on one side. Take the sesame seed out, remove the backing, place it on the bun. Now your bun will look spectacular! What does a sesame seed grow into? I dunno, we never give them a chance."



"My fake plants died, because I did not pretend to water them."



"I bought myself a parrot; the parrot talked, but it did not say “I’m hungry,” so it died."



"I tried to walk into Target, but I missed."



"I’d like to see a forklift lift a crate of forks. It’d be so literal. “Hey, you’re using that machine to its exact purpose!” “That machine has been misunderstood for years!”



"I don’t know how to fix a car. If my car breaks down, and the gas tank does not say “E”, I’m gone. But if the gas tank says “E”, I get all cocky; “I got this one, don’t worry about it. Lemme get out the toolbox, AKA. ‘wallet.’”



"I had a job interview at an insurance company once, and the lady said, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” I said, “Celebrating the fifth year anniversary of you asking me this question!”



"You know, I’m sick of following my dreams, man. I’m just going to ask where they’re going and hook up with ‘em later."



"I’m not good at golf, I never got good. I never got a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. And that’s way more satisfying."



"I bought a doughnut, and they gave me a receipt. There is no need for that, man. I’ll just give you the money, you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We do not need to bring ink and paper into this. I cannot imagine a situation in which I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut…some skeptical friend?: “Hey man! Don’t even act like I didn’t buy that doughnut! I got the documentation right here…man…I forgot it at home… it’s in the filing cabinet…under D…for doughnut.”



"I went camping once, and got into an argument with a girlfriend in the tent. This is a really bad place to get in an argument, because I walked out and attempted to “slam the flap.” How are you supposed to express your anger in this type of situation? Zipper it up really quick?"



"At the end of my letters I like to write “PS: this is what part of the alphabet would look like…if Q and R were eliminated.”"



"I like an escalator, man, ’cause an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. There would never be an “Escalator Temporarily Out of Order” sign, only “Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the Fact That You Can Still Get Up There"



"I hope the next time I move I get a real easy phone number, something that’s real easy to remember. Something like two two two two two two two two. I would say “Sweet.” And then people would say, “Mitch, how do I get a hold of you?” I’d say, “Just press two for a while. And when I answer, you will know you have pressed two enough.”



"I got my hair highlighted because I thought some strands were more important than others."



"You know, on a traffic light green means go, and red means stop, but on a banana it’s just the opposite. Green means hold on… Yellow means go ahead, and red means “Where the heck did you get that banana at?”



"I’m against picketing, but I don’t know how to show it."



"I opened up a yogurt, and underneath the lid it said “please try again” because they were having a contest I was unaware of. But I thought I might have opened the yogurt wrong. Or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire me. Come on Mitchel, don’t give up, please try again! A message of inspiration from your friends at Yoplait. Fruit on Bottom, Hope on top."



"I have a few cavities. I don’t like to call ‘em cavities; I like to call ‘em “places to put stuff.” “Do you know where I can store a pea?” “Yes, I have some locations available.”



"One time, this guy handed me a picture of him, he said, “Here’s a picture of me when I was younger.” Every picture is of you when you were younger. “Here’s a picture of me when I’m older.” “How’d you pull that off? Lemme see that camera!”



"I like rice. Rice is great when you’re hungry and you want 2,000 of something."

Quotes by Demetri Martin

Okay so I could not stop laughing when I read these. Alin's sleeping next to me right now and I am seriously trying to hold it in so hard. I thought I'd share them you all:

“I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you’re really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you’re saying: ‘Hope I don’t get chased today.’ ‘Be nice to people in sneakers.’”


“I saw a guy at a party wearing a leather jacket and I thought, ‘That is cool.’ But then I saw another guy wearing a leather vest and I thought, ‘That is not cool’. Then I figured it out: ‘Cool’ is all about leather sleeves.”



“I like fruit baskets because it gives you the ability to mail someone a piece of fruit without appearing insane. Like, if someone just mailed you an apple you’d be like ‘Huh? What the heck is this?’, but if it’s in a fruit basket you’re like ‘This is nice!.’”



“I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that’s 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says ‘go outside.’”



“People and squirrels are very different. Most people will not argue that. But I find that there is one situation in which they’re very similar. And that is: when I am driving towards them in my car. Then they’re kind of hard to tell apart… Especially if the human is kind of hairy.”



“Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. I gotta go by the outfit. Pants - uh oh. Bathing suit - okay...."



“Saying ‘I’m sorry’ is the same as saying ‘I apologize.’ Except at a funeral.”



“One of my friends has a stutter and a lot of people think that’s a bad thing, but to me that’s just like starting certain words with a drum roll. That’s not an impediment, that’s suspense! What’s he going to say? Car?? …or Carnival?? …Carburetor!?!? Man…"



“The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.”



“About a month ago I got a cactus. A week later, it died. I was really depressed because I was like ‘Man! I am less nurturing than a desert.’"



“I like when good things happen to me, but I wait two weeks to tell anyone because I like to use the word ‘fortnight.’”



“I like video games, but they’re really violent. I’d like to play a video game where you help the people who were shot in all the other games. It’d be called ‘Really Busy Hospital.’”



“I think vests are all about protection. You know what I mean? Like a lifevest protects you from drowning and bulletproof vests protect you from getting shot and the sweatervest protects you from pretty girls. ‘Leave me alone. Can’t you see I’m cold just right here?’”



“I noticed that there are no B batteries. I think that’s to avoid confusion, cause if there were you wouldn’t know if someone was stuttering. ‘Yes, hello I’d like some b-batteries.’ ‘What kind?’ ‘B-batteries.’ ‘What kind?!?’ ‘B-batteries!!!’ and D-batteries that’s hard for foreigners. ‘Yes, I would like de batteries.’”



“I like the beach. I like to get there really early before everyone else shows up and take like thirty bottles with notes in them and throw them into the water. Then I wait for everyone to come to the beach and when someone goes to pick up one of the bottles, I go up behind them because when they open it there’s a note saying ‘I’m standing right behind you.’”



“I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything.”



“My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. ‘Cause, you know, if you have a gross apple or a peach, you’re stuck with that gross piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem - just move on to the next. ‘Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.’”



“I went into a clothes store and a lady came up to me and said “if you need anything, I’m Jill”. I’ve never met anyone with a conditional identity before.”



“The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce. Instantly.”



I was in a shoe store and the guys call me boss, and I said, “Ya, can i just get those sneakers in a 10?” And uh, he said, “Okay” and then he went down stairs. He came back and he said, “I don’t have a 10, I have a 9.” “Oh great, because while you were downstairs, my toes were severed off. So that works out. Normally it would be stupid for you to tell me a number different than the one I said, ’cause it goes with my body part. But given my very recent accident, you’re right on. I’ll take the 9’s and a pile of band-aids, thank you. You’re re-hired ’cause you’re a genius.



I was on the street. This guy waved to me, and he came up to me and said, “I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.” And I said, “I am.”

Mr. Rowe's 5th Grade Class

Hey FRancois, so I was looking through my Keepsake "junk" and found this really old piano sheet music book from Jimmy Swaggart. Remember that? : ) So I open it up, and out falls this picture. Enjoy!

Dad Crying...logos...church stuff too...

BTW, I heard about dad crying or "tearing up" when reading Alin's card. I think that's very sweet and I knew he had it in him (emotions, I mean). He really does care about Alin, and that makes me very happy to know that. What would make me even happier though, is if you all moved here and we can have our poker nights again! (if you call storytelling and talking, poker) ; ) I love you guys, and I miss each one of you very much. Oliver and the boys have grown already so much, and I can't imagine what has changed with Karrina, Caiden, and Baby Jake! I showed Charlie some pictures today from Easter and believe it or not, he still named each and every single one of you without being told. He was especially excited about Tusi "Zesy" and "Oli". (for the rest of you, he obviously loves you all but has a special connection with Jessie and Eva because of how much time they all spent together. I hope to see you all soon. I'm sorry we can't make it on the cruise. It isn't available. So that really sux. : ( Love you again, and miss you-again.

Mwuah! Lots of kisses!

p.s. my dad is having his church opening, and the name of his church is going to be called "Calvary Way Church" (Family Worship Center was taken). Check out the site I started for him at http://www.calvarywaychurchnc.com/ . I designed their logo and postcard below:

ALSO, I booked two weddings here in NC in August and one in September. The one in August is at the Biltmore in Asheville, which is the biggest house in America. It looks like a French Chateau. Check it out: www.biltmore.com AND as if I don't already have enough on my plate (like having a deadline to finish 6 1/2 (40-50 page) bride albums by the end of this month), I made a logo for Alin's company too. Look:

How do I have time for all of this? I don't sleep. I have stayed up EVERY night for the past 3.5 weeks until 2:30am-5:30am average every night causing me to fight sleep during church. (Look at what time it is now) Oh and sometimes I try to squeeze in some photography and marketing education for my business when I can, because I'm trying to grow. Go figure, like I have time. Oh and another thing, I'm apparently worship leader at my dad's church so there is a lot to do there. I wish Genaro was here... and I'm also trying realy hard to be a mom but I know I'm a failure at that. Man, something is seriously wrong with me. LOL.

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...and yes, Jenny, though pictures don't show it...I am pretty miserable : ( I'll take a picture of me being miserable when I get it back from repair. (BTW, love the look of your blog so far) ; )

I miss you : (

I just thought I'd let out a little emotion that has been building up here. I really miss all of you. : ( I have no friends here and I miss that so much.

Patterson Farms...Strawberry Pickin', Y'all!

Hey family and friend! So we went Strawberry-pickin' today at this place called Patterson Farms. It was a beautiful little farm and the scenery was gorgeous! (Wish you all were here!) Who went? Me, Alin, Charlie, Tristan, Oliver, my mom, my dad, Gianna, an old family friend of ours and their sister and daughter, Estee. So anyway, first we did some pickin', then the kids messed around with the goats and then relaxed and enjoyed some end of the day ice-cream madness! Enjoy the photos below!

Mmmmmm! Yummy!

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Estee & Gianna

***** A lady I knew from Chicago since I was small. Her name is Vali.

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That's all you can find, stairmaster?

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Tristan just kept eating and eating and eating them.

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Vali's sister visiting from Chicago.

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Charlie was so proud of his basket of strawberries.

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They were comparing each other's strawberries.

***** Look at those eyes.

***** I wanted to eat him, not the strawberry.

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Did you see that girl? Check her out. She's hot! (*Estee*wink*wink)

*****Alin took this one.

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Doesn't he look like an orfan child? Makes you want to give him money, eh? (We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Diner's Club Cards)

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He looks like he thinks he owns this town.

*****The goat kept licking Oliver's head because he tasted so good.

***** Look! It's Leenda da' Llama! (For those of you who are NOT Diego or Dora Fans, that's where she's from)

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What? No Strawberries?

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I done told you, boy!

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Tristan was so done at this point.

*****At the end of the day, we got 4 Gallons of strawberries.

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This girl is like out of a Pottery Barn Kids Catalogue!

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This photo is the epitomy of what childhood is all about. Summer, ice cream, and dirty faces!

THE END

"We miss you! We wish you were all here, and we love you lots!"

-Alin, Caroline, Charlie, Tristan, and Oliver

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