I guess by now y’all are probably used to the Things I Love Thursdays and don’t really need an intro anymore. hah So…on to this weeks things I love!

- Philip Rivers

Yes, I admit it, I’ve got a little school girl crush on the guy…but this week I’d like to thank Mr. Rivers for helping me win in both my fantasy leagues. heh I’d also like to thank LT, Buster Davis and Chris Chambers for helping his passes end in touchdowns so I could get more points. Thanks guys. But really…it’s about time the Chargers won again and played like the team I know they are, even without Merriman.

- Writing Letters

I’ve re-discovered the lost art of letter writing this past week in a big way. Once I got my “adopted” soldier from AAUSS I wrote him a short snail mail letter straight away, and have decided to do so once a week. I went out and bought some actual stationary yesterday before I wrote my second letter so at least I’m not sending them on lined notebook paper. lol But really, once I got into it, it was fun! Except for my hand cramping at the end. I’ve got to build these hands muscles back up for writing! lol Once again, I highly encourage going to adopt a soldier at the link above…it’s very addicting!

- The new Canon 5d Mark II

Goodness gracious this new camera body is going to rock! Among other techy things, it shoots HD VIDEO. Holy cow! The samples I’ve seen from it so far are quite amazing and I think it’s going to play a big part in the future of this industry. (Slideshows with moving video clips in them anyone?)

- This man:

Okay that’s all I’ve got this week…coming soon are some images from a cool wedding I second shot for the Baxters last weekend at the Quail Botanical Gardens.

I’ve decided that I like these little Thursday postings so I can pass on neat things I find to you, my loyal (or maybe not? lol) blog readers. Word of mouth is, after all, the best form of advertising. Here’s this week’s list:

- Adopt a Soldier

This is the coolest. You (individually or as a group) sign up to Adopt a Soldier and send him or her care packages, letters, etc. Give them a little boost in morale and let them know we are thinking about them. Reading through the letters on the site it’s so sad to see how many soldiers feel forgotten and unloved because of people’s opinions on the war. Remember, this is the soldier’s job…they have no option when they get sent to Iraq, so please, even if you don’t support the war, support the soldiers. They certainly deserve it. Think about signing up for this…what a great way to do something cool for them!

- Fat Cookie

Oh my gosh. You MUST go to this website and see the delicious things they have to offer. They let you make your own cookie and they’ll bake, wrap and ship them for you. Need a present for your grandma who lives out of town for her birthday? Send her some cookies from Fat Cookie. You can order a pre-made recipe or create your very own, using a dough of your choice and any number of flavors. Kind of like Coldstone for cookies. Yummy!

- This neat hue differentiation test

This thing is neat! You have to do your best to put these slightly different hues in their correct order. How precise is your color differentiation? I got a perfect score. (Must be good for editing, that’s for sure!)

I know I’ve mentioned in the past how I am in the process of building a new website, getting new branding, and also raising my prices. That time is almost here my friends and I just wanted to throw a little reminder out about it. If you’ve been waiting to send in an inquiry, now is the time! Pricing will be going up in about a month, so if you’d like to get the current pricing for your wedding, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Just a friendly little reminder.

Good morning folks! I’m sure I don’t have to remind you, but today is the anniversary of September 11th. And so today my love post will be dedicated to only one thing I love – America.

I can’t believe it’s been SEVEN years already. I feel like unless you were directly impacted, that people have forgotten, especially out here in San Diego, the opposite side of the country. I don’t know about you but I could NEVER forget that morning.

I was a senior in high school getting up in the morning for school. As I stepped out of the shower and started to dry myself off, I heard my mom gasp downstairs and say “OH MY GOD”. She had just watched the second plane hit. I got dressed as fast as I could and ran downstairs to see what had happened. Of course the replays of the second plane hitting were non-stop, and as one of the anchors said “Now we know for sure. This is an act of terrorism on the United States” it really sunk in.

I got to school and immediately went into a favorite teacher’s room to watch more coverage as many other kids had already done. We watched in horror as the anchors talked of a plane heading towards the Pentagon and another towards the White House but it was in PA right then and what was it going to do? The bell rang and classes started and no one did anything all morning except turn on the tvs and watch the coverage.

We cried when we saw the people jumping and when the towers fell. The thought of all those lives being lost just devastated me.

The worst part was going back to school the next day and feeling like everyone had forgotten what had happened the day before. I’ve always been pretty emotional but I still was shocked that no one seemed to care anymore, and I still feel that way today.

Maybe it’s different the closer you get to Ground Zero, I don’t know. But the general idea to me seems to be that no one is remembering the thousands of people who died for no good reason that day. I bet the families of the victims don’t feel that way.

So as you make your way throughout the day today, take a minute and remember how lucky you are to be here right now, and think of those who were killed that day and their families. Whatever your opinion of Bush, remember that we haven’t been attacked on home soil since that day…he must be doing something right.

We are protected. We are free. We are so blessed.

Just don’t forget that.

Dang I can’t believe it’s Thursday again already!

Here’s some thing I love this week!

-Fantasy Football

I’ve joined a league that my buddy Matt Sloan started for a bunch of his Twitter buddies. This is my first year of playing FF, so I’m really super excited to see how this goes.

-Twitter

Speaking of Twitter, if you’re not using it by now, you really should be! It’s totally addicting and I just had my 1000th update yesterday. I haven’t even been on it that long. lol Really, though, join!

-Firefox

With all the buzz about Google’s new browser Chrome, I thought I should once again profess my love for Firefox. It just doesn’t get any better. Chrome may be snappy but I don’t see anything really special about it. (yet.) And that’s saying a lot because I love Google too. I just love Firefox more.