Stay
Sir Luke and I travelled to Los Angeles/Agoura Hills/Huntington Beach over the weekend to celebrate the life and pay tribute to his grandfather Jesse E. Stay who passed away last week. It was really amazing to see his family come together and remember such a great man.
I am sad that I didn’t get to know him better but am so happy that he was able to come to Sir Luke’s and my temple marriage. You can read more about his life on the blog of Jesse E. Stay II.
I’ve been to several funerals in my life. None since high school and it’s hard to know what to do at them when you’re an outsider, or feel like one. So I did what felt natural and I photographed a little.
Helen Valentine Stay is one of the most gorgeous women. I love her eyes and her smile. There is something about her that I admire, but I don’t know her well enough to know what it is. Aside from raising seven children and being the wife to an Airforce man I don’t know her history. But you can tell there is a lot more than meets the eye.
Get Smarter
Apologies for the lack in posts. We went to California on Friday and attended a funeral for Sir Luke‘s AMAZING grandfather. I can only hope to leave such a legacy for my family.
Last night we celebrated the natal anniversary of our friend Nate. He and his wife and his family went to a buffet at The Cannery and then saw Get Smart.
It was my first Las Vegas buffet and probably my second or third buffet ever in my life. We wern’t buffet people in my family. It was a pretty decent experience, the food was ok. I have to say that the only point of buffets is over indulgence and I definitely overindulged.
I found out that Monday mornings at 9:30 the Cannery movie theater shows a free movie. Yesterday’s movie was “Dial M for Murder.” That is a great movie. Too bad I work.
I was so excited when I found out we were seeing Get Smart. I watched Get Smart on Nick-at-Night as a kid and loved the shoe phone and Agent 99. I did enjoy the movie but I felt like there was much left out from Maxwell Smart’s character played by Steve Carrell. There were about four times when he actually attempted to channel the goofy accidental saves that Maxwell was known for. As a whole I enjoyed it and would recommend it for some mindless entertainment. But if you have a tender spot in your heart for the 60s television show, don’t expect it to follow suit. Other than a lot of opening and closing doors and the telephone booth elevator it was lacking in the series’ charm. Oh, and there was a shoe phone as well.
The Masher
Since you probably haven’t gotten enough of this yet.
I’m looking forward to riding around on a Vespa with 7 children and Sir Luke in Tuscany.
Wedding Portfolio
It’s official. My wedding portfolio is finally up. I’m glad everything is up. I’ve gotten some good feedback already from people that just happened to glance through it. Thanks to everyone for your support. If you know anyone who needs a photographer in Vegas let me know! I’m free evenings and weekends.
You can view the full wedding here and order prints!
I love Lucy
My parents got me the entire I Love Lucy series on DVD for Christmas last year. But being old and senile they forgot where they had put it and didn’t find it until January when they helped us move into the new house.
I have watched the entire series since. Yes, all 6 seasons. It was my very favorite show when I was a kid and I still love it. It turns out that as a kid I watched ever single episode. I wondered if I had missed anything, but everytime I thought I had it turned out, I hadn’t. Some of them I only remember the beginning and others only the end. But sure enough, I’ve seen everyone.
I’ll admit that in marriage Lucy and Ricky were definitely stuck in the 50s but the clothing and shenanigans make up for it. I had no idea how much I adored Lucy and Ethel’s clothes until watching it all again. There is a great vintage store on ebay called Violetville Vintage that I think Capree got me stuck on once upon a blog share.
I think this dress is tres Lucy. Thoughts?
Wii Fit
Sir Luke’s generous parents gave him (and subsequently me) a Wii Fit for his birthday last week. It’s AWESOME! I am already loving everything about it. There are lots of games and exercises available.
I think my faves are the Super Hula Hoop, Ski Jump, Soccer, and Rhythm Boxing. Don’t be fooled it’s not just Yoga and balance games. But I have to admit the balance games are super hard but really fun. I recently unlocked snowboarding too!
If you want to give it a try come on over!
