A Great Moment in American History

Everyone should use their DVR or Tivo tomorrow to record the inauguration. Tomorrow will be a historic day and I know I will be more than happy to witness it. I can honestly say that I never thought I would see the nation's first Black president before I turned 50. I think this is the beginning of a new chapter in this country. Not only did we elect the first Black president, but we also elected the first interracial president. I think that is a bigger point that is being overlooked.

President Barack Obama is not just a Black man. He is just as much Caucasian as he is Black. That really excites me because I have my own little interracial child on the way and hopefully more to follow. When they come and ask me if they can one day become president, I will sit them down and show them the man who is just like them getting inaugurated. This is bigger than we think and will have a long lasting effect on the future.

So tune in and watch. I will be watching from my desk at work (shh!!) while I sport my Obama Change shirt.

Inauguration Day as Holiday??

Am I the only one who thinks the Presidential Inauguration Day should be a national holiday???

This year will be a true historic event for this nation and so many people will not truly be able to be involved because they will have to work. I have to work, but will be able to easily follow the day via the Internet. Others are not as lucky and will have to resort to recording the inauguration and watch it later.

So I am putting it out there. The Presidential Inauguration should be designated as a national holiday. It only comes once every four years so I don't think it would be too difficult for companies to conform.

While we're at it...go ahead and add election day to the list of holidays. ;-)

The First Time Ever

I almost forgot....

I was in Mexico for a week to attend a wedding for two of our friends and not one time was I asked, "Have you seen the movie Braveheart?"

That is truly amazing. I get asked that question on just about a daily basis, but none of the wedding guests I met asked me a single time. They probably just didn't think about it, but they also might have been distracted by me wearing tiny Speedo bottoms.

Birthday Reflections

I just celebrated my 28th birthday yesterday. I don't feel old or anything, but I do feel that I aged in the past year in a good way. I think this was the year I finally took the final steps toward manhood and left the boy in me behind. Though I am sad to see the boy go, I am glad to finally be the man I need to be.

I have some exciting things coming my way in the future and I know that they won't always be the most enjoyable things to endure. However, I do know that they will all be for a greater purpose in my life. In the meantime, when I am faced with some difficulties I have something I can look at for inspiration. I can look at it and it will bring an instant smile to my face.

I don't know who this little person is yet, but I can't wait for us to meet so I can hopefully give him or her the same inspiration I have received.

Am I A Wedding Photographer in the Making??

The wife and I just got back from a lovely wedding in Mexico for our two friends Cole & Becca. It was an awesome time and I decided to try getting some good shots of the wedding. Well my "trying" ended up in me taking over 300 pictures between the rehearsal dinner, to the wedding, and the reception. I pulled together some of the pictures into a web album to share.



*Note** The pictures from the rehearsal dinner are first and were taken with a small point and shoot camera. All other pictures from the wedding forward were taken with my Sony a100 DSLR camera.