My Eggo is Preggo!

Yes, folks, Patrick and I are expecting! We found out back in January and now we are excited to share this little miracle with the rest of the world :) So, we are almost 13 weeks along (just starting into the second trimester). Of course, aside from our families, quite a few friends figured out the news a while ago (ahem, Kristi!).

How did it happen, you ask? Well, you see kids... when a man and woman fall in love...

Actually, it kinda went down like this:

October

Me: "I don't want to be on bc pills for a while- I'm too dependent on them"

Patrick: "That's coo, we can handle it if we get preggo"

January

Me: "I'm late. And I've been getting all teary eyed over really happy things, like thinking about walking down the aisle"

Patrick: "Go pee on a stick"

Me: "I think the stick expired 2 years ago"

Patrick: "Pee on it anyway"

Me: "Holy sh*t it says I'm pregnant!"

Patrick: (Insert reaction much calmer than mine)

Doctor: "Congratulations!"

Me and Patrick high five and get all lovey dovey.

I've been reading that book What To Expect When You're Expecting, and sortof being conscious of what I am eating, and popping my prenatal vitamins. I've kissed coffee and soda goodbye (ahem, with the exception of the occassional ginger ale, sprite, and sips of coffee). Patrick even read the chapter in the book written for fathers-to-be, and ever since then he's been exceptionally sweet to me. So the plan is stay as healthy as we can, without going insane. We've also been sprucing up our house with paint and new decor, to prep for the baby's arrival (and visitors as well)!

What have I been craving? Some pregnant women crave food, but early on I started craving country music. It's really not my cup of tea, but it's been growing on me! I've also been craving FRUIT. Lots and lots of it, to the point where I'll ask restaurants to go out of their way to get me a cup of fresh fruit!

Name suggestions welcome!

"Yea... I work for the Times!"

Funny thing that happened last Saturday...

My little brother plays little league baseball in San Marcos, and Saturday was the big Opening Day Ceremony for all the teams. I didn't want to be stuck behind the fence taking pictures, so I snuck onto the field where all the teams were being presented, all my camera equipment in tow...

This lady (I think the event organizer) came up to me to kick me out, and after she asked me if I was a parent, I patted her on the shoulder and said that my brother was out there... but that I worked for the NC Times! I can't remember the last time I lied to a stranger like that, but I was feeling pretty bold that day!

Of course I soon ATE MY WORDS because the main presenter/emcee started having everyone pose for me, and I ended up taking photos of every event and award and team!!! I would look over at my parents and Patrick on the other side of the fence and they were cracking up!

What did I learn from this experience? Don't say you work for the Times if you don't! Luckily- I did have a way of submitting photos, and hopefully they'll pick up on the story (however, unfortunately I don't know the names of the presenters or award winners- otherwise I would have typed up a whole story!). I also decided that day to purchase a larger memory card, since I ran out of room that day and would have liked to have taken more shots!!!

Baby Sienna

This is a cute video of our goddaughter, Sienna Trinh from January!

Pursuing my dream...

I've wanted to be a photographer since the dawn of time, but I just really never thought it was possible, since I was let to believe by many that there could be no success in the industry. Boy was I (or rather, were they) ever wrong! I've learned from working in the 'real world' for the past few years that I'm really just going to have to follow my heart and go after what I am the most passionate about for a career. So... Studio Z, our wedding photographers have agreed to let me come on board as an intern/apprentice so that I can learn the ropes of wedding/portrait/family photography. INSANE isn't it?!

My upcoming goal will be to join the Studio Z team as a second shooter, and then start doing weddings on my own!

My first wedding will be this Saturday (yep, two days away) in Coronado. I'm totally nervous and excited! I can't believe the door has opened!

Now I just have to prove myself... I really do feel like I have the talent and the passion. I just need the training and the expertise to show me the way...

Wish me luck!

(The above photograph was taken by Catherine Hall, titled Walk to Ceremony. She won the third place award for Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: People: Wedding from the IPA 2008 contest. Gorgeous, isn't it?)

We got published!

Our wedding was featured in Ceremony Magazine's 2009 San Diego Weddings of Distinction! We were actually pretty surprised, given the fact that we put together alot of our wedding details ourselves! It was kind of a buzzkill that the magazine didn't even mention that we did all our own stationery, but oh well! There were probably 'political' reasons for omitting that information. Anyway I'm super proud of the work Trick and I did in putting our wedding together- and to us it's clear our hard work paid off! Of course we could have never done with it without the help of all our friends, family and vendors involved! They called it 'Serendipity by the Sea'... which I love, since Serendipity was the first movie we ever watched together ;)

You can find the online version of the article here: https://ceremonymagazine.ipower.com/featured.html#sdwod09

Happy New Year!

Trick and I don't usually do anything for New Year's Eve, but this year we decided to actually party! We also figure this may very well be our last New Year's Eve without child ;) (no promises though, parents!). So we went to a party at the Paramount Movie Lot (their New York City set) with two of my old college roommies, Meggie and Grace, and another friend- Maren. Due to some technical difficulties in getting a cab we didn't get there until just a hair past midnight, but really to us it was the perfect timing! Katy Perry (pop singer, not so much my cup of tea, but fun) sang and right as we got there she was singing her version of me and Pat's favorite Outfield song, Your Love! The set was amazing and there were tons of DJs and dance floors spread around. It was a great way to start 2009 :)

Holiday Bowl!

So, sad as it is, my first time at Qualcomm for a 'real' football game just happened! I haven't been there for any kind of sporting event since the Padres played and I was in high school! Patrick and I joined our friends Mike, Kris, Rob and his family at the Holiday Bowl to cheer on the Ducks- and I like to think they won because I was there :) My favorite part? The fireworks, of course! And standing next to Brian Giles (Padres) in the elevator!