A week from now, Adam and I will be married.
Holy crap!
I mean that in a good way! 🙂
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Ronni’s July 4, 2008 (Multimedia)
This was the coolest July 4th I’ve had in a long time.
Jeff and Deborah came over to hang out and celebrate with us.
Adam fired up the grill.
I put on my patriotic gear.
The boys made dinner.
Then we walked around the neighborhood to see fireworks!
When Adam told me about the fireworks in his neighborhood, I had a feeling they were impressive, but I really had no idea they were like this (you MUST watch this video, keeping in mind that these are not put on by the city or anything–these are private people’s displays):
Imagine four of these displays, happening at the same time, for about four hours. Yeah, it’s like that. Who needs to go to Navy Pier? We just need to walk three blocks.
They were almost too loud for Aidan:
But he had a good time anyway.
Right now, everyone’s playing Wii and eating ice cream. A fun Fourth of July in Chicago. 🙂
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New Camera & Zoo! (Pictures)
Today, Aidan, Adam, and I went to the Lincoln Park Zoo so I could see giraffes AND play with the new camera. Let me tell you, it was an adventure getting there. First, we hopped on one bus, then we got off to transfer to another bus, only the other bus only runs on weekdays. THEN Aidan had to potty, so we had to backtrack a lot to get to McDonald’s so Aidan could use the bathroom. (I had to go too, so it was fine.) Then we waited FOREVER for the Clark Street bus, and it just got more and more crowded. But there were some really good-natured people on the bus, and I had a lot of fun. Aidan yelled at me three times for laughing in his ear. :O
We ended up getting off a few stops before because the bus was just getting out of control with the number of people on it. It was nice out (at the time), so the walk was pleasant. The Zoo is free (except for parking [$12], which is why we decided to take the CTA instead of drive), and it wasn’t too crowded. Both cameras got quite a workout.
These are from my new camera:
Ostriches!
Deer
Flowers (with the macro setting)
Lion
Lion again
Aidan and me with the giraffes, ostriches, and a gazelle.
There are these pictures too, taken with the SLR:
More here.
The Sony camera has this vivid color setting which I love, and a mode which automatically detects if a person smiles. You go into this mode, push the shutter down, and the camera waits for the person to smile before taking the picture. This one was taken with the smile detector last night:
Pretty neat, huh?
I also took this one last night of Aidan and Crookshanks:
I’m enjoying the camera. It’s a cool little machine and will be great to carry around with me when I don’t want to deal with the big SLR. Now, here’s the question. What do I do to get that kind of rich color in the photos I take with the SLR? When I first got it, I was getting AMAZING pictures with beautiful color. I typically don’t retouch any of my pictures, but now I’m having desperate urges to, just to get the saturation up. Now, I can’t seem to get anything that doesn’t look washed out, whether I’m inside or outside. Any tips?
That’s all for now. See ya! 
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Change of Plans! (Wedding)
So, OK. Adam and I were supposed to originally get married on November 1, at this gorgeous little Irish Bistro. Except neither of us were really into the planning. At all. I mean, I haven’t done a THING in months. The thought of doing stuff made me panic and I preferred to sweep it all under the rug.
We have scrapped the original plans. Instead, we’re going to do a fly-by-night ceremony on one of the beaches. Anyone who wants to just needs to be in a location [to be determined] to hitch a ride on the Weird Chicago bus on July 27, 2008. The time is to be determined, but rest assured that we will post real details before long.
So, wish us good weather and good luck. It should be a good time!
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Ugh
It’s bad enough being sick. It’s even worse when both caregivers are sick. It’s extra challenging when both caregivers are sick, but the one being cared for is five and very, very healthy/active/vibrant and full of 9 thousand questions (such as “Mommy, how do they make Sun Chips?”)
All I want right now is a cool bath, a bowl of soup, and a long nap. :O
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