Experiment with Proof Colors

This is an experiment with Photoshop and my pictures posted yesterday. I noticed that they appeared washed out in the post and wanted them to look as fabulous as they do on my computer monitor. I realize it was a very bright and sunny day, so the sun was casting shadows and bouncing off everything, but the pictures look so much richer before I post them to the blog.So I took the advice of a fellow blogger that I ran into and changed the "View." Under Proof Setup, you just flip the button to "Monitor RBG" instead of Macintosh RBG or Windows RBG.
Let's see how it worked, and if there is a difference at all.
Maybe not much of a difference. What do you think. I guess I should put them next to each other. I'll keep experimenting.

Ball Game Variety

While we were in Boston, we were able to take in a Red Sox game. What a great old park Fenway is! After raining hard all morning, the weather cleared and the steam was rising as the game neared.Stephanie's old friend from grade school through high school just happened to be introduced as an All-Star for the Cape Cod Summer League before the game began. You'll have to keep your eye out for our local boy Kyle Blair as he tries to progress as a pitcher in the baseball ranks.
Brad and Camille (my seestor) along with Dane and Aimee (the betrothed) were able to take time from the wedding plans to attend the game too.
Big highlight was David Ortiz hitting a home run for us. It just happened to be the very day that the news of his steroid use in 2003 came out. I guess he was trying to prove a point, and it sorta worked.
If you ask me, this is a pretty timely picture taken by the hubby. You should see all of his awesome shots taken in series with his great Nikon D3. There are about 12 of this swing alone, and all are so clear and beautiful it is hard to choose which one to post.

Now we will move onto another type of game.

Yesterday we were able to attend Lexy's first U6 Soccer game in Campbell. She is nearing 4 y/o so is one of the younger ones on the team and it was a fun afternoon.

Here is little sister Lena getting all prepared for the game. Look at those baby blues!!
.... And Ellery was so exited to be able to sit and to try some toys on for taste.
Maybe the bottle of milk is a little more filling.
Lexy showing off her gear pre game. Cool cleats.Running with the other kiddles.
All finished for a while.

"These socks are hot, and I even have some neat shin guards on underneath them."
Lena wants the "ba ba" to sit down right here so she can play with her.
Here we go.
Aunt Kathryn is a fun entertainer. "Get your hat Lena."

Cropped, this picture is even better. Pretty sunny day with lots of shadows, but the colors are great and kids are cute anyway.
Thanks Lexy for a totally different fan experience. Fun times!!

Inger

I have a 91 year old friend who has been needing  rides to and from her ADL's as well as errands to be run. Inger was born  40years before me and she shares so (sowah) many stories of her childhood in Norway, as well as tidbits of gained wisdom for my enjoyment.
Her dog "Teddy" needs to be trimmed every other month or so, and she herself needs a shampoo and set every couple of weeks. We then go to the grocery store, doctors office, the drug store, clothing store or nursery. About 3 errands is what she can handle in the day and she then usually takes me to lunch, or we buy it and eat at her home.
...which is high up a narrow, winding, mountain road just up, up, up the hill from our little Town of Los Gatos. It seems about 10 degrees cooler up there on a hot day, but since she and her older son (who doesn't drive) moved up there last year, she has had to give up driving

Inger's little Prius is just sitting in the driveway and should probably be sold before it sits too much longer.

I enjoy my time with Inger and try to learn something from her each time I see her.

What a GEM !

Parte Deux

Last night as I was trying desperately to finish my story and uploading pictures I had some of those pictures disappear.

I suppose it is user error, but sometimes I struggle with the words matching up with the appropriate pictures.

Anyhow,....

Here are my two cute kiddles enjoying themselves outside the temple.

Up above is the proud father of the groom along with my handsome Hubby. They are "Bud's".

Finally, the mother of the groom and my sis Camille with her loving big sis.

I'm actually proud of this picture because my eyes were half closed in one picture and C's eyes were all the way closed in the next pix (which BTW doesn't make you look as dumb as half open). So ... I photoshopped (CS4) the two pictures (shown at the beginning of this post) together and erased the bad face one on the top layer so the good one underneath showed. Lookey, lookey we are sooo cute!!!

The Wedding of '09

Our "incredibly shrinking family" traveled across the country to Boston this past week to participate and celebrate in the marriage of our nephew/cousin Dane.

We all had a great time in "Bean Town" attending a Sox game which I should later address, walking the Freedom Trail, seeing old (for our country) historical sites and connections to our countries past, going to Salem, having a clam bake, and of course attending a wedding.

The grounds of the temple on this

bright sunny day

are beautiful and serene.

Here's the couple arriving before the ceremony begins. "Are we ready for this?"

Austin our young cousin/great nephew hanging out with Stephanie and Michael.

Dane and Aimee coming out after the ceremony.

The Grant and Michael (wishing he was 6'9").

Adam and Christina pinning the boutonniere with precision.

C & I had a bonding moment last night talking about babies, birthing, & nursing.

But our best bonding came today just before the ceremony when she leaned over to me and asked very quietly.

" What is the orange thing around that man's neck?"

I could only look and reply, "I think it's a Pirate."

Yes, it was quite the Bolo.!!!

The wedding party in front of the temple.

The Fam.

My big brother Steve and his boys minus all their wives and 83% of the kids.

As a little side note, our family actually isn't shrinking as you can read about here. We did miss having everyone at this event, but it was across the country and many of them are planning to attend a party for the newly married couple at the end of the month in "Big J".

AAWWWW ;(

We are soooo mean.

We stand in the background just laughing at this adorable little baby as she tries, the best she knows how, to communicate that she would "PLEASE like to be removed from her stomach and just sit down on the chair again".

"Whatever Happens.......

... in Vegas, stays in Vegas." ??

I accompanied Michael to the big hot city in the desert this past week where he played a few basketball games against random other 17 year old boys from Chicago, Arizona, North Carolina, Southern Cali, etc.

Although there are some very fun things to do there, I was basically alone much of the time, and it was very hot much all of the time, and it seemed like my quick walking ability that I try to hone a few x each week is non-existent on the "strip". You walk for nearly 20 minutes just to get from one hotel across the street to the next one.

Michael played well about half the time and so the games were decent to watch.

My pictures turned out horrible. I have some photo studying to do.

He is off to So Cal for the next tourney and I returned home to get ready to travel across the country to my

cute nephews wedding. (no offense to my other nephews)

The hubby, Stephanie, & I will meet the Mikester in Boston where we will have a little family time.

Good idea right?

Why can't I get these pictures and the font to line up where I want them too????

I promise my next post will be more positive.

Viva Las Vegas!!!!