Yes, Please!

Meet my new gift request, a fisheye lens camera:


Fisheye 2

 In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image.  There are a few different types of fisheve lenses.  Circular fisheyes are lenses that take in a 180° hemisphere and project this as a circle within the film frame.  Full-frame fisheye lenses enlarge the image circle to cover the entire 35 mm film frame, and this is the type of fisheye most commonly used by photographers.

So, if you have one of these cameras lying around and you need someone to take it off your hands.

Yes, please!!

Check out some of these photos that were taken with a fisheye lens:

Full-frame

Full-frame

Circular

Circular

Pretty friggin' awesome, right?  Like I said, "Yes, please!!"

Take Luck,

LP

Love Letter

Dear Husband of 10 Months,

Happy 10 Month Anniversary!... Whoop whoop - I know, I know.  Let me enjoy celebrating our monthly milestones until we hit the big one year, mmkay?

We had a super romantical dinner of six-inch subs from Subway while watching your Cards play San Fransisco.  While we were eating I couldn't help but think of this song:

...If you were a wink, I'd be a nod
If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug...

Take Luck and Care,

LP

Small, Small World

...it's a world of laughter, a world of tears
its a world of hopes, its a world of fear
there's so much that we share
that its time we're aware
its a small world after all...

If my brother read this blog, he would probably be covering his ears right now as this song brings back horrible Disneyland memories for him.  If he is reading this (uhh, doubtful) - I love you, Joshy.

Moving on. 

I should start by saying (more, reiterating) that Ryan is from Illinois.  We met post-college while working for Wells Fargo Financial.  He moved up here to Washington to be with me two years ago.

His cousin Brian, (on the Peters' side) is from Missouri.  Where exactly in Missouri, I am not currently sure... But, Missouri nonetheless.  Brian met his wife Chelsea online through a faith/religion based dating site.  In February, they welcomed their first child, Everett.  This August they will be celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary.

Brian and Chelsea on Christmas Eve

Why am I blogging about Ryan's cousin?

Because Brian's wife Chelsea is from Mercer Island, WA.  For those of you that are unfamiliar with the geography of the Pacific Northwest, is just over an hour from where I was raised, in Bremerton.

How crazy is that?

Two men from the same Midwestern family...

Marry ladies from the same general area of Western Washington.

What are they odds? 

(Apparently with the growth of online dating - pretty darn good)

It's a small, small world, I tell ya!

It gets better.

Brian just graduated from law school in Oklahoma City, and they (Brian, Chelsea and baby Everett) packed up and moved themselves to Olympia, WA to be closer to Chelsea's family.  Olympia is an hour south of Ryan and I in Bremerton. We drove down to Olympia on Monday afternoon to visit and help get them settled.  The entire drive I kept thinking how incredible it is that Brian and Chelsea moved here, and that Ryan now has his own family close by. 

The whole thing is totally random, but totally awesome.

I can't wait to see them more often and watch Mister Everett grow and grow.  Did I mention this three-month old baby is about the size of a six-month old baby?  Yup.

Take Luck,

LP

Melt My Heart

My little sister, Rachel was in town so we hopped over to Josh and Haley's to see them and the munchkins.  It was a great afternoon to be outside so we made good use of the princess house, slide and various sports equipment that were in the yard.

These kids melt my heart.  Period.  

I just want to scoop them up, kiss their cheeks and hug, hug, hug them.  

Oh wait, I do that.

When were inside, Riley and I were playing a "game" where he would walk over to my left side and I would "RAWWR" at him.  Then he'd walk over to my right side and I would "RAWWR" at him again.  We continued this game for a few minutes.  Before I knew it, he was RAWWRing right back at me and puffing out his cheeks, looking super tough.

Cutest. Kids. Ever.

Aunt Rachel with Riley Boy

A super ferocious and terrifying, "RAWWR"

High five sequence #1

High five sequence #2

High five sequence #3.  High five complete.

Happy Memorial Day!

Take Luck,

LP

Little Si - Trek Two

Hubby and I trekked Little Si again, and this time was even better than the first.  There was hardly anyone on the trail head (with the exception of a few slugs) so the whole hike was really quiet.  We got to take in and soak up being in the wilderness and away from the hustle and bustle of the city.  This time I remembered to bring my camera, so got to take some pictures along the way.  This trek I also remembered to pack water and some snacks... Imagine that.

It took us about an hour and a half to get to the summit, and another hour to get back down.  If you live in the PNW, this is a hike I would highly, highly recommend.

This hike was a great kick-off to our Memorial Day weekend. 

Take Luck,

LP