Moving Blog

Bet you thought I'd disappeared off the face of the earth as it's been so long since I posted LOL

I'm still here though.

Have been setting up another blog in Typepad which has some cool features (that seem easy to use ) like photo albums.

I'll be blogging from there until I get sick of it and then might come back to this one...who knows.

Anyway, if you're interested, here's the link

Pam's Typepad Blog

Cheers

Been awhile

I hadn't realised it had been a whole week since I wrote on my blog. To be honest I don't really have a lot to report. Marc has been unwell and was in hospital last weekend with a massive headache. They ended up doing a lumbar puncture which surprised me and worried me as well. Worst part was that I wasn't with him. I know he's a big boy but I would still like to have been there for something like that, especially as he was frightened (as he admitted later)but, then again, I didn't know until after the fact.

He's finally a bit healthier but he has gone from a healthy 70kg to a scrawny 57kg in one week and his face is so pale and drawn....

He and Courtney joined Alex and I for lunch today and it was lovely to spend some time with them - healthy and happy.

I still can't get any of the buggers to pose happily for any photos but I have to say that Alex is the worst of them all. He is such a sook! I think he looks lovely but cannot convince him of this no matter what I say. Oh well........these are a couple I (and Courtney) managed.

I'm on annual leave now and looking forward to some rest before starting my Commonwealth Games shifts.

Courtney starts uni on Monday...my baby girl *sigh*

Hope everyone out there in blogger land is happy and healthy

Photo Workshop

Two things today.

1. I went to the photgraphy workshop in the Treasury Gardens this morning as part of the class I'm doing. Thank goodness for digital is all I can say. I took over 200 photos to play and practice and I know I wouldn't have done if I had been using a film camera.

We had to play with shutter speed and aperture and use each other as models (hmmmm, I don't remember seeing that criterion in the application) and the Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens were beautiful as well. Whilst it rained a couple of times, the overcast sky gave us a beautiful even, soft light to play in which was great.


2. ALEX COMES HOME!!!!!! Only 6 more hours. God, I can't wait. I've missed him heaps and am really looking forward to seeing him again (just in case you hadn't already realised that LOL)

Home Soon

Alex has been away for 8 days so far and will finally be home Sunday night. It's amazing how, in such a relatively short time, someone can become such a part of your life that when they're not there, you struggle.

Not struggle in the sense that you can't function in the normal day to day stuff but struggle in an emotional sense (and I guess that does affect how you deal with everything else).

Despite regular emails, trying to remain positive became very difficult early in the week with the worst evening being Valentine's Day. Not because of the title of the day but I went to stay at his place after my photography course thinking I would feel closer to him but after I crawled into bed I was so overwhelmed with missing him that I got dressed, packed up and drove home. Much to my surprise, I had found it even more difficult to be amongst his things with no distractions and be reminded of exactly how far away he was. Then, presto, the next day he rings me. Hearing his voice was magic even though the conversation was fairly general. Since then I've managed fairly well.

I'm sooooo looking forward to seeing him Sunday night.

At least he'll be home for a couple of weeks before he goes again. I'm sure I'll adapt to his travelling schedule as I learn better ways to distract myself. Perhaps more crop nights are in order :)

Playing again

Doesn't matter how old your babies are, they are always your sweet babies when they are asleep. As you know, it is a battle to get a photo of Courtney but I managed to sneak into her room this morning (actually it was closer to afternoon) and get a shot of her sleeping peacefully.

I'm having fun playing with Photoshop atm as well. I like arty photos as well as your normal sort of stuff. Here's todays play.

29 days to go...

Not long now and the Commonwealth Games will be upon us. Don't you think Karak the mascot is cute?

I forgot to mention that I picked up my uniform last week. It's not too bad actually although I would prefer it if it was pink :) Maybe they should have employed me on their design committee.

My roster starts on the 28th of February and goes right through March. Whilst I'm still unsure of the specifics of my role, I have been advised that I will be allocated to looking after the official delegates hence the early start and late finish as they arrive and depart. I'm sure there will be many who arrive early to take advantage of Moomba then stay afterwards for the Grand Prix.

I am looking forward to it but expect it to be fairly exhausting especially with my 6.30am starts!

My new lens

I bought a lens I've been wanting for ages on Ebay last week and it came today. I'm soooo excited. It's a 50mm f 1.4 and I love it! I took this shot of Marc quickly (at least he'll stand still) but, as you can see, didn't focus on his eyes as I should have but check out the focus concentration at 1.4 and the blur - I LOVE it!

There are worse things in life...

Than your mother trying to take your photo.

Although if you look at these photos you would think I was trying to torture the poor child. Can you see Courtney mid "Mummmmmm...get lost" ROFL.

I told her all she had to do was stay still - not pose or anything - just let me do my thing but no, she couldn't do it so I tormented her and took about 40 photos LOL. None of them came out but we had heaps of fun.

Thank goodness for digital :P