Senior Portraits Gone Wrong...

Welcome friends - today I am going to give you a good laugh. As we are packing up we are going through all of our boxes to get rid of as much stuff as we can. Today I came across a box I haven't opened up since high school with a lot of good memory stuff in there. Great fodder for future posts. One thing I appreciated the most was some of the proofs from my senior portrait session. I didn't remember that I had taken all of the worst pictures out and separated them from the other proofs. I hadn't seen these in a long time and boy did they give us a good laugh around here. Here are the cream of the crop...

Now these images require some explaining - perhaps more than I can give. But I'll try.

First off, I love to dress up. Not in the sense of getting in high heels and a little dress but in the sense of dressing up like a character . So when I went for senior pictures and my photographer had a room full of costumes and let me put on what ever my 17 year old self wanted to - and then photographed me wearing it - that was a formula for trouble...
This is me dressed as some sort of Grecian - with a t-shirt underneath. Did I really think I'd give this one out?


This one looks like a floating head. Boy, it might have been nice if I had done my hair for my senior portraits. What's that about?



I have no explanation for this hat.





But these are the most puzzling to me...I didn't even remember putting this on. Why did she let me and why did she waste film on it? Did either of us think this was really even worth our time? Obviously.
I love this one - I should get it blown up. This one says "I'm a happy happy sailor boy ready for our next adventure!". Wow.

If you're wondering I did end up with a pretty cute senior portrait but I'm too lazy to find it right now...maybe later I'll have to post it because that's pretty hard to believe after seeing these, isn't it?

peter's big break...

this movie is little and short but I know Grandma will love it!

Pooka.

Just watched Harvey for the first time. Wish I had seen it sooner but it always looked a little too silly for me. As per usual, I was wrong. I do love Jimmy Stewart. Here's a quote I hope I can not only remember but maybe live by a little bit more:

"In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. "

Ten Things to Do Once I Get to Utah

(In no particular order)
1. Drive up North Fork Canyon(my favorite place on earth.)
2. Hike anywhere!
3. Swim at Payson Lakes.
4. Go over to Megh & Brett's and get Brett to cook dinner for us!
5. Get Cindy to have another class that I can go to to learn the art of paper cutting.
6. Visit the old stomping grounds(BYU) and relive the glory days.
7. Take the boys to Temple Square and see the Joseph Smith movie.
8. Hang with my brother Matt and his family.
9. Get Marisa to take my family portrait since she's a freaking awesome photographer!
10. See all of my Utah peeps.