Photography 101

I got this amazing DSLR camera  (Sony Alpha A33) for Christmas and I still only know how to use it on the auto setting.  I have an extra lens that has never even been out of its package. Sad. That is about to CHANGE.  I finally signed up for a photography class! I'm hoping I can learn a thing or two in the next 7 weeks throughout the course.  I know several of you out there are already pros....so if you have a website you've found to be helpful, please share!

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I signed up for my first half marathon today! 

Looks like I'll be using these a LOT more in the next couple of months.

Jack & Jill's

Dave & I are SUPER predictable when it comes to how we spend our weekends.  We usually go to or watch at least one sporting event and then we see a movie. Every weekend.  Seriously. We are movie people. There isn't a movie in the theatre now that we haven't seen. Well, that's not rated R anyway. So this weekend we got all sorts of crazy and did something we haven't done forever. BOWLING!

Dave's friend Kyleur was in town so we met up with him and Berk & Jackie.

Dave & Kyleur.

Jackie & Berk

Ok we may not be the best bowlers out there, but please look at Tricksie's score...thats me and YES I bowled a 124!  I may never break 100 again. This is worth documenting!

Gloating over my 124 score which was also 2nd place! Sshhhh...don't spoil my fun by pointing out that I didn't even reach half of the points possible.

We may have found ourselves a new activity for those weekends when there are no new movies out.

Surprise

Two weeks ago, I get a text from Dave that says, "Can you get off work early on Friday?"  I ask why, and he says, "I'm not telling."   Later that night as I'm making dinner Dave says to me, "You might want to pack a bag in case you were to go somewhere over the weekend." I ask, what should I pack for? Where are we going?  Dave, "eh...pack something warm, a swimsuit and a few changes of clothes."  Ok...talk about VAGUE! So, I pack a couple outfits and something warm to sleep in, thinking that he's probably just kidding.  We left at 3pm on Friday and start driving south....and he still won't tell me where we're going.  I'm thinking we're headed to St. George to stay in my parents house for the weekend.  But we kept driving.  As we pull into Las Vegas, Dave finally announces that we have reached our weekend destination! We stayed at the Monte Carlo.

The next day we ate at a Madsen family favorite... the mexican restaurant called Macayo.  

 

Shopping in Vegas is a MUST. We hit the Fashion Show & the shops at the Forum.  Funny that all the places to choose from and our purchases were from Nordstrom and Anthropologie. Both stores we have within 40 minutes at home.  Guess we know what we like.

And then we ate at one of my favorite places... The Elephant Bar. Oh how I wish Utah would get one of these! 

After a long day of shopping, eating and lots of walking,  Dave had another surprise planned for me. Two tickets to see cirque du soleil's "O"!

It was AMAZING. I have never seen anything like that before. I literally spent the entire 2 hours in awe.

Best surprise weekend getaway EVER!

Thanks babe.