So I have now determined that bowling...well...it's just not for me. I love it, don't get me wrong, but I'm not so much in love with the havoc it wreaks on my back. I was in two leagues a while back and started noticing a directly proportional relationship with my back pain....more bowling = more pain. I was just starting to feel back to normal and Ryan and I bowled 2 games last week...BAD idea. I now have to keep Advil coursing through my bloodstream to maintain some level of sanity. Today is chiropractor visit #2 this week at an attempt to get back to where I was before the bowling excursion. Needless to say, I will NOT be joining the Thursday league that Ryan is playing in. Sad that a 28 year old can't do something as simple as bowling, huh? I can lift weights MUCH heavier than my little 10 lb bowling ball but something about the motion of heaving it down a bowling lane is clearly not an option.
Enough of the complaining. I bought a new camera a couple of weeks ago...Nikon D40 and I adore it. I haven't had as much time to experiment with it as I would like, but I can already tell it's a gem. I had a DSLR before (Canon 400D) but sold it and the lens at an attempt to pay off some of my credit card debt. The Nikon (and additional 55-200mm lens I plan to buy) is cheaper than the body and kit lens only of the Canon. Ah how I've missed having a quality camera! Took a few pictures of our zoo (3 dogs and a cat) and made the collage below. The shot of Cami (Shih-Tzu) was actually from my old Canon 400D but the other pics are from the Nikon D40. These were actually the first pictures I ever took with the Nikon and all were taken in auto mode (didn't feel like messing with the settings when it first came out of the box). I can't wait to start shooting more with it!
Wedding planning is going well. For those of you that didn't hear...I found the dress of my dreams in Birmingham and got an amazing deal on it. I fell in love with it in The Knot magazine and called everywhere looking for one...called a store in Bham (after calling 10-12 other stores who didn't have one) and found out they were closing down at the end of the year and had a 50-80% sale on everything going on...AND...they had my dress and it was my size! My mom and I made a flying trip to Birmingham and I tried it on and loved it. Now if we can just find a caterer and DJ! I have a couple of calls/emails out to vendors in both areas so hopefully we'll be able to get those booked soon.
Well, I guess I've rambled enough for today...
