Photos from our PJ Headquarters Tour

We had an amazing time last week in Lousiville, KY visiting the Papa John's headquarters. We toured the offices, met with a lot of my marketing contacts, got to see dough production (soooo cool) got to see print product (also sooooo cool) and met John Schnatter (Papa John). He came out of a meeting just to introduce himself to us and he was nice enough to sign a football for Isaac as well as his hat. Totally made our day!

John told us to go to his office so Isaac could look around and get a picture back there. This is Isaac infront of John's desk looking at a replica of his personal jet.

25th Anniversary wine and whiskey in John's office. I thought it was awesome!

The hat John signed for Isaac... he was wearing it.

The original dough mixer in John's first restaurant.

A cake they had in the employee restaurant... they were having a bake sale.

The new camero hat and tshirt on an auction table.

The pool table that was in John's uncles pub where his first restaurant was located. He and his uncle made the light themselves. Cool!

The headquarters has it's own street.

My husband is so smart!

Joe was asked to write a review of the, soon to be released, Windows 7 for a technology publication... he has posted his review on his blog. It will be published soon. Keep an eye on his blog for up to date technology news.

Joe's Tech Times

What's in the water?

Seriously, I currently know at least 11 gals that are pregnant! Another half dozen or more than have given birth recently and I am sure it's not over yet.

So just a heads up to you ladies... I may need to steal your babies every now and then. If it's not in God's plan to give Joe and I a baby of our own, I want you all to know I can be a fine Aunty. :-) I am so happy for all of you and the joy your babies will give you!

Thank you God for my beautiful son, Isaac (now 7.5 years old)!

Our Wedding Album

Here is the album of our wedding (5/16/08) we designed for our parents, but since we have yet to print it for them or create our own album yet, I thought I'd post it.

It begins with the cover images... the left image is the back cover and the right images is the front cover. Then follow along with page 1-30.

Photography by Amy Rebecca in Hocking Hills, Ohio.

Have a Blessed Day...

... is what she told me as she exited my car with her daughter.

I woke up this morning feeling crummy like I always do, expecting the day to be routinely boring and hoping it was at least better than yesterday. Isaac however, surprisingly woke early and got himself ready and was in a cheerful mood. The morning was moving along nicely, despite the fact that I had to fish an entire roll of toilet paper out of the toilet thanks to him... ew! Isaac was excited for a field trip his daycare class was taking to some water park in town.

Running only slightly behind and starting to finally get some energy, we headed out the door to school. My iPhone was beeping as new emails started to come in along with the morning light. Work had begun... After dropping off Isaac and embarrassing him with a kiss to the forehead I headed back to my car and started to pull out of the lot, when one of the emails caught my attention and I decided to respond. A friendly looking lady and her daughter walked along the sidewalk and I waved them on since I am not ready to exit the lot. I saw out of the corner of my eye that after walking past my car, they turned around and walked over to my car... she asked me "which direction are you headed?". I pointed to the right and say "that way". She smiled and said, "will you be going past the court house?" I respond, "yes, do you need a ride?". She smiled extra big and accepted my offer.

In the car we chatted about Kings Island and how the girl riding in my back seat had ridden Diamondback, the newest coaster. We talked about the Raptor roller coaster in kiddy land and a show on roller coasters they had recently seen. The mother and I reminisced about some of the rides that we once enjoyed at Kings Island... like the potato sack slide race, the corvettes and the animal tour tram.

We arrived at her destination and I told her to have a great day and it was nice to meet them, she thanked me and wished me a "blessed day"... I thought it was nice and even though it was MY act of kindness to her, she gave me more in return with those words.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo Buscaglia

Getting started

Welcome!

I currently live in Hamilton, Ohio in a small cape cod house that fits our needs just fine. I am married to a wonderful man, Joe and have a brilliant and handsome son, Isaac. 4 rodents, I mean cats... as well a pet squirrel, Rainier. I am destined to be that old women with a house full of cats if Joe dies before me.

I am a free lance photographer that shoots weddings, but prefers shooting landscapes and wildlife.

My husband has been a great partner in photography... even if he did start out shooting with a Nikon. :-P It's a pleasure working together doing something we both love when we are hired for a wedding! If you are interested in seeing more of our work, visit http://www.paintingwithlightphotography.com/

In the last year I have been on a roller coaster of medical mysteries. With no help from myself, many of these problems went undiagnosed for years... come to find out you must first see a Doctor before getting a diagnosis. I have been battling an array of endocrine disorders and have yet to find the answers to them all. The biggest of all these problems has left us battling infertility for awhile. This is what has prompted me to create a blog.

I am sure the blog will not solely consist of infertility and adoption, but will include my photography, my thoughts for the book that I am outlining about step families as well as odds and ends.

Stay tuned... I hope you enjoy.