Things of Beauty

Recently Sharon went on vacation to Yosemite and was gone for a week during which time I got to spend a week a home alone and see what no wife and no baby would be like(not fun.) But I think the best thing that has happened to me since then is that I had a chance to really miss my wife and baby. They are such a joy in my life and unfortunately sometimes my personality is one that tends to take for granted what I have and then when i spend some time without it I realize just how much I need something.

I can say that I need Sharon and I need Katie. There were some fun times while they were gone just hanging out and spending some time doing just whatever I wanted but through out it all I missed their smiling faces and Sharon's pregnant belly. Some times I dont realize that my life becomes all about me and mine and what I have to do to provide or get things done that I dont fully appreciate or notice how much I NEED my family but they make me who I am and are the #1 joy in my life.

Sharon may find this hard to believe some times (becuase I dont do it all the time) but I love talking to Sharon about any and everything. Sometimes we get under each others skin but I love every moment and love just spending time with my family. I found myself missing Katie more than I can describe with her fun attitude and desire to play all day and all night and I missed probably more than anything just spending time helping her learn, read books, and watching Kid shows that get in my head and never leave. Really I am just glad that I had a week to remember what I really enjoy. And although I may not always take advantage of them every moment I do know that i cherish my family.



Sharon is extremely beautiful and I tell her all the time but I think she does not know just how beautiful she is. As our marriage has gone one Sharon is and keeps her beauty where as time goes on I dont get Prettier or retain my...... Handsomedness..... Let me explain with Sample A)



































As you can see from these pictures that i had it going on.... Who could resist. I would like to now unvail Sample B) (note: images may not be suitable for children or those with the eye for the obvious or those with Zoom. objects are not closer than they appear.)

This is not even the most recent picture. James has not been good to time.... and time has not been good to Janus.

The only reason I'm willing to come forward with this new information is because I have come to believe that Sharon (who is now 2 children into this relationship) is going to stick it through for the good and the bad LOL.

I love you Sherbear and I think your amazing and will love you for all eternity.

Photoshop

Recently I received a assignment in school to use a program called GIMP to do some photo shopping so i found a few things i really like the first is World Of warcraft which my wife can agree I enjoy very much but also this background picture which is from a website called digitalblasphemy.com. Whoever the artist is is very talented and makes very cool pictures.

Procrastination!!!!!!!

I apologize that it has taken so long for me to update my 365 Days of James. It is strange how often I think about taking the pictures or seeing something that would look great and either don't have a camera or feel inadequate in my picture taking ability. To be completely honest I am as amateur as they come. I think my dog has taken better pictures but i really hope that my ability and artistic eye improves.

Sharon And I have been admiring our fellow 365 day companions and I feel SHEEPISH. All of their sites are amazing and are soooo fun to look at and im floored by the cool things they do with their camera. My hat is off to you all and thank you for looking at my blog. I hope you realize how great your pictures really are and that they are inspiring for me to see.

It has been a few weeks and I'm posting what I have been able to take pictures of so far so there are some gaps that I will fill in so please look further back from time to time. Thank You.

Openings

Glass

This is a Green house at our local park.

Lines

This is a really really strange choice for a retaining wall. When i first came to the Orem/Provo, UT area I was exploring th area and just listening to music as I drove around and I came across this and thought it was really strange. Little did I know that I would eventually live right down the road from it but now it is something I will never forget about Orem.

Photo Of Choice - Goals

I would like to open this listing by apologizing to my wife for letting my self go as much as I have. I know how hard she is working to loose her after pregnancy weight and we have been working together and its good to have a reminder of the hotness that is within.

These pictures were taken in 2005 right after my Mission and I weighed 210 lbs. Unfortunately I have gained back a lot of the weight but we are working to get back. (you can do it buddy!!)

Hands

Katie and I always trace our hands on her little magni-sketch. These are her hands at 18 months old.

Paths

First please notice the background.......(TILTED MUCH?????)

I imagine that many a skateboarder would like to use this location for fun but its is very protected on the BYU campus.

Life - Eternal

I just noticed something funny but sad for me. While taking these pictures they did not seem crooked but as soon as I got them home on the computer the buildings were leaning slightly to the right. Either I'm holding the camera funny or one of my legs is shorter than the other. ..........................Please be holding the camera funny please be holding the camera funny.

These building represent a lot for me but when I thought of life I thought about eternal life and these buildings called Temples (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) remind me of having families together forever and here families are sealed together for time and all eternity. The only way I could imagine life.

Death

This picture was discovered while teaching katie (My Daughter) to look up and look down. I remembered that I needed a picture of death and out of any idea i had this one made me think of actual death and how sad a Bugs life can be. :(

Urban - Electricity

It was getting late in the day and had started to snow so I decided that I would just drive around and see if anything would strike me as a good idea for this picture. They have come out a little bit different than in my minds eye but, im sure as time goes on my picture skills will increase.

Bloggage

This is the first entry to a blog site I have ever made. It is strange because I watch many other people do it and my wife (Sharon) is very much in to it. It seems every day that I either read her blog or am hearing about other cool things her friends have done at their sites. Well I am finally falling in line after hearing about a very cool idea that Sharon's friend Kamie.

Yes stealing ideas. Not original but that is a very good description of me anyway. I am not very original in the sense that most of what i do or say comes from an idea of someone else. I am a poser to the core. I don't think that there are many truly completely original people out there and if they are out there I am sure they are persecuted enough by the rest of us posers who will take their ideas after we make them cry.

So the idea for this blog is that each day there will be a theme that we will then take a picture of something to best describe that word. Or take the picture to make people say ew or ah or boy I think ill steal this idea and start my own blog. And thus the vicious cycle of steal-age will continue. I hope you enjoy our first entry tomorrow. Er today because its super late and i need to still exercise.