I rock at bowling

I went bowling this afternoon at Lucky Strike. I feel extra special because they have this red pin deal, where every so often they place a red pin in with the other pins. The deal is if the red pin ends up in the #1 pin position and you get a strike, you win. So as you can imagine (why else would I be blogging about this right?) I get a fresh set of pins and the red pin is right there in front. Everyone watches me bowl... and BAM! strike baby!!! I went over and got the bowling guy dude, and he told me I won a special prize. So here's what I won...

2 free hours of bowling for 16 people
free rental shoes
free chips and salsa

Who wants to go bowling? I need to use the certificate in the next 30 days. Oh yeah... I bowled a 144 which is pretty good for me.

The Jesse White Tumblers came over to our house today

Today we had a block party on our street which was pretty fun. Free food, a DJ and a whole bunch of inflatable castles for the kids. The best part of the day was the Jesse White Tumblers. They are really fun to watch. I remember the first time I saw them was in high school. And I've probably seen them 5 or 6 times since then. It was fun to have them perform right in front of our house. Josh came over for a little bit and got watch the show.

Slideshow from Jessica & Jasons's Wedding

Here's the slideshow from Jessica and Jason's wedding from this past weekend (you need to click on the picture to see the slideshow). I had a great time photographing everything. Everyone thought it was going to be cold and rainy, but it turned out to be a great day. A lot of sun and warm temperatures pretty much all afternoon. Let me know your thoughts on the slideshow. Also, feel free to leave a shout out to the bride and groom in the comments section.

Steve

Jessica and Jason

Here are a couple of pictures from Jessica and Jason's wedding from this past weekend. Make sure to click on the image to see it larger.

Cheesborger!

Cheesborger!, originally uploaded by Steve Goldhaber.

Work Published in Chicago Social

I was really excited today because my work is featured in the May issue of Chicago Social magazine. I have about 9 or 10 pictures in one of their Chicago Scene sections. Check it out when you have a second.

CAUTION: YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE METROSEXUAL ZONE

I don't consider myself to be a metrosexual, but every now and then I feel myself getting excited about things your average man should not get excited about. So about a week ago I was listening to the Steve Dahl show (if you're from Chicago, then you know who I'm talking about) and a listener randomly called in about shaving. He worked in a barber shop and said if a guy was looking to get a really good shave, there are 2 essential things he should do -

1) First... run some hot water over your face (I already knew this so it wasn't a surprise to hear it)

2) Then, once you start shaving, switch to using ice cold water to rinse your blade

And that's it... the first time I did it, I noticed a big difference. So all you guys out there.. give it a shot the next time you shave and let me know how it goes. Girls... not sure if it will work on you but you might as well try. And that's it for my metrosexual tip of the day. I am now off to chop some wood, mow the lawn and go drink a six pack of Budweiser in an attempt to get my manhood back.

Who Loves Chuck Norris?

For all you Chuck Norris fans out there, make sure to check out this great list at Chuck Norris Facts . Here are some of my favorites...

Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.
There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist.
When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.
Chuck Norris’ hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush.
Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.
Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after watching a DeltaForce marathon on Satellite TV.

Some pictures from today

I spent some time this afternoon taking some pictures around town. It was a little cold outside, but the light was actually really nice. I haven't gone out like this for so long... mostly due to how cold it has been lately. Here are some of the pictures. Hope you enjoy them...

Fun in the Sun

I love Spring! It was so nice out today. We started by tearing out some bushes in our front lawn, and then re-seeding the rest of the lawn. It should take about 2 weeks for the new grass to come in, so I'm hoping excited to see what it will look like.

This afternoon, Carolyn and I went over to Josh's house for an earlier dinner, followed by some play time in the park, and of course stopping at Sweet Mandy B's on the way home. I think we should get a lifetime achievement award from Sweet Mandy B's for all the stops we've made over the past couple years. Here are some shots of Josh when we were playing in the backyard, and then from the park.

Shot from Carnivale

Here's a shot I took at Carnivale Thursday night after the WITS charity event. I was pretty impressed with this shot considering I'm shooting through glass and I wasn't using a tripod. What's funny is that you can actually see the Canon logo from my camera if you look close enough

Don't Come a Knocking if this House is Rocking

Yes. I can now check "survived an earthquake" off my list of things to do in life.

It happened around 4:30 this morning, and my first instinct was that someone was robbing our house. I was about to reach for my phone to call 911, but then I continued to feel more strange rumbling noises. It sounded like 4 or 5 robbers, which was even more bizzare to me. Maybe it was the wind? No... there weren't supposed to be any strong winds last night. My next best theory was that a train derailed or something like that. Carolyn was also up and we couldn't figure it out. We both agreed it felt like an earthquake, but then laughed and said, yeah right... earthquake in Illinois... so we went back to bed. I got up around 7:30 and reached for my iphone to check the news. And sure enough, the first thing I see is "5.2 earthquake hits Southern Illinois." We haven't seen any signs of damage at our house, so good news on that front.

Did anyone else feel the quake? If so, tell me your story...

Spring is here!!!

Spring is here!!!, originally uploaded by Steve Goldhaber.

Giving Back...

For the past couple years, Carolyn has been volunteering 2 hours every Saturday morning at an organization called WITS (Working in the Schools). Today was the last tutoring session of the Spring semester, so I joined her today, and agreed to document the great work that everyone does at WITS. Today was extra special because the kids received books they ordered a couple weeks ago. WITS lets the kids choose up to $50 in books, which they agree to read once they come in.

In taking these pictures I really wanted to capture the relationship between student and tutor. On my way over this morning, I thought it was really going to be all about the kids, but I realized that wasn't true. There's just as much fun and rewarding things that the volunteers experience. When you look at the pictures, you really get a sense of this.

If anyone is interested in helping out with WITS, I would encourage you to attend a charity fundraiser which is happening next Thursday at Carnivale. Click here for more information on registering for the event.

Anna

It was a busy morning today. I had two shoots for some friends who've been wanting to take some baby photos. The first one is Anna (Matt and Laura) and the second one is Lilly (Richard and Amy).

Lilly

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photo.jpg, originally uploaded by Steve Goldhaber.

Lunch at cleos

Lunch at cleos, originally uploaded by Steve Goldhaber.

Updating website with new pictures

I've been working on updating some more recent pictures on my website and I just finished the first updload. I'm starting to put an engagement session portfolio up which I'm excited about. I still need to add a bunch of new pictures to the site, so I'm sure things will evolve over the next couple weeks. Check out the updated site

Joshua came over today while David went to go get a haircut. We watched him for about an hour. Here are the highlights of what we did...

1) looked at candles (green was his favorite color)
2) played the match game
3) watched Uncle Steve shovel snow
4) played with the garbage can
5) lifted coasters up and down and up and down and up and down
6) watered the new plant

Here are some pictures of us playing in my office.