All Hallows "Ween"

muhahahahaha.....

First and foremost, let me expound on the fact that once Halloween hits, I begin to stress out about the holidays.  It's not like I'm a Grinch or anything, but I've lost my love of the holidays due to the enormously horrid plethora of marketing that infiltrates our lives (i.e. the Toys 'R Us catalog amongst others...), which inevitably competes with the TRUE meaning of what the holidays stand for.  I dislike Halloween immensely - the pressure of costumes, the candy and crap - but I resolve to participate...because I have children, and there is no way to sufficiently deprive them of what they consider to be fun.

Our neighbor turned 50 this year, his birthday is on Halloween, and the house was decorated to the hilt in celebration.

Joe? Joe?  Say it ain't so...50 isn't that bad dude....

(I digress......)

This year, as in years' past, our girls (minus Kid #1, who at 13 was not 'available' to march....this is the first year since her birth, that I don't have a picture of her in costume ...), participate in the annual Halloween festivities that have been a 17-year tradition, two blocks up.  The kidlets, in all their splendor, arrive and mingle, awaiting the arrival of the "King", who mugs for the photos and then leads a procession (much akin to the "Pied Piper") down the street, setting off the trick-or-treating season.

Kid #3 and her preschool friends (yes, they are in 1st grade now, but this is our annual

"Let's hang with the Boys" night out!  Neven...it's ok to smile bud!)

Nathan!  Over here....

Nathan!  Over HERE....

Hey Nathan!  Look OVER there....

While this technically is a kid's holiday, don't let the parents know that....

This is our resident city-councilman!  Striking, no?

This is Roscoe...he waited patiently by the door to greet the trick-or-treaters to give him a pat on the head, in exchange for some goodies...I couldn't resist him!

And this is what happens when certain individuals make post-all-hallows-ween adult beverages....NOT a pretty picture!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Welcome to Rose*City Photography @ blogspot.com

Ok...so let me preface this by saying:  "I've been using Internet for years".  So much so, that my husband keeps telling me to ditch my email because it's not "me" (well it really is...it is my college alma mater & sorority mixed together - ok, so it's like a tad old, but it IS me).  I guess he doesn't realize the implications that would come with simply changing my email...which would entail remembering every single account that is hooked up to said email account.

Anyway, I have been reluctant, as much as I love computers and all this new technology, to start a blog.  But, my photography is beginning to take off and because my girls are now in school and I have time...I thought it was appropriate to 'get with the times', so to speak!!

So, to confirm, I am a photographer (but then again, who isn't?).  I don't like calling myself professional, because I believe pros to be people who have their stuff published in National Geographic or some other major magazine [I haven't].  But, I guess when someone purchases something that you've created, it changes the rules.  I really do consider myself mildly-obsessed-with-the-fact-that-I-love photography.  So be it!

Second, I want to verify that my photo site and my company are ROSE*CITY PHOTOGRAPHY...my BLOG is ROSECITYPHOTO.  I know...lack of consistency, but ROSE CITY PHOTOGRAPHY @ blogspot dot com was already taken.  You can see my galleries at http://rosecityphotography.smugmug.com/

I absolutely ADORE photography, I love computers, I'm now (mildly) obsessed with Facebook (who KNEW it could be so addicting?) and now I'm really loving this blog thing. So, here is my youngest kidlet modeling her Halloween costume.  I love picting my kids, they are my inspiration to say the least and I'm sure you will see lots of them herein.

I've got to run...this is really my test run anyway...more later!  Thanks again for stopping by!

Lynda  :)