Aaron Riveroll | Photographer

Good morning. It’s definitely another glorious day in good ole Sac-town. It’s almost 9am and we are getting ready to leave in a bit for Costa Mesa. Meg is in the shower and I’m getting all packed up, so I thought I’d write a little…

Last night was one of the worst sleeps I have ever had. I don’t know how, but somehow I managed to get sick. I noticed last night that my throat was starting to hurt. Then progressively, my body started aching and then my nose went all crazy. I have my low-talking sexy phlegm thing happening…and while I don’t think Barry White has anything to worry about, I feel all smooth and bassy.

So yesterday was pretty low key. That’s what I adore about Megan, after all…it can be low key with her. We woke up fairly early and headed to Best Buy to purchase some photographic nick-nacks. Then, we headed to downtown to an art supply store that was closed. We cried, but then consoled each other. After discovering the art store was closed, we ran various other errands, which included a stop to the non-pet-friendly CostCo and then to ULTA, some chick makeup shop. I don’t think it was really fair that we spent more time there than at Best Buy, but who am I to complain about double standards?

So we went back, put on some Gilmore Girls, and then fell asleep. Lame, I know. But we were tired since I kept Megan up past 12 again. I am mean. After a short 15 minute nap, we headed out to take some pictures of a hot chick, one of Megan’s best friends. I held the reflector…and did a darn good job, if I do say so myself. The lighting was perfectly gorgeous and I think Meg got some great shots.

After the shoot, we grabbed some dinner at the Olive Garden and talked about life and photography. It was so late, they sat us at this ridiculously huge table in the corner. So naturally, we sat on opposite sides and shouted across to each other.

At this point, I was feeling pretty bad. We headed home and started doing a little rearranging with the furniture. Meg started cleaning a bit and I sacked out on the floor, Gilmore Girls playing in the background. Can you believe I fell asleep before she did? We both socked out a little after midnight after the Gilmore DVD ran out of episodes.

Anyway, that brings us to now. We have a long, fun road trip ahead of us so I’m going to cut this off. See you later.

So we got back a little while ago from the wedding…well, a little more than a while ago…and now I am performing the daunting task of taking off all the pictures we shot and reviewing them. I am on some sort of a post-wedding high because for some reason, I don’t want to go to sleep. My body is telling me that I’m tired, but I’m just not convincing myself. Megan, on the other hand, has already sacked out (since sleeping is what she does best). But I am determined to stay up and at least get the pics on the computer.

The wedding tonight was so much fun! I tell you, weddings never get old. I’ve been to so many of these things and it never gets redundant listening to the same songs, watching people do the same dances and rituals. It’s amazing to be able to share the day with people and their familes…to watch everyone celebrate the joyous occasion. It’s strange how you can go into a situation not even knowing anyone and by the end of the night feel like you know everyone. Good times, indeed.

We started shooting at the bride’s house around four this afternoon. Let me tell you, I’ve done a few weddings and know what goes on with the girls getting ready…but this time I got to experience it first hand and while tonight wasn’t terrible, there was still a share of drama. :) After pics at the bride’s place, we carpooled over to this gorgeous church in downtown Sac. It was a Catholic wedding and the church was beautiful. We did a few pictures with the bride and bridesmaids and I *tried* to get some with the guys…but the lighting just wasn’t cutting it. (You know, with the whole keeping the bride and groom apart from each other) After the photos and a beautiful mass, we went over to another small reception hall. The group was small and the room intimate, candles and red roses adorned the tables. The food was a Mexican buffet and the people were nice and friendly. The DJ was animated and entertaining. Everyone had a good time. Megan caught the bouquet. I danced with Heidi. It was a good time.

And now, here I am with the pics. Oh, I forgot to tell about our morning adventure…

So I kept Megan awake until like midnight exactly, because she always goes to sleep early. A strange one, she is. Anyway, so I kept her talking until midnight and we both crashed. We woke up and she cooked Snickers waffles. I’m sure you all know how much I love waffles. :) After breakfast, we got ready and ended up going on the most random drive ever…but ended up in Jackson and Sutter Creek. I have to say that Sacramento and the surrounding towns and cities are so gorgeous this time of year. Everyone in San Diego complains about the weather sometimes and how it’s always perfect. It’s true that we don’t have seasons…and even though the weather is always sunny and gorgeous down south, it’s nice to have the remnants of seasons once in a while. But up here, the air is nice and cool and the trees are absolutely gorgeous with red and gold leaves falling to the ground. Anyway, that’s just a note of observation I made. :) Moving on, we ended up at a cemetery where miners were buried and we walked around and snapped photos of the church and areas around. However, we both came to the conclusion that although the idea of a photo expedition is fun, it just doesn’t beat people photography. It’s so much more interesting to be taking pictures of people than inanimate objects. We were wishing for a model, but it just wasn’t so. But I think we both got some interesting pics of our adventure.

Oh, and then we had lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova. Waffles and spaghetti in one day. I don’t know if I can truly convey the excitement.

Well, I think I’m going to wrap this up and hurry up with the pictures so I can be a good roommate and turn out the light. Meg is already asleep, being the loser that she is (just kidding) so I am going to be thoughtful. Anyway, good night.

Well, I made it safely to Sac-Town. The drive up was actually quite nice. I made good time and only got stuck in traffic in a few places. But the drive up was actually enjoyable as I indulged in some good tunes, singing, and some random conversations with my dad. Definitely good times.

The weather is a little cooler up here and the trees are a picture-esque golden and red. The epitome of fall. I think we are going to attempt a little photo excursion at some point this weekend. We have the time.

After a mad dash to the mall for some eats (for Meg, not me since I was full from my Carl’s Jr. burger from earlier in the day), we came back and hung for a little bit before our adventure to WalMart. Let me say it was quite the adventure. If you aren’t sure what to do on a Friday night in Sac, WalMart is the place to be.

We were thinking about going out to meet some of Megan’s friends from work, but both of us were tired and I have a bit of a headache. So we decided to spend the night in with a little CSI and junk food.

Well, Meg’s in the shower now and I thought I would update on all the fun stuff. There isn’t a lot to report as of yet. But it should be a good, relaxing weekend. More later.

Oh, and here’s a random thought…so Meg’s little place is REALLY cute…a small, Meg-sized studio apartment. It’s decked out all girly (meaning, it actually has colors and stuff that match). But I really dig it. Most of the new furnishings are from IKEA, which made me wonder why there aren’t any IKEA’s in Kingsburg. I mean, it is a Swedish village, isn’t it? I drove through Kingsburg today and while they don’t have an IKEA’s, they do have a Sonic, which I contemplated on stopping at since the Sonic people like to entice us down south with their funny commercials, yet they don’t want to open a restaurant in San Diego. Unfair, I tell you.

Okay. We will probably watch more CSI before hitting the hay. It’s not even 9:30, so the night is young. I plan on keeping Meg awake as long as possible since she usually doses off around now. I know, I’m an evil friend. :)

We are on the downward spiral now. November 1, and we will start seeing visions of turkeys, Christmas trees, and other holiday hoopla. Oh how I love this time of year.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It’s only the day after Halloween, for goodness sake. Now, I have never really cared for Halloween. I think the last time I dressed up for the occasion was back in elementary school sometime. That was also the last time I peddled for candy, partied hearty, or did anything remotely close to celebrating the day. I’m not really anti-Halloween…it’s just that the festivities never really tickled me fancy. While others enjoy the ghouls, ghosts, and gore, I enjoy other things. For instance, the trashy costumes.

I’m a guy, what can I say?

But it seems costumes are becoming progressively more risqué year after year. And while I don’t particularly mind, some are in an uproar about it.

The bottom-line is that Halloween used to typically be for us kids. But these days, the holiday is bringing out the kid in us adults. And the problem for some is that the costume peeps are gearing their sexy costumes for adults, not kids.

Anywho, what do you think about the changing trend in Halloween costumes? You know my take… :)

Check out this article from CBS news. See, I get my news from sources other than Maxim. (Katie Couric featured this story last night…and being that it had to do with girls and sexy costumes, you can understand why it got my attention.)

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