Drive-In

This past weekend I took Danny to the Huntington Twin Drive-In in Huntington, Indiana. He had never been before. And before last summer {my first in Indiana} I had never been either. There aren't any drive-ins that I know of where I am from in California.

*Update: There are totally drive-ins in California and in the Bay Area. I just had no idea. {Thanks to my friend Chad for letting me know}. :) There's one in San Jose and one in Oakland too. There are a couple in southern CA as well. So for all you Californians, check out West Wind Drive-Ins for locations and showtimes.

Photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Going to the drive-in is a completely different experience than just going to the movies. I mean, you can to lounge around in your vehicle and you can even bring your doggie. I don't know about other drive-ins, but at Huntington Twin Drive-In they always show a double feature. And it only costs $7.00 per person! That's right, $7 for two movies! 

 

 My favorite part about going to the drive-in isn't even the movie, it's the intermission. They play various vintage advertisements. I just love them.

 

They also have a snack bar where you can get yummy munchies like popcorn {of course}, hamburgers, nachos, even a whole pizza, plus lots of choices if you happen to have a sweet tooth. This past weekend they were serving up Root Beer Floats. I had to get one. {In addition to the push-up pop I had already nommed on for only a dollar.} The root beer was ice cold and the soft serve was yum yum yummy. It was so good, NOM!

Snack Bar
photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Nom nom nom...

The weather wasn't so great, there was a short summer storm. But after the downpour the occasional lightning was pretty cool and the drive-in still made for a fun date with my guy.

Oh! In case you're wondering, we saw Rise of  the Planet of the Apes and Captain America. I enjoyed both, but I liked Rise of Planet of the Apes better. Maybe because it was set in San Fransisco? It made me a little homesick...

If you can find a drive-in close to wherever you call home, I highly recommend checking it out. i don't think you'll be disappointed. :)

On another note: I am obsessd with the Instagram App for the iPhone. But I don't have an iPhone. :(  Heck, I don't even have a smart phone. {Ooh, I just sounded like my mom} Anyways, I found some free Photoshop actions that replicate some of the filters on Instagram. {Get the Instagram actions here.} I used these actions for all the pictures in this post. Thank you, Kevin & Amanda {blog} for sharing this site, I love the actions.

30 Day Photo Challenge

Day 2: What You Wore Today

What did I wear? Flowers in my hair...  How could I resist with our roses starting to bloom. So pretty!

30 Day Photo Challenge

Day 1: Self-Portrait

Did I mention I am a horrible procrastinator? I waited until the last minute to take these. I hopped out of the shower, threw on a shirt, grabbed my vintage blanket {to lay on} and hurried outside. It was a little after 9pm. I just barely caught the last light of the day... I didn't even dry my hair. No makeup. No retouching. Just me.

 

Snow

This past week Fort Wayne got just a little bit of snow. Okay, we got a TON of snow. The whole town basically shut down. Everything was closed. Perfect time for photos, right? Right.

{Future} Lady-killer

I have fallen in love. With my five month old nephew, Deus {pronounced Day-us}. He is my eldest sister, Sarah's, first born. He is so adorable! {of course, I'm not biased or anything...} With those dimples {from his mama} he is sure to be a lady-killer when he grows up. 

<3!

I Heart Sushi!

As 'payment' for shooting some family photos for my sister and her husband, I was treated to sushi and sake bombs at Takenoya in Santa Barbara.

I say SAKE! You say BOMB!

SAKE! BOMB! 

SAKE! BOMB!

SAKE! BOMB!!!

They're a little messy. 

After chugging it down I matter-of-factly said "I can feel it in my brain". Hehe.

This was the roll I ordered. I think it was a Hurricane Roll. I know it had tuna and yellow tail. I also know that it was DE-LICIOUS.

Nom, nom, nom.

Me and Adrian {brother-in-law} split a Red Dragon Roll. More delicious tuna. YUM!

This is my friend, Elaine's Rainbow Roll. It looks like there's some crab and avocado inside, and tuna with two other kinds of fish on top.

Is your mouth watering yet?

Elaine also ordered a Tuna Box roll. I tasted this one. It was by far my favorite.

Crab on the inside, tuna on the top drizzled with eel sauce and another creamy sauce. Finished with scallions and roe.

It was so good, Adrian and I ordered one for ourselves. :)

Now if only I could find good sushi in Fort Wayne.

My First Stop Motion Video!

Song: Autumn Hill by Jon Hopkins

It's really quite hard to draw a picture one little line at a time. My trees usually look much better. But I love the video. It's not perfect, but hey, neither am I.

It took about 530 photos to make this. Hopefully this is the start to  more awesome stop motion productions from me. I can't wait to see what I can accomplish.

My lovely sister has already asked me to make a stop motion video for her company Aroo Studio. I can't wait. I already have a story concept and can see it in my head. Good things always happen when I envision them first. I'm so excited about this.

Autumn Color!

Autumn is here and the leaves are changing. It is so gorgeous! I had to go out in the backyard to photograph our maple tree. It looks so amazing now that the leaves turning orange. It almost glows in the evening sunlight.

I took the ladder outside and climbed as high as I could. These are the results.