Time sure flies by! I really hate that I don’t write on here enough…but with all the additional facets of technology, I feel like I already write so much on a day to day basis that I just end up repeating myself over and over again. Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, my weekly live shows, my message board on my site, then this blog…too much to keep up with! Sure, if I didn’t do anything other than shoot, then I would have plenty of time. But with running websites, time is limited. I’m really going to make an effort with this because going two and a half months without an entry is ridiculous. So let’s play some catch up here…

As some of you know, my birthday just passed…it was exactly three weeks ago from today. I’m now 28…that much closer to 30! I don’t fear getting older and I’m not one to try and fight it. It’s inevitable and a part of life…I feel we should all embrace it. I started the birthday festivities early this year. At the end of September I went to Munich, Germany for three days of Oktoberfest. I went last year and it was so much fun that I had to go again this year. I have to pay respects to my heritage! Here are a couple photos from Oktoberfest…

First Night at Oktoberfest

Second Night at Oktoberfest

After Munich I went to London. I’d never been to London and had been wanting to go for a very long time. Plus I have a good friend who lives there so I thought why not go and visit and kill two birds with one stone. I was there for 6 days and it was a blast. Definitely not a relaxing vacation though. It was one of those vacations where you’re constantly moving and going somewhere because there’s just too much to see in London. I saw The Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace, saw Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, rode the London Eye, went to the London Dungeon, took the Jack the Ripper tour at night, walked across the Tower Bridge, shopped at Harrod’s and Selfridges and spent A LOT of time walking around the city. I also ate amazing food at some amazing restaurants…most of them high above the city with amazing views! Unfortunately we planned on going to the Tower of London our last day there and they were closing early for some special event. So we missed out on the one thing we REALLY wanted to see. I’m going to have to make another trip there just to see all that I missed. Here are a few photos from London…

In Front of Buckingham Palace right before The Changing of the Guards

At Mahiki about to dive into the Treasure Chest

My Birthday Dinner in London on the Thames River at OXO Tower

Needless to say it was a really fun trip. I needed the vacation! I got all my work done before the trip so that I could just enjoy myself and relax…and that’s just what I did! I can’t wait for my next trip to Europe…there’s just so much to experience over there. Now I have to decide where I want to go next that I haven’t been!

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