Last night Olivier and I went to Christian’s Back to School Night to meet his teachers. Christian is fifth grade this year and this year we learned that fifth grade students in our school district are studying US History for Social Studies beginning from Colonization to present day. That’s a lot of history to cover. Part of their curriculum requires that students choose a time period in which to study and do research, and later, present what they have learned to the class.

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We’ve been very busy since returning from vacation. Our home remodeling is still not completed and because of this it has taken much of our time and energy. It’s been a little stressful to say the least. There were a couple of shoots that I’ve had to put on hold too and today I’ve only just gotten around to finally editing some of Jane’s wedding pics that I took six weeks ago. I certainly learned a lot from that experience and am grateful for the opportunity to capture her bridal preparation. I know people say this of all brides but Jane really did look beautiful. Her mother made her dress too and I swear it made me want to get married again.

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After 13 flights, 9 rental cars and 15 hotels/motels/cabins in two different countries, we are now back home in Texas. Last I wrote we were in Cairns where the main export there is sugar cane. From sugar cane Cairns we flew to Darwin in the Northern Territory then drove 200kms to Kakadu National Park. I had read reviews on the accommodation in Jabiru, most of them bad, but I have to say that of all the places I enjoyed, the ones that were given bad reviews were the ones I liked best. Maybe I had expected the worst and so was always relieved when finding an opposite view. The idea contradicts what I’ve always been expected to do: so either I should stop reading reviews or always expect the worse.

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