Chihuly: Take 2

As promised, more pictures from Chihuly.

December 12 of 12

I was very excited about December 12 of 12 because I went to Luminaria at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix tonight. The entire gardens were filled with luminaries lining the walkways and there were musicians, groups, and singers performing. Not only was it Luminaria tonight, but I also got to see Chihuly: The Nature of Glass. All the pictures are from different handblown glass sculptures place throughout the gardens. The artist designed much of the show specifically for the gardens. As always, the credit goes to Chad for this great idea. Since I can't fit all my great pics in the 12 of 12, check further for other pics I can post. Unfortunately I forgot to the get the names of each piece so the captions are my interpretations. Enjoy.

5:45 pm Phoenix, AZ - The Sun

5:45 pm Phoenix, AZ - Close up of the Sun

6:00 pm Phoenix, AZ - Blending in with the cacti

6:15 pm Phoenix, AZ - Chandelier?

7:00 pm Phoenix, AZ - Big Blue

7:00 pm Phoenix, AZ - Close up of Big Blue

7:15 pm Phoenix, AZ - Blue #2

7:45 pm Phoenix, AZ - Boat full of glass balls

7:45 pm Phoenix, AZ - Close up of glass balls

8:15 pm Phoenix, AZ - Mexican Hat

8:20 pm Phoenix, AZ - Oceans

8:30 pm Phoenix, AZ - Neon Tower

I had a fantastic night with a couple good friends. The pictures do not do the sculptures justice in any way. If you are in the Phoenix area, check out the show because it is incredible. It's on display through the end of May 2009. Stay tuned for more!

November 12 of 12

I can't believe it's already November and I can't believe that it's already the 12th. So once again, here is my installment of November 12 of 12. Thanks to Chad for heading up this great idea. Check out his website to see what everyone else did today.

11:30 am Mesa, AZ: I forgot that it was the 12th until I checked my email and my Outlook reminded me what I needed to do today.

12 noon Mesa, AZ: Since I got a late start this is the first thing I could take a picture of. Lunch - tuna salad and avacado. I've agreed to try the Zone diet/eating style for awhile. This is one of the suggestions for lunch which works for me since I can't eat bread anyway.

3:25 pm Mesa, AZ - Fast forward about three hours (since all I did was make phone calls for work). My new shoes I got for working out.

3:30 pm Mesa, AZ - Leaving my condo to head off to workout. It was a gorgeous day today.

3:45 pm Gilbert, AZ - Funktional Fitness where I signed up to do Crossfit classes. It was my brilliant idea to get back into shape. I've done a couple classes already and they've kicked my butt. Fortunately, I've been the only one in the class so far so I've had the trainer to myself.

4:!5 pm Gilbert, AZ - I surprised myself by being able to do a few pull-ups. Maybe this Crossfit stuff will work.

5:30 pm Mesa, AZ - Back at home, finishing up a few phone calls for work.

6:30 pm Mesa, AZ - Back from the grocery store after stocking up on some staples I will need to take on the Zone diet.

7:30 pm Mesa, AZ - Looking over a book about the Zone diet and trying to figure out exactly how it works and what I can eat. I think it may take a few days to figure out.

8:00 pm Mesa, AZ - Tackling the dishes. I have a dishwasher, but I end up having to hand wash half of the dishes after they come out so I don't bother with it.


9:00 pm Mesa, AZ - Settled down to watch a bit of the Suns. They were losing when I took the picture and they're still losing.

9:30 pm Mesa, AZ - I went to check my mail and passed this tree that was planted a couple days ago. There was a plaque below it dedicating it to a 27 year-old military man who died overseas. The tree was decorated yesterday. Although it is a day late, Happy Veterans day and thanks to all those who have served or are currently serving our country.

See you again in a month.

October 12 of 12

I was delighted when I looked at the calendar and realized that the 12th of October fell on a day when I was in Hawaii. I ended up doing a whole lot of fun things today and had a hard time deciding which pictures to put up. So instead, I picked my favorite part of the day to show you. Thanks to Chad who is the brainchild of this brilliant idea.

4:00 pm Honolulu, HI: We ate a late lunch/early dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, one of my favorite restaurants. There are two signs on the table. This one and one that says "Stop Forrest Stop". You put the Stop sign up if you need something at your table.

5:00 PM Waikiki, HI: After our meal we headed over to go on a sunset Mai Tai boat ride. This was the Catamaran that we took out.

5:15 PM: I had to take a picture because I thought this sign was funny. I would hope that the boat wouldn't tip at all, but we made sure we left a good tip for the Bar Tender/Lifeguard/First Mate on the boat.

5:30 PM: Waikiki, HI: Headed out away from the beach. This is Diamond Head, a volcano that blew up a long time ago. We're planning on hiking it tomorrow.

5:45 PM The Pacific Ocean, HI: The start of sunset. Of course on a Mai Tai cruise you have to partake in the festivities. So a Mai Tai in one of my hands with the other hand holding on so I didn't go over the railing into the ocean.

6:00 PM The Pacific Ocean, HI: A continuation of the sunset.

6:10 PM The Pacific Ocean, HI: Still more sunset

6:15 PM The Pacific Ocean, HI: Sunset with the state of Hawaii flag.

6:20 PM The Pacific Ocean, HI: The last of the sunset.

6:25 PM Waikiki, HI: The moon over Diamond Head.

6:30 PM Waikiki, HI: Headed back into shore looking at the Waikiki shoreline after sunset.

6:30 PM Waikiki, HI: The Waikiki shoreline through the sail lines of the boat.

So there was my day. If I had been able to, I would have also shared some of my pictures from my surfing lesson, but alas, it's 12 of 12, not 24 of 12. I hope you enjoyed it. See you next month.

September 12 of 12

Well, the 12th came up on me really quickly this month. I didn't have a very interesting day but here's a bit of what I did. Check out what everyone else did today by visiting Chad's site. Thanks to Chad for the 12 of 12 idea.

7:00 am Mesa, AZ - The temperature when I woke up today. I was thrilled to see it in the 70s. I think our summer is finally coming to an end.

8:00 am Mesa, AZ - I finally took my new sunglasses out of the box. They are my new favorite Oakleys.

8:15 am Mesa, AZ - Made a quick stop at Starbucks only to be very disappointed that my new favorite drink, the mint mocha chip frappuccino was a summer drink so it's not on the menu anymore. Back to the boring regular mocha frappuccino.

12:30 pm Chandler, AZ - I spent several hours in my office where I can't take pictures so fast forward four hours and I stopped for gas. I think the Chevron cartoon cars are really cute.

12:30 pm Chandler, AZ - A reminder for myself that my government vehicle mileage reporting is due tomorrow. Plus, when I get home and go to report my miles, I can just turn on my camera instead of having to go back outside to check the odometer.

12:40 pm Chandler, AZ - Made a stop at Lowes to pick up paint color samples. I had already picked out my colors with Behr paint but due to popular vote, I think I'm going to switch to Valspar.

1:15 pm Mesa, AZ - The color candidates.

1:30 pm Mesa, AZ - Checking my mail. I recently got a new Discover card, but I still haven't received the actual card because they didn't have the unit number on the address so it was sent back. But...I got a statement today, and I still don't have the card!

1:35 pm Mesa, AZ - This is the time of year I begin to appreciate living in Arizona again.

1:35 pm Mesa, AZ - A beautiful day

4:05 pm Mesa, AZ - I turn on the Rays and Yankees game but discover that it is in a rain delay. I'm temporarily going to be a Yankee fan for the next few days so that the Red Sox can catch the Rays.

4:15 pm Mesa, AZ - Must to my pleasure, they are now showing the Red Sox game. Pretty good considering about half of the MLB games are delayed or postponed right now.

So there you go. In October the 12th is on the weekend so hopefully I'll do something a bit more interesting. If you haven't joined the 12 of 12 bandwagon, jump on! Until next month...