Pumpkins of the past!

So because I am going through all these old pictures while waiting on my video to upload for work, I decided to put in a short timeline of my pumpkins throughout my college years. haha!

2005 Freshman Year (made this for my roommate)


2006 Sophomore Year



2007 Junior Year


2008 Senior Year


2009 First non-student year :D

Memories... from when I was "King"!! :D

So I went through some old Halloween photos and have to share this because it was one of the greatest costumes ever! I made this mask and costume mainly to freak out a guy friend who was weirded out and a tad scared of "The King". It worked out great because there was a costume party and he was sitting facing a window, so when I arrived instead of just walking in I just stood in the window for him to notice. People in the party knew and had cameras ready for the reaction! Here are the pictures from that night!

Happy Halloween!

So I haven't blogged for a few days but I am in the Halloween spirit and thought I would share some fun stuff with you all!

First check this video out, this costume is so cool... the ending is the best part though! http://www.ryanseacrest.com/blog/whats-happening/halloween-costume-is-more-than-meets-the-eye/

And here is some pictures of my pumpkin from this year :)

Slideshow for the Military Camp!

On the closing night of the U.S. Paralympics Military Camp I created a Slideshow to show the participants while they enjoyed their last meal of the camp. It is composed of pictures I took throughout the week! Here it is:

First Package from the U.S. Paralympics Military Camp in San Diego...

The first package from my trip is done and is posted on the U.S. Paralympics website , please check it out!

It is first in the features box and is featuring a couple of trainers from 24 Hour Fitness, an Olympic and Paralympic sponsor.

Also right under that you can find the finished photo gallery from the San Diego Military camp!

http://usparalympics.org/

Thanks and as always please leave a comment!

God Bless,
Trinity

Some pics from San Diego!

I have a couple moments right now, I am at the San Diego airport, so I thought I would post a few pictures really quick.

First time to the Pacific...

Here is a photo of myself at the Pacific Ocean for the first time. In the next few days I will be posting about my entire trip and putting up several pictures! I fly back to Colorado Springs tomorrow, so I will be saying good-bye to the sunshine and hello to the snow at 4:30 PM!

San Diego Posts coming soon!!!!

God Bless!

New work from San Diego!

Well they are few, but there are some pictures up on the Paralympics website from the events today. First day of camp was today and it was packed full of fum sports and learning! I had a blast and took SO many pictures and lots of video. I will have more up soon!

But go here:

http://usparalympics.org/multimedia/photo_gallery/1093

For some samples!

God Bless,
Trinity

Also coming soon is a more in-depth blog about my trip! Thanks! :D

Video up on Paralympics website!

My second video for The USOC is up on the Paralympics website.

http://www.usparalympics.org/

It is the second story in the Features box.

I dont know how long it will be up under the features but can be viewed in its permanent spot here. That page is the video library and the name of my video is "Paralympic Experience". If you missed my other video it can be viewed here as well, its over the Ski Symposium!

Thanks and enjoy!
God Bless!

Announcement of Next Work Trip

So I have been told my next trip will be to San Diego! :) I have never been to California and I am WAY pumped for it! I will be shooting pictures and video of a military sports camp put on by U.S. Paralympics. What it is is a camp for injured service men and women to help them in their rehabilitation and recovery. This camp provides them with a chance to learn to cope with their injuries and disabilities and to help them learn that they can still live a normal and fulfilling life. Trainers and Paralympians teach participants techniques and adaptations of sports. The participants are also guided in a work-out to help them to still achieve optimal fitness.

Some sports that have been taught before at these camps are swimming, biking, kayaking, track racing, sled hockey and sit volleyball. I am not sure at this time which sports will be going on at the San Diego camp, but it promises to be a good time. I mean, how could I not have fun? I get to be around sports, be in California for a week and shoot video and pictures the whole time! So basically I get paid to have fun and do the things I love to do. I LOVE MY JOB!

I will be gone Oct. 11th-18th!

I will most definitely be blogging while there! :)
God Bless!

My Chicago Work Trip (this entry is a lil late)

I finally have the pics from my work trip. It was a fun time and I got to stay in a beautiful hotel, The Palmer House.

My trip started with me running late to the airport because of a detour. I made it to the plane ok and sat next to a very sweet lady from Poland on my way to Chicago. Once I landed in Chicago I got a cab and it took an hour to get to my hotel. Which was unfortunate because it was an extremely awkward drive. My driver told me how he was going through a 2 year divorce, had 4 kids and that his wife was leaving him for a woman after ten years of marriage. Then he told me how he is trying internet dating and then let it slip that he is an illegal immigrant. I tried to comfort him and tell him I would pray for him and his children but the ride was awkward nonetheless.

I finally arrived at the hotel and met up with Sonya, my co-worker, and we went and grabbed some dinner. We ate at this nice little place across from a theater and I had asparagus stuffed chicken with feta cheese. SOOO GOOD! After dinner Sonya and I walked through Millennium Park then went by the mirrored bean and headed to Navy Pier. At Navy Pier the weather was just right for some great views and pictures. The boats were all docked and a couple storm clouds were approaching over the sky scrapers. Another cool site while walking along the water was seeing a multiple sailed ship on the horizon. It looked just like a pirate ship!

As we headed back to our hotel I got the chance to stop and pet a very cute french bulldog puppy that a lady was walking and then went into a corner cafe and got a DELICIOUS mango lemonade to take back to my room. I was able to relax in my room, chat with Micah online and watch some TV. It was too bad that I ended up watching the movie "The Mist",lol, it's kind of freaky. After the movie I hit the hay in a king sized bed all to myself. :D

My work day started bright and early at 5:30 am, I got up and got ready and we left the hotel at 6:30 am. We were picked up and taken to the rec. center where the Paralympic Experience event was being held. It was a fun day once the kids started showing up. I spent my day filming Paralympians teaching children the paralympic sports. I interviewed several kids, parents, volunteers, athletes, and leaders. I took several pictures as the kids enjoyed Boccia ball, sled hockey, handcycling and wheelchair softball. I got free Chicago pins, 2 t-shirts, olympic bracelets and a free dinner from Jimmie Johns. After the event we made our way to the airport to head back to Colorado Springs.

All in all it was an amazing time!

Pictures from the 2016 host city selection day!

Sadly Chicago did not get the vote for the 2016 games. Working at the OTC (Olympic Training Center) provided for an interesting perspective during the day. Excitement was all through the campus as the employees and community members gathered in the USOC visitor's center for free food, Chicago promo material and the watch party. I had made it over for some of the festivities early in the morning and planned on heading back around 10:00 to watch the final vote happen around 10:30-11:00. As I sat in my office, however, I heard a giant shout of, "Oh No!" sound from down the hall. It was my boss, he was the first to alert us that Chicago had not been picked.

I ad taken my camera to work that day hoping to get some shots after the final vote but since I was not over there during the first round of voting I was only able to grab it and go get a few shots of shocked people leaving the visitor's center. The pics aren't much but here they are.