I’m only several months behind. I just uploaded video from our wedding. Moments before the ceremony, I handed our camcorder to David and asked him to take some footage. I didn’t even explain how it worked, but he somehow managed to get some good footage. I hadn’t set the white balance on the camcorder (something that is burried in the camcorder options), so I did have to go back and adjust that in post. The video is below, or you can watch the high def version at Vimeo.
The last excursion on our honeymoon was to Isla Mujeres, and I’ve just posted the video we took while there (yes, I’m a bit slow getting this posted). I previously posted the video from swimming with the dolphins. It was probably our favorite trip on the honeymoon. In addition to swimming with the dolphins, we ziplined from a cliff to a platform in the ocean, swam with manatees, and relaxed by the ocean. We reached the island by way of a small cruise ship.
Isla Mujeres from klinehome.com on Vimeo.
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28 years ago, on October 21, 1980, the Phillies won the World Series. I was 12 years-old at the time, and I still remember sitting on the blue recliner at home, watching Tug McGraw strike out Willie Wilson to clinch the team’s first championship since their founding in 1883. That was game 6. My dad took me to a playoff game against the Astros that year, and to Game 1 of the World Series, a Phillies win over the Royals.
After many losing seasons, two unsuccessful trips to the World Series, and a first round exit from the playoffs last year, the Phillies returned to the playoffs this year. The Phils had a fantastic finish to the regular season, overtaking the New York Mets and clinching the division title on the second-to-last day of the regular season.
One of our favorite parts of our trip was swimming with the dolphins on Isla Mujeres, an island that we reached via ferry. I’ve uploaded a video of our time with the dolphins. These are snippets from a longer video that we purchased. Continue Reading
On June 21, Dad Ellis, Vanessa, Meredith, Elizabeth, and I went to Box Hill Mansion for a birthday dinner for Elizabeth, and to finalize wedding plans. We are getting married at Box Hill on September 7. I took some video while we were there. Weather permitting, the wedding will be outdoors, down to the left of the reflecting pond shown in part of the video. The high def version is here.
On June 21, while Elizabeth, Vanessa, and Meredith did wedding stuff, Dad Ellis and I drove up to Hershey and toured the Hershey Gardens. I’ve uploaded a video of the gardens, and also a video of the butterfly house in the gardens. A thumbnail version of the butterfly house video is below, or you can go to the High Def version at Vimeo. The high def video of the entire gardens is here.
I’ve uploaded a few pages of photos that Elizabeth and I (both non-riders) took from the MS 150 bike ride today. The ride started in Pittsburgh and ends tomorrow in Erie – a long ride for sure. Meredith, Aaron, Dad Ellis, and Vanessa (a/k/a “Team Ditty”) did the hard work, and made a very good showing. Elizabeth, her grandfather, and I worked at the lunch stop in Grove City. As hot as it was outside, I was worried that Team Diddy would roll into Grove City looking a bit worn out. They arrived, though, in great shape and ready to continue on after a short rest. They spend tonight at Allegheny College, and then ride to Erie tomorrow.
I’ve posted the video I shot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Matt, Brooke, and I stopped at an observation point on our way out of San Francisco, and towards Squaw Valley, on May 10, 2008. It was so windy that not only is the audio worthless (I’ve dubbed over it with music), but also it was hard to hold the camera steady. There was a quite a view of the city from where I shot this. The clip below is the low-res version. You can view the high def version at Vimeo.
I’ve posted two videos from the California trip that Matt, Brooke, and I took. One is of Squaw Valley, and the other is of our drive around Lake Tahoe. The camcorder’s onboard mic picked up lots of wind, and not much in the way of voices. I’m almost at my weekly upload limit with the video host (vimeo.com), so the final video, the Golden Gate Bridge, will go up early next week.
Lake Tahoe 2008 from klinehome.com on Vimeo.
Yesterday, with all the ski areas in the region now closed for the season, Matt, Brooke, and I drove the 72 mile loop around Lake Tahoe. Wow. What a remarkable drive. It was a scenic drive, and there were a few white knuckle parts as well. In one area, after several hairpin turns, the road crossed a ridge, with a dropoff of several thousand feet on either side. Matt and I took some great photos of the lake.
Brooke left for the airport early this morning. Matt and I will be leaving in about 45 minutes. I took some video which I will post when I get home.
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