2007: The Year in Review
Wow. This first year in my new job just flew by. I didn't keep this blog updated like I wanted to. So as this year winds down, allow me to sum up what all has happened. Mainly, I did a lot of business travel. I made trips to:
Washington D.C. (twice),
San Franciso,
San Jose (CA),
Denver (twice),
Lexington (KY),
Lynchburg (VA),
Halifax (Nova Scotia),
Kansas City (MO),
Philadelphia,
Boston,
New York,
Nashville
and Clearwater.
Whew! In January, I produced a promotional video for Human Life International. In March, I interviewed a famous Filipino movie actress. Through the spring, we shot interviews for two different documentaries. The first was about the False Gospels. The post-production on that lasted into the middle of August. This included me directing shoots of dramatic recreations, which was a lot of fun.
In the fall, I found myself in the National Shrine in D.C. shooting behind-the-scenes footage of an event there. We also picked up interviews in Boston and Florida for our second documentary: an exploration of the Biblical account of the Resurrection. As the year ends we are deep into post-production on that. We are scheduled to have it completed by the end of January.
Along the way during these trips, I saw the Colorado Rockies play the San Francisco Giants as well as the Padres host the Devil Rays. I attended my first MLS game: Colorado vs. Chicago. I saw the Rocky Mountains, the Bay Bridge (SF to Oakland) and the aircraft carriers in San Diego. I had my first looks at the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. In fact, I now have the experience of being in a car in the middle of Manhattan at exactly five o'clock. I've seen Fenway Park, Giants Stadium and the Captiol Building. Quite a year.
But none of that compares to the joys I have at home. I have continued to love my life as husband and father at home. Kim and I never ceased to be amazed by our son. Jackson's now approaching his second birthday and is becoming more of a handful every day. A funny thing happened back in the summer when he was around nineteen months old: he quit being work and became just plain ol' fun!
He's talking more and discovering the joys of things like Hot Wheels and coloring books. He insists everyone be in the room when it's time to say the blessing for a meal. He loves to watch his animated Jesus video. He loves to read his Elmo book. And he loves to wrestle daddy! There were many days this year when I would take no more than a step out of my car at the end of the day and Jackson would be at the door jumping up and down in excitement. As soon as I stepped inside, I'd drop to the floor and we'd wrestle. I'm afraid we'll have to stop that game because apparently he's wrestling all the other kids at the church nursery.
In August, Kim and I took a vacation to the Ring of Kerry on the southwest coast of Ireland. The week we spent there was wonderful as we were able to enjoy some of the most breathtaking scenery still left on this planet. We celebrated our third anniversary in November. Kim is just amazing. Three years ago, I had no idea I was marrying such a great mother. Her dedication to raising and training our son is unbelievable. We are so extremely blessed to be able to keep her at home with Jackson. We started seeing the fruitful returns on that long ago.
We also consider ourselves to be extremely blessed by our church home. Mountain View Baptist has proven to be the perfect match for us, as we are continually challenged and have experienced tremendous spiritual growth over the course of the year.
My nights at home are usually filled with freelance work. I edit HR training videos for a local construction company and I pick up editing work from a small wedding video company. But in what I laughingly call my spare time, I have undertaken as a hobby a completely new creative endeavor. I have started writing my first novel. I wrote a short story back in February and it will be published soon by a friend of mine. I guess that caused me to get the writing bug. Hopefully, by this time next year I'll have the Christian sword & sorcery book finished. We shall see.
And as the year winds down, we have just enjoyed a fantastic Christmas and are looking forward to bringing in the New Year with friends in Savannah and then watching the Georgia Bulldogs take on Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
Happy New Year!
--The Birmingham Wrights
Washington D.C. (twice),
San Franciso,
San Jose (CA),
Denver (twice),
Lexington (KY),
Lynchburg (VA),
Halifax (Nova Scotia),
Kansas City (MO),
Philadelphia,
Boston,
New York,
Nashville
and Clearwater.
Whew! In January, I produced a promotional video for Human Life International. In March, I interviewed a famous Filipino movie actress. Through the spring, we shot interviews for two different documentaries. The first was about the False Gospels. The post-production on that lasted into the middle of August. This included me directing shoots of dramatic recreations, which was a lot of fun.
In the fall, I found myself in the National Shrine in D.C. shooting behind-the-scenes footage of an event there. We also picked up interviews in Boston and Florida for our second documentary: an exploration of the Biblical account of the Resurrection. As the year ends we are deep into post-production on that. We are scheduled to have it completed by the end of January.
Along the way during these trips, I saw the Colorado Rockies play the San Francisco Giants as well as the Padres host the Devil Rays. I attended my first MLS game: Colorado vs. Chicago. I saw the Rocky Mountains, the Bay Bridge (SF to Oakland) and the aircraft carriers in San Diego. I had my first looks at the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. In fact, I now have the experience of being in a car in the middle of Manhattan at exactly five o'clock. I've seen Fenway Park, Giants Stadium and the Captiol Building. Quite a year.
But none of that compares to the joys I have at home. I have continued to love my life as husband and father at home. Kim and I never ceased to be amazed by our son. Jackson's now approaching his second birthday and is becoming more of a handful every day. A funny thing happened back in the summer when he was around nineteen months old: he quit being work and became just plain ol' fun!
He's talking more and discovering the joys of things like Hot Wheels and coloring books. He insists everyone be in the room when it's time to say the blessing for a meal. He loves to watch his animated Jesus video. He loves to read his Elmo book. And he loves to wrestle daddy! There were many days this year when I would take no more than a step out of my car at the end of the day and Jackson would be at the door jumping up and down in excitement. As soon as I stepped inside, I'd drop to the floor and we'd wrestle. I'm afraid we'll have to stop that game because apparently he's wrestling all the other kids at the church nursery.
In August, Kim and I took a vacation to the Ring of Kerry on the southwest coast of Ireland. The week we spent there was wonderful as we were able to enjoy some of the most breathtaking scenery still left on this planet. We celebrated our third anniversary in November. Kim is just amazing. Three years ago, I had no idea I was marrying such a great mother. Her dedication to raising and training our son is unbelievable. We are so extremely blessed to be able to keep her at home with Jackson. We started seeing the fruitful returns on that long ago.
We also consider ourselves to be extremely blessed by our church home. Mountain View Baptist has proven to be the perfect match for us, as we are continually challenged and have experienced tremendous spiritual growth over the course of the year.
My nights at home are usually filled with freelance work. I edit HR training videos for a local construction company and I pick up editing work from a small wedding video company. But in what I laughingly call my spare time, I have undertaken as a hobby a completely new creative endeavor. I have started writing my first novel. I wrote a short story back in February and it will be published soon by a friend of mine. I guess that caused me to get the writing bug. Hopefully, by this time next year I'll have the Christian sword & sorcery book finished. We shall see.
And as the year winds down, we have just enjoyed a fantastic Christmas and are looking forward to bringing in the New Year with friends in Savannah and then watching the Georgia Bulldogs take on Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
Happy New Year!
--The Birmingham Wrights
posted by David at 10:20 PM
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