Following Fast: Mr. & Mrs. Rodriquez =)

It was a lovely day, that 17th day of June, 2011. A lovely day for many things, especially for love. And love there was. Lots of it. People in love, people celebrating love, people doing what they love. I personally, love photographing, so thats what I was doing. But you would never know, because my piece o' crap computer decided to delete every, single picture of the wedding!

Of course right. I've had thousands of pictures on my computer. And by thousands, I really mean thousandssss, like multiple thousands, like twenty-three thousands. Ish. And they've always been fine. I've always been worried, but they've always been fine. Dominic has always said I should back them up, but they've always been fine. But pretty much every time Dominic suggests I do something, and I don't, it backfires. So back-up I did. I started this process about a year ago I think. And those who know me well, will know without me even having to explain this, but I backed them up very organized-ly. (Is that a word?) Each group of pictures are stored in a very specific manner. By the year. And then by the month. And then by the event. They are all named in the same format, so that they all flow in order. Yes, it has taken me about 30 hours longer than just dragging and dropping and letting all my twenty-three-thousand-ish pictures hang out in one big folder, all smooshed and jumbled like those claw games of toys. Toys that are staring at you with eyes pleading to be placed, in an organized manner, on a neat, clean, shiny shelf. My beloved pictures could not have those save feelings of squished and jumbled. I wouldn't let it happen. No way, no how. So organized they are. Very. If my external hard drive were a shelf, it would be perfectly white, and shiny, and each photo would be organized just right. I kind of giggle to myself as I type this, and look up to my not-so-white-or-shiny home. But hey. This is how I do, I organize pictures, and then organize those pictures into a blog to print into a book each year, and then organize my books on my shelf for all to view. And they will be able to find exactly what they want to view, because it will be so organized ;-p. Anyways, to the point. I back-up the pictures monthly. Well, used to. The new plan is more often. Because last month, at the end of the month, my piece o' poo computer said it had no more room left in the middle of my upload of Jonas and Jenna's wedding. "WHAT?! How could you be so full of nada?! I used to store multiple thousands of pictures on you and now you don't even have one-thousand! It couldn't be!" Well..long story short, in attempt to clear up space to finish the upload, my computer deleted <=O all the pictures!!! All pictures from June that had not been backed-up, are gone. I am so sad. But what can I do now? Psh, all I can do is think about how my external hard-drive will skip a month! Noooo! It will bug me forever more.

So this is where it quit deleting I guess .. starting off at the reception. I'm glad I still have a few, but oh so depressing. Especially of that special day! I will keep those pictures in my head of beautiful Jenna walking out through the grass and trees to be greeted at the end of the isle with a head-nod from Jonas, as to say "Hey baby, we got this! =)" I'll keep those pictures of them, so happy and so excited as they said their vows after so many years of friendship and dating. And of the toasts, wishing lifelong love and happiness, and of the embarrassed smiles of the best man and bride's maid as they were put on the spot. =)

But now to the good part - the pictures I do have left! lol

I love how happy Jonas looked here, and the whole day. =)