Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Dreamer v. Realist

If you're a fan of "Modern Family," you recently saw an episode where the family was divided in half: dreamers vs. realists. This episode hit a bit close to home. Joel is our dreamer. He has wonderful, fantastic ideas that sometimes lead to really great things, but more often than not end with me saying, "That's impossible," or "I don't think Tahiti is a viable relocation option," or, "But have you thought about the execution of this idea?"

Poor Joel. I like to think that I'm not so much as crushing his dreams, as helping him to really plan. And, actually, I've gotten a lot better. Early in our marriage, I would hyperventilate at the idea that he was going to quit his job and take up some obscure hobby, or move us to Hawaii when I wasn't looking, or build a giant henhouse in the backyard. Now, however, when he gets that faraway look in his eyes and starts to unload his newest idea, I just listen and nod and say, "That's a great idea. Go for it." Because I learned long ago that 99% of his ideas are just that: ideas. Also, I think he has learned to not share as many (maybe because some of them just AREN'T REALISTIC, dear).

But I digress. My point is, a couple weeks ago he came to me with an idea for a family photo. He wanted to do the anti-"candid" family shot of people that is so popular right now like an urban/junkyard funky setting or outdoors or whatever. He wanted to do a completely stylized/posed/manufactured shot. He told me his idea and I asked about his timeline (2 hours) and when I realized it wasn't going to work, I nodded and said, "Cool. Let me know when you're ready for me."

A week later, he was ready. Doh. I mean, GREAT! We aren't sending out our cards until we've finished our 2011 Retrospective video (I think we're...close? Maybe 2 hours away...) so for now, enjoy a little sneak peak at what will NOT be on our card. And, if you have moved or would like a piece of mail, send me a note and I'll be happy to add you to our mail list. I even hand-address my cards. I'm old-school awesome that way.














Photoshoots like these (the first one of me kind of encapsulates my general feeling toward having my picture taken) make me think that maybe photoless cards should make a comeback.

7 comments:

laura said...

Hahahaha. I love it. Kind of obsessed with the third one in particular, with Ains looking cute, Dono looking like a doofus, and G with her back to the camera. Awesome.

janine said...

It's going to look awesome! If you post it on the blog, don't worry to include me on your list....otherwise, I would love to see the final product!

Christina said...

I LOVE IT!! And can I just tell you how fabulous your hair is. Jealous.

Nataluscious said...

I like the last two best. So if they aren't making the card, the one(s) you are using must be pretty spectacular. Oh and as soon as I read the title of this post I knew what you were going to say, and my relationship with B is exactly the same. He's the dreamer, I'm the realist, and I've learned to stop hyperventilating already ;).

Alice said...

I LOVE IT! I WANT ONE!

dave said...

Like. Like. Luke.

dave said...

er... "Like. Like. Like."



I don't know Luke.