Overjoyed Photography

(posted by Kerith)

I acquired my love of u2 from my two older brothers. I grew up listening to them and also hearing my brother’s stories about how incredible their concerts are. They’ve gone to 5!! The closest I ever got to seeing them live was when Bono spoke at Penn at a humanitarian conference. So I was thrilled when 2 years ago I got a phone call from my brother asking if Jay and I wanted to go see them live when they toured in Philly in the summer of 2010. OF COURSE I said yes and put it on my calendar with lots of !!!!!!!! around it. But as luck would have it, Bono had to decide to not act his age, hurt his back on that tour, and it had to be cancelled. Thankfully we found out that our tickets would be valid for the make-up show.

July 14, 2011 finally rolled around and man, was it worth the wait. It was the most incredible show I have ever been to! U2 was amazing and played so many favorites. It ended up being a really chilly July night (well, and our seats were really high up), but even that couldn’t put a damper on the night.

Enjoy some pictures of the craaaaazy stage!

(Wondering about “the list”? Read about my little project here: http://www.overjoyedphotography.com/2011/09/the-list/)

I grew up in a family that uses Macs. I was pretty psyched when I (finally) got Jay to accept that Macs are better than PCs (cha! not that there’s even a comparision!) So naturally, we would want iPhones. Unfortunately, both Jay and I have Verizon and weren’t willing to switch to AT&T just to get a phone. So we waited… and waited. And then, finally- we found out that Verizon was going to be releasing the iPhone! And what was my first thought?? “Yes! I can cross something off my 3-year list!”. We almost renewed our contracts early so we could get them the day they came out, but that would have cost extra moola, and my excitement about getting a new phone did not outweigh my stinginess.

So what did we do? We waited 4 months, started a countdown, finally got the phones (holla!) and then… went out of the country 4 days later! Needless to say, we’re loving our new gadgets. Loving them so much that we’ve had to initiate a “no phones at the dinner table” rule.Yes, we are that lame.

Our favorite apps are::

Jay:

Hipstamatic: fun presets for pictures

Springpad: Edits photos on the phone!

ESPN Score Center: Wondering what the score is? Just ask my hubby!

Kerith:

Pandora: Playlists on the go. My favorite lately: Glee!

Petfinder: ‘Nuff said. If you see me, please keep reminding me that we do not have enough space for a second dog. There are some cute puppies there!

Pinterest: “Pin” your inspirations, craft ideas, recipes, etc. It’s really addictive and makes me feel more crafty than I actually am.

What are your faves?

A picture taken about 5 seconds after we got the new phones.