El Photos

So, recently I have been getting into a little hobby called photography. Just thought I would invite ya'll to take a look at some of the pictures that I have taken.

http://billblakeyphotography.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

The new hotness.

Just wanted all of you to know that Cory and I have started our own family blog!

Check it out!

http://billandcory.blogspot.com

More Resolved Photos

For more resolved photos, go to

http://picasaweb.google.com/billblakey/Resolved

And yes, I am still working on the Resolved blog....

Pictures of people from a wedding

The Bride and Groom (and company)
My father in law, Ken Layman
Me and the hot babe.
My sister in law Becky
The crazy kids.

Random Pictures from a wedding

Don't worry, Resolved is coming, I have been busy at work...

A Weekend Excursion

This weekend, Cory's brother Chris got hitched up in the Bay Area. So Cory and I went to the chapel (actually, the wedding was held at a winery).

Here are some pictures from the way up.

Cory and I stopped in Santa Clarita for some Creme de Menthe Semi Sweet Mochas from Coffee Kiosk.

They were scrut.

One thing that Northern CA has got on So Cal is the color green.

Some of you may be familiar with a similar scene with windmills near Palm Springs. No green in that picture.

Food grows where water flows....

We saw rows and rows of these trees and couldn't exactly figure out what was being harvested here. Although they did look good. Maybe Burns the Botanist can 'splain/

Isn't Spring great?

They Never Close...

Now, I know that many of you are wondering what exactly, "coming soon" means about thoughts from Resolved Conference, let me assure you, they are still coming. But as for now, I would like to post a bit about a place called Norms, whose slogan is "We Never Close."

Cory and I went there after a basketball game with our friends Jay and Janelle and their friend Ashley. Cory and I ordered the 3 pancakes, two eggs combo plate because the thought of breakfast sounded great at 10:00 at night. These were the eggs.

As you can tell, I was quite tickled by the sheer size of them.
Ashley, Janelle and Jay.
Notice the relative size of their portions in comparison to ours.

Rizzizzolved....

Some may say "John Piper is Bad..."

Resolved '07 was sweet! More to follow....

Check it out

It is hard to find a cooler picture, anywhere.
This is the "rad lad," Tyler

Looking good...

That blessed arrangement!!!

Just FYI,

You can go to www.mattfloreen.com/view/blakey

to view pictures from the big day for Cory and Billy.

(You can also order pictures from the sight if you so desire!)

Late.

Pea'hi

While in Maui, Cory and I visited the famous big wave surf spot, Pea'hi (aka "JAWS"). The waves were pretty small for the spot on the day we went (and by small I mean breaking at just over 20 foot faces).
If you look closely, you can see a surfer paddling in. Now that is what I call determination...
Isn't Black and White sweet?
Got a shot of a surfer catching som air off of the end of his ride. You can be sure that one will be going up in the new Blakey casa...

A picture is worth a thousand words...

I heard once that "a post with pictures is a legit post..."

Therefore, enjoy this one of pictures from Cory and I's honeymoon!

Live Blog from Maui.

Yep, Cory and I are married! We are staying at the Maui Prince Hotel. This is a view from our hotel room balcony.
The Bride and Groom...
Here we are in front of the Christmas Tree at the LA Westin.
This is a view of the inner coutryard of our hotel from our door. Check out the other posts below for more pictures!

Happily Married!

All of these pictures are courtesy of Cory's sweet new digital camera. I bet Burns is jealous that he doesn't have a Hawaii to take pictures of with his...

Cory and I were pleased to learn that the Hawaiians enjoy Starbucks as well. We also purchased the Charlie Brown Christmas album to enjoy whilst we drive in our jeep!

Cory and I's tickets and mug shots.

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People in terminal 3 of the LA airport enjoy Starbucks as well...
While everything may be bigger in Texas, everything is smaller in Hawaii...

Live Blog from Hawaii

Cory and I are writing this post from Hawaii. We are married. Aloha married life! We have been loving it so far and thought that we would take this opportunity to live blog some of our experiences for you guys!
The Maui Prince Hotel from the Beach
Again, the Maui Prince Hotel..
The Pool Surroundings at the Maui Prince Hotel!

Unchanging

So, in the midst of a very "busy" season of life, there are certain things that I am particularly thankful for. The biggest elicitor of my thankfulness as of late has been the Lord. I love that I can not only be thankful that He is the Lord, but I can be thankful for the way He is the Lord.

Here is what I mean: God displays His God-ness through His attributes. One of which that I have been particularly grateful for lately is the fact that He is unchanging. He never changes. He is the same. Particularly I have exulted in this being expressed through His word.

Lately at work, I have been swimming in the deep blue sea of FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) statement No. FAS 123(R) (I know, instantly your mind thinks "NERD!" Mind does too). It is a revision of FASB No. 123 which was issued yeah but ten years ago. This document is incredibly complex and I have been trying to get my arms around it. We have to audit the Company's application of this statement and it is disheartening to know that next year, there will be some new statement that we have to audit the Company's application of. In the world of accounting, the authoritative literature never stops changing. It creates a tremendous amount of work for all those involved (as evidenced by the fact that I was at work until midnight last night).

Isn't it great to know that Romans 8:28 doesn't become Romans 8:28(R). Isn't it great to know that when you go back to a passage that you studied last year, that it is still the same? Isn't it great to know that it is only your understanding that changes by hopefully understanding it more? I don't understand how some religions can have "the authority" up for edit.

Praise God for His unchangability expressed through His word!

Fall is here, baby...

This past weekend, it was officially fall.

After seeing the Washington State Cougars (Cal State Washington as referred to by some) trounce the UCLA bruins (by the way, has anyone ever heard a bear referred to as a bruin outside of UCLA context before? I didn't think so...), the college group came to Ken and Beth's residence for some good old fashioned carving.

Below is Cory and I's entry.

I will have you know that this was made without the use extra-curricular pumpkin tools such as drills, exacto kits, sculpting materials, chisels, etc. Old fashioned blade and spoon is all. Well, we did have a pumpkin saw...

Here is ours with the rest of the entries...
43 days till this happy pumpkin-carving couple is a married happy pumpkin carving couple...
In 44 days that, this is where we will be as the married happy pumpkin carving couple.
Here is what our pumpkin looks like when you shut your eyes. Can't you just hear the ocean waves, the sand between your toes, a Wild Cherry Pepsi with an umbrella in it in your hand?

WE NEED YOUR VOTE!

In the Spirit of America voting, we are running against Jessi Gates, the Burns and Ken and Beth for the pumpkin party's nomination. You can check out the other entries by visiting Ken and Beth's blog (linked on the right).

Just remember that just because you can make a face like your pumpkin doesn't necessarily mean that it is quality art. Any pumpkin can have a face that can resemble Ken Flowers. But can every pumpkin transport you to a tropical paradise?

Don't be flakey, vote for Blakey.

Late,

Blakey

Mmmm mmmm good.

As reguested....

Photos from college camp!

Pics from Engagement Day!