11 Years Already?
Mr Chiots and I aren’t big celebrators of big events, birthdays and anniversaries aren’t that big of a deal around here. I’m not sure why, we’re just too practical I think. Last year on our anniversary I got an e-mail from my mom about halfway through the day, we had both completely missed that it was our anniversary. I looked at Brian (we both work from home) and said, “Hey, today’s our anniversary”. He looked at me and said, “Oh, Happy Anniversary!”, then we went right back to work.
So today being our 11 year anniversary probably isn’t going to get much of a celebration (at least I did remember it was today). We actually have the day off, no weddings to film. I’m off to the farmer’s market this morning, and we’re running some errands this afternoon. We will celebrate our anniversary like any other day, spending time together.
How do you celebrate big events like birthdays & anniversaries?
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A Day at the Farm
Last week I went to the farm where my sister is keeping her chickens and has her main vegetable gardens. It’s a beautiful farm, the gardens are lovely (this is the one with the tree peony).
My nieces were super excited to show me the chicken area and hunt for eggs.
We had a great time checking out the gardens and the kids enjoyed running around and playing while my mom, my sister and I chatted. They sure are cute kids aren’t they (must run in the family).
Going to the farm with them reminded me of all the times we visited some of my parent’s friends that had a farm. We loved playing in the barn and watching the sheep. So much fun! Check out my flickr album to see the rest of the photos.
What about you, any fond memories of visiting farms when you were a kid?
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What’s Your Day Job?
I love reading all the comments you all post here on my blog and I also love reading comments on all the other blogs I read. Sometimes though, curiosity gets the best of me and I really want to know what you do, where you live, what you look like, etc. So I figured I’d go first and introduce myself for those of you who don’t know me.
Mr Chiots and I got married back in 1998 (I can’t believe it’s been almost 11 years). Mr Chiot’s used to be a youth minister and we lived a few different places (Cincinnati, OH & Doylestown, OH) before settling here in Malvern, OH. Six years ago, we started a videography company (2nd Mile Productions). We do wedding videos, commercials, corporate videos and websites. Mr Chiots does the website work and most of the video editing and filming. I also film and do most of the office work and accounting for the business. Here are two short examples of our work. This first one is a recap from a wedding we shot last summer (2 min).
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This is a short video we made for a church to introduce a new series (1 minute). And yes, that is Mr Chiots you see hiking through the video.
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I also have another day job; I am a forwarding agent for my parents mission (The Colombian Christian Mission). Most people give me a funny look when I give them my job title, so I’ll explain. My parents are missionaries in Colombia, South America. I take care of most of the work here in United States, which means; accounting, donor relations, fund raising, newsletters, publicity, etc. I’ve been doing it for 10 years now and I enjoy it. Working for a non-profit won’t make you your first million but it is truly rewarding work.
My sister and I looking at a little coati in Colombia.
Since my parents are missionaries, I was born and raised in Colombia. It’s kind of funny because it’s completely different than Ohio, especially this time of the year! Growing up in another country was quite an experience, particularly one as exciting and diverse as Colombia.
My parents walking through the market in Colombia (that’s my older sister on my dad’s back and those are plantains on the ground).
So if you don’t mind sharing, what’s your day job?
