Day one

NBC day one. It went really well!

So, first I missed my turn because the sun was bright and I couldn't read the street signs so I had to pull into a plaza parking lot and come out onto the street a different way. I made my next turn just fine... but like three police cars went down the street while I was waiting to. I was kind of worried. o__o

I couldn't see street signs on half the streets I passed, and once I saw one that had a name on it, I checked the map and sure enough, I had gone too far. Everything looked ghetto and/or abandoned so I had to drive a while to find a place that looked safe enough for a young woman to park her car and study a map. I eventually found this churchy looking place with a nice open parking lot and people coming in and out. So I figured out where I needed to go and started back. This direction, all the streets had their signs so there was no problem. I parked (albeit not beautifully) on the corner and wandered across the grass where the guy volunteers were playing active games with the boys. I found the hostess and talked to some of the people and then IT WAS TIME TO START!

There were actually several photographers there and I'm sure they were more experienced than I and I didn't always have the best angles but I did my best. c:
The kids were really receptive and well behaved for the most part which I wasn't expecting due to the shabbiness of the surrounding area.

I left when it was over and the sun was going down and I didn't have problems getting back at all. c: