Second Chances

Thursday was our first day taking fan photos before the NASCAR qualifiers. It was pretty rainy in the early afternoon and cold all day. So between the weather and since it wasn't the race yet there really weren't that many people around. I took about 70 photos over the 5 hours we were out. The boss was going to send out an email with the list of people he wanted back for race day on Saturday. When the email came out...I wasn't on the list. I was kinda disappointed because that means either my pics weren't very good or I didn't take enough, but mostly because it was a fun job and now he probably wasn't going to ask me back again. I looked back at the pics and they weren't all that good, but I knew if I had another chance on a day with more people I'd do a lot better. So I was sulking most of Friday and this morning, but as I was praying today I reminded God (myself) that I trusted Him to provide for my needs whatever that may look like.

So just after I left the house to run some errands I got a call from my boss. He said someone had to cancel and he wanted me to come in. I was so excited and thankful to God for providing me another opportunity. I guess I just needed a little humbling in the meantime. So I was down on pit row all afternoon and ended up with over 300 photos. You can see them all at the photo store website; under 'Select Your Event' go to '10.17.08 Bank of America 500' then under 'Select Your Gallery' find the ones with the MK next to them (should be 165-170). I ended up going out on the track for the driver introductions and seeing all the drivers walk right in front me. Then I stuck around for the green flag and the first few laps. That's about all of NASCAR that I could handle. So all in all a good day, and the best part about leaving after Lap 3 is no traffic driving home!