Spirit.

I have to keep reminding myself of this:

"my absolute, all time, favorite thing about you.

is something that is hard to describe in terms of what you DO.

but you have the most freeing quality about your spirit. you unknowingly invite others to be free as well.

i'm serious. i feel more freedom and peace being around you than any other person in the world. i wish i could say what exactly it is...but it's just your spirit. and that is important."

Thank you Jamie for the kind words.

this.

thank you heather for this. it's summer.

xoxo

memories [via phone] part two.

i posted some photos from my old phone a few weeks ago. and here's round 2. these are all within the last year and a half (i think, some might be a little older)...

cutie noah at the baseball game.

my cousins and i send this picture to each other from time to time

with the caption, "she's watching you!"

it's a picture of our great, great aunt francis.

shawnie's 21st birthday!

front-yard-sidewalk-chalkin.

birthday cards for obsessed friends.

her name is fergie, yes like the black eyed peas, and i like to dogsit for her.

birthday cake for noah.

the first set of pinwheels i made.

mustache crafts.

james in a 'wedding dress'

my very first granny blanket!

nights in the emerald city with heather, eric, and eric

bachelorette party for this babe

at one of the 10 weddings i've been to in the last year and a half. just for fun.

hula hello kitty cell phone charm from hawaii

books for best friends.

friends/most of the boys

feathers for fun thanksgiving headresses

rescued the cutest little bun bun with my little cousin

beardy

opening day

remnants of a bungalow night.

making our mark #bendnewyear

the last four generations photo

speed racer and batman riding go-karts in the living room

thank you from noah and rachael

tattoo texts from jamie

i feel like i have more and some even better ones, but now its just to find them. until then enjoy these gems.

xoxo

hallows.

Tonight is the night!!!

It All Ends.

I can't wait and am also very sad that it will be over.

See you at midnight.

xoxo

bestiefest.

Today I am headed up north the bay area. Mainly to visit one of my besties, Lauren, and have what we like to call "BestieFest." Mostly we drink LOTS of coffee and visit our friend St. Francis at the winery. Have a picnic or a late night stop at Vista Point just across the Golden Gate Bridge. Drive around listening to the best mixes. Go to La Boulange in North Beach and have giant bowl-cup sized lattes. And laugh. A lot.

one of 47 cups of coffee.

late night vista point picnic on the way home from the city

meeting st. francis in 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

couldn't have said it better ourselves

(oh and those are our matching elephant necklaces hehe)

La Boulange = best lattes (and they're HUGE!)

typical

I can't wait to get out of town for a few days, it is so needed.

And I'll be back next week probably needing a vacation from my vacation,

but it will be so worth it.

xoxo