25 things to do before i turn 26

1. cover the city in home-made fortunes
2. take (& develop) more photographs
3. write a letter to each far-away friend
4. re-visit the DAM
5. wander aimlessly through kokata
6. have a fabulous dinner at Lola with the best ones
7. sleep in the hammock at 56 cabresto rd
8. meet amelia
9. have a picnic
10. turn the cell off for a few days
11. go horseback riding
12. visit portland
13. finish all of the books i've started reading this year.
14. sing harmony for Dan (or at least ask him if i can)
15. paint at least one of the basement walls
16. visit the japanese tea gardens in SF
17. pull off the best baby shower yet
18. befriend a chicken farmer(is that what you'd call them?)
19. throw a dinner party for no reason
20. re-learn the violin
21. take a roadtrip
22. sit in tree for a few hours
23. rediscover this city
24. make tamales with the Garcia-Torres women
25. do something ridiculously entertaining with all this bubblewrap

i finally went rock climbing this weekend. oh happy heart!
had to bail two thirds up the second wall. its ok. i was exhausted.
had a lovely dinner with the Beans and Bliss.
Some days i forget just how much love there is in my life.
i miss my family.

Dad,
i hope you know how much i appreciate your love, patience, grace and sacrifice.
not to mention, always being willing to drive the distance so i can see your faces.
i love you! & i'd write it a thousand times if it didn't take so long :)

31 things i love

in no particular order

1. beards
2. dark chocolate
3. antonio
4. mexican soda
5. lavender
6. mashed potatoes
7. gaia
8. white alaskan honey
9. summer dresses
10. frilly aprons
11. harmonies
12. linen trousers
13. pajama baking
14. scrabble
15. urban gardens
16. sushi
17. handwritten letters
18. the farmers market
19. photobooths
20. sweet potato fries
21. thursdays
22. brilliant
23. sun tea
24. fountains
25. gerber daisies
26. sharpies
27. home grown veggies
28. midnight movies
29. bookstores
30. sticky notes
31. scarves

i've been

day-dreaming about farmers markets (can you believe i've only been to one this season?!)
wondering how long this will last
rejoicing in the small victories
feeling more at home
finding time to read again :)
dreaming about the perfect summer dress
obsessing over it, really
loving jon
bumping into things. haha.
missing heidi and sarah
wishing i could be there when the little olive comes
dreaming about a small home on an island not too far away

note: this post has been edited and some of its original content removed to protect the author from embarrassment. hahaha.

that thing

the thing you call sin is merely a symptom of that sin - rohr