good kid

katu babyke is such a sweet thing! and it's been real nice living close to her again. she basically came over and took care of me for a whole day. she took me out, brought me flowers, fed me. she's a catch this one- and to document our beachy day i've entitled this: ookean

recapping the cap

last week ang and jaedyn came to visit. we went to the beach and the getty and the beach again. it was a real good time and i'm grateful that ang has come and stayed with me often throughout the years. here's to friends and family!

sick

yeah i'm sick. i thought it was just climate change, or altitude change, or cramps or something, but no- i am definitely sick. it's 84 degrees right now and it would be sort of nice to leave the house, but every time i think about putting flip flops on or taking the curlers out of my hair i simply change my mind. being sick has enabled me to download all of my photos from my i-phone though. allow me to share a few:
the quilt i started making in utah:


pictures i finally put up in my room after living here for 6 months


cute niece and nephew! little aidan likes to dance and watch his favorite movie, cloudy with a chance of meatballs (which is really quite hilarious and i appreciate his taste in movies) sophie just likes to hang with socks.

sad, soggy saturday

it is killing me to leave. i actually started crying today. i know, i know i cry all the time, but seriously. i have had such a great time here. i really feel like i'm leaving my home. i really wish i could stay another week, but no. i have to head back to stupid, sunny, southern california. where i have a job and a life, but for some reason just doesn't feel as comforting. i wish i had run into a few more people while i was here, but all in all i kept quite busy, felt real loved and enjoyed myself immensely.

and now a word about best friend. i haven't stayed with sher the entire time i've been here, but i've been able to spend a lot of time with her. it is possible that both of our lives are changing a lot this year and i think it has made me appreciate her even more. i have really relished the time i've had with sher bear. we are very different. for example, her neurotic ability to get up at 5:30 am and work out every morning, her commitment to doing her hair everyday (something i cannot muster), and her wherewithal to drink protein shakes (gross!). but in all seriousness, she is a wonderful friend, has stood by my side in all things, is always a fun time and will play cards with me. i love her. and my last night here will be cozy'd up with sherry.

a big part of leaving salt lake is leaving behind friends that i truly adore and miss. thanks for all the good times and perhaps this fall i'll be back on a more permanent basis- unemployed no doubt, but here nevertheless. so thanks for the good times everybody, i've extended my visit as long as i could, but tomorrow i'm getting in the old civic and heading to vegas.

xo