June 30

I spent my day with this girl today.

 

She's Chelsea, by the way, and she's living with us for the summer, making sure Olivia's room is kept safe while Livs is off doing cool sciency things in California. And also she's working with World Relief, learning how to paddle board, getting a tan, experiencing the beauty of Trader Joes, and living the sea-city coffee culture life.

We love her and would like to let it be known that we're planning on luring her back to Seattle after she graduates from Union University and Jackson, Tennessee.

4 hours at gasworks with the Seattle hippies, jazz bands, and sun was a fine choice. I would recommend it to anyone.

June 23

 

We went to a wedding yesterday and Olivia flew up from California and Sarah came with Chris and there we had it - a little house reunion in the middle of sunny Auburn.

 

People have been reminding me lately that this phase of life won't last forever - and when I find myself questioning my choices and my vocation and my future and coming up with nothing but vague ideas of answers, I hang on to that.

 

But for the most part I am clinging to this phase happily, sometimes almost desperately - these women, my lack of responsibility, my mid twenties, my little room with it's abundance of pillows and trinkets, late nights, snooze buttons, spontaneous weekend trips, and the space to question and experiment.

 

Today I feel pretty grateful.

June 17

Happy Monday.

March 5

This girl arrived today and I couldn't be happier! It always does feel like a large piece of my soul is returning to me. Now for a few solid days of reading out loud, (dutch) culinary adventures (see kip in de hoed, or chicken in the hat), talks over tea, and several, several good laughs and stories. Welcome home Hanniebee!

March 3

 

 

We got some sun today. And good sleep. And camp coffee, mocassins, and a walk along the ocean shore. Camping, I'll have you know, is good for the spirit.

March 2

Cape Disappointment, WA


We went camping this weekend - and by camping, I mean we rented a yurt. Cape Disappointment, with its foggy cliffs, sister lighthouses, and Pacific Ocean beaches was really all we could ask for - breathtakingly beautiful, and so much scope for imagination. 

Benson Beach, WA

January 29

This is what I live with. #housematehumor