July 20

 

Happy Birthday Boo!

 

You are 26 today. I have known you for 3 of those 26 years and it has been a treat. Thank you for being you - I'm not going to start typing out your many praises, aint nobody got time for that, but my goodness I love you!

 

(Ps. The Luau party was a hit.)

July 16

A summer evening walk with my boo. We witnessed a sailboat capsizing, a proposal (somebody elses), and a sunset. Blue and Orange are a fantastic color combination.

July 7

Together again.

 

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This was the airport:

 



July 6

 

The week of Bulthuis-family-fun-sans-most-of-the-Bulthuis' continues!

 

Today the lovely Ms. Rebecca Bishop (Markus's cousin) became Mrs. Henry Boykin and it was an honor to be there to witness their vows.

 

Jenny and I bonded. Clearly.

 

We took the Little's swimming and explored Olympia and the Capitol Building (and caused a ruckus when we flung phones/walked over/dropped metal rods on the roped off seal of Washington) before raising our cupcakes (and costume pieces) to the new Mr. and Mrs.   

July 3

And he is - Oh, Well! He is just himself, and I miss him, and miss him, and miss him. The whole world seems empty and aching. I hate the moonlight because it's beautiful and he isn'there to see it with me. But maybe you've loved somebody too, and you know? If you have, I don't need to explain; and if you havn't, I can't explain.

 

                                                                            - Daddy Long Legs, Jean Webster

June 10

Happy three years, sweetheart.

June 8

 

As of June 10th, my love and I will have been dating for three years. Three glorious years full of laughter and tears and learning and much pizza.

 

But because the 10th is a Monday we decided to celebrate today on Vashon Island.

 

 

 

It was delightful. 

 

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June 1

 

Today was a choose-your-own-adventure day wherein Markus and I chose to go on a bike ride downtown to see where the spirit led. Most of the time, when left to it's own devices, the spirit does a good job.

 

Snacks and coffee on the pier, a stroll through Pike, a leisurely cycle through the waterfront park...it was all a very pleasant beginning to June.

 

 

 

April 6

 

 Starbucks, Alisa, Greek food, puddle jumping, littles, cousins, monsoon downpours, and sunbreaks.

 

Followed by a wonderful little Bulthuis evening and Chronology.

 

What a day.

 

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New beginnings
 

A myriad of colours explode as spring comes to visit,

The ice queen is finally dethroned with her batallion of grey,

New life shoots up from every corner of nature's garden,

Brothers and sisters wake from their slumber embracing the birth of a new day.

 

- Simon Thorpe

February 24

Lincoln Park, West Seattle

It was a beautiful, overcast Sunday - bookended by church and class, but filled in the middle with a glorious romp around the park, with a walk through the trees and a saunter by the windy, windy Puget Sound. Apparently whales swim by sometimes. We didn't see any, but I feel certain that there were a few just below the surface.

Oh and then we watched I Love You, Man and ate tatertots with Aly till about 2am. #goodlifechoices



We also found somebody's art.

February 14

Kali and I were discussing this other day - we like festive. Any excuse for festive. Even cheesy festive. And so we embrace Valentine's day with gusto. We both wore pink to work (my new Gap skimmers came just in time) and ate cupcakes and m&ms for the majority of our meals - I'm going to go ahead and proclaim the day a winner.

I also got to celebrate with my boo who I am very fond of - we fried chicken and went to a play (written by the funniest man to ever put pen to paper) and it was glorious.

I hope that your day, in whatever capacity of relationhood you dwell in currently, was a good one.

Happy Valentine's Day! 

February 10

Ferry Terminal, Southworth, WA

Markus and I decided to go on a mini adventure..so we packed overnight bags and headed down to pretty Port Orchard to visit his wonderful parents, eat good food, wake up to the smell of coffee, walk on the beach, go to a blue grass party, and listen to a road trip mix that had this on it. (am I dating a patient man or what?)

It was lovely.

January 31

Markus and I finally saw Les Miserables yesterday and we were both floored. It is beautifully shot, spectacularly acted, and emotionally raw. It was the first movie I've seen that was almost entirely sung - and I was surprised at how fast it became normal. Anne Hathaway is as wonderful as everyone said she would be, Russel Crowe was just fine. In fact, I thought his unchanging, almost-bored demeanor was completely appropriate for his unchanging character - to his bitter, cold end, he could not let go of his misplaced sense of duty. The children are heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. We shed some tears. We laughed ruefully. It is three hours of being swept away.

It was very good.