tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94558202024-03-23T11:28:41.226-07:00huffmaniahannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-2714678123123659122013-04-08T13:54:00.002-07:002013-04-08T14:02:01.160-07:00to the sea<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8630829798/" title="Untitled by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/8630829798_4c5aa6e7a0_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we took a drive down to the salton sea yesterday on a whim. it's such an interesting place, and we only were able to spend a few hours by the visitors center. there is so much more to see there, including boiling mud pits (which eliot is ecstatic about), that we will most certainly be back soon. it has this abandoned feeling, not in a creepy way, but more like in a relaxed way. like maybe it was never supposed to be as busy as it was in its heyday? this place has been filling up and then drying out again for hundreds and hundreds of years. it's hard to get in the way of cycles like that. anyway, read more about it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_sea" target="_blank">here</a>. and you'll probably see more of it here too. i shot some 120 film, i hope it comes out!!</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-20342145085291062022013-02-24T15:41:00.001-08:002013-02-24T19:30:02.945-08:00two gone by<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8504412975/" title="DSC_0025 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0025" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8504412975_1f94d9550e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">somehow it's nearly march and we've had two birthdays come and go. eliot turned 11 (seriously) at the end of january and we managed to keep six boys entertained with a parachute, some stomp rockets and a good old fashioned jump rope contest! and then that arlo went and turned 7 at the beginning of february, how i'm not sure. she wanted disneyland and swimming and really why wouldn't anyone want that??? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i know back in the day, i used to get a little sappy over here on birthdays, but it seems a little different now that they are big kids. so big. and so loud. oh man. somedays i can't even stand being in the same room with them. and others i want nothing more than to lay in a giggling heap of them on the couch. i guess that means they're growing up? or maybe i am? i'm not sure. what i do know is that they are pretty great. loud mouths and all. i love my three monkeys.</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-66856075165999618272013-01-20T19:02:00.002-08:002013-01-20T19:02:33.113-08:002013<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8399659507/" title="DSC_0009 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0009" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8399659507_117494c1a3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i didn't really make any resolutions this year. ok, that's not entirely true, i'd like to learn how to back into a parking space. but that's more like basic necessity, not a resolution, right? mostly i'm just glad that 2013 is here. the tail end of 2012 wasn't so hot for me. actually it was downright terrible. more than anything i was worried that the terrible was going to follow me right on into this year. but it didn't, thank goodness. because of that, this year seems so shiny and new with possibility. i really think it's going to be a good one. when i read this later, i'll need to remind myself that we've been having unseasonably warm days here and that we took advantage of it and spent our first beach day of 2013. it was quiet and uncrowded, just the way we like it. oh and blouses. i'm going to try to buy more blouses. maybe not blouses exactly, but shirts that are not tshirts. you know? because this year i'm hitting my, ahem, late 30's stride. 2013 people!! what about you?</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-90077864444224717432012-12-16T12:56:00.000-08:002012-12-16T12:57:40.756-08:00sunday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8278861700/" title="DSC_0030 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0030" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8278861700_62d6c10296_z.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a quiet day at home </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">laundry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">left over pizza for lunch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">playing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">christmas lights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all of us together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">happy and healthy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a blessing that i sometimes forget to count</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but not today</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love and peace to those families who are not whole</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-91370884455486708812012-12-06T16:02:00.002-08:002012-12-06T16:02:52.151-08:00the lost year<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8251028102/" title="DSC_0182 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0182" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8197/8251028102_5c5e14bd02_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't tell you how many times I asked Melissa, "are you sure that wasn't last year???" but it was a lot. Each and every time, she calmly closed her eyes, shook her head and said "nope". This is her secret weapon, the calm and the eye closing. I need to work on this skill. You might wonder how someone could go about losing a year, and I will tell you it's not only possible, it's inevitable when you spend that year working 70-90 hours a week. I do not recommend this to you, please do not attempt it. Especially if you don't have a partner that is a saint, and even then they will be frustrated with you quite a bit. But I will tell you if you have a chunk of debt to pay off, a year like that will work wonders. I digress. Because what I really want to tell you about is Melissa. I know you know her, because she <a href="http://allbuttonedup.typepad.com/all_buttoned_up/" target="_blank">makes beautiful things</a> and has a beautiful family. Sam and Paul included, they just don't like the camera so much because that's what boys do when they get older. But that Melissa, she is something else. Remember that secret weapon? It really is amazing to me how she manages to take people for who they are, all they have going on, take it all in, process it in her own calm way, and then do or say just the right thing. Whether that thing is reassurance, advice, action, or the hardest one for me, just letting things be. Not to say she's a saint, she is Canadian after all (ha!), and she curses like a sailor (after the kids are in bed), and she used to wear overalls and combat boots. So yeah, I love her. A lot. A lot a lot. Thank you for letting me come visit, I will not lose another year, I swear. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-15087774661904003472012-11-26T10:25:00.002-08:002012-11-26T10:25:57.739-08:00happy to be not dead<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8220329504/" title="DSC_0005 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0005" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8220329504_d08f920133_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I suppose that's a strange way to start. Happy to be not dead, particularly if you didn't see the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/opinion/on-being-not-dead.html?_r=1&" target="_blank">op-ed</a> at the NY Times, but I like it. I like the idea that there are many ways to be alive, but pretty much only one way to appreciate not being dead. This thought was prevalent in my mind while we visited David's Grandpa over the weekend. This sweet man is ready to leave this world. Not physically, physically he's in pretty good health for a 94 year old, but mentally he wants to be done. He wants to move over to heaven and be with the ones he loves who are already there. And really, who am I to argue with that? Hmmm. I didn't really expect this post to have gone this direction, since we're usually supposed to be thinking of what we are thankful for. I know, I know, I am thankful to be alive, and thankful for my family. We had a lovely, quiet Thanksgiving. But really I am most thankful for David who washed, dried and put away each and every dish after dinner. He is the best. I'm thankful for sunshine and swimming in November. Not that I did any swimming, I just took advantage of the sun and did some major basking. Probably my best skill. I'm thankful for friends who welcome us into their home like family. I'm thankful for the giggles, snorts, and general ruckus that is my three children, even though sometimes I'd like nothing more than for them to shut up, it makes me happy that they get along with each other so well. I'm thankful for that Arlo. She makes me smile, makes me stop and cuddle, and softens my hard edges. And David. There is no list, just all of him. What about you? </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-70754232511923133252012-11-20T17:51:00.003-08:002012-11-20T17:51:45.430-08:00feeding<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/8204858454/" title="DSC_0015 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0015" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8204858454_d4fd6b2e9c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i've been thinking lately that it's time. time to feed my creative brain again. time to pick up the camera. time to scratch out a few thoughts in this little corner of mine. stretch out those creaky old muscles of mine. i realized something. i need that part of me. i put it aside for a few years. willingly. out of necessity. i became a creature of habit. work, see those people of mine for a few hours, sleep, work some more. the only way to juggle those three things was to put something else down. and i did. and it was hard. but good. and hard. but it's time to grow that bit again. and the only way to grow, is to feed. right? here we go. hi. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-45139712552686798792012-01-29T15:56:00.000-08:002012-01-29T16:02:25.123-08:00ten<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/6785689751/" title="ten by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6785689751_7e2a35e3da_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="ten" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >On Turning Ten by Billy Collins</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The whole idea of it makes me feel<br />like I'm coming down with something,<br />something worse than any stomach ache<br />or the headaches I get from reading in bad light--<br />a kind of measles of the spirit,<br />a mumps of the psyche,<br />a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.<br /><br />You tell me it is too early to be looking back,<br />but that is because you have forgotten<br />the perfect simplicity of being one<br />and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.<br />But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.<br />At four I was an Arabian wizard.<br />I could make myself invisible<br />by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.<br />At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince.<br /><br />But now I am mostly at the window<br />watching the late afternoon light.<br />Back then it never fell so solemnly<br />against the side of my tree house,<br />and my bicycle never leaned against the garage<br />as it does today,<br />all the dark blue speed drained out of it.<br /><br />This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,<br />as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.<br />It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,<br />time to turn the first big number.<br /><br />It seems only yesterday I used to believe<br />there was nothing under my skin but light.<br />If you cut me I could shine.<br />But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,<br />I skin my knees. I bleed.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >happy birthday eliot, you'll always shine. </span></div>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-41670654173329601612012-01-25T21:26:00.000-08:002012-01-25T21:31:07.106-08:00there are things<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/6758766323/" title="there are things by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6758766323_e3c04b8215_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="there are things" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); "><ul id="thetags" class="sidecar-list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: relative; "><li class="first tag-element can_delete" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; position: relative; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline-block; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >that this photo makes me think of. that for once i am at a loss for words. i can see it, in the golden light, the blurred edges of his glasses, shining in the sunset. i can feel it too. but i don't quite know how to tell you. so instead i'll just show you here, where i haven't been much. where i miss the little bits of inspiration that used to feed that part of my brain, that doesn't get much use these days. but i know it's still there, because there are those things. you know those things, that we can feel, even if we don't know how to say it.</span></li></ul></span></div>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-81704450128276556102011-08-07T17:36:00.000-07:002011-08-08T05:46:40.963-07:00baker's dozen<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/6019592805/" title="viewing david by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6019592805_1a553cd769_z.jpg" alt="viewing david" height="428" width="640" /></a>
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<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">thirteen years is a long time for just about anything. but having been married for 13 years and only being 35, it's a heady number to contemplate. a lovely friend (hi allison!) told us about a recent <a href="http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/07/13/in-spite-of-everything">npr program</a> in which the latest generation (X, Y, Z? i can't keep track anymore) is making a greater commitment to stay married, because the previous generation has so much divorce. the most interesting piece of advice was this: whatever your issues or struggles are in your second year of marriage, is what you will have to work on for always. thought provoking isn't it? our same awesome friend (hi allison!) came over yesterday to watch the huffsters so that we could take an afternoon to ourselves to celebrate our anniversary. we went to the <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a> to see the tim burton exhibit (awesome) (no photos allowed, so i've got nothing) and then went to eat at <a href="http://sonofagunrestaurant.com/">son of a gun</a>. that's right, son of a gun. also awesome (photos semi allowed, got dirty looks from hipsters, but i shot some film anyway jerks). while stuffing our faces with an amazing dinner, we talked about our thirteen years of marriage, and what our issues were in the second year. turns out they were money and travelling for work. two things which are definitely still stressors for us. but we've managed to recognize this over the years, and keep on trucking. sweet, huh? i also thought the concept of a baker's dozen was interesting. the idea being that one is a throw away to avoid having less than a dozen. which lead to a conversation about best and worst years. turns out 2007 stunk. and 2010 - 2011 was rockin'. yeah, of course having kids and whatnot are amazing milestones, but that's a given. i'm not that heartless people. anyway, all that to say, that i can't imagine 13 years with anyone else but a one mister david huffman. i love you my dear. we make us awesome. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ps. in no way did david intend to color coordinate with our date, but i think it's awesome that he did. see? he's the best.</span></div>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-9794417761274143612011-07-24T21:15:00.000-07:002011-07-24T21:32:47.334-07:00city<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5973034928/" title="yes by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5973034928_3d34d3c7c0_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="yes" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5972761540/" title="la brea by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/5972761540_4b95bd1eae_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="la brea" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5972582031/" title="DSC_0122 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5972582031_d1913fe296_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0122" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5972771416/" title="dire by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5972771416_1bf49f0cac_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="dire" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5972222071/" title="huffmans on ground sloth by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5972222071_21b46d9ceb_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="huffmans on ground sloth" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5972752514/" title="the huffman by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6145/5972752514_2481f5e353_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="the huffman" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >saturday we spent the day in LA with our friends chris & kathy and their daughter naomi. they bought a home near fairfax and invited us over for the day. their new house is lovely, and it was fun for us to imagine what it would be like for our family to live in the city. we walked to the farmers market for lunch. molly in case you were wondering, the cochinita pibil from loteria grill IS as good as you remember it. i forgot they had a store at the farmers market, and gladly stood in line for delicious tacos. after lunch we headed to the la brea tar pits. i forgot just how nerdy of an archaeologist i can be. i could have stayed there all day, but the kids were more interested in rolling around outside. i'll have to go back and geek out on my own. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-2499232885954141192011-06-18T11:07:00.000-07:002011-06-18T11:30:48.239-07:00one<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5845479389/" title="DSC_0007 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/5845479389_b09d5369b8_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0007" /><br /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5845516925/" title="DSC_0032 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5845516925_bca315f499_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0032" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5846038302/" title="DSC_0008 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/5846038302_818e79ef86_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0008" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5845492307/" title="DSC_0016 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/5845492307_b85d557cbd_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0016" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5845501143/" title="DSC_0025 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5845501143_9519236733_z.jpg" width="640" height="429" alt="DSC_0025" /><br /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5846090510/" title="DSC_0043 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/5846090510_ca185c3c24_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0043" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5845527769/" title="DSC_0038 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/5845527769_6aff0d3ae9_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="DSC_0038" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >like so many things we anticipate, good or bad, when they arrive its like, oh, ok, i've got this. here i sit, one year to the day, from when we moved into this house. one year. one whole year in california. a part of my brain can't really understand this, but apparently the majority of my brain is like, uh yeah, don't worry, i told you, i've got this. we've got a favorite vietnamese place, we know how to get around on surface streets if the freeway is jammed, we found a church we like, we have a secret beach spot, we eat fish tacos, we have a neighborhood we talk about owning a house in someday, we planted flowers, we have friends. friends. so clearly things are going, and going well at that. life is life. just the way we huffmans like to do. and as always our door is open. come on by. i'm pretty darn sure i can guarantee you a nice patio sit, a big glass of smoothie, and a kiddo dance party.</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-30741773712635258592011-03-07T05:19:00.000-08:002011-03-07T05:28:03.964-08:00a saturday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5504575143/" title="hot breakfast! by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5504575143_e56effae25_z.jpg" alt="hot breakfast!" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5504577017/" title="DSC_0024 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5504577017_01994b5d54_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0024" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5504577931/" title="every now and then by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5504577931_3ac633ec9b_z.jpg" alt="every now and then" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5504576091/" title="DSC_0016 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5504576091_333d876019_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0016" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5505170112/" title="that one by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5505170112_c5bf2ca23e_z.jpg" alt="that one" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">i don't get many saturdays free, but when i do, i like to maximize them. hello poor little blog, it's been so long. i hardly know where to start, except to say, wow it's march already. holy cow. while david and i were laying on the grass saturday, watching the huffsters run around i came to an unbelievable conclusion. in just three more months, we will have lived in california for a YEAR. what??? in true huffman fashion, we have upped the ante around here. we thought 2010 was big around here, but oh man, 2011 has certainly muscled its way right to the forefront. work continues to kick my butt into shape. and we just keep doing what we do at huffmania, and enjoy days like this when we get them. but enough about us, how have you been?? and when are you coming to visit?</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-46869596717698329062010-12-18T12:34:00.000-08:002010-12-18T13:34:11.018-08:00half and half<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5271553061/" title="352/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5271553061_62a19dc8ee_z.jpg" alt="352/365" height="406" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5065860995/" title="282/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5065860995_e75f3a0a30_z.jpg" alt="282/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4947264068/" title="shift by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4947264068_9d62b21cdc_z.jpg" alt="shift" height="424" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5174663527/" title="317/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/5174663527_a85b147cf5_z.jpg" alt="317/365" height="419" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5134462245/" title="304/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/5134462245_8341d9c68e_z.jpg" alt="304/365" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4940635390/" title="241/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4940635390_17157dfce5_z.jpg" alt="241/365" height="417" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4948768856/" title="244/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4948768856_e6c80d30dc_z.jpg" alt="244/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4975899686/" title="252/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4975899686_4b0d0df133_z.jpg" alt="252/365" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5028108004/" title="269/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5028108004_d250b52c40_z.jpg" alt="269/365" height="423" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5111761727/" title="297/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/5111761727_4c7a84ee6a_z.jpg" alt="297/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5121866539/" title="300/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1081/5121866539_48878bd21e_z.jpg" alt="300/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5142856904/" title="stroll by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/5142856904_e9ca83f4e9_z.jpg" alt="stroll" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4716414660/" title="169/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4716414660_c4ac3c56f4_z.jpg" alt="169/365" height="423" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">today is december 18th. today means we have lived in california for six months. half of the year here and half in kansas city. there are days when it feels as though we have been here forever and ever. and there are days when we pine for the ease of the familiar and the comfort of old friends. but really the wonder of it all is that we keep on living and going through the days, and they are just days. and we build new ease and we build new comfort. we make new friends, and delight in visits from dear friends. and we are good. and really, what more can we ask for? not one single thing more. <br /></span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-71761759231232092672010-10-11T05:38:00.000-07:002010-10-11T05:46:15.811-07:00lately<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5070981321/" title="lately by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5070981321_01eb8d6d52_z.jpg" alt="lately" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5047602337/" title="275/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5047602337_f1223f1bdf_z.jpg" alt="275/365" height="417" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5007258730/" title="good people by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5007258730_e790cdfd5f_z.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4966616034/" title="how was your weekend? by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4966616034_a44bb960a4_z.jpg" alt="how was your weekend?" height="419" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">construction has started on the project i'm working. which leaves me working six, sometimes seven days a week, 12 hours a day. while that might sound brutal, i am constantly thankful for david because he certainly has the harder job. that man works from home and takes care of the kids full time these days. how does he do it? i have no idea. but aside from our new schedule, we have been so very lucky to have dear friends coming into our lives here in california. for a day, or for a week, it feels pretty dang good to see an old, familiar, well loved face. thank you beth, jeremy and tricia, and toby and maureen. you make us laugh harder and smile bigger, and for now, we can use that kind of good good medicine. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-53052783277989811212010-09-18T13:57:00.000-07:002010-09-18T14:03:33.761-07:00saturday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5001790203/" title="DSC_0001 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5001790203_7b3e8b36e5_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0001" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5001790711/" title="DSC_0011 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5001790711_1bc486cc66_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0011" height="423" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/5001789745/" title="261/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5001789745_255c2e08f0_z.jpg" alt="261/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">are about sleeping in, eggs and bacon, making limeade from scratch, washing cars in the driveway in swimsuits, smoothies, tacos for lunch, sitting on a long board and eating plums, showers, clean hair, watching <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/youtubetabapp/profile.php?pid=115284145916">we no speak americano</a> a million times, waiting for friends to come over tonight to play canasta. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-36290779322763881752010-09-02T20:41:00.000-07:002010-09-02T21:02:24.210-07:00245<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4868230266/" title="218/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4868230266_b527a70976_z.jpg" alt="218/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4880731767/" title="222/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4880731767_5e0d6945b6_z.jpg" alt="222/365" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4900975187/" title="vegas + mcclains = best double date ever by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4900975187_7a66169f1e_z.jpg" alt="vegas + mcclains = best double date ever" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4925657222/" title="236/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4925657222_85dc5041cf_z.jpg" alt="236/365" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4940635390/" title="241/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4940635390_17157dfce5_z.jpg" alt="241/365" height="417" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4947264058/" title="243/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4947264058_d5e401d393_z.jpg" alt="243/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4948768856/" title="244/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4948768856_e6c80d30dc_z.jpg" alt="244/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">it's nearly incomprehensible to me that today is the 245th day of this year. i know this because i've been keeping track with my camera. but i don't feel this. i don't feel as if 245 days have gone by. sometimes i feel like a million days have gone by since the day i talked to gary last christmas and he said the words, "you should come to california". and then there are moments when i could swear, just yesterday i was sitting on my front porch at the blue house, listening to my friends talk about the day while the fireflies turned on their evening time lights. that memory puts a little sawdust in my throat and makes it a bit hard to swallow. regardless of feelings, the cold hard facts of numbers tell me, 245. take it or leave it. ok so let's talk numbers then mr. calendar. it's been 77 days (!!!) since we moved to california. dang. in those days we've made 2 really good friends, 1 good dog friend, we've made 2 neighbor friends, and have had 9 friends (and family) come to stay. we drove 502 miles round trip to spend 4 hours with 2 dear friends. 1 more friend is coming monday to stay the night, and 6 more friends are expected later in september. 2 kids have been in school 2 days and are feeling pretty darn good about it. wow. i guess numbers don't lie, because if you ask me, that adds up to some good things. i should mention some stinky numbers, those being the 40+ i now work a week, which certainly equals a much smaller number of posts. oh well. i'm still ahead of the game. yeah? </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-42797830402724302962010-08-03T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:49:00.430-07:00it seems<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4858826570/" title="215/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4858826570_3750c0a2d1_z.jpg" alt="215/365" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4855792470/" title="214/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4855792470_2e6574f52d_z.jpg" alt="214/365" height="424" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4841990199/" title="210/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4841990199_69ac4b786c_z.jpg" alt="210/365" height="422" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">as though this thing called time is now flying. august is here, and we are nearly filled to the brim with visitors. which of course thrills us to no end. but if you do the kind of math that my brain does, once our last set of company leaves at the end of the month, then school starts. so that means school is just two more visits away. which practically means tomorrow. did you catch all that? let me recap, today is august 3rd, tomorrow will be september 1st. see what i mean? it's enough to make you dizzy. so instead of doing the dishes, or the other productive things on my list, i'll continue to troll the internets for my two new obsessions, a flat iron and a townie cruiser bike with a basket. it all makes perfect sense. right? </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-24983219025398777482010-07-28T12:09:00.001-07:002010-07-28T12:13:18.246-07:00GO NOW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnc-hyYgyN_5yjmZ1fNhZk3Veu0Dd5aPAqTco6JxAq1YUggvtnOzKrbzfUhgU8HH_kUAIFyVqcmhq0akKUfRIz5TILl_bbp_l9K3URECdN6dvtcQGYrZhynxqYtSbdVxNIJc4/s1600/habitat-shoes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnc-hyYgyN_5yjmZ1fNhZk3Veu0Dd5aPAqTco6JxAq1YUggvtnOzKrbzfUhgU8HH_kUAIFyVqcmhq0akKUfRIz5TILl_bbp_l9K3URECdN6dvtcQGYrZhynxqYtSbdVxNIJc4/s400/habitat-shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499036485561655154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ-hRm_zbhQhUPVUTma0eJlXO_49YVHhYBDRF1koxakp1RvrY09TyYVlQ90TG6WIBV_QfISGZZHPypX1dPk5fO6Oqv-5AJqtPUg5TrFohN8pCAbZP-QiqwYikDWbOKADlWPWI/s1600/habitat-shoes-store.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ-hRm_zbhQhUPVUTma0eJlXO_49YVHhYBDRF1koxakp1RvrY09TyYVlQ90TG6WIBV_QfISGZZHPypX1dPk5fO6Oqv-5AJqtPUg5TrFohN8pCAbZP-QiqwYikDWbOKADlWPWI/s400/habitat-shoes-store.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499036602960634930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">did you think just because i wasn't in kc anymore that i would stop talking about <a href="http://www.habitatshoes.com/">habitat</a>? not a chance. go over to <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">a cup of jo</a> to sign up to win a <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2010/07/wednesday-giveaway_28.html">$100 gift certificate</a>!!! what are you still doing here? go. NOW. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-1926093123065316532010-07-15T21:04:00.000-07:002010-07-15T21:19:35.401-07:00basic<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4779077056/" title="190/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4779077056_9c49b850ae_z.jpg" alt="190/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4776365722/" title="189/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4776365722_8d2c18b3a3_z.jpg" alt="189/365" height="423" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4773474172/" title="188/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4773474172_3d9967bdc9_z.jpg" alt="188/365" height="428" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4781684114/" title="191/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4781684114_949c06a1c6_z.jpg" alt="191/365" height="429" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4791821511/" title="194/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4791821511_40480a61c9_z.jpg" alt="194/365" height="419" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4784860237/" title="192/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4784860237_64670bfe67_z.jpg" alt="192/365" height="417" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">i had forgotten what it was like to be just us. we had sooooo many good people in our life in kc, that you forget the basics. i forgot that we were good at us. we have us down. someone commented a few days ago on flickr about capturing a feeling of contentment in my picture. it got me thinking. we are content. very much so. don't get me wrong. we miss our people. we love the new people we've got. i'm ready to fast forward to the drop-by stage. the sit on the patio and talk until really late stage. i like that stage the best i think. but i'm pacing myself. i'm working on the value of patience. i'm learning the lesson of letting things rest and develop. like i said, i forgot a lot. life was a little too easy on us at home. we are back to basics here, building from the ground up. and it's important to start right. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-56750044254248586582010-07-02T15:46:00.000-07:002010-07-06T11:44:15.364-07:00new<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4732192430/" title="175/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1064/4732192430_15c86c48b6_z.jpg" alt="175/365" width="640" height="428" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4753758347/" title="182/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4753758347_4b51a7894d_z.jpg" alt="182/365" width="640" height="423" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4763064630/" title="185/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4763064630_7106a856bf_z.jpg" alt="185/365" width="640" height="418" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4755583839/" title="183/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4755583839_6c9553e05e_z.jpg" alt="183/365" width="640" height="427" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4734782368/" title="176/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1127/4734782368_7058a0b8b9_z.jpg" alt="176/365" width="640" height="428" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4758888621/" title="184/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4758888621_d59dd2a379_z.jpg" alt="184/365" width="640" height="428" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4765883017/" title="186/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4765883017_c148cf5510_z.jpg" alt="186/365" width="640" height="428" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">we are slowly getting used to a new kind of summer here. two weeks in and we're still looking for our new rhythm. being at work full time is pretty big adjustment for all of us. i was in a meeting for six hours on wednesday, and eight hours on thursday. yes, i was totally fried by the end of it. whew. i needed a long slow weekend. we spent the fourth with all the <a href="http://jumillastories.blogspot.com/">jumilla bugs</a> which i knew would be a good time. i bought the makings for granola and zucchini muffins, so hopefully something will materialize later this week. i am ready to get my july going. lucky for me, the lovely ladies behind <a href="http://thisjoyride.wordpress.com/">joy + ride</a> (sheri and shari) asked me to contribute for july. which is probably the best way to get started on summer that i can think of.<br /><br />a very special ps. happy birthday to my dear friend kristen. we usually celebrate our birthdays together since they are only three days apart. it's sad to be so far away from each other. birthdays are much better shared.<br /></span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-59863874680192762342010-06-21T14:19:00.000-07:002010-06-21T14:19:12.453-07:00well...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4704274185/" title="166/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1271/4704274185_e33260c1ff.jpg" alt="166/365" width="625" height="418.75" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4720051992/" title="DSC_0041 3 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4720051992_e7d1c72958.jpg" alt="DSC_0041 3" width="625" height="416.25" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4720052280/" title="DSC_0078 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4720052280_69f688019c.jpg" alt="DSC_0078" width="625" height="415" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4720051246/" title="DSC_0029 6 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4720051246_c215982738.jpg" alt="DSC_0029 6" width="625" height="416.25" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4720051600/" title="DSC_0031 6 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4720051600_69a2b755e0.jpg" alt="DSC_0031 6" width="625" height="388.75" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4720050558/" title="DSC_0008 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4720050558_86a5ef92b6.jpg" alt="DSC_0008" width="625" height="418.75" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">we made it. hi people.</span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-3550747879652913222010-06-03T11:21:00.004-07:002010-06-03T11:40:36.159-07:00june is my best<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658664480/" title="151/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4658664480_2d8f632957.jpg" alt="151/365" width="625" height="408.75" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4663279476/" title="that stephanie by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4663279476_5d380f2a84.jpg" alt="that stephanie" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4660733867/" title="152/365 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4660733867_9f6ca84a0c.jpg" alt="152/365" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">if you know me, then you know i have a deep and abiding love for the month of june. it is the best one in my book. number one out of 12. right at the top of the list. for me, june 1st is the beginning of summer. it's nearly a holiday. for as long as i can remember june has been about dirty bare feet, lazing under a tree, reading books on rumpled sheets to the drone of the attic fan, splashing in the creek after craw daddies, sitting in the mulberry tree and eating until you nearly fall out, daring your brother to eat a whole handful of gooseberries at once, carefully (ever so carefully) picking raspberries right from the bush, designating whatever container you can find big enough to contain your whole body and some cool water a "pool" (for us it was a horse trough), weeding the garden early early in the morning before the mosquitoes wake up, riding bikes, riding the old snapper lawn mower and pretending you are 16, tomatoes, warm hazy nights, cicadas, fire flies, watermelon, sparklers, walnut brown arms and gangly legs. believe me, i could go on and on.<br /><br />and to think that for my children june will be defined by sand in their shoes, sea water, piers, surfing, skate boards, salty damp towels. it makes the mind spin. but i am certain that i can encompass those things in my june too.<br /><br />in honor of june, my sweet friend shanna and i have collaborated on a desktop calendar for you. because we want you to love june too. you can find it right over <a href="http://shannamurray.typepad.com/shanna_murray/2010/06/just-because-its-june-june-june.html">here</a>! make sure you watch that video too, it's fantastic. and just you nevermind that we're already three days in...<br /></span></div></div>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-55785464445444506172010-06-01T09:39:00.003-07:002010-06-01T09:59:24.445-07:00very very very<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658688184/" title="DSC_0054 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4658688184_3f7f0e9235.jpg" alt="DSC_0054" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658064773/" title="DSC_0036 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1292/4658064773_5728c8a03e.jpg" alt="DSC_0036" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4652599293/" title="this makes me happy by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4652599293_a1ea12223b.jpg" alt="this makes me happy" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658070105/" title="DSC_0066 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4658070105_9d0aa5b86d.jpg" alt="DSC_0066" width="625" height="402.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658068585/" title="DSC_0057 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4658068585_8e1bb3a49b.jpg" alt="DSC_0057" width="625" height="415" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658062867/" title="DSC_0027 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4658062867_1f85ce324c.jpg" alt="DSC_0027" width="625" height="412.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4652595611/" title="we ♥ oriole post! by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4652595611_d4e623b833.jpg" alt="we ♥ oriole post!" width="625" height="416.25" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4652597241/" title="we love you friends! by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4652597241_34ef16010d.jpg" alt="we love you friends!" width="625" height="417.5" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4658693970/" title="DSC_0064 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4658693970_7da9d11e08.jpg" alt="DSC_0064" width="625" height="415" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">david and i would like to say a very very very big thank you to everyone who came out on saturday to spend one last evening in the back yard with us. it was by far the best backyard party we've ever had. a humongous thank you to the wonderful and amazing <a href="http://oriolepostmusic.com/fr_blog.cfm">oriole post</a> who was kind enough to play. seth, bill, rachel, roger, michelle and michaela please know that we could have sat there and listened to you for hours and hours. looking around on saturday night i was grinning like a fool watching all our friends and family enjoying themselves. we have so much love and gratitude for all of you that have made up our community for all these years. you give us love and support at all times. you feed us and make us laugh. you make us better people. and we will miss you all so very very much. </span>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9455820.post-49643272173468661912010-05-20T09:52:00.004-07:002010-05-20T09:58:09.504-07:00yes<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4624390102/" title="film.468 by haeshu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/4624390102_42dc5aa961.jpg" alt="film.468" width="625" height="412.5" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">a dear friend shared these wise words by andr</span><span style="font-family:arial;">é</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> gide with me yesterday. and dontcha know, it's just what i needed to hear.</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haeshu/4624390102/" title="film.468 by haeshu, on Flickr"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></a>hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.com6