stunning

interior design is not my #1 passion, it's more like my 8th, maybe 10th. but. it does not mean i do not become speechless when i see inspiring beauty. my evening bloghopping brought me through this guy's website. i love.

i stole this from a friend's blog. awesome.

i just happened upon a great new blog called daydream lily and she posts a link to a site she found where you can enlarge your images in your post but keep the image quality. i've been wanting to do this for some time now, but assumed i needed to do it in photoshop. here's the link in case you're interested.

i want to go to there

do you ever get the travel bug so badly that it's all you can do not to sell everything you own and buy a ticket? i am dreaming of...



i am happy, oh so happy, to be living in california. but if money were endless, well....

i want to:

keep a cleaner house.
be more content with how things are right.now.
break out of the t-shirt and jeans rut i've been in my whole life.
do more for other people and quit thinking of myself all the stuuuuupid time.
be more adventurous.
wake up earlier.
eat healthier.
be more courageous.
accomplish more in a day.
want to cook dinner and be decent at it.
follow through with more ideas.
work harder.


be a better parent.
be a better wife.
be a better person.


sigh.

everydaaaaay....in the wooooooorld

even though sister stole most of my good reunion pictures, i s'pose i could put a few more. i'm pretty sure there are only about 2 1/2 people outside my family that read this blog that don't know i went to a ranch in washington and reunited with these great individuals. this here's for you. sister and i packed up the 3 short rounds and drove up to sacramendi for the wedding of

this beautiful cousin.

after which we caught an airplane up to seattle and picked up this one, drove the remaining distance to the ranch and commenced reunitation. t'was lovely. some highlights:

the 4 cousins birthed of 4 sisters within one year (and one day). we're all married now and we can begin our plot to take over the world.

cousins unite! (if you were one of us you'd be hearing laser noises right now)

the posing got a little weird, with the hand holding and such. not sure, don't ask.

autumn attempting her best trash talk. uh, huh. cute. maybe next year it'll help you win. snap!

and finally...this is what happens when you hand your camera to Kevin for some group pictures