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Awareness

Sometimes, you go places...

And you see beautiful and amazing things...

An you explore...

And you feel free...

And a little girl offers you an expression of love...

And you become aware of how lucky you are...

And you feel blissfully happy!


{I realized recently that I had neglected my photo journal from our Seattle trip and these last ones were too beautiful not to post. Enjoy!}

This Moment

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Trick-or-Treating and High School Dances....

Sorry...couldn't decide this week so had to cheat a little :)

Happy Friday!

This Moment

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Bridging...

Amazing Things

Amazing things happen when you run down hills.  The wind blows your hair back and you can’t help but laugh at loud at the feeling of absolute freedom that soars through you. 

Amazing things happen when you find yourself surrounded by hundreds of neon yellow plastic strips.  Your heart lightens with the joy of being a kid and having a child’s imagination that can create entire worlds inside these long plastic straws.

Amazing things happen when immerse yourself in the creations of others.  You find inspiration for your own creative spirit.

Amazing things happen when you take time just be.  You often find yourself and find the joy of sharing simple moments with those you most care about.

Amazing things happen when you take something simple and multiply it, creating a mosaic of simplicity that is startling in its beauty.

Amazing things happen when you spend a day teaching your children to respect and admire the wondrous creations that amazingly talented individuals have created.  The beauty of what they have seen will shine through in their smile.

What amazing things have you experienced?

Inspired by our recent trip to the Los Angeles Museum of Art.

Photo Journal Day 2: Pike Place Public Market, Seattle Waterfront, and The Space Needle

Photo Journal Day 2:  Our first full day in Seattle we decided to hit the tourist spots.  Our first stop was Pike Place Public Market.  This was hands down my favorite place and I could have spent the better part of our week just in this few block stretch of the city alone.  I wanted to buy everything!!  The energy of the place is fantastic and I felt very jealous that we don't have an equally amazing place here in So Cal.  If I live in Seattle, this would be where I would do my shopping.  Oh...and of course we had to visit the first Starbucks :)


After Pike we headed down to the waterfront.  It was a spectacular view of Puget Sound.  It amazed both my husband and I how this state seems to be surrounded by water.  It's everywhere you turn, which makes for beautiful bridges and so much green!!!


Right before dinner dinner we stopped at the Space Needle for a better view of the city...the best view, really.  It was a great ending to our first day!

This Moment

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I'm gonna cheat a little and offer up a few words this week.  Last Saturday Julian and I participated in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women in memory of my cousin, Lisette who passed away in February (see this post).  It was bittersweet...missing my cousin who was taken away far too young and humbled by all of the women who have braved and conquered this horrible disease.  The feeling of love...for my son who got up at 5:30am to do this with me, for my husband who donated the remainder of the money needed for me to reach my goal of $1000, for all of the people, the tens of thousands, who gathered this day to show their love and support for the surviving and the lost, and for my cousin who I think about everyday...was overwhelming.  A moment to savor and always remember...

Weekend in Pictures

This weekend we:

Made strawberry jelly…

Imagined ourselves superheroes…

Enjoyed a delicious bowl of ramen made by Julian…

Created a menu for our “fancy” Easter brunch…

And napkin holders…

And place cards…

Dipped a lot of strawberries in yummy chocolate (and licked our fingers, of course)…

Harvested oregano from our garden…

Set a beautiful table for Easter brunch…

And shared a delicious homemade meal with our loved ones…

 Acted silly…

Hunted…

And hit the jackpot!

Hope you all had a terrific weekend!

Linking with Amanda (a little late) for weekending.