feliz ano nuevo!

January 6, 2011

…and that ends my spanish vocabulary.

{it consists of about four greetings.}

we rang in the new year, on the beach in mexico.
with rich delicious food, live entertainment, and sparkling decorations.

as we talked about life, under the palm trees, with the glow of the moon…
we made another grateful note on the this-right-here-is-good tally.

and, my heart always does a skip at that moment…
the moment that the clock strikes twelve,
that the new year begins.
and i’m kissing my man.

i passionately believe in new beginnings. {and kissing, for that matter.}

cheers to 2011!
it’s going to be whatever you make of it.

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drum roll please…

i hope to never forget…

play time on the patio, in jammies.
{love those santa gifts!}


anywhere you take myla,
she’s going to build a fort…
luckily, this pool provided the space and privacy needed to do so—


{santa brought water bugs = endless hours of fun!}


beautiful kenna with the tweeners favorite choice of beverage,
a virgin-miami-vice.

and every time my iced tea arrived with the splenda tucked under the lime..

{i was smiling}


{water guns from santa,

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my moosey is basking in sunny celebrations for her birthday here in cabo… today.
her requests: she wants to play sand soccer on the beach all day.
then dinner at “the office” which is where the party is at, here in cabo.
earlier this month, we celebrated pink-panther style…take a gander:

{the first invitation i’ve designed in illustrator…ta-da!}

{we played this theme song as the guest arrived, and during pizza time}



moosey has always been a pink panther movie fan.

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happy anniversary…

December 28, 2010
to the only couple who has truly seen us through it all.
in sickness, and health; in good times and in bad, in joy as well as in sorrow,
more than a few times in wealth and poverty…

our lives have parallelled each others for over fifteen years.

you are the most loyal, dear friends.

we love you.

happy fifteen!


these pictures are from an entire collection i have of one afternoon in seoul, korea. 1997.

the four of us cruised around seoul on our scooters, visiting buddhist temples,
and outdoor markets. the funniest/scariest things happened this day…

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christmas day.

December 28, 2010

we had a beautiful christmas here in cabo. we shared the day with good friends, delicious food, and the pacific ocean. i’ve found what i like most about christmas here, it’s that it’s not over. if we were home, i would have already gotten a crazy cleaning bug to take down the tree, super-clean the house and move on…

but here.

oh, we love here.

here, the christmas tree lights are still a-glow, we’re still whistling christmas tunes, and each morning still feels like christmas morning with the toy blizzard that appears.

the season continues.

plus, we know that white stuff will still be there, for months,

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christmas eve…

December 27, 2010

we had enchiladas, clam chowder, mexican steak and cheese quesadillas…

patio-style.


after a beautiful day at the beach,
we visited the bland family to give them their christmas eve gifts…

keeping with this new tradition,
cabo xmas 2010 pro look shorts!


the adorable bland familia—


our familia—

{please note: when i’m truly on vacation there is no make-up and very little effort to do my hair!}

kj’s shorts were mis-sized just a little,
so he put them on for a picture but wore his other christmas jammies all night.

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