I will learn to row it...

of course, this is an advertisement for a brand new drift boat...but I so want to learn to row them...what an amazing weekend

departure is getting closer

and it is bittersweet. I am excited to be going back to the Philippines, really I am. And yet, I never expected that I would be thinking how much I would like to be spending this coming month tucked in some cabin in the woods, or traipsing around Alaska, or fishing anywhere or relaxing on the beach or even just snuggled up, watching movies with him. It is all good, it just draws out all the scary wonderful vulnerable places I didn't expect to surface again.

Makes life interesting, right?

42 days....

I am both excited to be returning to the Philippines and thinking about how much better good experiences are when shared...sure didn't expect to be sorting through all these feelings on the 2nd day of the new year! Not that I am complaining!

Focus on the beauty of it all, and how quickly a month passes. Right? Who knew how quickly these last 2 months would wiz by...big sigh.

Snow 2008....I miss it already

'nuff said.

Christmas eve, full of snow and potential

What an amazing last couple of weeks. Hard to even capture all the joy and excitement and feelings of hope and potential for the future. I am spending this holiday in the present, embracing the bliss and wonder of things that feel like they are happening the right way. For once? Has it been a lifetime of getting to this place? Lots to consider, but none of it is bad.

thinking about snowy escapes - small cabins with warmth from a fire, happy people, snuggling pup, trips outside to throw snowballs and simple hearty foods...and of course, the most amazing kisses.

maybe one of these???

A week before Christmas and all through the house

I am just living in the present and loving every moment. I think this is how it is suppose to feel. Who knew?

It's December....tomorrow

I can't get over how quickly time is flying. Crazy, really.

Have to post the beautiful steelhead...and let me just say, I am blissed out these days.

grateful grateful grateful....I don't want to lose sight of it for a moment.