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Last Sunset in Santa Cruz
When we were first married, Santa Cruz had never been in the plan for us. However, due to the way our jobs leaned over the first couple of years, I was given an chance to work at a small studio there, Studio Holladay. The opportunities that Ted gave me in that job truly formed me…
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Burke Williams. ‘Nuff said.
I just had a long weekend off. We spent the last “first Friday” in Santa Cruz watching the sunset and then crashing all kinds of parties, saying farewell, enjoying other people’s company, getting energized. Saturday we cancelled our AT&T contract and then spent the entire afternoon getting pampered at a spa in Santana Row. Last…
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Dilemma
It has been a stressful week. After coming back from Seattle we jumped right into the business of life. On top of colleagues calling out sick, launch mode still on, meetings to attends or host, Wanderlust business setup and stretching out of our comfort zone, finances to figure out, car to sell, crap to buy……
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Wanderlust
Every new place is like a new book, full of adventure and the unknown. I’ve had wanderlust since I was old enough to go out on my own, whether by bike or train. I attribute this to my father, who was (and still is) always perusing maps and exploring new places on every bike ride…
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A milestone
Conrad turned 30, surrounded by people he loves and who love him. It has been an overly social week: Cosmic Design had the grand opening of their gorgeous studio in Santa Cruz and we’ve been hanging out with house guests who were an absolute delight to get to know (and oddly enough, I miss them).…
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Sharing
Violeta and I have been planning this move in differing degrees of seriousness for the last seven years. We’ve only began to be really serious about it about a year ago, when we planned the apartment-buying trip. All of the other events in our lives, looking back, have contributed to this leap and have helped…
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The best laid plans…
from “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns (1785) … But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Still thou are blest, compared wi’ me! The present only toucheth thee:…
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Apartment Prep
Well the kitchen’s done! After many emails back and forth to the contractors, the counter people and Dan, Vio’s brother, who oversaw the whole thing, it has come together. All of the appliances are installed, the water runs both hot and cold, and the cabinets are all the same color. We really couldn’t have stayed…
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About opinions
Friends are those who enjoy your company and have no immediate plans for your improvement. These are some of those kind of friends we have. I had to wait to get into a good place before I brought this up. I was very judgmental myself, mostly of judgmental people, or strangers, whom ultimately I’m grateful…
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Curiosity
First of all, if I could go unnoticed for long periods of time, I’d be happiest. On the other hand I do love the stage. Public speaking is occasionally my favorite form of making art. Some of you know that there is one question I can’t stand anymore: “where are you from?” I know full…
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Comparison
Time is slow. We daydream of “home” with anticipation. We continue to prepare ourselves physically, emotionally and financially, though there are things we wish we could ready ourselves for, but we have no control over. On a late walk around the neighborhood, as the air cooled down, Conrad and I were talking about a major…
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7 years
Yes, I’ve been married that long. To commemorate this anniversary, we embarked last minute on this camping overnight adventure. The reason I do it is to get back in touch with the earth, literally. Also to test our limits, get all dirty and listen to crickets and loud birds before falling asleep. We love an…