01 August 2008

doing.


oregon is over, which makes me a little sad.
i'm happy there is much talk of the next reunion...texas, i believe?
today has been a day of unwinding, which entails sleeping in, lounging, reading and writing, unpacking, things of that sort.

angela read a whole [thick] book and is on another.

all i've eaten today is about 1/3 of a box of gluten free nutty rice cereal with hemp milk [which is my new favorite, not including hazelnut, which i've only seen in jamaica even though it's america-made] topped with tons of blueberries, a small bowl of cottage cheese with blueberries and sprinkled with flaxseeds and cinnamon, two huge glasses of ice water, and now i'm eating a giant mug full of cherries and drinking iced darjeeling.

i'm hoping to attend the aveda institute [not random. been wanting to for YEARS] in minnesota since my uncle suggested that one and offered for me to live with their fam while i attend. that would be so great-i'll be able to spend time with my grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles i miss...which means i must capitalize on living near ama right now and visit her much more often! [because that is something i was looking forward to upon returning from jamaica]

i can tell that i'm becoming much more healthy in general now that i'm eating gluten-free foods.
i got to see trigger and dave at a show in portland. that was fabulous.

i miss my hume friends and hume lake and friends from hume who aren't there.
i am very excited to go to kayla's wedding tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm also very excited to go to jamaica on monday. it's funny, i just feel like i'm popping across town.

28 July 2008

i just can't get enough

extended family
oregon coast
for only five days...sad.

11 July 2008

03 July 2008

nine days.






this time i'm bringing company.
brandon and maybe alison.
shall be grand.

fourth of july food

http://www.chefjohnny.com/recipes/recipe7.html

01 July 2008

this is what i'll be missing when i'm gone



do what i can


i'm going to jamaica one more time for now.
i booked my tickets and i have a couple friends that i hope will be able to make it, too. it would be fabulous. i had to make some calls to jamaica yesterday to confirm lodging and transportation...aunt sunshine's house and my jamaicapoppa, mr jones.

it's pretty exciting. and i'm excited that it's a visit..that i don't feel a pull to live there anymore. it will be good. and i really can't imagine what those 9 days will be like, i'm really curious to see how it turns out. i am beyond excited to see all the kids from the little church group i used to help with...

everyone's telling me "matthew's lookin well" I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE HIM AGAIN. and unfortunately, he hasn't gone to his adoptive parents yet, but fortunately, his house mom really loves him and takes really good care of him and so...if he's still there when i get there, it will be very cool. i just realized i/we will be there for his eight month birthday. pretty fabulous. it's soso great that i held him as he was dying and now he's getting to be this chubby lil man.

so maybe i can't go on road trips here or shop very much and etc, but this is more than worth it to me and i'm super thankful for my family supporting me and letting me come and go like i do.