meet addison.

Hannah has been my best friend since gym class of sophomore year (thanks Mr. Porecco for forcing us to be partners). We were 15 years old and it tells a lot when you are supposed to hate each other (typical high school stuff) and you undeniably connect and become best friends - seeing each other through high school break ups, off to college, roadies for invisible children, marriage, buying a house.

And now, a baby.

Miss Addison was born on March 22nd - I was out on a date and it didn't seem weird for us to make a quick stop by the hospital to see everyone and pick up the placenta. Normal date stuff.

I am so proud and excited for my friends. They have been amazing parents already and have so much love for this lucky little girl. I cant wait to see her grow. And I cant wait for Hannah and I to tell her stories of "when we were in high school..."

this boy dan.

the first night i met him he was signing and dancing (and not normal dancing) to mayer hawthorne like there was no one else in the room (you know the saying). for some reason he kept telling me that he had asthma and introduced me to his very beautiful 'roommate'- kate. i was intrigued. dan was not boring and i knew that because shortly after i stalked him on facebook.

he is the kind of guy who knows how to use an oxford comma.
his mind is going faster than he can keep up with and his schedule is fuller than a normal human could commit to.
but dan only needs 5 hours of sleep instead of 8.
he prefers bikes over cars and brunettes over blondes.
everyone that knows him, knows that he doesn't like sweet things, such as maple syrup.
he says he can cook very tender chicken and the best bacon.
and it's true.
he can.
most nights consist of band practice, yoga or church.
his roommate makes ties.
one week he didn't have any money and he had to live off of the eggs from the chickens in their back yard.

i don't know if that last part is true.
but it sounds like something he would do.

maui.

"sisters behind sisters"


most families have that one crazy uncle.
i have seven.
thank goodness a couple of them weren't invited to sheila's birthday trip to hawaii. every year that one of the siblings in her family turn 60 they plan a vacation. someone has been turning 60 every 2 or 3 years now, so it's worked out pretty fun for them.
maui was my mom's idea and as a travel agent she is a little too good at planning if you know what i mean :) there were 16 of us, so planning was absolutely necessary. we weren't going anywhere fast and there were even times where we had to pull over the cars and do a head count because we thought we left someone.
the excursions were all very fun of course but i felt exhausted almost the whole time - as the night before the trip i stayed up all night with a boy, dan. then went on a 2am volcano, sunrise, biking excursion the first night. and never seemed to catch up after that. which is fine. i wouldn't chose it another way and miss out. i would rather be kayaking with whales and snorkeling with sea turtles and playing nertz than taking a nap.
but i was also a little preoccupied and would secretly rather be having coffee with this boy dan than doing absolutely anything else in the whole world.

the newest member of SUNNYSIDE neighborhood

i recently went to the fourth annual crawfish boil party put on by the boys who used to live in the 525 house. it's always good seeing them again and it was the most perfect weather. all the girls were either wearing sundresses and hats. or bike shorts and helmets. i was in a sundress and hat.
one of the normal catch up on life questions of course is - "where are you living now?" - i stand up straight and with pride announce that,

"i have just moved to - SUNNYSIDE."
oh? where's that?
you know - sunnyside. it's like just north of highlands.
hmmm...never heard of it.

ugh. i am trying to make make my neighborhood the next "it" neighborhood...but this exact conversation happened about three times.
the next day i ran into an old friend nathan from CSU and he asked where i was living these days. i told him -

"oh, just north of highlands"
"sunnyside?" he asks.
YES! SUNNYSIDE!.

i have been having sooo much fun painting and going to ikea and learning how to tile and drilling and messing up and going through bins from my parents house. i love that if i dont have time to put away the dishes - no one freaking cares (not that my place is a mess). i love paying my mortgage every month and feeling responsible.

the beginning of february the loan was officially accepted. the inspection went well and we closed on the 27th. i could not sleep the night before - still so nervous that something wouldn't go through or i would not make it to the closing. but after signing my life away i was handed the key. it was still a bit unreal. i went back to my sisters and we immediately took a load over and started brainstorming paint colors.

the next day i went to hawaii.

catch up.

a lot has happened since february and i just couldn't be bothered with blogging. although there was the ol' family trip to hawaii sort of thing there were also some life changing sort of events. you know, things that change your life. my parents are filing for divorce. i officially bought a house and live like an adult, by myself. i dated a pretty awesome guy for a couple of months and then i got my heart broken. best friends had a baby. decided to start going to mile high vineyard church. got a tattoo. (not all in this order)
AND at the end of this month i might get a kitten!

some of these things i should probably blog about. and some of these things i shouldn't.
ill start with the house.