Puerto Penasco, Mexico

"Rocky Point"

..only photo I have that isn't an iPhone photo

Campbell & Cara

Love my dad's smile..

ciiiiigarrrs

Jonny

99% sure they were dancing to the blaring music.

epicurious.com

Made this recipe a few days ago and it is delicious!! Love goat cheese. Love fresh foods.

Summer Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups tomato juice
1 1/3 cups finely chopped tomatoes (about 11 ounces)
1/2 cup (generous) finely chopped roasted red bell peppers from jar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon prepared white horseradish
1 garlic clove, pressed
Generous dash of hot pepper sauce
Fine sea salt
4 1/3-inch-thick rounds soft fresh goat cheese
6 grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
Additional extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling)

Preparation:

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl; whisk to blend. Season soup to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled and flavors blend, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Top each with 1 goat cheese round and 3 grape tomato halves. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and basil. Drizzle with oil and serve.

below are some interesting fixtures from various sites i look at for inspiration on projects. some are old, some are new, love all the different styles. love lighting. love design.

image from o'lampia


image from urban electric

image from urban electric

image from west elm

image from jayson home and garden

image from holly hunt : alison berger design

Everybody loves this girl:

Mrs Whitehead

Happy Memorial Day 2010:

@ The Tree House

Healthy Friends are Responsible To, not For Eachother

Jon enlightened me to Donald Miller's blog. I don't read it everyday, or even each week, but I'm trying more and more. I find it a good blog to relate to and with others. It provides support to thoughts that go unsaid and challenges those thoughts right where they are. The blog below is a re-occuring topic for my conversations about my personal growth/stagnation. I think responsibility to others stems from a good place in my being but can come out crooked when boundaries are not known (responsibility for others). Woods and I often talk of boundaries with clients - her's the offenders to the criminal system, and mine ... well, those that abuse children. This is important for personal, professional and even relationships with strangers.

I'm also reading Gavin De Becker's Protecting the Gift which educates readers on how to use your intuition and how much denial can impact becoming a victim. Although it discusses victimization, it highly emphasizes boundaries, and listening to your inner self to know when you are in danger or something is just off. Personally, I think Don's blog correlates the two. And now I want to read the book he refers to Boundaries by John Townsend.

Healthy Friends are Responsible To, not For Eachother

Justin King is seriously talented

http://justinking.com/video/jig

Scott and I absolutely love listening/watching this guy play the guitar. This is one of our favorites songs, enjoy!

Texas Rangers / Pool time / Slurpees / Frisbee & the Park / Patio Burgers / Best Friends

It's not even June yet. Thank you for returning Summer.

"What happens when the very material to form an identity becomes hollow?

...

When work and love are constantly transitional, so too is identity. My self-definition changes when I change jobs or lovers; I know myself differently, see the world differently, and in many ways become a different person. Identity becomes fluid when work and love are liquefied. They still exist, no doubt, but they have greatly transformed, no longer able to support a single self-definition"

- Andrew Root/ The Promise of Despair

Dot is a big girl, almost 2!