exciting news!

wow, where has september gone?! this month we've had lots of visitors. although tiring, having visitors allows me to play the role of tourist a bit and i get to revisit some of my favorite spots, as well as discover new ones. we are half way done with our time here and i am motivated to make the most of the 9 remaining months.

and we also just got back from HAWAII! we were on oahu for about a week and it truly is paradise. we had talked about visiting there for a while and i'm glad we were able to slip away.

and last but not least, we received some exciting news this week... instead of heading back to north carolina like we had anticipated, we are now going to key west, florida! next summer we will make our way to key west where we'll be for about 2 years. this move means many good things for our future and i'm just very pleased to know where we'll be off to next...

sf outside lands music festival

1. 2009 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival - Day 3 - Lenka, 2. Band of Horses, 3. last photos, 4. Bat for Lashes, 5. Festival Atmosphere, 6. 2009 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival - Day 3 - The Avett Brothers, 7. 2009 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival - Day 2 - Raphael Saadiq, 8. Jason Mraz, 9. Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band _MVB0264xr

last weekend we were blessed to be able to attend the outside lands music festival in golden gate park. i had a lovely time listening to the great music, snacking on tasty treats, watching all sorts of interesting and beautiful people, and sharing it all with good friends.

above are some of my favorite acts from the festival: lenka, band of horses, zee avi, bat for lashes, the avett brothers, raphael saadiq, jason mraz, and conor oberst and the mystic river band with a guest appearance by jenny lewis! others left out of this collage are pearl jam (seeing them live was surreal), dave matthews band, calexico, and q-tip, who my friend sean insisted we go see and i actually ended up really enjoying myself and dancing lots. also went to see m.i.a. with a big group of friends and danced, danced, danced myself silly! so much fun...