halloween inspiration

with only a few days until halloween night, i am still working on pulling my costume together. while browsing through anahata's flickr photos i came across her halloween costume inspiration...



aren't they lovely?! and these images sent me off on my own path of planning, which has eventually evolved into my creating a costume based on the roman goddess diana.


and here is my own inspiration board based on the concept of "huntress: spirit of the forest"... we shall see what becomes of all this planning!

1. , 2. a row of old cameras., 3. ., 4. Catch me, 5. Home is, 6. autumn air | october 24. 2009, 7. slightly haunted house update!, 8. that sky, 9. for dawn, 10. Golden Gate Bridge, 11. Succulents., 12. blue skies and red trees | october 24. 2009, 13. Untitled, 14. Untitled, 15. Untitled, 16. the friend is the woman who knows all about you, and still likes you.

current inspiration via one of my most favorite things EVER: flickr

awkward family photos

Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

whenever i need a good laugh, i visit awkward family photos... i cannot help but laugh out loud at some of these awkward and often bizarre family shots! so wrong, but so funny.

new header

thank you to my wonderful and savvy husband for helping me to personalize my header! i supplied the art work and he did all of the technical work. thanks, love!

listening to...

home by edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

san juan bautista

today we enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the sleepy village of san juan bautista... we ate a deliciously authentic lunch at one of the several mexican restaurants on main street followed by a bit of ice cream as we wandered the quiet little streets admiring all of the old architecture and artifacts. i wish i would have visited this quaint little place earlier! it is definitely on my list of places to bring visitors from now on. it is a special hamlet as it has been protected from development since 1933 and according to my fodor's northern california guidebook, it's "about as close to early-19th-century california as you can get." simply charming and i can't wait to visit again and take lots more photos!

chicks rock boogie 2009

last weekend we ventured down to southern california to attend the infamous chicks rock boogie at skydive elsinore. the purpose of this event is to celebrate women in skydiving, who only make up between 10-15% of the sport's demographic. and celebrate we did! during the day, we made lots of fun jumps and supported each other as we learned and grew in our skydiving abilities.

and if we jump out of planes for fun during the day, then you can imagine how much fun we like to have at night! friday night, fellow skydiver and friend andy's band arson academy performed an intense show to a high energy crowd at the dropzone. and then saturday night all the stops were pulled out for the piece de resistance of the weekend: a 60s themed party! complete with security at the door, a great dj, free alcohol, a professional photographer manning a photobooth, beautiful people in creative costumes, this party rivaled those at any club.

i'm so glad to have made it to this amazing event where there was such great energy! i was able to see friends from all over the country, as well as meet many new ones. and being surrounded by such great women who share the same passion was satisfying on a deep level. hopefully the mosaic above helps to capture the sensations of the weekend, for i surely cannot do it justice merely with words...