it's bound to melt your heart.

look at that cute boy! i love him so much, and i absolutely adore this picture (so i just had to share).


i cannot believe that i have gotten myself into such an overwhelming summer already and it's only april! so far, the tasks include:

-planning a full week of curriculum for work, themed around the continent of africa

-planning seven hour-long science lessons, and then teaching them to two sites each week of summer

-leading large group for wwf at church

-vacationing in napa for five days for the sister's birthday

-vacationing at comic con in san diego for four days

-working longer days due to summer camp

did i mention my summer is only seven weeks long? oi! i cannot believe school starts on august 10th this year!

should be a very busy time. the question now is: should i take a class at chaffey too? hmmmm...


hugs and loves.

corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces.

sometimes, i'll have a dream. not like the dreams you dream when your head finally rests itself on a pillow after a long day. these dreams are better, bigger. the kinds of dreams you spend an afternoon working on, or turn to when you have a few spare minutes lying around. lofty, detailed, wonderfully fabricated dreams.

and then, sometimes, i'll just forget about one of those dreams.

it's not conscious really, but i'll just tuck it into one of my brain pockets and keep on truckin'.

but oh! today i pulled out one of those dreams and dusted it off and i don't think it could have shined any shinier. it was a well-made dream, one of my best. tomorrow i'll get to put it on and try to do good by it.


i'll let you know how it goes.



for now, there's this! the skeletal remains from an ACTUAL chupacabra, viewed while chris and i were out for the day in venice! ahh, venice.




hugs and loves.