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Road Trip!

Next Wednesday/Thursday we pack up everything we own in a moving truck, hook the car to the back and make our way, Oregon Trail-like, across the country. It's been several nerve wracking months in the making but we finally have a home to go to and we've scaled down enough to make this move tolerable. We'll need a serious trip to Ikea and the area thrift stores once we make it but this is finally doable. I plan on shooting the entire trip, taking video and keeping a journal so I'll add more to this as we go/once we get there.

I can't describe how excited I am to move to this beautiful city, but I'd be lying if I said I won't miss Atlanta. A fun town with some super-fun people plus it's growing beautifully. Can't wait to visit in the future to see it continue to progress, but I definitely feel Seattle will bring more to my life in the next few years!

elk!

driving home from Gatlinburg was full of sogginess and rain but we did get to see these guys.

Seattle

It seems like forever since my last blogpost!

Anyway, I've had a busy month...

We spent a week in Seattle,WA sightseeing and visiting with friends. We also decided Seattle is the city we'd LOVE to live. With that, we're moving there the first week of October. I'm not looking forward to a week in a moving truck with my car-sick pup or hundreds of miles of desert, but I think the reward in the end is more than worth it. I'm so SO excited to live on the coast again(I'm originally from Naples, FL) and the culture there seems more my style. After eleven years of "southern hospitality" I've had my share!

Also, I've included a link to my Flickr set of Seattle pictures I took while there. Click on this blog title and enjoy!!

pre-wine

my parents, being the supreme gardeners they are, have decided to start up a tiny little vineyard. aren't they pretty?! i can't wait to see how the wine turns out <3

hello kitty house?

This resort in Taiwan takes it to the next level with an entire house dedicated to the icon everyone loves to hate.

Dad

Once upon a tragedy
Sixteen years this day
A shard of my spirit crushed
Turned back into stardust

Watching you pass on
Leaving this world behind
Tears another hole in me
Each moment your memory comes to mind

Reminded of your love
Your determination and devotion
A pirate with an obsession
How you adored the ocean

Early morning trips through the bays
Waking up the sun with nets full of bait
A genius in ways unheard of today
Reaching your brilliance a little too late

Little girl
My daddy’s life going slack
Weak heart and diseases wreaking havoc
I tried to bring you back

Failing the life I held so dear
You were gone
My heart went missing
Then nothing was clear

Confusion rules my life
To this very day
I’ll never understand
But I’ll still love you in every way

-Chrissy