it's late, and this little bunny-pumpkin is tired...but i have so much to say!
i was mia from the real world last week, as i was lucky to spend time with my very good friend yarrow (aka sara) in the gulch, really beautiful redwood lands in pescadero, north of santa cruz. a great week in the forest and nature, and a nice week of napping on yet another sofa. it was great to see sara, and to watch her in action as an awesome teacher of outdoor education. go sara! it was also a treat to meet all the other awesome people she works with, one huge naturalist team that does an amazing job of teaching kids how important mother earth is, the wonders of lichen and that certain sea creatures will stick to your nose...all very important things to know. thursday was a wonderful day! it involved 50 some miles of coastal riding that was gorgeous, and sun, and a nasty headwind (which i secretly love), followed by a dusk dip in the ocean and a friendly seal.
i'm one lucky girl.
friday i drove south, and was very lucky to spend some quality time with my godfather and his family, what a treat. then to the homeland (no longer home exactly, so the homeland will have to suffice!) and a nice reunion with the parents and various other people here who i am quite happy to see.
this morning started with an early morning (old people) walk, which included breakfast and some browsing at the pasadena art fair. it's funny to think that two years ago vanessa jean had a booth at that fair! ahhh, fairs...such mixed emotion. regardless...i came home (aka the home i'm lucky enough to be staying at) to laundry (making anything clean is good!) and removing all contents from jeepie (see previous parenthesis), and then organizing everything that came from the car. i'm in organizational exctasy! tomorrow i get to continue to vacuum the car (i ran the dustbuser battery out today) and clean the windows from the inside out. these things thrill me (yes, this is an ok time to suggest that i get a life).
then (after jumping the jeepie battery...it gets worn out when the doors are open so long) the fam headed to whittier and i got to see the rest of the fam, including the grandpa who is looking like a champ, and eating well too. ahhh, family times are good times. we can surely entertain ourselves anywhere, and pull anyone into the fun with us (including the restraunt owner).
so much more to the night, but i'm too tired to keep going. abbrev: saw la based friends from portland and it was swell.
other things: my bikes breaks will be squeaky tomorrow because it's raining here and li'l dude is getting wet as we speak. there are two huge, amazing peacocks roaming the neighborhood and house grounds where i am staying. i've learned i collect all the little things because i'm afraid of forgetting the marvelous, minute details* that make life so rich. i need a haircut. rainy days are good for crawling under the covers and reading a book (ie napping). laughing feels good. the familiar sounds of saturday npr can comfort me anywhere. congrats to yale womens volleyball, ivy league champs and one game away from ncaa, mad props. i miss climbing on ladders and playing with tools. i'm terribly afraid of having to "settle down" somewhere, can't i just keep vagabonding forever? time for sleeping...followed by bike riding to breakfast with brian in the morning.
sweet dreams.

*i plan to talk about this a lot more sometime soon. you'll want to vomit, but i'm excited to ramble a lot!