tribute to a friend in photos

One of my bffs, Aaron came into town from Arizona last weekend and we had a lot of fun doing a photo shoot in downtown San Diego.
Our weekend was full of laughing, talking until the wee hours of the night,
enjoying a bottle of wine together, the beach.... and the only photos we got were these...
and they are good!

You know those kinds of friends who are up for anything? And always enjoy the ride...?



Those friends who will break into forbidden places just to get an awesome photo... and wave at the pass-er-by-ers who giggle at us...


Or those friends who know you inside and out. Who don't have to say a word, you just know by the look....


You know what I'm talking about.
Friends who will celebrate your successes
and will laugh about your mess-ups.


The friend who will watch YouTube with you all night long on a Saturday night...


That friend who you haven't seen in 2 years, but the fun always
picks up where you left off.


The friend who motivates you to run. Who is running a Marathon in December
and you almost consider running it with him.
Or maybe I'm just competitive...


And my favorite photo of the whole shoot.
I can just feel his sweet, fun, loving energy poring out of this photo.

Aaron is all that and more. He is my soul brotha who will never leave, but will always
be there with me.
I definately know we made a contract to be best friends.
Since 8th grade!

Love you Aaron!



And of course I had to post it with a different texture to it...Love!



And the photographer in all her glory!
We had gone down the wrong stairwell, and they were the kind where one set
went to the evens and the other side went to the odds. Weird. I know.
And we went down the wrong one! And I was wearing a dress, and had to hurtle myself
between the two railings...and this is the product of it!

Enjoy!

Testing

Who says money can't buy you happiness?

I have found my true love.

A year ago Ben and I went on a vacation to California, and we did this:


And I knew I had to have one.

She is vanilla and pink.
And even has a pink basket.
And I look darling on her!


Now, what to name her?

From the Universe

Last night, Julia, I was dreaming of you, again.

You were radiant, confident, and light beamed in every direction from the core of your being. Music followed you, angels serenaded you, and everyone was elevated by your presence. Wisdom shown from your eyes. Kindness emanated from your touch. And your power was simply awesome.

You looked, well... pretty much... exactly as you do right now.

Wow,
The Universe

Radiant huh?

hehehe

This is the beginning....

....of something very exciting and new. Yet scary, emotional, thrilling....FREEING!!

We are headed to the BIG San Diego!!! Ben is starting law school at Thomas Jefferson, in Old Town San Diego. He has been preparing for a long time, and the time has finally arrived!

We are both so excited to start a new chapter of our lives together. Part of it is sad, because we are leaving my family and our friends in Utah, but they can always come visit right? Part of it is just sooo exciting! We don't even know wha t to expect! But we know it's all good!

Stay tuned as we turn the pages of our lives. This post is not really clever witty, but I'm throwing it together at work...cut me some slack!

In the mean time, here are some pictures our friend Sara and my Auntie Carolyn took of us! Enjoy!