getaways

One of my favorite things about life is going out of town for a break from it. It makes me feel alive all over again.

Palm Springs: Where you can really only read and sip on a drink for about 10 minutes before you have to jump in the pool due to extreme heat.

Eating In-N-Out on the ground outside the movie theatre in Long Beach, because when you're with Kirsten, everything is spur-of-the-moment and awesome.

Out on the lake in Minnesota. And yes, I took a turn in the driver's seat. (Is that what it's called in a boat?)

San Francisco: Dinner...

dancing (with whistles - best idea ever)

...and brunch in the morning. 

Next up: School, starting Wednesday. But I'm taking my summer mindset as far into the fall as I possibly can.

my moh speech

... in case you want to know how it's done by a pro.

"I put off writing this little toast up until the last minute; I think because I knew that once I did, this would all feel real to me. Not that that's a bad thing; it just makes me a little teary. I guess I've always felt like Kim belonged to me  - like she was mine. Maybe that's what happens when your parents bring home a little baby from the hospital. I must have felt like, 'Hey, I just got a little baby!' Sisters are a pretty big deal in our family, and Kim was my first experience with that. She was my sister before she was anyone else's...