Here is the front of the card. I photoshopped Jason’s and my face on an old photograph I found on flickr. I make myself laugh so hard.

It was the most untraditional one we’ve ever had and probably the most laid-back. My sister, brother-in-law, and two wee nephews drove down for a few days. We did a lot of hanging out and walking around downtown Laguna. Our Thanksgiving dinner consisted of turkey sandwiches on the beach.

It was Lincoln’s second time at the beach, but the first time he’d really explored the sand. Jason and Johnny dug a very deep hole in the sand (as boys do) and filled it up with the two-year-old and more sand. He’s been initiated.

Boone slept as we watched the sunset.

The next day involved a trip to San Diego Zoo where we saw a gorilla and a polar bear very closely. Lincoln is very clever with identifying animals and perched wide-eyed on his daddy’s shoulders for most of the time.

Thanks, Gillespies, for coming for a visit!

Last night, Jason and I went to a birthday (slash) housewarming party for one of his friends. It was a good first social outing, and we had loads of fun.

The earlier part of the day was spent driving around Laguna Beach, looking for apartments. I would estimate that craigslist only represents about 30% of the rental market. Most of the places we’ve found were from scoping out neighborhoods and looking for “For Rent” signs. In a lot of ways that’s better because you can rule out a place quickly and get an idea of the different areas. Research, you know.

Photo by Melissa Snyder.

It was the longest I’d been away from him since we’ve been married so that was weird and sucky.

This is our little duplex that I will miss so much. It was the first place Jason and I have lived that was big enough to have people over. It was charming, and I liked our neighbors.

Here’s a few photos of what transpired in the last week.

The Day They Took the Car Away (to ship it down south)

Pain Perdu, I love you.

After the Movers Left

On My Way!

We’re really going to try to document this transition as much as possible. It’s quite the adventure for us!

Yesterday my sister gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He’s pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself. It was the first labor I’ve been a part of so there was a good deal of me screaming in my head “OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH!”

It went really well; most of the day was spent just waiting. My sister had asked earlier if I would document the day, so I took a fair share of photos and kept her facebook updated throughout the day.

Little Boone is adorable. He’s got a thick coat of peach fuzz and smells wonderful.

We celebrated our second anniversary this past week. It’s the happiest thing in the world being married to Jason Dukes.

I had a fun time with family this morning. (Jason had to work…poo!) We walked downtown to watch our city’s annual 4th of July parade.

Here’s a little video of my favorite part. Dancing horses! They stole the show. That, and the groups of little kung fu students. Hiyah!