Life's So Easy Today

Doug & I just got back from a little vacation away. We traveled down to Key West, FL for a little rest, relaxation, and fun in the sun. I had never been to Key West, but there was a period of time when I almost moved there. I was looking for a back-up plan in case I didn't get in to grad school. I figured I could move down to Key West, write poetry, and do something random like bartend or drive a taxi. I had even started looking for places to live. Needless to say, I ended up in Los Angeles at school instead, but I never shook that desire to go to Key West. Two of my favorite wordsmiths made it their homes for a while - Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett.

Doug and I at the southernmost point in the continental United States. We actually heard a little rumor that it's no longer the southernmost point, but we still liked the buoy. It's hard to believe Cuba is only 90 miles away.


This is the view of the lighthouse from the Hemingway House. The Hemingway House is overrun with cats, many of which have six toes.


Every night, Key West has a "Sunset Celebration" where people flock to Mallory Square to watch the sun go down. Doug & I decided to have dinner on the water one night so we could be near the party and check it out. The scenery was so gorgeous. I was just trying to photograph the light dancing on the water and this guy flew through my photo. You can imagine how excited I was when I realized I caught him!


A very cool movie theater sign. I love movie theaters!


Even though Doug is not really in focus in this photo, I think it's one of my favorites of us from the trip. I love that you can see both our arms holding the camera in our sunglasses.


Obviously we took a million and one photos, but I won't bore you with all of them. Our vacation was wonderful and I would LOVE to visit Key West again (although I think I've gotten over my desire to live there).

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted

A month ago, I vacationed with a bunch of my friends to celebrate a college reunion of sorts. Way back when, over ten years ago, we all decided that we would go on a cruise together for a week. Well, the designated year arrived, and as you can imagine, a week on a boat started to seem a little tough to take. For instance, some of us now had children. All of us had jobs. The horror! We found a super-cool alternative - we stayed at a house in Park City, UT! It was close enough for people to come for a long weekend and we didn't need to worry about passports. Sign me up! Needless to say, we had a blast. There's something about spending time with people who really know you - they've seen you at your worst and your best, and still love you. All of my travel companions are AMAZING people - doctors, lawyers, businessmen, entrepreneurs. Everyone seems truly happy with their lives, which is inspiring on its own. I finally carved out a little time to post some of our trip photos (although I'll save the embarrassing ones for later), so enjoy! Dan, Mel, Mark, Alice, Amy, Andy, Rachel, Dennis, and Lesley - these are for you!

If you remember, I mentioned in a previous post that it snowed while we were there (like on June 11th). Here's the proof:




This is the brave group of souls who decided to try out the Olympic bobsled track. At Olympic Park closing time, the three boys (men?) had the fastest time of the day!


Dan & Mel


Skiing Collage (click on it to see it bigger):

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted

Tomorrow morning, I'm boarding a plane to fly way down south, only to drive back up to Boston with a friend of mine. She drove with me to Los Angeles when I moved out there in 2001, so it's about time I returned the favor. Plus, my friend Meg has been down in Florida training dolphins, which means there's a good chance I could be coming in close contact with some marine life. Road trips are awesome vacations. Love 'em. Since Thanksgiving is next Thursday, we can't exactly dilly-dally, but we have a couple of stops planned. As long as I can take tons of photos, I'll be happy. So, if any of you need to get in touch with me, just give me a call. You can always check in to see what state I'm in! I'll also check my email when I get the chance.

Since I don't want to post without including a photo...

Yes, I had a shoot with pez dispensers. There are a lot more where this came from, but I'll have to work on the rest when I get home!