tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57104862430747576712024-03-13T16:45:02.596-07:00the duffy moon projectCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-12709862367982124322013-12-16T10:18:00.000-08:002013-12-16T10:18:32.414-08:00Christmas Tree Hunting and A Holiday Photo Contest with Easy Canvas Prints<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't believe that it's been nearly THREE months since I've spent any time on this blog of mine. I've been going through some personal challenges and haven't had the motivation. But, I'm ready to get back to it and what better way than to document our second year of Christmas tree hunting in our new state of Colorado and to mention a great upcoming contest from Easy Canvas Prints. Last holiday season we had just moved to Colorado and were living at the end of a dirt road in the unincorporated town of Pine. We cut down a little six-footer, which appeared quite tiny sitting below 20-foot ceilings. But, there was something so rewarding about having cut it down ourselves that we didn't mind. This year we wanted something a bit bigger, and without the luxury of cutting something down right out our front door with Hudson napping away in his room, we headed out in the old family car with a sled, a saw and plenty of hot cocoa and cider. Our first stop was the adorably festive Country Ace Hardware in Granby, where we picked up our $10 cutting permit. After some wrong turns on tiny country roads we found ourselves ready to begin our trek into the woods. And by trek I mean a short half mile walk on a road closed to traffic followed by another hundred yard dash into the forest to collect our perfect 9' Blue Spruce. We attempted to teach Hudson the art of the snow angel, but he wasn't too jazzed about any of it. The hot cocoa was more his thing. I snapped a few pictures to capture this new family tradition before we wrestled our tree out of the forest and onto our car for a nail biting hour and a half ride home. I'm happy to report that the tree made it back in one piece with no damage done to the car. The tree was decorated that evening, but sat skirt-less until I whipped one up last night, pictures will follow in a later post. So now I can finally get some presents wrapped since there is a finished tree for them to reside under. I'll be turning one of the pictures from this new annual tradition into a canvas as a Christmas gift for my hubby. And you can too with this great holiday contest by Easy Canvas Prints. All you have to do is upload a photo that you'd want to create on canvas and give as a gift, include a description and then spread the word via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. so that your friends and family can vote for you! The winner will receive a $300 Easy Canvas Prints credit! And second and third place will win $100 credits. Check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EasyCanvasPrints?hc_location=timeline" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> page or <a href="http://www.easycanvasprints.com/blog" target="_blank">blog</a> for more details. Good luck, and happy holidays! </span><br />
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-28393123999715914742013-09-26T15:40:00.000-07:002013-09-26T15:40:41.631-07:00HUDSON'S FIRST FISHING TRIP {ECHO LAKE & MT. EVANS}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last weekend we ventured up to Mt. Evans and Echo Lake. My mom and step-dad, Chad were in town visiting from California and we wanted to check out some of the amazing wilderness that Colorado has to offer, especially the turning of the aspen leaves. My mom has been to visit a couple of times, but Chad hadn't been here since the 70s. He's a fly fisherman and so we wanted to make sure that we got a little fishing in, which was no easy task with all the recent flooding. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We drove up above the 10,400 feet where Echo Lake sits, and enjoyed some incredible views. The road has some very steep drop offs and is not for the faint of heart. If you have a fear of heights, this is not the drive for you. I thought my mom was going to have a heart attack. Thankfully we made it back down in one piece and got to feast our eyes on all this beauty for the remainder of the morning. Hudson "fished" for the first time, which mostly involved him dragging his pole around in the dirt.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We ended the afternoon with a little lunch in the adorable town of Idaho Springs before heading back home. I'm thankful that we got to see some beautiful foliage and enjoy the wonderful fall weather. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I loved reading Sydney's <a href="http://www.thedaybookblog.com/2013/09/taking-stock.html" target="_blank">lovely list</a> and was inspired to make my own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Making: more time for crafting, music, and creative play with hudson</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Cooking: not nearly as often as i'd like, but my plans for the fall include some hot boozy drinks, various cinnamon rolls and sweet buns, root vegetables, leafy greens and some slow cooked meats</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Drinking: too much coca cola! i need to stop this, but so hard when there is a soda fountain at work</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Reading: Sunset and Real Simple magazines, and too many blogs</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Wanting: to carve pumpkins and decorate the house for fall</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Looking: ahead and planning for the rest of 2013 including the holidays (halloween being my favorite), a wedding, a trip to see my little Indy, lots of good stuff to come!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Playing: lots of new used records</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Wasting: too much time in front of the TV, need to change that habit. the record player is helping</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Sewing: not, but hoping to get going on some stitched christmas gifts</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Wishing: the Coloradans in flooded areas a speedy and safe recovery</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Enjoying: a visit from my mom and stepdad</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Waiting: for my hair to grow</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Liking: these <a href="http://www.ulive.com/olive-us" target="_blank">wonderful little videos</a> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Wondering: how all these moms have time for the creativity i keep seeing all over Pinterest</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Loving: all the new plants and succulents i've recently filled my house with.</span><a href="http://www.branchshop.com/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #f50a8f; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Hoping: to see the aspens changing during our drive up mount evans</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Marveling: at all the new things hudson is learning, like how to jump</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Needing: to finish my craft area organization</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Smelling: apple cinnamon tea, hello autumn!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Wearing: boots for the first time in many months</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Following: too many blogs to keep up with</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Noticing: that my tan is fading</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Knowing: that life is moving in the direction that it is meant to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Thinking: about having a little brother or sister for hudson, hopefully sooner rather than later </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Feeling: excited for upcoming trips to san francisco and oklahoma</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Bookmarking: christmas gift ideas</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Opening: the blinds every morning so all my new plants can get some sunshine</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; line-height: 21px;">Giggling: at this new fake laugh hudson has developed, which he thinks is hilarious and has me in stitches</span><br style="background-color: white; 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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-28389749205844572402013-09-09T12:28:00.000-07:002013-09-12T15:48:32.894-07:00BIRTHDAY TRADITIONS {AND A BUILDASIGN REVIEW}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since Hudson was born, I have been feeling a bit more sentimental and invested in cultivating family traditions. I wasn't close with my grandparents growing up and I wouldn't say that our family was rich with traditions that had been passed down through the generations. But there are a few that stand out. And waking up every year on my birthday to a dining room decked out with streamers, balloons, cards, gifts and a birthday sign is one of them. My mom did it all through my childhood and my sister and I kept it going as adults after moving out of the house. I do it for Jeremy, although come to think of it, he doesn't do it for me, (hello husband, please make a note to self!) and I will now begin to do it for Hudson. It always felt like the perfect place in the house to focus birthday celebrations since it's where we start the day with cards and gifts and end the day with cake, candles and wishes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This coming January Hudson will turn two. I feel like this is the first year that he will understand (to some degree) the pleasure of celebrating the day he was born; the attention, the presents, the cake, the hats, the realization that this day is important and different than the others. And I want to start his big day off the way my mom and dad always did for me. But I'll probably add in some crafty homemade elements because I like that sort of thing. And thanks to <a href="http://www.buildasign.com/" target="_blank">BuildaSign</a> I will also be incorporating a "Happy Birthday Hudson" sign that will be making a yearly appearance for as long as he is living under my roof. I am excited to add a new and personalized element to this long standing Gibbons and now Hulse family tradition. And I feel like this sign will last 18+ years. It's great quality and while we didn't opt for the grommets, we can certainly add our own at some point with an inexpensive grommet tool. For now I used furniture tacks to hang the sign (just to check it out since it isn't yet January) and I think they add a nice little blingy pop. </span></div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-5155725446915783182013-09-04T12:38:00.000-07:002013-09-11T11:40:17.472-07:00{WORDLESS WEDNESDAY}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-1772011194299030332013-09-04T10:32:00.000-07:002013-09-04T10:32:47.325-07:00WEEKEND UPDATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I meant to post this on the 19th of August, not sure what happened. But decided since it was written (and includes adorable pictures of Hudson) I would toss it up on the blog. I'm been much too quiet on here since I jetted to San Francisco with little notice, became an aunt and had a wonderful Labor day weekend with my hubby. Hopefully I can get caught up and document all this goodness in the coming days. Plus I am way overdue for my BuildASign banner review. Stay tuned, but for now here is a recap from THREE weekends ago! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm really going to miss summertime. We went to the pool four separate times this weekend. Jeremy and I were just talking yesterday about how appreciative we are of having a wonderful kid-friendly pool right across the street from our house. I think that pool alone might keep us in Stapleton for the long haul. No planning or schlepping necessary, just toss the toddler and some towels in the stroller and off we go. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And having swim lessons at this pool makes it even better, if that is even possible. Hudson has his final lesson on Saturday morning. In the five weeks since his lessons began, he has become so much more comfortable in the water. He was going through a strange phase of bathtub terror. With a little patience and much time in the pool, it's thankfully a distant memory. He has gained so much independence and confidence, walking around the shallow end with his little floatie and sunglasses. I think he would spend all day every day at the pool if we let him. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But we don't. So, the other 30 some odd hours were spent crafting,multi-grain blueberry pancake making, thrifting (which I'm saving for a separate post since it was that good), and packing for San Francisco since my flight is booked for Friday but nobody knows except for the baby when he'll make his appearance. I woke up today feeling thankful for such a good life. </span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-7885424623855130472013-08-16T12:58:00.001-07:002013-08-16T12:58:42.944-07:00FLASHBACK FRIDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two weeks from today, Jeremy and I will be setting up camp at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, getting ready for a weekend of camping, Phish and my birthday! So looking forward to some solo time with my guy, while Hudson gets some Coco and Pops time. </span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-63677473563112835982013-08-13T13:56:00.000-07:002013-08-13T13:56:29.824-07:00THE COUNTY FAIR {CAPTURED VIA IPHONE}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have such fond memories of the California Mid-State Fair. I was in 4-H as a kid and raised a lamb one year to show at the fair. In all the months leading up to the fair, my lamb and I were a disaster. She wouldn't listen or behave. I vacillated between states of disinterest and frustration. It was pathetic. Then something magical happened when we got to the fair. Donning my all white outfit, punctuated by the 4-H signature green scarf and hat, my lamb Daisy and I entered the showing area and were like completely different lamb and girl. She was perfect, we were perfect. We placed 1st in our division which allowed us to compete in the next division where we placed 2nd. We made it all the way to the Senior division! And then I sold her to someone who planned to eat her. After that I didn't eat lamb for a solid two decades. And even now when I do, it's hard not to think of our weird little moment of glory. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll tell Hudson this story when he's old enough to understand the whole animal is meat concept. Until then, I thought he'd enjoy a little petting zoo time. He was definitely a bit overwhelmed by the close proximity to all the animals, preferring to observe from the safe haven of Jeremy's and my clutches. Or maybe he was just somewhat distracted by his new love, TRACTORS. We stopped into a horse vaulting event (it's like gymnastics on horseback and you can <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HH4WTdrkao" target="_blank">YouTube</a> it if you're curious) and there was a tractor clearing the ring. I don't even recall saying the word, but from that moment on it was all Hudson could talk about. He even woke up briefly on the way home muttering "tractor" again and again before falling back to sleep. I've never seen him so obsessed with anything before. We picked up a little John Deere Lego version on the way home and he won't let it leave his side. Maybe he'll end up a farmer like his great grandpa, Daddy Jim. In order to test this new found tractor dedication, we need to step up our game and take Hudson to the Colorado STATE Fair. The County Fair was entirely indoors so it would be nice to let him experience all the usual suspects: warm summer air, carnival rides, free concerts, the rodeo and of course plenty of tractors. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once you decide on your canvas dimensions and wrap thickness, 3/4" is standard but you can also opt for the 1.5" gallery wrap or have it framed, you're ready for the fun part of seeing your images as canvas proofs. You simply choose a photo to upload, they'll tell you if the quality is good, and then you click "proof" to see it in action. When you finally decide which photo to use (I tried about 50 just for the heck of it) you get to play around with the border that will appear on the edges of the canvas. I tried this out with a bunch of different images and found that the mirror image can look a little funky if you are using a close up portrait but can have a great affect if you're going with a landscape shot. The image wrap, which I went with here, can be versatile, but again might look a little strange if you are using a close up portrait. I ordered a smaller canvas recently, one of my little family, and went with the border color in black. I think it's the most classic look and can work with any type of image. Especially if you're nervous about how the image wrap or mirror image will look in person. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They give you the option of changing the color to black and white or sepia for an additional fee, but I'm not sure why you'd choose to do that when you can edit the image beforehand with any number of free programs. They will also retouch the images for you, but at a pretty hefty cost. If your images aren't coming from a professional photographer and you don't choose to make any edits yourself beforehand, this could be a good option for you. I didn't want to fork over extra cash so I've been teaching myself to use a free program called GIMP 2.8. It's similar to Photoshop so there is a learning curve. But once you figure out a couple basic techniques you can dramatically improve the appearance of your images. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">hudson has been taking swimming lessons for the past three weeks. they aren't very formal, but i do think they are helping with his comfort level in the pool. he does not care to be on his back or front and hasn't quite gotten the hang of blowing bubbles in the water. but, he LOVES jumping in to mom or dad. yesterday we took it a step further and added a dunk at the end. you can see by his squirming how excited he is by this new-found skill. </span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-72470994077770825482013-08-02T08:28:00.002-07:002013-08-02T08:28:52.352-07:00FLASHBACK FRIDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">and p.s. where did my fat little baby go?! this kid is all shoulder blades and ribs. </span></span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-56102556991769318142013-07-22T12:33:00.000-07:002013-07-22T12:34:01.731-07:00CRAYON ADVENTURES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">jeremy and i haven't encouraged hudson to color as much as we probably should have. and it's because all he wants to do is eat the crayons. we've mostly had this experience in restaurants where they provide the crayons and something to color on. as though eating out with a toddler isn't hard enough. now we add the drama of taking crayons away from this toddler because he doesn't want to use them properly. you can imagine how that usually plays out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i thought our house was fairly hudson proofed, but i failed to consider the bath crayons sitting on the edge of the tub. he doesn't even seem that interested in them when he's in the tub, let alone seeking them out for a renegade pouf coloring mission. rookie mistake on my part. one i don't plan to repeat. thankfully these marks came off with little more than a damp towel and some elbow grease. hopefully in the future we can keep the crayons off furniture and out of little curious mouths. </span></span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-60136418992671907692013-07-19T15:57:00.002-07:002013-07-19T15:57:48.523-07:00FLASHBACK FRIDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">missing my sister right now. i love this old picture of us from one of our annual Yosemite trips. happy friday! </span></span>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830907652014260209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710486243074757671.post-29953818821813976282013-07-18T12:53:00.000-07:002013-07-18T12:53:57.232-07:00VOWS<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">while sorting through some photos in my Dropbox account, trying to </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">choose which to order and put up in our house, (the only photo we have hanging up of hudson was sent to us by a friend, embarrassing) i came across these vows that i didn't remember writing until i started reading them. i don't think i've looked at them since getting married. (these aren't the vows we said to each other during our ceremony, but a little exercise we did before to get warmed up.) they make me smile so big and i want to put them somewhere i won't lose track of them again. so here they are.</span></span></span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I knew I was
in love the instant I saw your Officer Dangle short shorts Halloween night. Not
really. In all honesty I don’t think there was one instant that I knew. That
idea is a bit too romantic for me. Over time, our love grew and evolved. I
began to see more all the time that you are incredibly kind, silly, curious,
intelligent, diverse in your interests and passions, and accepting of the
person that I am. The more I got to know you, the greater my understanding was
of what a loving best friend, husband and father you could be. I’m marrying the
person that you are, but I’m also marrying the person I know you will be over
time because I am wholly confident that I’ll always be able to count on you.
When you asked me to marry you at the top of a mountain, feet buried in the
snow, I had no doubts. </span></span></span></div>
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some people say that your spouse is actually just a glorified roommate. I’m
sure many days that is true. But, to me marriage is about making a commitment
to someone, vowing to be by their side forever no matter what. It means
agreeing on the important things, while learning to compromise and be pliable
about other things. It means having babies and raising those babies to be the
best people they can be. It means laughing ‘til we cry, challenging each other
and sometimes arguing. It means having a pal to explore with, a solid embrace
to cry into, and a person to be strong when I cannot be. It means listening
even when I don’t want to or when I want to interrupt. It means being able to
be quiet when I don’t want to speak. It means the good, the bad and the ugly.
But of course it also means those very special moments that we hold close to
our hearts always.</span></span></span></div>
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what will be different is the idea that this is FOREVER. For me, it is
incredibly comforting to know that NO MATTER WHAT, this is for always. We’ve
lived together for over a year so some things will feel the same. We will share
a name and a bank account, which is different. We will have new titles, husband
and wife, and with that will come new responsibilities and challenges. I’ve
been told that it’s hard to articulate, but things will feel different. We will
feel different. I’m ready for that. I’m looking forward to more of the good
stuff we already have. More cooking and baking together, dinner parties with
friends, more camping trips and hikes, more years of Bay to Breakers silliness,
more hugs and kisses, more costumes, more travel, more knitting, more love.</span></span></span></div>
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proposal, our first real date when we strolled down to Solstice talking and
learning about each other, sitting on the hill behind The Greek in our Viking
helmets, many nights in the hot tub with friends making drunk person stew,
cooking together, making our Hulse family Christmas video, our spontaneous
trips to The Tempest after work for the special, you being SUCH an amazing
cheerleader when I finished my triathlon, that night we watched Stop Making
Sense over and over. There are so many, I can’t list them all here. But there
are more and I know there will be TONS more to come! I love you more than
anything!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but, problem solved. he found another slide, if you could call it that. with no line. this entertained him for a solid 30+ minutes while we sipped our pinot noir and stuffed ourselves with cured meats, cheese and bread. oh, and how could i forget the little tub of black truffle butter, spread onto all of the above. hudson favored the apples and pears, which i think were really just there for good measure anyway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">i am in love with this spoken word by Hollie McNish. i thankfully have never had any negative feedback from nursing in public, but i have heard horror stories of moms (and subsequently babies) getting kicked off planes, asked to leave retail stores and generally being shamed for doing something that couldn't be more natural. the entire animal kingdom does it for crying out loud. there are so many wonderful efforts being made to encourage breastfeeding from the get-go in the hospital. i hope the awareness of its benefits spread and that the trend toward more breastfeeding in this country continues. i hope that if more moms do it and more people talk about it, it will become so commonplace that nobody will bat an eye when your baby gets hungry and you're on a bus or in a store or on a plane and you whip out a boob. i'm glad there are nursing covers out there for moms who feel more comfortable with them, but i hope they are using them for their own sake and not to make those around them feel more at ease. i never use anything, which works for me and feels like less of a production. less like something that is drawing attention to me and my son. feeding our babies and toddlers with what our body can provide is an incredible gift and i look forward to a time when its not something any mom has to feel embarrassed about. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">H and I spent last weekend in San Francisco to celebrate the upcoming birth of little Gibb-Hardt. for the most part, I did a terrible job of photographing all the wonderful moments spent with so many of my favorite people. the 4th of july was spent talking and giggling in my sister's backyard, watching H play with his nana and papa, auntie eri and uncle ty, uncle jones. it was so special. it was also special to leave h with his grandparents while we walked to golden gate park for some proper 4th of july beer drinking. this feels like a rare moment of relaxation when you live somewhere with no family to take your children and never get a chance for a little time away. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">on friday, my dad, aka <strike>gramps</strike> grumps, arrived and was added to the mix. my sister, mom and i went to get our nails done, but my sister unintentionally roofied me with a Xanax since i had woken up with terrible lower back pain and she thought it would help. i barely remember that pedicure. the rest of the day was spent shopping and preparing food for the next day's baby shower. no matter how much you prepare for parties like this, i always feel like the day of proves to be crazy chaos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">saturday proved to be no different. jones and i got up early and went for a five mile run in golden gate park. it was fun to have a buddy to run with and the weather was perfect and cool. we treated ourselves to a blue bottle coffee on the way home. we arrived back to a bustling house, everyone pitching in to get everything ready to take to the park later that morning. it wasn't quite crazy chaos yet, but we were approaching it. everyone was tackling various things from a list, there were lots of us in the kitchen, cooking, frosting, marinating. i seemingly no longer live by my culinary school's mantra, <i>clean as you go. </i>but i love these moments of everyone together, gettin' stuff done. it feels good. the shower went off without a hitch in spite of the gloomy weather. there was a perfect amount of food, which everyone really enjoyed. the kids had fun with the bubble machine and rubber balls. it was no matter that we came home to a disaster of a house from all the morning's frantic preparations.we did our best to tidy up and enjoyed a relaxing evening, all together. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">all the grandparents were ready to get out of there on sunday morning. me on the other hand, i wasn't going anywhere since my flight had been cancelled due to the tragic crash at sfo on saturday. but, i got an extra day to spend with my sister and jones! we decided to take H to Baker Beach. dressed in typical SF summer beach wear (a sweater, long pants and a hat), H tentatively explored the sand after a little coaxing from us. jones spent a large chunk of time retrieving cody after he ended up at the far end of the beach. H seemed content just sitting on the blanket with my sister, but he did venture out at one point to play with a couple little kids nearby. after our cold but satisfying adventure we picked up "world famous turkey sandwiches" from the Arguello market. it's a mystery how i lived a few blocks from this place for 6+ years and never managed to have one of these sandwiches. it really may have been the world's best. we rounded out the day with some delicious sushi and plenty of chit chat and giggles. it was a perfectly lovely foggy weekend in one of my favorite cities with some of my favorite people. </span></span></div>
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