last hours of humboldt

saturday was our last day

in humboldt.

we did lot's of "last's" 

with some amazing friends and family

that we're going to miss terribly...

-e

my last afternoon with sarah. going to miss you too much.

the last picture cora will draw me for a while.

last time i get to have breakfast with this beautiful lady.

last cup of muesli from brio

the last time i'll bake banana bread for a long time.

the last time my sister will make us dinner.

the last time this guy will laugh at one of my jokes...

goodbye humboldt

today is our last day in humboldt.

when we get homesick while on our trip,

i'm sure we'll be thinking of

wonderful moments like these...

-e

t-minus {one week}

one week from today

we're flying away!

we celebrated this week by

fulfilling one of steven's dreams and

roasting a goat!

you might wonder....

how does one roast a goat?

first you *need* an old clawfoot bathtub (any other fire pit just won't do)

and start a big hot fire inside.

it will take a couple hours to get the fire going- so bring a friend to hang out with

for inside the goat you'll need a costco amount of lemons

enough garlic to keep 100 vampires away

and an entire rosemary bush...

shove that all in the goat carcass and sew it closed.

stick that on a home made spit and rub some olive oil on it every 15 minutes, for SIX hours...

by this time your friends will start showing up and wondering why the meat isn't ready yet.

the children will get restless and begin hosing each other down

                           

and giving you hungry puppy eyes.

*some friends are happy no matter how hungry they are*

others will begin filling their bellies with whatever they can find...

but finally, the goat will be ready for eating!

you'll cut it off the bone,

and pose for fun pictures.

some of your friends might not be too sure about this "roasting a goat and eating it" thing...

but they'll soon realize how delicious it is and dig in...

-e

dreams do come true

since before we were married 

steven has had this dream

of roasting a goat.

a whole goat

that we pick out

and slaughter

and eat...

this summer my sister introduced him to

a woman who raises goats and sells them for eating.

right down the street from where we're living.

so tomorrow

steven's dream is coming true...

-e

the most graphic pic you'll see form the slaughtering. his tasty innards

t-minus {two weeks}

exactly two weeks until we board a plane for tokyo 

and begin our adventure.

we celebrated last night with

a special bottle of wine we'd been saving,

and some left over wedding sparklers...

-e

sunset

while our seattle friends were in town

the weather here was terrible...

now that our out of town guest have left

and we have no one to impress,

the weather clears up

and we get this view in the evening...

-e

friends forever

have you ever met someone

and without them

life just isn't the same?

we're going to miss this family...

-e

a friendly visit

last week

we hosted our friends from seattle.

it was a blast

to take them to some of our

favorite spots

and share the magic of the redwood coast.

a major highlight was agate hunting

at dry lagoon.

 there were also plenty of memories made

playing cribbage,

swimming in the eel river,

hiking at fern canyon,

and meals that made our bellies full...

-e

the lovely couple in old town eureka

ang searched for little gems

the boys searched as a team

not an agate but still a keeper

found one!

our treasures

love

the man who has captured my heart