hello japan

well...

we made it to tokyo.

we're sweaty,

they drive on the wrong side of the road,

we can't understand anything,

and our toilette has a bidet...

i can't wait to explore in the morning.

we saw this on our way to our hotel in the shinjuku district. 

-e

goodbye sf

tuesday was our last full day in sf.

a friend came to visit from sac

and we did something i've always wanted to do

but never have even though we've been to sf many times.

we walked the entire golden gate bridge.

thanks for sharing this moment with me friends!

we'll miss you...

-e

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