Simillimama

Gideon and i ventured (home?) to portland this weekend. it was a whirlwind of hellos and goodbyes. goodbyes, mostly. aaron and emilia had a going-away party, complete with all of the greatest people i've met in the world. they are very soon leaving for a trip (or rather a series of trips) that will land them in every corner of the world... gideon and i may not see them until next spring; i can't imagine where we might be then. their lives seem so gloriously full of movement and motivation and good-doing and well-meaning and adventure and.. each other. two of the healthiest and most lov[ely/able] people i know, and such a source of encouragement and good humor to those they love. i envy them each seperately and especially together, but, much more significantly, i am proud and honored to know them. i was thinking, on this quiet ferry ride back, that i might write them each a list of all the things i love most about them. they would recieve pages and pages. and i would be only skimming the surface. anyway, i love you two, and i am so excited for you to have this chance to live as large as the stories you tell. (that was not sarcastic -- think nancy frederick not peter frederick -- you both are wonderful storytellers, that's all i mean.)

so, i can't decide if i like this picture; one moment it pulls me in, and the next it just sits there in front of me. that happens a lot. think i'll show you some others i've been having the same problem with...