somethingness

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let me back up, just before this milestone we also spent a whirlwind weekend visiting our old home state of michigan.  i had to pick up yet another cup of dignity (story for another post), but it was also great to relax with family.

as you can see, it was amazing, but exhausting!  back in SF we took claire to ride the mini steam train at tilden saturday, and then into the city to visit my aunt and enjoy the kites on the marina green.

another amazing month, and weekend.  i love sharing this journey with you both.

much love c!

, dad.

(random aside - my first apartment after meeting shelly consisted of a tiny kitchen, 2 turn tables, a mixer, too many candles, and not much else besides the view)

with a young daughter in the house, i no longer club it.  nor do i find a lot of time to check out what's new in the electronic scene, but (for old times) i did try my hand mixing some of our latest favorite tracks. 

or at least i nintended to...

please enjoy,

cvj

"the view"

"the heavenly gondola"

"the last VJ's"

"the king of emerald bay"

"the waterfall"

"the flying duck"


"the pontoon captains"

"thornapple style snuggling"


"another mountain sunrise"


"oh my goodness!"

and of course, the 5 year anniversary pose with love.

Even more locally, we also visited Muir Woods and the Chihuly exhibit at the de Young.

Thanks for everything all.  It was a great vacation, and you're already missed.

c

we're lake people.  growing up in michigan, this is most likely due to the countless summer days spent at the beach, or on the water.  we're also mountain people.  probably because of all those trips over the years out to colorado to visit family and friends.

You may have noticed by my posts lately that we've been doing a lot of exploration since the move.  While there are no shortage of awe inspiring destinations right here in the bay area, this past weekend we took the advice of local friends and coworkers and drove to Lake Tahoe - our new Ludington.

We arrived Friday evening, just in time to experience a sunset over Emerald Bay:


Rejuvenated by the vividly clear blue water and crisp mountain air, we woke early Saturday morning and rode our bikes a few miles into Tahoe City.  Here, we took in our first stunning lakeside views from the mouth of the Truckee River:


Back at the dam, Claire enjoyed time spent feeding the geese and ducks w/ Mom:


all the while we certainly enjoyed our day spent on this new adventure with her!  love is love, and that will never change, but few things bond souls like authentic shared experience.

After lunch, we spent the afternoon soaking up Commons Beach.  Beaching it is a typical Saturday afternoon sabbath for us lately, but we've yet to find anything comparable to the Lake Michigan beaches we miss so far (although driving around Tahoe prior to heading home Sunday afternoon, we did discover one VERY promising candidate -- next time for sure).

Not yet satisfied, we biked it further down the Truckee River until we were stopped in our tracks by what I can only describe as somethingness:

and as a bonus, on the ride home there was even a meadow at dusk:

Early Sunday morning we headed into the mountains bordering Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side.  A brief hike with Claire in the kidpack was needed to round out the trip.

not suprisingly, the hike led to my new all time favorite photo of Claire (and I'm fairly jealous as Shelly took this one):


kind of sums it all up don't you think???

much love,
c

w/ the fog rolling in from SF and the pacific just over our hills, we had a nice sunset.   Onto the fireworks display!

the familiar glow sticks sales were in effect.


Shelly and Claire were ready for the show!  it was the first fireworks experience for Claire.  She was super excited - and not disappointed.  Shelly even remembered her fireworks glasses.  She bought these a decade ago and talks them up every forth, yet somehow always manages to forget them.  This year though, everything was ready...

c