wishing...

What are you wishing for this season?

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Yesterday was full of family and friends. And lots and lots and lots of tamales! We all gathered at Val and Buffalo's house for a tamale making party. 50lbs of masa, a turkey plus three turkey breast, and a couple of pork roasts later we had hours of wrapping and folding and talking and making. It was a lovely day.

And here are a few (34 for to be exact) wishes and dreams for the coming year....

1. sew a piece of clothing for myself.

2. finish my Tea Leaves cardigan

3. hike mount rose

4. go to the ocean

5. hang my photography in a public space

6. open and etsy or big cartel store

7. take my mom to a photo booth

8. take the kids to a photo booth

9. visit an art museum, alone

10. paid for my photography via a photo shoot(s)

11. take another photography class

12. practice yoga (even just 20-30minutes) 3 times a week

13. snowshoe

14. take O. on an adventure, just the two of us

15. get away for the weekend with Daddy-O

16.go on an art retreat

17. get inked

18. Camp in Death Valley

19. Camp in Santa Cruz

20 Visit the redwoods

21. take a tap dance class

22. hula hoop

23. be a tourist in my own town

24. have friends from out of town at our house

25. make a huge bubble maker thingy

26. go down the slip and slide

27. learn something new at work

28. put some purple in my hair

29. save for a new lens or speed light

30. take one of my girlfriends out to dinner, just because

31. visit a brewery or go wine tasting

32. have all the cousins over for a sleep over pj party

33. visit and swim in Lake Tahoe

and a pinch to grow an inch...

34. shoot with my film cameras (and actually develop the film)

in-tents

So I am going to bet that at least of few of you who read this blog are going camping over this fine Memorial Day weekend... and if you aren't then I am sure you have at least one tent sleeping situation planned for the upcoming summer months. No? Well read on anyway...



My camping for the season may be over (I'm not sad, we got to go camping four times since last Memorial Day weekend.  I would say that is pretty good considering we had the boy in tow for each of the get aways and I have been pregnant for the last two road trips .) But, as I get bigger and bigger with this baby belly of mine, I can hardly get comfy in my bed at home, let alone the cot and sleeping bag set up that we have going in the tent. That is totally besides the point of this post (sort of). If we were going camping this summer (it *might* happen, with a big old head nodding no from me) I would totally want to make these shirts. I mean, come on, how cute are they? Making them would mean I would need one of those Yudu gizmos though. (Anyone have an extra couple hund-os laying around they want to spot me? I will make you stuff, promise) Think of the possibilities! I could go nuts with it.



For now I will just have to settle on my freezer paper stencil skillz (see the apron he is wearing? funny, no? I made it...) I think even though my camping season for the year is over I need to make a version of these shirts up, one for each of us int he family. And It think we should all wear them around on the same day, just to be silly like that.
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Oh and if you are going camping this weekend, here's to good weather, minimal bugs and no late night raccoon parties. Have fun and enjoy a s'more for me, would ya?