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dear jeremy,

thanks for being at the beach at the exact same time as us at the exact same place.

love,

us

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from my favorite place in the conejo valley: the kid's adventure garden. ava was in love with this birdhouse. 

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skirball cultural center

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so the first time i ever saw ryan, he was dressed sort of like this (minus the glasses) and he had this really intense gaze and he just. . .looked at me. and it made me feel important. or relevant. or special? pretty? i haven't actually figured it out yet. i do know that i liked the way i felt when he looked at me and when i took this picture, i was reminded of it and i just had to do SOMETHING. the person closest to me was hernan, so i grabbed him and shouted, "ISN'T HE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE MAN YOU'VE EVER SEEN?!?" he said nothing, which led me to realize that what i have suspected all this time to be true: i am the only one who gets giddy when ryan looks at her. two thoughts upon this realization:

1. how sad for you.

2. hooray for me.

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so buddha's like, "well i've been here for awhile and i was thinking about having a party. you know, to show off my moves."

and i said, "you have moves?"

and then he did the running man with such precision i actually thought he was a running man.

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hey look! another old building!

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ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you. . . b boy buddha pest for those of you who would like to know what a b boy is (hi dad!), allow me to direct you to the wikipedia page.

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thanks to heather, i spent thursday night in a whole new world. that world was valentino and it was beautiful.

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tyson and heather at tyson's surprise birthday party. a party thrown by heather, whom ava likes to call "feather". tyson got a picture that ava drew for him. it was a blue pumpkin with orange inside it. i think tyson liked it.

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the last of summer

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obviously seth isn't impressed. he's seen better. he told me.

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met up with ryan and the kids at the park. they were all playing together when i snuck up with them, camera in hand. i love this picture. i love it so much, i want to marry it.

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so, congratulations to me for getting this far with a weekly habit. and here's my 100th picture, a moment i captured in mammoth. this is my brother-in-law, justin and my little niece, davis. justin is one of the most doting fathers i've ever seen. he also has an amazing ability to soothe any child he touches. just moments after i shot this, davis was fast asleep, her daddy curled around her little finger.

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