tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345350862024-03-13T16:01:57.136-07:00taking the long wayLeigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-48024450612432254272011-12-27T10:59:00.001-08:002011-12-27T11:22:01.208-08:00Thanksgiving to Christmas!Here's a few updated pics of the last month or so.<br />Enjoy...<br />I'll write more soon for all you checking in from the Christmas letter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3ql03PLWjcanTnPPUhxMWl6QTvEjsx3IXuvP_oYBS1ggFrWPxyfzGd8HrmNz58FTQ6OxPB64w3euHWhvsJxGzwxJs6mjMwy3wqikcdnBmrYtc8kLBmiRWxAt_r-Ovrho-ktE/s1600/100_1938%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3ql03PLWjcanTnPPUhxMWl6QTvEjsx3IXuvP_oYBS1ggFrWPxyfzGd8HrmNz58FTQ6OxPB64w3euHWhvsJxGzwxJs6mjMwy3wqikcdnBmrYtc8kLBmiRWxAt_r-Ovrho-ktE/s320/100_1938%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690889378172797074" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Ahpa earlier this December<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekkvUpWqRLx30zUhEquWd7C2obuns0vTwxTdjeEi-xOqQSppbmU10ggsgqtb3L-c5GG41gQjp19bG4wW6AYiqwlFgG4z-_xQcwXRDqpW5OVfhgtVW12_TFF2Ak7V_YBWmYDcp/s1600/100_1803%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekkvUpWqRLx30zUhEquWd7C2obuns0vTwxTdjeEi-xOqQSppbmU10ggsgqtb3L-c5GG41gQjp19bG4wW6AYiqwlFgG4z-_xQcwXRDqpW5OVfhgtVW12_TFF2Ak7V_YBWmYDcp/s320/100_1803%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690889377864286578" border="0" /></a><br />My other father, me and K at the SD Zoo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0CvR0v0PQAMv_gVQY0brZvqVq0jJFi09oSlti0KuyfPfW2eAMYn-ZB1BAHsAXdiCjyE1aPWbfSnldeh1_fjaDvVh5SVoM4j7fsVLaLElKEdgOM1HiG8e_xiveSSFH2kY6RY/s1600/100_1946%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0CvR0v0PQAMv_gVQY0brZvqVq0jJFi09oSlti0KuyfPfW2eAMYn-ZB1BAHsAXdiCjyE1aPWbfSnldeh1_fjaDvVh5SVoM4j7fsVLaLElKEdgOM1HiG8e_xiveSSFH2kY6RY/s320/100_1946%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690889364879169938" border="0" /></a><br />Pro stink-facer.<br />(Thanksgiving Numero Uno at the Yancey's! 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I think I was orange :) check out that longest road suckers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDZyaV1jSOjc9nTmyI7kI1lSFAGkMj4Pt5Y5Vh8TCjCimVJnuLMGTCw__xv904rzlNidVovEaz5TkyXOfxFH7Dx23xspWtq8XRc4duE0ol7kKXLF_vaOKVlGc6lmA_HOge8R1/s1600/100_1981%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDZyaV1jSOjc9nTmyI7kI1lSFAGkMj4Pt5Y5Vh8TCjCimVJnuLMGTCw__xv904rzlNidVovEaz5TkyXOfxFH7Dx23xspWtq8XRc4duE0ol7kKXLF_vaOKVlGc6lmA_HOge8R1/s320/100_1981%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690887489292771122" border="0" /></a><br />My pretty little latte<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6RFcdNzIY1LWBHVvHEWjuSMKd_6bsFUSB94XLmdqJTRcpVRdTQhyphenhyphenjzkBvZK_Fh3WLSXMfCobHehKV53Ugz02-d-z2WF9-1_wYaMOG-DzNuGkwi0ywdX6USn59x7UtmVm8D6K/s1600/100_1962%255B1%255D.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVHDO_Fy1TVC9qFElc5rDGf2IDpfOdCe2plWv3LWJqps7l4qodS_2ovQVjNLwtpsmDjHlaDbdbHdR-E5DePllvYFyOFMmG5jS7A84bEMAthmpv5rntuxXe8Hfhjvqq0J97Vb/s1600/100_1996%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVHDO_Fy1TVC9qFElc5rDGf2IDpfOdCe2plWv3LWJqps7l4qodS_2ovQVjNLwtpsmDjHlaDbdbHdR-E5DePllvYFyOFMmG5jS7A84bEMAthmpv5rntuxXe8Hfhjvqq0J97Vb/s320/100_1996%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690885736017114306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVx7nJUO2aEd1xjzORH_whxvHVM5L8b1qKJbUK3ZmTgxmYHXZw1tGpJMZRlmEahcszntjpAcF0Dg9fArvLSnlrkZU_rabdaT2VKqVW15yy-IoQ-Wudo3XXNqQjjRKxqAyTRnP/s1600/100_2003%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVx7nJUO2aEd1xjzORH_whxvHVM5L8b1qKJbUK3ZmTgxmYHXZw1tGpJMZRlmEahcszntjpAcF0Dg9fArvLSnlrkZU_rabdaT2VKqVW15yy-IoQ-Wudo3XXNqQjjRKxqAyTRnP/s320/100_2003%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690885730958607170" border="0" /></a><br />Merry Christmas from the Sands!! - and Santa!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiuSAJuzO6wuhSGKLFS4KOIJwnuqGZL5zejyMnCL781G3DtEXa_mBng34bjYPnSh-8oc8CynAgceiOhJXvP_H8V6M3nbQ7bycLniZuSikoSq3WZ8vB-ifxcylzd31b7Ek0S7g/s1600/100_2018%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiuSAJuzO6wuhSGKLFS4KOIJwnuqGZL5zejyMnCL781G3DtEXa_mBng34bjYPnSh-8oc8CynAgceiOhJXvP_H8V6M3nbQ7bycLniZuSikoSq3WZ8vB-ifxcylzd31b7Ek0S7g/s320/100_2018%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690885729340764850" border="0" /></a><br />My first Dutch Baby in my new Dutch Baby Pan!<br />Thanks Mom!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPhNptN6Af9COMjreKGZqSRFHBxmmNXBbcFpI5KE03j9Si4BkP5CTWm2NUkCbxYk-7z1RVGa_25lV1YpvtmXmScSh2Z_gmiXJIZTdY87gDzBd8ZKRaBd7ml8sjF_Mu963fz9M/s1600/100_2020%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPhNptN6Af9COMjreKGZqSRFHBxmmNXBbcFpI5KE03j9Si4BkP5CTWm2NUkCbxYk-7z1RVGa_25lV1YpvtmXmScSh2Z_gmiXJIZTdY87gDzBd8ZKRaBd7ml8sjF_Mu963fz9M/s320/100_2020%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690885718986640706" border="0" /></a><br />The day after Boxing Day...typical sunny day off<br />J and his Banjo with Tosh grazing in the fields<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtG3Z6A4c_S23AFFETdUPmFzNgtmj56SbQc_x6zJUV25_bAxDd9q7iY5CX82pK5T7ecaGNhfEuZU7IeHz-oT_axBm7IQ-S2XL8b_kQ7ARTqPSTgPgGCJlNgVF_yZg5No7JLMQ/s1600/100_2021%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtG3Z6A4c_S23AFFETdUPmFzNgtmj56SbQc_x6zJUV25_bAxDd9q7iY5CX82pK5T7ecaGNhfEuZU7IeHz-oT_axBm7IQ-S2XL8b_kQ7ARTqPSTgPgGCJlNgVF_yZg5No7JLMQ/s320/100_2021%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690885712767207106" border="0" /></a><br />My survivors! the red in the back is from Birthday 2011<br />The spiny one up front - Christmas 2010 and the green flowery<br />one Christmas 2009! woohoo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVHDO_Fy1TVC9qFElc5rDGf2IDpfOdCe2plWv3LWJqps7l4qodS_2ovQVjNLwtpsmDjHlaDbdbHdR-E5DePllvYFyOFMmG5jS7A84bEMAthmpv5rntuxXe8Hfhjvqq0J97Vb/s1600/100_1996%255B1%255D.JPG"></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-56104311951560748142011-08-13T11:00:00.000-07:002011-08-13T17:55:28.799-07:00This summer...has mostly included watching Lost and reading Harry Potter....which I am respectively almost done with and recently done with!!
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<br />But, more importantly my summer included a much needed visit home to AZ, camping, a visit to Yosemite to see friends and a visit from a an old friend during which time we visited the SD Botanical Gardens!!...
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<br />AZ....oooh, I love this boy...
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<br />La Jolla Birthday BBQ and Bocce...
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<br />Camping at Laguna with Bocce Ball and friends...It was so hot and peaceful there :) Also, my 30th birthday!
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<br />Yosemite with friends ...cooking chicken and drinking giant mojitos!
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<br />San Diego Quail Botanical Gardens...
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<br />Nurturing my Orchid plant that finally bloomed after a year of loving care!!!
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<br />View looking back up at the main house...
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<br />And my new 'sister' Evie :) standing guard.
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<br />Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-24900487723314142152011-04-26T09:50:00.000-07:002011-04-26T09:58:55.364-07:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVf3dY6SzjSMPQaPYRe_g94skdqYwxTcc-9qORD9dp4hLkaaWgZGD5sIBw6cowV5Lg8Z7RZkCT1Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-81991847232935184462011-04-26T09:42:00.000-07:002011-04-26T09:49:36.531-07:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxU5muFB3NTkQzXqCsa9J2Vb-BzZRlrhKYioVBW9pjdcso2Opn3l1TZsVMe0DmRZHbdzn4e6ilcniI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-9679805508246745762011-04-26T09:36:00.000-07:002011-04-26T09:42:40.235-07:00My recent visit to Arizona to see my nephew and his parents (bro and sis-inlaw) was too short but ever so sweet...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL8YocJMWX9JhJvEDRxsd0AcI5WPz8acpWHuiD7_fnlC-VB1g7zwLZOxCCojCItOVSvulPdXE-Ayecy4oZ5jFYJZ0vcBrmX01fdUeC1BJiU6NLIrQikYofZLqXrHEmm4xyEVT/s1600/100_1455.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs764ah0PK6d8H-uSxatW2gD1bvWge4NP3hV82kHH5Gy8PhO95JhuIJMjmPHwLwOS7dWGhsx2Fgs-1jx0PPryf4pND1yVjaMHrlDIvag2kujZ80Yw7S-5Ji9Kh0I4KANhQ_HR/s320/100_1265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569177444283390642" border="0" /></a><br />Then, today I got my hair cut...and straightened...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfcWeIIZd6UkBwG-9YVyWkfVA499WCdHu57bZtrzSx2vepEdh0gCH9xmbklg8kUFMSCvD7F-fuGGIxAsHTXHZegpXgLWT49QaeZpdOFpL-m8dDuw6SPXvFtHgsWU0vHH0_kMA/s1600/100_1295.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfcWeIIZd6UkBwG-9YVyWkfVA499WCdHu57bZtrzSx2vepEdh0gCH9xmbklg8kUFMSCvD7F-fuGGIxAsHTXHZegpXgLWT49QaeZpdOFpL-m8dDuw6SPXvFtHgsWU0vHH0_kMA/s320/100_1295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569177446425141954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And these are just some of the small more tangible little pleasures of love...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGhqZr-sqUWEqiqkeBIyD0uN96XsdeFTsI2I1adH0I_-y1w0k7ytMht97luY-ghf78CVStpdQlFYw1PDKWR8cvgV9cLbbhia53wE2jRCu-Lge8TlwNQvz9YJDMMtdCHd6QG-V/s1600/100_1216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGhqZr-sqUWEqiqkeBIyD0uN96XsdeFTsI2I1adH0I_-y1w0k7ytMht97luY-ghf78CVStpdQlFYw1PDKWR8cvgV9cLbbhia53wE2jRCu-Lge8TlwNQvz9YJDMMtdCHd6QG-V/s320/100_1216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569178043520167058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3QPvyI4fZs5iQUz7M7ktXaPLdHBQWLzGvrGM2Aqn5vk-E1qWgkYRru7-24RqC73pEQtIYm0E3ZCToT87adftcVRlYzhXzQX0assRlnjJKbG3jrJcp6eIHWs3uSz-u3XgVrLG/s1600/100_1277%255B1%255D.JPG"><br /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-41802075201663988732011-01-12T10:50:00.000-08:002011-01-12T11:11:21.785-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawQFsOhDDOcHGfJjHCwPfooLL-xU8uxgW_ojbEbVJvhQ33WFNTRNH8hEYiPm-RaqNhVK8r_SsmhE6XQKGzVvFfDC7fsCNdzdwYq7_ZbV-AAeqv8vfTWHwvVKtTOxou7PqCMSA/s1600/100_1159.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawQFsOhDDOcHGfJjHCwPfooLL-xU8uxgW_ojbEbVJvhQ33WFNTRNH8hEYiPm-RaqNhVK8r_SsmhE6XQKGzVvFfDC7fsCNdzdwYq7_ZbV-AAeqv8vfTWHwvVKtTOxou7PqCMSA/s320/100_1159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561378337204183058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 30th G!!!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8Y1buxeW0647rx1aqGTHGcLHf_v0GE9-1JxX1i_V936NABKCu5vj75hgt9lIIIrt33f6vq1Fsz_SBXeiFxO_Un4MWbOyojaFIi-w1rLPHeaGlUdrOUa5iYBfjUI6Hk6KndD1/s1600/100_1160%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8Y1buxeW0647rx1aqGTHGcLHf_v0GE9-1JxX1i_V936NABKCu5vj75hgt9lIIIrt33f6vq1Fsz_SBXeiFxO_Un4MWbOyojaFIi-w1rLPHeaGlUdrOUa5iYBfjUI6Hk6KndD1/s320/100_1160%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561375580780066274" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRicBt0OM2scf8oVMylVtM7RADprchaU2MbDNMdyUK_b30tyjo419Q9J9Rp4nFNUCdkoP9eIDa9mm8e6HWfagWod8noWrlyuWpHrKZVyBRhye1fQTxdYYLNx_HZEjiL-O5MBA/s1600/100_1157%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRicBt0OM2scf8oVMylVtM7RADprchaU2MbDNMdyUK_b30tyjo419Q9J9Rp4nFNUCdkoP9eIDa9mm8e6HWfagWod8noWrlyuWpHrKZVyBRhye1fQTxdYYLNx_HZEjiL-O5MBA/s320/100_1157%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561375587901738226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">NEW YEARS EVE! We spent in part at our new apt. preparing to go out to the Contra Dance nearby - with silly pictures. Good thing since no pics got taken at the actual dance. Oh well. Fun times with family and friends!!!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrmhTI6KbfiuLJX5I_WCRXmiUtYSWL3ug4VsnKn36lhAqhlaCyc-8591X2qccuvP1W2sT5F8nlUXzKSkXUxq6zwK-hEUvfcZeut8J6itlfAMvC_sWQuE0Ia-mvvEVh2b8mDVz/s1600/100_1181.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrmhTI6KbfiuLJX5I_WCRXmiUtYSWL3ug4VsnKn36lhAqhlaCyc-8591X2qccuvP1W2sT5F8nlUXzKSkXUxq6zwK-hEUvfcZeut8J6itlfAMvC_sWQuE0Ia-mvvEVh2b8mDVz/s320/100_1181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561377066801979010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BlWjzzE9876VSFS0_3aDda1rxlRQvT80walm0FBMTwxNfWQ5tMVk9qaksByKyXikLZuV0z8HE8nN_3ahU1RixsnJ4IwUKnSR7i9hLRyoSZZlyY153WTRdJjV5xh3D5fbTiq7/s1600/100_1180.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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Moving is stressful! But I am so thankful for what and where it has brought me... Maybe this is too personal for my little blog, but I moved in with my boyfriend a month ago despite feeling unhurried to do so...it just worked out that way... the location and price and landlord especially. Moving from my little cottage where I've been cozied up this last year was harder than I imagined. It was the longest I'd been in one home since high school....and i had grown attached. But being in a relationship with and living with J is a blessing and a gift...even with the challenges that go along with such relationships -sharing space, making decisions together, communicating, emotions/stress...and navigating my own struggle with how the decision goes against the values I was raised with regarding marriage, sex and relationships - yet feeling confident that the decision was appropriate for us and that there is Grace for us amidst the complicated nature of ...life and love. Additionally, I'm constantly impressed with J's care and persistence, willingness to learn and grow and love and be loved...and most especially his ability to make me laugh. I'm enjoying sharing a home with him and am eager to allow myself to feel even more settled here. I continue to work at the little deli where I've been since I moved back to San Diego and that is treating me just fine for the time being. Jeff is continuing to build his cabinet refinishing business - soon to be Cabinet Revival. His parents live here in town, so I've gotten the benefit of having family in town to have dinner with occasionally - in fact we got into the habit of heading over there Sundays to have dinner and watch Dexter...oh dear! I'm continuing with school this coming semester after a successful fall semester with chemistry and physiology!! A's all around!! And am so grateful for a month long break from the studying in the meantime! And time to post all these fun pics :) Enjoy...<br /><br />From newest to oldest...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOad5pYafAkrCNabX_gazt64PKOAS2d036ft9riTmklyJl1xpXP2GaXoomCnRUW4mR8v_XToOI4OzX6GR5Ri5JWNEXljuEM-QamF94vgC89J9iyXD6_ATEnez5h6oD1oj9ZGn/s1600/100_1125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOad5pYafAkrCNabX_gazt64PKOAS2d036ft9riTmklyJl1xpXP2GaXoomCnRUW4mR8v_XToOI4OzX6GR5Ri5JWNEXljuEM-QamF94vgC89J9iyXD6_ATEnez5h6oD1oj9ZGn/s320/100_1125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556159770569512658" border="0" /></a>Christmas Eve at the Sands with our party hats<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0x1ENFg3aFrqh66CH7jCxbk5U5vdHhhMkY5yujh2gI006ytzKbDicL_wcZWDDypdXbzq3PQcwnggsHcbbNsbVda5I1wJlyvx3CtugKRA3LCJNvTgMGO3Of5d3DWJ07rPlJ92/s1600/100_1124.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0x1ENFg3aFrqh66CH7jCxbk5U5vdHhhMkY5yujh2gI006ytzKbDicL_wcZWDDypdXbzq3PQcwnggsHcbbNsbVda5I1wJlyvx3CtugKRA3LCJNvTgMGO3Of5d3DWJ07rPlJ92/s320/100_1124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556159760433078338" border="0" /></a>So glad my parents were able to visit for a week before Christmas!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnJMahfnpUhcpReD8jW-0j6ZcFqT8CTVCboVpbGXdU3INqk0_FhMeH0PUWe58KnrvV4oH1q5WL4uHN_ayspXGMQYOaJn0pFFnhQMnaq7b_wmjKVH0Lf8MQLfxem2Gy7tXvYKP/s1600/100_1108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnJMahfnpUhcpReD8jW-0j6ZcFqT8CTVCboVpbGXdU3INqk0_FhMeH0PUWe58KnrvV4oH1q5WL4uHN_ayspXGMQYOaJn0pFFnhQMnaq7b_wmjKVH0Lf8MQLfxem2Gy7tXvYKP/s320/100_1108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556159767538807714" border="0" /></a><br />Santa actually comes to the Sands!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0x1ENFg3aFrqh66CH7jCxbk5U5vdHhhMkY5yujh2gI006ytzKbDicL_wcZWDDypdXbzq3PQcwnggsHcbbNsbVda5I1wJlyvx3CtugKRA3LCJNvTgMGO3Of5d3DWJ07rPlJ92/s1600/100_1124.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInSFNlHd7lalGD8QZRiKPWlxgPS7BADDt5Z77FI4L3_nZ1gTOkk2U0RDePvhCXk7l-qlthILNmGvSf-IJQXJ4f8kwt1DR4TYjhSUzKjSZIz2sS4V6_LFXFx_tRLw0K0eijEW_/s1600/100_1106.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag0j-6TjuTfY6G2WZqdLtQg2cUObmMrr_AhWEL-kQzrHOzx8zLFYnH5W5bm0N3k6ZkJ9_zWnC9QFxQ0ZePokzfsfc2FsBenVofNrRfqY8hTwjZUxmsiCPGO1FKz5kTu91Ft-Z/s320/100_0975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556157695513422306" border="0" /></a>My awesome parents cooking up a leg of lamb for pre-Thanksgiving dinner!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNaRE_jHqM7BvRmiy2tXWf3il5JfkQ-hhqgo2OovTWO3vHGitXtruzP1eVIlDgXPWWNmiMODs_q8XT63Wkh3J7cna8GoBKEa1yrqVo3rQuBGYUKc3M9qjVwiJCGH4Ge9PgSyK/s1600/100_0973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNaRE_jHqM7BvRmiy2tXWf3il5JfkQ-hhqgo2OovTWO3vHGitXtruzP1eVIlDgXPWWNmiMODs_q8XT63Wkh3J7cna8GoBKEa1yrqVo3rQuBGYUKc3M9qjVwiJCGH4Ge9PgSyK/s320/100_0973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556157692509367842" border="0" /></a>My adorable nephew<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLOLnP62mFy7t57Oe_JHzGDcyo044Lia3BwlT5nV9XHl3CsENY5x1C3fjpDhPggPB75KdpIDTB8DXWkwMbwr_TqVTjUQN2M0e6rst_y9vqWH0QaqGbTWznfyF2_G9QEo5HQPp/s1600/100_1016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLOLnP62mFy7t57Oe_JHzGDcyo044Lia3BwlT5nV9XHl3CsENY5x1C3fjpDhPggPB75KdpIDTB8DXWkwMbwr_TqVTjUQN2M0e6rst_y9vqWH0QaqGbTWznfyF2_G9QEo5HQPp/s320/100_1016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556155253329245842" border="0" /></a><br />Watching the old west gun fight show in Tombstone<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqzG3-q2QpBrjf8jb6Od6VF0dlpwRYwVUp134hGqdZls4Jthe8nmrCWZqC8CGtZBHj_addEUr6n6tTv-N1245Sloy1H9hpIVTf-1glJ4S4KESxxxq_IpTG67zGX62goZoKd6e/s1600/100_0954.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqzG3-q2QpBrjf8jb6Od6VF0dlpwRYwVUp134hGqdZls4Jthe8nmrCWZqC8CGtZBHj_addEUr6n6tTv-N1245Sloy1H9hpIVTf-1glJ4S4KESxxxq_IpTG67zGX62goZoKd6e/s320/100_0954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556155249500429442" border="0" /></a>Mom and Sister in Law :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq3B-z9qKd6Juu_dOf4toPUpsqWe2lN1oGu48U27E6nTN1jaS9tImze0nl7WIxTm-qLve_VjPNVFj67Eb-mxsSUrE9DBjooIDexGSHdnmjhsZnMGYbbJGGxWYWA9SDYaI6iTh/s1600/100_1013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq3B-z9qKd6Juu_dOf4toPUpsqWe2lN1oGu48U27E6nTN1jaS9tImze0nl7WIxTm-qLve_VjPNVFj67Eb-mxsSUrE9DBjooIDexGSHdnmjhsZnMGYbbJGGxWYWA9SDYaI6iTh/s320/100_1013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556155246057757362" border="0" /></a><br />Me and my sweetie in the Arizona sun<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRf3uNc__Vuwf8wrCW42U1MueR3mBrtEaMiXygi07erTN_632CObLhFdXeoW22TIe-kduCfJgYn-DtYWFlnplu8d7oVpcbuX2mQewWkdOnULpydFZs-MaRRSv5vcEvTwbI9k4/s1600/100_0930.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRf3uNc__Vuwf8wrCW42U1MueR3mBrtEaMiXygi07erTN_632CObLhFdXeoW22TIe-kduCfJgYn-DtYWFlnplu8d7oVpcbuX2mQewWkdOnULpydFZs-MaRRSv5vcEvTwbI9k4/s320/100_0930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556155242859570434" border="0" /></a>Sunrise dog walk with parents and friends<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIVAQECqahU6xG_uUSaetDxg6gw9rNX1yV7kMvtrlHFm54zs2xBue_wEtU-uXXBIPXgLnkSgSc1KdrsA-Y4Myz-XYF2RLD-74AvYESblCjxXIZUGlKQ9dAipPpG1wzkW5_zWb/s1600/100_1023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIVAQECqahU6xG_uUSaetDxg6gw9rNX1yV7kMvtrlHFm54zs2xBue_wEtU-uXXBIPXgLnkSgSc1KdrsA-Y4Myz-XYF2RLD-74AvYESblCjxXIZUGlKQ9dAipPpG1wzkW5_zWb/s320/100_1023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556155232995591090" border="0" /></a>First night in our new place!!<br /><br /></div>And an irresistible little video of my little monkey nephew. Sorry it's sideways!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0N03kLR1WbuCnE-d35pCaXk9wBh6Le_ZDGNp61Dvjj1FI2HCU2HdZyp93SiJcE6T0A5SSQsuZNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-2977061846229125722010-08-31T11:05:00.000-07:002010-08-31T11:24:32.169-07:00LatelyWent to Yosemite recently with J and his mom and cousin...squished in this Prius...we fit 4 of us and all tons of our stuff...this pic didn't include the 4th person's stuff even! packed floor to ceiling, literally. I got to put my packing skills to use!! I still got it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNlpW14BkrBWZ5ZU1CtP-jE1UHFeKK_j_o0q4OXEyUBk3cnALM-Cm2JRMwzdVTrWG6KJF2PJX9AYbI8oGJFX2NdZxDGpfO02UGQRQMjQNCqZYmR9bBD35e2tqgjPqlyiU3vkV/s1600/100_0718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNlpW14BkrBWZ5ZU1CtP-jE1UHFeKK_j_o0q4OXEyUBk3cnALM-Cm2JRMwzdVTrWG6KJF2PJX9AYbI8oGJFX2NdZxDGpfO02UGQRQMjQNCqZYmR9bBD35e2tqgjPqlyiU3vkV/s320/100_0718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511639453871470914" border="0" /></a>Tuolumne Meadows - sunset<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oIGDV1p-q_8mJLNHAWW8PtZAJY8Y3EX1L2tQVy5vI0k0k-tEoLZhJFnnXFT7aykG1MeGy0lUl5LeekzRdexdRjrK7gmnO-CGAWetxhEBJwgQAChn8tKjw7R3H4dgxYWKq3Ha/s1600/100_0726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oIGDV1p-q_8mJLNHAWW8PtZAJY8Y3EX1L2tQVy5vI0k0k-tEoLZhJFnnXFT7aykG1MeGy0lUl5LeekzRdexdRjrK7gmnO-CGAWetxhEBJwgQAChn8tKjw7R3H4dgxYWKq3Ha/s320/100_0726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511639442715103714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfj4ZwhTEuNEohoBH-TuSFfJ1GD0Jd19ViLHYdOGgu_II0BlXCM4ZbojT-ONMMQL9d9lHj7QDSo0D782YH20W16YqeVyFeusgCkYoPLRqYurYl9AzQwYlmGAV-St_EhD9x96D/s1600/100_0729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfj4ZwhTEuNEohoBH-TuSFfJ1GD0Jd19ViLHYdOGgu_II0BlXCM4ZbojT-ONMMQL9d9lHj7QDSo0D782YH20W16YqeVyFeusgCkYoPLRqYurYl9AzQwYlmGAV-St_EhD9x96D/s320/100_0729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511641372018816226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />snorkeling...and posing... at the favorite watering hole/jumping rock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BJT-_Rn_yijohvk6dXUYv__GtnY2ATkaBISJ2sCLdonSVp1064MvUm9oOsisiZLpOSmcRWJtRh2OkWm_lpdITLaBFubf6eXKSSme9YbySuxN4c_dICrWMIF8YsI4q5hrALrN/s1600/100_0768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BJT-_Rn_yijohvk6dXUYv__GtnY2ATkaBISJ2sCLdonSVp1064MvUm9oOsisiZLpOSmcRWJtRh2OkWm_lpdITLaBFubf6eXKSSme9YbySuxN4c_dICrWMIF8YsI4q5hrALrN/s320/100_0768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511639468879120978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP1mAV_6wYF4Nn2R8lCmmS9BjxGorAD0v67R3-CedrAXfneXKf-CKZYCB1tAvHIwCTFlp6vQT27qA8iK5SHAs2C1nYKIfn8ZPXXX61p349EPy9i1rzR0-VZc2D5pr_HlgHMVI/s1600/100_0721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP1mAV_6wYF4Nn2R8lCmmS9BjxGorAD0v67R3-CedrAXfneXKf-CKZYCB1tAvHIwCTFlp6vQT27qA8iK5SHAs2C1nYKIfn8ZPXXX61p349EPy9i1rzR0-VZc2D5pr_HlgHMVI/s320/100_0721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511639463100327746" border="0" /></a><br />and back in SD - dinner party and sunset in little Italy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqE0jxlfPnX49Ru36asDkGEGAjxaeoFuVTGFXpDILZYlE6xlXlGrsKpDLnb07H13luPXWZ1qEMkcqlIP8HD210TObtPbtTtdy6QrVoaRVkBYQiNxQSq44N0ceBZzOkCsCHtL3/s1600/100_0771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqE0jxlfPnX49Ru36asDkGEGAjxaeoFuVTGFXpDILZYlE6xlXlGrsKpDLnb07H13luPXWZ1qEMkcqlIP8HD210TObtPbtTtdy6QrVoaRVkBYQiNxQSq44N0ceBZzOkCsCHtL3/s320/100_0771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511639480835878002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqE0jxlfPnX49Ru36asDkGEGAjxaeoFuVTGFXpDILZYlE6xlXlGrsKpDLnb07H13luPXWZ1qEMkcqlIP8HD210TObtPbtTtdy6QrVoaRVkBYQiNxQSq44N0ceBZzOkCsCHtL3/s1600/100_0771.JPG"><br /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-53104497601315561282010-07-21T12:04:00.000-07:002010-07-21T17:07:03.669-07:00sustainabilityI'm closing in on a year since I moved back to San Diego. It's a bit shocking to me actually. Not just that the time has gone by so fast, but that it has been so full, challenging and good. I'm really enjoying my little cabin, my neighbors (old and new) and my neighborhood. I like, for the most part, living without a car. I get exercise riding my bike to work, on errands and to visit friends...friends who also share their cars with me regularly :), which is a treat every once in a while. I like my new boyfriend a lot and have enjoyed the process this year of being in a place where I have been open and ready for such a relationship. So...we'll see. I took a class in the spring, dropped a class this summer and signed up for a couple classes in the fall. I have managed to keep the job that I landed shortly after I moved here. I have been seeing a therapist weekly since November. I'm paying off my credit card debt slowly but surely. And you know what all this spells... S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. ick. strange but true. I'm actually enjoying the feeling of anticipated routines, the freedom of trial and error and trying again, the ebbs and flows of daily life on my own and among others, and knowing that I'll be here a while longer....Really, it's about SUSTAINABILITY...not so much stability. And that sounds good to me.<br /><br />Summer has yet to come out of hiding this year in San Diego. It teased a bit last week with a couple hot muggy days, but today, it is again gloomy gray. I don't mind so much actually. I'm sure there will be plenty of summer to come. For today, though, I'm staying in, maybe watching a movie (ever heard of Dead Man with Johnny Depp?? me neither), working on some projects, drinking tea...and updating this silly blog.<br /><br />Recently I had celebrated my birthday with a glowing delicious lemon birthday cake by LK...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I-fVhMWzh5JXrzclHb32JeT0IVIC6EMhBFp2-vm08an6-XibL8Ypxid6lmnOD1z0W1JVr5Sr8HvzneTxM9tu0n9Fjsp4Vf1byKmawIgvQkkzAYRdNXlJWWIi1UNatw6HxKn0/s1600/birthday+cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I-fVhMWzh5JXrzclHb32JeT0IVIC6EMhBFp2-vm08an6-XibL8Ypxid6lmnOD1z0W1JVr5Sr8HvzneTxM9tu0n9Fjsp4Vf1byKmawIgvQkkzAYRdNXlJWWIi1UNatw6HxKn0/s320/birthday+cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496462096268342530" border="0" /></a><br />a dance party...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IlKgtbVCfiVQSJMwBi39GF74XQS-PnCn70FUtfnMkbQyWnVKBgBdL3PUzQ1K4kVp21zusNEUCZso1vgeS2nVQwdXGy-uNiJ8iUbjhLi_4okUuVYdU2q_YXK0wILUDYZurr2v/s1600/birthday+dance+party+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQA5wtuHeqPnC0cYtCHZx9FtjwHuMoHroLSiV87eUxrhr7h37RFbd1uhqodxkMw_1u-QWogR-7MFCcd5oSS2km-6iz4D1Y9K-GxRdfO7nfk1Yf4zT1HAgCuurvsUAEjAMWI4s/s320/100_0668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496501563001736530" border="0" /></a><br />Going to the Del Mar Fair...aka corn dog heaven and home of fried s'mores and a giant steer....thank god we missed the fried butter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi8dDZ9MxK3whnUX79fTNOox8hJ99R_fn68_eBmzDKwCoavkszCmyqW-XsCdktsjnbN6MFp1eJti39dNXSPUQLcCIlvHvbiXXi7Von-cVhdbrNKhFAghg1i_JsVhdOmLl11TP/s1600/100_0660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi8dDZ9MxK3whnUX79fTNOox8hJ99R_fn68_eBmzDKwCoavkszCmyqW-XsCdktsjnbN6MFp1eJti39dNXSPUQLcCIlvHvbiXXi7Von-cVhdbrNKhFAghg1i_JsVhdOmLl11TP/s320/100_0660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496447258352381522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBef7C1I-SbT_ke9p6eAVBLVSIc7mCDC1q5b7yafVtC_sGVjuLT1Y2e12I3Ew196dHADA7KDdHSAqIlaqaJDj9ByUskE327hRSYF0eZxawQ7kK2VklACTZp_MQ4BAUq7VKPvlw/s1600/100_0662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvff3QO0If2PsepfdhoMbZQoD1PegS1YiOzX1USvpOTeWgi5WL7gTmtK1ZOLk1OnXWFERcMVAE6YUhev2xA2HPQnenSIGBW1_yfFNmS1y0iodxQ2DGS8W7U1bye1k7lWoeqdn/s320/100_0717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496450596068890546" border="0" /></a><br />And some other random events from the summer:<br /><br />E's graduation from her master's program...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jJCaopD104n82vL1xM22UlyFv83nWT2SZkfC_LOeTPc9H9CX6bWBer3qz9v31K5HQYm47SDzPphCgo4y0b2HqJ3xQ8hdveK6nL526S8mL3xAvyyldoePPTBVgYoYs6gd8WoQ/s1600/100_0422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jJCaopD104n82vL1xM22UlyFv83nWT2SZkfC_LOeTPc9H9CX6bWBer3qz9v31K5HQYm47SDzPphCgo4y0b2HqJ3xQ8hdveK6nL526S8mL3xAvyyldoePPTBVgYoYs6gd8WoQ/s320/100_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496457375118709042" border="0" /></a><br />Camping at Mission trails with E and C...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRMpXXaqMS8vzK7ZpX4BfkcJLKEdlNXOW0uN1oXNN3VR_mkWXWfpnz_zzKxJxUx36f1aa6tgLzslmKDVxzGUMutcMX_ILiiGB0Lprsf9GFpKaIA_pvUxRO0NTxkTvUu472rkc/s1600/100_0411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRMpXXaqMS8vzK7ZpX4BfkcJLKEdlNXOW0uN1oXNN3VR_mkWXWfpnz_zzKxJxUx36f1aa6tgLzslmKDVxzGUMutcMX_ILiiGB0Lprsf9GFpKaIA_pvUxRO0NTxkTvUu472rkc/s320/100_0411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496457366270556210" border="0" /></a><br />A visit here in SD with my brother and his family :) :) :) cutest nephew ever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs155mWDcruJtSWCQ_QHhGz0uUsyG5sbE-luIpIr9iwDqCmiBQH3xo0cXUO8VM2qIremJbsGkGUKXRP6r3XOG4Ql1eQ5edsKQWIApBbq91FQAVdg4ELmMrMV71cDBTV5jN-vY/s1600/100_0477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs155mWDcruJtSWCQ_QHhGz0uUsyG5sbE-luIpIr9iwDqCmiBQH3xo0cXUO8VM2qIremJbsGkGUKXRP6r3XOG4Ql1eQ5edsKQWIApBbq91FQAVdg4ELmMrMV71cDBTV5jN-vY/s320/100_0477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496457357209944418" border="0" /></a><br />dinner party with some girlfriends in my little cabin...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQFNNWLpT5sTlah4_P8s74z3XSiMd3eE986j1Yr38N4RcTwF2A0RAuPOri4XU-sJUEvAXXNtsm3s1TUnj2vRgCYhaVWKUa9ystDQSKFLq1eDuSG9D_K0nOEk4Cx9bIAYo5p54/s1600/100_0419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQFNNWLpT5sTlah4_P8s74z3XSiMd3eE986j1Yr38N4RcTwF2A0RAuPOri4XU-sJUEvAXXNtsm3s1TUnj2vRgCYhaVWKUa9ystDQSKFLq1eDuSG9D_K0nOEk4Cx9bIAYo5p54/s320/100_0419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496457347516925458" border="0" /></a><br />And now continuing with summer....I'm looking forward to some beach volleyball, more dinner and dance parties, long bike rides, porch sitting, coffee dates and such.Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-25266432020108701922010-04-11T19:55:00.001-07:002010-04-11T20:08:39.405-07:00TriathlonFinished in 3 hrs 4 minutes. 14th out of 30 in my female age division!! 551 overall (out of 750ish)<br />Story to come. Gotta sleep now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0kNRcHaxD6QEntlxpHXkQGNYtIVjOpAwP0Aurj-CxJB9cLWEMefUfU1LW3RrWrm3C0OoW2IaWTRclSM33GkCvk0GMv0BnBRqFrV4lNHm3fCTbI5hRQQgRlHp4x3srW4psDFg/s1600/100_0308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0kNRcHaxD6QEntlxpHXkQGNYtIVjOpAwP0Aurj-CxJB9cLWEMefUfU1LW3RrWrm3C0OoW2IaWTRclSM33GkCvk0GMv0BnBRqFrV4lNHm3fCTbI5hRQQgRlHp4x3srW4psDFg/s320/100_0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459080086335959602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTRWerUTDlp0ne5MfUUvwgcjYvp0B4XSyPwIKkRKAVBmcJ8VTpfIn-_fupLfjUTskH7l0C3NQpEpfjwRH5OVSIkLYrV7RjinH86WsYAuYUb-kwlTLZCyegvdntbFOGJgQVv0R/s1600/100_0319.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqjvvXOlbAGN3M5d9Xp6YKPMoI9b4Rg6XpZJlWrEwT8FvlELRdKh5si90WQFPBwBIg2epTvwimVMcSacn1oXdFvGplVSMDgFnM4FfCi07F6C221aqSqPcX6XPEIJp3-5mkR90/s320/100_0344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459081418853430578" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-42647494752254124562010-01-25T23:38:00.000-08:002010-01-25T23:48:08.514-08:00Happy Birthday, Dad!!I went to the SD airport today to the only TCBY I know of to celebrate my dad's birthday. It is kind of fun actually to go to the airport on no particular schedule or agenda with no bags. Unfortunately the TCBY is in the boring Terminal 2, so there wasn't much people watching to do, and I don't think TCBY is as good as it used to be, sad to say...but it was a fun way to celebrate the memory of my dad - he loved TCBY and we would get it at the airport sometimes :) He would have been...61 this year, maybe? wow. hard to imagine, when he died at a youthful 46...though, really, I imagine he would be just as youthful for a 61 year old, like his sisters are :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fsKSAuSGdiHoMR9q1sZKc_nhz3_ksUJb8IXlWhj8saqvG9SYwD4V2GlGjVma1eC6Yeju0yIRq_SIe2x9RBPQXCyknOX25b-kr3N7FxLeREHHHqCrzIV3ues-neCr7EbwLMyL/s1600-h/100_0224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fsKSAuSGdiHoMR9q1sZKc_nhz3_ksUJb8IXlWhj8saqvG9SYwD4V2GlGjVma1eC6Yeju0yIRq_SIe2x9RBPQXCyknOX25b-kr3N7FxLeREHHHqCrzIV3ues-neCr7EbwLMyL/s320/100_0224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430949815535515890" border="0" /></a>Also, I started my first class today at City College! I'm very excited about it, Biology - a general survey, geared towards those entering a health profession. It seems I've got 2 very good professors with a lot of varied experience who are team-teaching the class! One is more of an environmental biologist, the other a molecular biologist/cancer researcher. I'm thrilled to be there and that it is within biking/walking distance from home. Now, I just have to find the 12 hrs/week they recommend to study! yikes. It feels really good to be starting something long term that I feel excited, motivated, optimistic, hopeful and at peace about...this is new for me. :)Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-60515918875214896762010-01-22T17:19:00.000-08:002010-01-22T17:27:30.880-08:00HAIL!Today I opted to run outside instead of at the gym knowing there was a chance it would rain... I did not think however that I would get pummeled by buckets and buckets of rain AND hail. Luckily it started when I was on the corner outside a burrito shop. So, I went inside and got a burrito, waited out what seemed would be the worst of it, buried it under my fleece and ran the 6 blocks I had left to get home...jumping the rushing rivers flowing down every street and loving every minute...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVtdlHI8Gnp1EwkrK0WT0H2CwSBbe9OpL_D8xYUuhIlLveMjdwUnxVijspf0-_v3qk80ayTOHtKgO8X-QBZBrt3RAdKtFfBOixp1CkKLlg6_2YfClFMfy5CFhpGF4PIXOgMu1/s1600-h/100_0218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVtdlHI8Gnp1EwkrK0WT0H2CwSBbe9OpL_D8xYUuhIlLveMjdwUnxVijspf0-_v3qk80ayTOHtKgO8X-QBZBrt3RAdKtFfBOixp1CkKLlg6_2YfClFMfy5CFhpGF4PIXOgMu1/s320/100_0218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429739364584273058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCemvib7d-cq5e7tfZNhI5R3-HkYJJEailHDPG39kiFXikH6ddpt9OOgVwr5LiQgU7yMpZKGlJgIPxNBvP9SmvNVk9mKIluo8WAvRK20noLYipIoSUluJjT4hlopX2dlE_21N2/s1600-h/100_0221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCemvib7d-cq5e7tfZNhI5R3-HkYJJEailHDPG39kiFXikH6ddpt9OOgVwr5LiQgU7yMpZKGlJgIPxNBvP9SmvNVk9mKIluo8WAvRK20noLYipIoSUluJjT4hlopX2dlE_21N2/s320/100_0221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429739376922433826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdyPU7DSc10sPCtXhyphenhyphen0y9XMyzs_GLXF8xbW38jXn0Iyau6MWDXyGGKasip_Tb0EHXhFFDKpiEJG9_EmoHuCg2HDLA5ZNAOxURz_EjQOLjC3egJ_4U4YYxywfWfhbFuMlgc1-F/s1600-h/100_0222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdyPU7DSc10sPCtXhyphenhyphen0y9XMyzs_GLXF8xbW38jXn0Iyau6MWDXyGGKasip_Tb0EHXhFFDKpiEJG9_EmoHuCg2HDLA5ZNAOxURz_EjQOLjC3egJ_4U4YYxywfWfhbFuMlgc1-F/s320/100_0222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429739390520775410" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-88732123820220966482010-01-19T23:37:00.000-08:002010-01-20T00:20:19.691-08:00my life these days and a few more from New YearsMy friend and I went kayaking in the SD Bay the other day. Highlights were: simply being out on the water and rowing; being asked to clear out of the 'channel' by the Navy Security due to the oncoming 'battle ship' or whatever, which seemed waaay far off still, but who knows maybe we were underestimating its speed and overestimating ours; seeing lots of other cool boats like the one below; watching/hearing the jets and airplanes take off and land at the Coronado Naval base; and hanging out with an old friend who also enjoys being active outdoors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss-JfcEwzcwPgzrolTFv9WRpZT9ev8JYL8ufgJk3KEFq84pfhCeKmX2CkFiYe6cGvRe_CdjRlWNGAOqmMrJruF6oivUnm4Iow0wFH7vzH0BVkwwIWLZsHo84yy113oVGjQjxQ/s1600-h/100_0213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss-JfcEwzcwPgzrolTFv9WRpZT9ev8JYL8ufgJk3KEFq84pfhCeKmX2CkFiYe6cGvRe_CdjRlWNGAOqmMrJruF6oivUnm4Iow0wFH7vzH0BVkwwIWLZsHo84yy113oVGjQjxQ/s320/100_0213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428723730967953602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7QRBotb-xeP8JEsmxMdWAxg1MCCVT7Wq_1HwlUXSqRMt6MN2OCfzISoSs66Con5OnCWAhYHGkeF-bqCR3cYSBYrymaNPsjSLbo5WeCV2_ZYmGcLUBhPols1NwddIZfwWiZjD/s1600-h/100_0209.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7QRBotb-xeP8JEsmxMdWAxg1MCCVT7Wq_1HwlUXSqRMt6MN2OCfzISoSs66Con5OnCWAhYHGkeF-bqCR3cYSBYrymaNPsjSLbo5WeCV2_ZYmGcLUBhPols1NwddIZfwWiZjD/s320/100_0209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428723722770346818" border="0" /></a><br />Some local art outside my workplace...it is just twisted wire inconspicuously attached to sign posts and telephone wires and such aroudn the block where I work...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hALsSV6IczG2NgP55TmFjXlueQiHXwUbA7WUdjpBw60eahw_BdZ08pPXqTwYx85c1o9dISNQnm3trtQ5jGiBNEWhGMi3xEvxgv1oj6IgOCESNt8OGLhOLboyxQjJPKzevwrB/s1600-h/100_0208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hALsSV6IczG2NgP55TmFjXlueQiHXwUbA7WUdjpBw60eahw_BdZ08pPXqTwYx85c1o9dISNQnm3trtQ5jGiBNEWhGMi3xEvxgv1oj6IgOCESNt8OGLhOLboyxQjJPKzevwrB/s320/100_0208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428723715087854354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCxtq6vclnFpes-mFryi3y9NKiYiVwSCp6lG3axyfltwkgK0Y1SKGGTyksNUUuTGMMn_9Xv-E11svr3KiE3F9v5cxhyjrNiAlx9BVv8YIBdST3iCaoievQIkkeJNZ5NSk1jZ6/s1600-h/100_0203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCxtq6vclnFpes-mFryi3y9NKiYiVwSCp6lG3axyfltwkgK0Y1SKGGTyksNUUuTGMMn_9Xv-E11svr3KiE3F9v5cxhyjrNiAlx9BVv8YIBdST3iCaoievQIkkeJNZ5NSk1jZ6/s320/100_0203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428723710619950866" border="0" /></a>And...last but not least, my Christmas tree :), with all it's festive glory still lighting my apartment<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdrBtyAJqMEx7XXCmI4mviApXH_3bc3O7LahF_smjB16_pBmYrmBM0vft3dwcoFib1-Ax4sKl8AZpBIH27VI5ug9eyS7j1iyq7ElFD0JMm81HHkSnM70sbBUf4C5TnLjjigDt/s1600-h/100_0202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdrBtyAJqMEx7XXCmI4mviApXH_3bc3O7LahF_smjB16_pBmYrmBM0vft3dwcoFib1-Ax4sKl8AZpBIH27VI5ug9eyS7j1iyq7ElFD0JMm81HHkSnM70sbBUf4C5TnLjjigDt/s320/100_0202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428723698269993986" border="0" /></a><br />USS MIDWAY NYE 2010 GALA ...so fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoLHLPzOKk-I7UnDlxUkXni0srge1GdQiVghpP6v7g3Pu5KGtrv4udzybX5H206hJFMiFiiGhXbvpdA5KEAqG85etpWf5rLkmbF3bE8hF9qx0tX9up9IvxwH6W9mQrx8jlFc8/s1600-h/DSC03542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15ZS7kx3crJP7tZVdzB9C9aHzoUjldJjE6mr2LS81MYtRzQM4YAqmbrQaH5epH-tF2c8Mn7Xt-2CKLj5mt2AfYk08pcoQjSpd1JbfMI7kSbCn42SUJcVaSgFb5aRlqcWdBNa1/s320/DSC03551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428732971733359522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrik-sRJgsDz_M19S585b-p4iDKUh60P0ecPAEU8Q2LZb-uKmEZ6dGsP9LntVOn3fyISo_J0lf9nt2LKCKFHa7k-jBJKCcYrNVjpVNzDRDYpS9z6QkIBFeT-UiJP0QvVFiIF3/s1600-h/DSC03548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrik-sRJgsDz_M19S585b-p4iDKUh60P0ecPAEU8Q2LZb-uKmEZ6dGsP9LntVOn3fyISo_J0lf9nt2LKCKFHa7k-jBJKCcYrNVjpVNzDRDYpS9z6QkIBFeT-UiJP0QvVFiIF3/s320/DSC03548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428732970391040130" border="0" /></a><br />And, hiking at Iron Mtn...also fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufEECvY-oALDO7ejUC_jswNwCJ2m0agOx7oGlFwVh5BN9Na2-SGXWicspVH8EKBDDW2gM-T23jUPJhg-eAofczWTATW9R3IoTlYe0VeXJPEPRuYreLrHq-IXrcWXQhsBVN_IJ/s1600-h/DSC03593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufEECvY-oALDO7ejUC_jswNwCJ2m0agOx7oGlFwVh5BN9Na2-SGXWicspVH8EKBDDW2gM-T23jUPJhg-eAofczWTATW9R3IoTlYe0VeXJPEPRuYreLrHq-IXrcWXQhsBVN_IJ/s320/DSC03593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428729457457874274" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-42549076458536382132010-01-19T22:42:00.000-08:002010-01-19T23:25:27.278-08:00night at the laundromatLast night I went to the laundromat. Even though I have a standing offer to do laundry at my landlord's house in his new eco-friendly washing machine, which is about 10 steps out my front door, I like going to the laundromat sometimes. Every time I have gone it seems it has been raining. Which, for San Diego, is actually 3 of the 3 times it has rained since I moved here 4 months ago. I like it because it gets me out in amongst strangers in public (like going to the movies); I actually like doing laundry; and because I actually like waiting...like waiting for and riding a bus or train, waiting in line at the post office, taking my breaks at work. I savor moments of times that are limited in their span but don't allow for much else than people watching or reading short articles or a few pages of a novel or just day dreaming and musing. I love those times. So, the laundromat is ideal for me. This time 'round, last night, I took the opportunity to get pizza down the street at Luigi's AND a Sprite from the vending machine. I sat in my car ('cuz it was rainy and there is nowhere to sit inside the laundromat except the laundry baskets on wheels) and listened to the radio and watched people. I intended to read, but there was a family of 4, including a boy of about 10 and one of about 4 and their parents, I assume. The small boy had the perfect kid-way of being, distracted but attentive to everything. He stuck his hand under the automatic hand-sanitizer dispenser about 10 times in one minute, he climbed in one of the big dryers! After loading their laundry the family disappeared and returned with coffee drinks, or hot chocolate I suppose for the kids, from the 7-11 down the street. There was a man on the bench in front of my car who would periodically check the trash can, for bottles and cans. And two women, both weathered and crippled in some way by life's weariness. The older of the two was particularly hunched, draped in a pink poncho that was sinched at the waste by a belt. Her face distorted and gait more of a shuffle. The younger, with a cain, hobbled inside to use the restroom. The older followed to wait at the door. I'm watching, wondering, making assumptions, judgements and from the parts of me that still carry some compassion, wishing that life were different, easier for these people...that it wasn't so hard on some of us while so easy on the rest of us. And then, with hot chocolate in hand, I see the little boy dart across the sidewalk, in front of my parked car, outside the laundromat to where the older woman waited at the door. He thrust a few dollar bills into her hand and returned running, delighted back to his parents, who were unmoved it seemed, just doing the right thing; doing the right thing by their child...agreeing to the kid's idea to give the strange old woman money or teaching him to be generous and compassionate, thoughtful of others and aware of how close we all are to being so broken by this world, or even by our own choices or mistakes. Since when was it so delightful to give? Even giving at Christmas to loved ones can be kind of a nightmare. And I've been far too jaded in my adult life to be so purely moved to give anyone anything without any strings attached, without wondering first how/why they deserve it or if they'll like it or be offended by the gesture. And I consider myself a pretty compassionate person. Yet, I saw those women there, and the man, and just felt saddened at the possibility that they had to find some place to sleep out of the rain that night, or the discomfort they might feel everyday just trying to walk or the wearisomeness of looking through trash cans to find cans to make a few extra cents to buy a snack or a meal but not moved to act with any compassion or kind gesture. I'm not naive enough not to wonder what got them in this position, but I'm also not naive enough not to also realize that life doesn't just come down to working hard enough or always making the right choices. But I do wish I could be just naive enough to walk up to someone without thinking twice, give them something and skip away delighted - not self satisfied - just delighted. There was something so precious and moving about watching that whole scene play out in front of me. There was no more interaction between them, though the family and the two women were at the laundromat for at least the remainder of my time there. They just continued about their own lives or business of doing laundry or just surviving, I don't know. I just know that surely, even if I can't come to grips with what the point of this whole big thing called life and love is all about, that small act of generosity/thoughtfulness/kindness/love mattered.Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-49658002683964862702010-01-07T22:00:00.000-08:002010-01-07T22:17:19.009-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyF2LU0DmvXgs54IoWt4IaMTAYFhTJnF5ith8viiW23_yFCTZVJ-6PHVAQYAT6eAXKk-0alse4pbgM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-46727027048633193822010-01-07T00:02:00.000-08:002010-01-07T00:12:07.436-08:00holiday festivities!<div style="text-align: center;">the ZOO!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OWd6Hfo2nm-SOe99F2MW9ZzJhSkX9G_1dtPZ8JfxBUy21wXRg0Y4ZYSMYOT8OWpRb6_6Tk8-4TKNlKrpzCcWu5N0PH0wDKBp3bXvIrLzx0hR4o-s9JR5ZtZ4erLOh_ZpIaqm/s1600-h/holidays+2009-2010+123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopzzApNJSvq4mibwSz9tnDntF1aXrzhnzwLmpwdSltcLeE2tXLvYgTO6IZRMx9FqFeZnWR86R54h0NPZlD6qeQfR02JH6e3JxbNo0BiOYmN7ekzkdm4vOuRSL4i-2wWV3eDjw/s320/holidays+2009-2010+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423906663527519666" border="0" /></a><br />Friends at a wedding :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A8wYAT9KQAUldVLr7im1gWtsdr0u4PLnfTE5Hp2o79ZujGJEzSFL8mP9PDQ5zWnlFVrsXbrnUaZHM1Skags70grPbc7tJoyj_m-xBWj4sYsbMYI2IQcXvW97PgS6hJaK2li7/s1600-h/holidays+2009-2010+080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A8wYAT9KQAUldVLr7im1gWtsdr0u4PLnfTE5Hp2o79ZujGJEzSFL8mP9PDQ5zWnlFVrsXbrnUaZHM1Skags70grPbc7tJoyj_m-xBWj4sYsbMYI2IQcXvW97PgS6hJaK2li7/s320/holidays+2009-2010+080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423906654369154610" border="0" /></a><br />Mom and Step-Uncle in SV for Christmas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQnE3u_SbqqCnDRdkWMsfpYog0On7TiEw0UdDpxYbnEqL9-D9Y5YtWfw5_FPzZjTX-FvnMcehxXnWqmFlKjS59fMA0S5z6J95jJbdGNdHJLuA8Y7OFQ0wGnqwbvg-p0k_qQz/s1600-h/holidays+2009-2010+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQnE3u_SbqqCnDRdkWMsfpYog0On7TiEw0UdDpxYbnEqL9-D9Y5YtWfw5_FPzZjTX-FvnMcehxXnWqmFlKjS59fMA0S5z6J95jJbdGNdHJLuA8Y7OFQ0wGnqwbvg-p0k_qQz/s320/holidays+2009-2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423906649416846882" border="0" /></a><br />My beautiful nephew and the Ecuadorian mariachis I gave him for Christmas :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n5FhcBZbXJzT3Hwq3eQdohIf8YOAx1JckoQUSnqf3jlAb6rlE7A1wY3r0B4GhhVx_X9pBrXNV75kLp6s0bXUUZekNIvOoaOHSqnqr455gbnUIrpwI9PXAy-5mF835I2lUvQC/s1600-h/holidays+2009-2010+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n5FhcBZbXJzT3Hwq3eQdohIf8YOAx1JckoQUSnqf3jlAb6rlE7A1wY3r0B4GhhVx_X9pBrXNV75kLp6s0bXUUZekNIvOoaOHSqnqr455gbnUIrpwI9PXAy-5mF835I2lUvQC/s320/holidays+2009-2010+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423906642620053234" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-23476584475977663172009-12-04T21:01:00.000-08:002009-12-04T21:03:02.514-08:00shufflewell, today in the mail I got an offer for a little iPod shuffle if I sign up for a free trial of some program with my bank for a month ...then cancel before they start charging me for it. So, I went for it! It worked last year for some other silly gadget... So, I can cross that one off my list, I guess.Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-41269722693332084322009-12-03T23:45:00.000-08:002009-12-04T00:13:27.851-08:00Dear SantaHere's my Christmas wish-list.<br />It should make up for the last however many years that I haven't had one at all...<br /><br />digital camera (a simple quality one)<br />iPod (probably just a small one that I can use while running or in the car)<br />a really nice expensive little down jacket from <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/product/womens-down-sweater-full-zip-hoody?p=84710-0-155">Patagonia</a> (you know for these bone-chilling San Diego nights)<br />new shoes (closed toe ones that I don't care about getting sloppy with mayo and grease)<br />jeans (you know, ones that actually fit and don't have bleach stains or smell like deli)<br />a backpack for backpacking...mmm, yes, for when no work again and can actually go backpacking<br />a comforter (again for these cold winter nights)<br />new brakes and back wheel for my bike and saddlebags or a back basket for the rack<br />new tires for the car I'm borrowing and an inside detail/cleaning (it's just dirty)<br />a car (like Clancy maybe :))<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clinique-happy-Perfume-Spray-Women/dp/B000273PEO">perfume</a><br /><a href="http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/product/womens-merino-sweater?p=51480-0-679">this</a><br />dance lessons<br /><br />Pathetically sincere,<br /> Leigh<br /><br />yah, not kidding.<br />Somehow, I want, I want, I want<br />it's never been this easy since I was a kid, to come up with such a christmas wish list.<br />ick.<br />Don't know what's come over me.<br />maybe it's the gottahaveitallandnow syndrome that so many suffer from here in SD<br />who knows.<br />it's helpful to get it off my chest anyway.<br />really i'm happy eating food, sleeping, being with friends/family, watching the occasional Office episode or 30 Rock (wow, that show is funny), reading, basking in the sun while exercising... keeping it simple...<br />day dreaming about my next travel adventure is enough for me<br />and enjoying right where I am with what I have...<br />though I do kinda want a camera...and the iPod would be nice...and well, i don't have a nice cozy jacket for when I visit the mountains ..........Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-54968578704666056482009-12-03T23:13:00.001-08:002009-12-03T23:45:26.851-08:00where I used to liveSan Diego smells like damp pavement a lot of the time, that or the salty sea. You can see the full moon rising in the east and some dull stars trying to shimmer above, even here, close to the downtown city lights. I can appreciate these things. But, I have to say I am more grateful than I can express here to have had the opportunity to live near and just now visit Yosemite and the surrounding areas in winter, spring, summer and fall. The smell of ...fresh air, crisp and cold in the winter, of burning fireplaces and the warm sun on the lake. The moon rising through the gray trees still speckled with oranges and gold from the fall. The utter coziness of my friends' place where I stayed was so right, so satisfying, so relaxing. It was all so breathtaking and delightful!! I bought a small Christmas tree and a small string of lights to try to convey some sense of season and coziness here in the seasonal void that is San Diego. Sure 70 degree temps year round are in some ways divine, but so are a fire place to warm the home and cut the chill of below 40 temps, cut-yourself Christmas trees strung with hand made ornaments and good friends to enjoy it all with. I miss my friends and life in Bass Lake, but I didn't suffer my usual bout of angst over what I should be doing with my life and where I should move. And I'm glad I know how much it is worth it to make the effort to continue to spend time up there, even though it is good for me to live in San Diego right now. My friends there have and continue to teach me a lot about home (you should see their hand crafted chicken coop, raised bed and hand cut wood piles) and friendship and hospitality and thoroughly enjoying the natural world. It makes my current experience here in San Diego all the more rich now that being outdoors has become irresistible to me. And there is plenty to do here to satisfy. And yet when the pace here gets to be a little too much and I need a little refresher, the train ride up and back to Fresno really isn't so bad. :) Pictures to come...Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-79598066461555185082009-11-03T21:56:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:17:22.775-08:00a little rusty.I've been kind of itching to write, which seems usually to spawn some good inspiration. But, I'm not really feeling that wave comin' on. I'll go with the stream of consciousness approach, I guess....My eye itches from the dander of the cat in the home where I spent the last hour watching episodes of The Office with a friend. That and a meal at the Red Sea Restaurant make for a wonderful evening, especially amidst good conversation with an old friend. I'm now here in my cozy home. I can hear the clanking of my neighbor's dishes, the soft hum of the freeway traffic and the incessant chatter of my computer 'working'. I'm tired. But I feel good. I spent the majority of the day riding my bike. I rode 1 hour out to the end of the Pt. Loma peninsula before I went to a meeting on the PLNU campus. The day was perfect for a bike ride, beautiful sunshine, views of the bay and inland mountains. And I cannot get over the fact that travel by bike is so completely accessible to me around this city even for a distance such as that! I LOVE it. I then rode home via Trader Joes, which I also love. I got some tasty masala veggie burgers, salsa verde, sweetened condensed milk (for more pumpkin pie!), spring greens (to supplement my sprounts!) and organic bananas. If I weren't trying to spend most of my grocery dollars at the farmers market and at my work, Grant's Marketplace (which is a local deli/market) I would be spending them at Trader Joes. Though, I have to say I'm quite enjoying the challenge and creativity of buying things that the farmers market has instead of just supplementing other grocery shopping. I can olives, almonds, spices, produce, tamales, fish, flowers, jerky, hot sauce etc! Anything a girl could want! And I can pretty much get the rest at the shop where I work. It's such a good feeling/practice to spend my dollars in a very tangibly-local economy. But, I also really like TJs :) and am happy go there every once in while, even just for some 2 buck chuck ;) Yes, it's still just $2 here!<br /><br />I also spent a good part of the day with my latest read, Frankenstein. It is the first I've really known of the story. And I am really enjoying it! Sadly the movies don't sound at all like the book, so I don't know that I'll be seeing those. But, I'm finding the book fascinating and moving and actually quite the page turner. After I'm done, I plan to return to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee...definitely of a different genre all together, but also heart wrenching. I enjoy so much having the time and interest to read a good book. In fact, I think I'm going to head to bed and do just that.Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-53884829356318698752009-11-01T15:17:00.000-08:002009-11-01T15:46:49.024-08:00Since last time...<div style="text-align: center;">East Coast in the Fall<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9iAhTTe1GljoKyJIgXvW-z7v46_NfDV6z8yVh8OeCAH4KqWGDuyzC0QP7K5z62uiznRCLpj1mwU_nfdJ5rAa9YjugB8YBHxofGuo-CeSSU-tMU-XC2IODOt1pe1-2cGGEXEZ/s1600-h/P1010055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9iAhTTe1GljoKyJIgXvW-z7v46_NfDV6z8yVh8OeCAH4KqWGDuyzC0QP7K5z62uiznRCLpj1mwU_nfdJ5rAa9YjugB8YBHxofGuo-CeSSU-tMU-XC2IODOt1pe1-2cGGEXEZ/s320/P1010055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399284041407011762" border="0" /></a><br />Me and my nephew, cute as ever.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa0BETD83xajxae13bZjSAmU8l1yAr6ja0tPnGxMz0vnkrSOkCckJHYkj7tTKkkoJJdgb8uIitkV26nk6_r8bVgxKBHIHrTkvZu3hJlnpPgrudaSLCBxOkZDxJagwVdd4pn1L/s1600-h/P1010048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa0BETD83xajxae13bZjSAmU8l1yAr6ja0tPnGxMz0vnkrSOkCckJHYkj7tTKkkoJJdgb8uIitkV26nk6_r8bVgxKBHIHrTkvZu3hJlnpPgrudaSLCBxOkZDxJagwVdd4pn1L/s320/P1010048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399284033739891330" border="0" /></a><br />Arlington National Cemetery-<br />The Memorial of the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqDYtLnJs7II8xRgMgVJNPDv5Mx71fQZPdny-blBFurU5LKQyvfwNsmqnf3FjOKf-iNAMCcKfduufOgfG1QpplyF4xiK1VvQPk9tvk5hwgtKY3D1-J9eMzIgTENmCKkG416yc/s1600-h/P1010082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqDYtLnJs7II8xRgMgVJNPDv5Mx71fQZPdny-blBFurU5LKQyvfwNsmqnf3FjOKf-iNAMCcKfduufOgfG1QpplyF4xiK1VvQPk9tvk5hwgtKY3D1-J9eMzIgTENmCKkG416yc/s320/P1010082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283073380086930" border="0" /></a><br />At my dad's grave site, mom and cousin Margaret<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf9G62zDdxjo7eOJpwsT7LPSO42Drmun7OwL9tjeSGjJxXHjYf7aaqmHiHNH6jJVMTeltFPy3kqfUkbonHnQPBW9jm5RB15RjSLMwb6q4NGlnsFNbyd1-ngcv3uNp6hgORLdo/s1600-h/P1010075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf9G62zDdxjo7eOJpwsT7LPSO42Drmun7OwL9tjeSGjJxXHjYf7aaqmHiHNH6jJVMTeltFPy3kqfUkbonHnQPBW9jm5RB15RjSLMwb6q4NGlnsFNbyd1-ngcv3uNp6hgORLdo/s320/P1010075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283070856414706" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Grady, my cousin's cutie pie kiddo.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIrAQnQ4-v7W45xBp07nnt0Jmu5CRvnlU1hx-rJikGAkeR5vXuUWe_UeWcHXPxxdSv56pd0qhgudrB1S9Dhc_HiXY6pbxMr4WzBMUIuaGeVZOnNjRKZo9XxWjGc-VjYDbxyE5/s1600-h/P1010071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIrAQnQ4-v7W45xBp07nnt0Jmu5CRvnlU1hx-rJikGAkeR5vXuUWe_UeWcHXPxxdSv56pd0qhgudrB1S9Dhc_HiXY6pbxMr4WzBMUIuaGeVZOnNjRKZo9XxWjGc-VjYDbxyE5/s320/P1010071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283062082774802" border="0" /></a><br />Biking around the bay!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhwPdh65leEdrQrTuhx0rolleMDr1cdRBSrwLpuuAf5V2G8A2FdLat-oHEsM5vv4gLwfInsnRTJqR1ZlULSiNCpyBadWc6bX7anqYWs5aqCACLbtwQJWbKnZFT8BADU-0liX9/s1600-h/P1010062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhwPdh65leEdrQrTuhx0rolleMDr1cdRBSrwLpuuAf5V2G8A2FdLat-oHEsM5vv4gLwfInsnRTJqR1ZlULSiNCpyBadWc6bX7anqYWs5aqCACLbtwQJWbKnZFT8BADU-0liX9/s320/P1010062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283058705241986" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting Rachel and Kai in SV. I miss you guys!<br />And Happy Birthday Kai!! It was a year ago this time that I was in Australia for Kai's birth!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DlfnuhGycjfa3XlBNBKfJ5HFLC9a_9dv8kIfGBod1hWOsAqGfNNkiFpbO_AOc24qQWmx6PeCtaqKuJ12CeWHCQ0oUe8K8UGFfRsSizTBFvmaU3vpYr3oRTTN1EN5LMcCwkN3/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DlfnuhGycjfa3XlBNBKfJ5HFLC9a_9dv8kIfGBod1hWOsAqGfNNkiFpbO_AOc24qQWmx6PeCtaqKuJ12CeWHCQ0oUe8K8UGFfRsSizTBFvmaU3vpYr3oRTTN1EN5LMcCwkN3/s320/P1010022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399283050862781954" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Whitney, my cousin, at our cousin's wedding in DC.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVT8rgTvqEgofpfswxnlyf0lgbpHHdF4HLqT-3FFPb1xW60eqrSbddHuTe6DHS-uVAXIkPm1x_mYPxLUHGLxK8fOWciiI7Kv_rQGFGCsCtbnGXAp4JLGpTRpUj-hl4urSKOze/s1600-h/P1010067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVT8rgTvqEgofpfswxnlyf0lgbpHHdF4HLqT-3FFPb1xW60eqrSbddHuTe6DHS-uVAXIkPm1x_mYPxLUHGLxK8fOWciiI7Kv_rQGFGCsCtbnGXAp4JLGpTRpUj-hl4urSKOze/s320/P1010067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399281629251427634" border="0" /></a><br />My cousin, Kathryn, getting married<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QaPE7vGm0rFuyteONas_VoZ67iJLpQqi3myGWYMj9f1lKX-T1hWi4i20iazivdb1pTSs2KkOhTgQ9alBCVEUznNwJBdsn9Jt6o7OT1hDOq7QULNC7mna2id3Hc-7pAOJgygw/s1600-h/P1010060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QaPE7vGm0rFuyteONas_VoZ67iJLpQqi3myGWYMj9f1lKX-T1hWi4i20iazivdb1pTSs2KkOhTgQ9alBCVEUznNwJBdsn9Jt6o7OT1hDOq7QULNC7mna2id3Hc-7pAOJgygw/s320/P1010060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399281627617210066" border="0" /></a><br />East Coast fall<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Qu_a0tDKO3Wh9yBDwYP3OHShSI7jjWOsq9JPe6UWh4_HepJvcoZtsB34P4s13l5o7xnlMfdj64l_ljme1BTQbMn9LVxL3YuQjrTWcf0CVDPcnipVa7FQwPI_oZM0EKsOm2hy/s1600-h/P1010053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Qu_a0tDKO3Wh9yBDwYP3OHShSI7jjWOsq9JPe6UWh4_HepJvcoZtsB34P4s13l5o7xnlMfdj64l_ljme1BTQbMn9LVxL3YuQjrTWcf0CVDPcnipVa7FQwPI_oZM0EKsOm2hy/s320/P1010053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399281621139440962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqRP0VAiHCQJ-va5LUVGMgZjsGyUhZDShy0NBWnTa52MdB66Mu81tM-G0a68l489t8LOovW3H_zwkFz6MQ7UuJMlF40RVYZ_ZQG1rLTdVzcpyrUn8m81CkG5W5l6du2UKffW8/s1600-h/P1010046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqRP0VAiHCQJ-va5LUVGMgZjsGyUhZDShy0NBWnTa52MdB66Mu81tM-G0a68l489t8LOovW3H_zwkFz6MQ7UuJMlF40RVYZ_ZQG1rLTdVzcpyrUn8m81CkG5W5l6du2UKffW8/s320/P1010046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399281610008878962" border="0" /></a><br />Cousins on my dad's side :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQTcdBi5f1Wi8dLgx_FhgGarmgMi11qg9ZO62sfu2ZsbMDz_XdRv_3gpk9-0rl0MBziEaW0x1WJl25z7O47Lv0hcb1l1d8gvYovTEhTXpOTUaNfaUXke5SXNSN23cbcK4EXbt/s1600-h/P1010033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQTcdBi5f1Wi8dLgx_FhgGarmgMi11qg9ZO62sfu2ZsbMDz_XdRv_3gpk9-0rl0MBziEaW0x1WJl25z7O47Lv0hcb1l1d8gvYovTEhTXpOTUaNfaUXke5SXNSN23cbcK4EXbt/s320/P1010033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399280852653198178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kathryn and me, getting ready for her wedding!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0NKb8Dd9ykRh2QkNn6aFhRvtQo72CAaD-XrE-xXVpyNYm38zpMZo5_YZ5VNkvkha02E8SsPOM8ehRB4Lwy7nhVpnnuWtn2qrV7FxaUSl0Qcf8bDCrjRV-W9ThQBMAPHgAmL8/s1600-h/P1010021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0NKb8Dd9ykRh2QkNn6aFhRvtQo72CAaD-XrE-xXVpyNYm38zpMZo5_YZ5VNkvkha02E8SsPOM8ehRB4Lwy7nhVpnnuWtn2qrV7FxaUSl0Qcf8bDCrjRV-W9ThQBMAPHgAmL8/s320/P1010021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399280844300259378" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting with Kelli in sunny southern California!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOat_kvMgCIzjBL0G6O7OraITr5Hqljs-Lf7pDAxeFQiZyRIt1ubRUbNUClNRn-foOd8K6B1kFYyl-DpPQMvjcJhh0QXhbqrdNDsWkfd0G_jiH0TouHRQnSsBAPG0DPHIy0mo/s1600-h/P1010018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOat_kvMgCIzjBL0G6O7OraITr5Hqljs-Lf7pDAxeFQiZyRIt1ubRUbNUClNRn-foOd8K6B1kFYyl-DpPQMvjcJhh0QXhbqrdNDsWkfd0G_jiH0TouHRQnSsBAPG0DPHIy0mo/s320/P1010018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399280841226814770" border="0" /></a><br />My new favorite treat - cupcakes from Baby Cakes...<br />I don't have a sweet tooth, but...wow, this requires no sweet tooth. It is delicious.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBytanXu5eTOcd7f815DJYC3DjdDFv9Jvai4GgDASbmb1JddA4DVP4CJfQ2Ns8F9ye3XOfwRzo-ad2Qi2cO2J4cxTaDa3v5jcuIQnV2Xw9Cac6yC_q61qdTvFKJQd-ZcRA6Z-/s1600-h/P1010003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBytanXu5eTOcd7f815DJYC3DjdDFv9Jvai4GgDASbmb1JddA4DVP4CJfQ2Ns8F9ye3XOfwRzo-ad2Qi2cO2J4cxTaDa3v5jcuIQnV2Xw9Cac6yC_q61qdTvFKJQd-ZcRA6Z-/s320/P1010003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399280834897918770" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-78554308702851012252009-09-11T23:27:00.000-07:002009-09-11T23:35:41.635-07:00homeyI've been trying to get my place a little homier during my time off...here's an update :) The newest addition is that bar piece. It is a perfect extension of my kitchen and a place to eat (with barstools on the other side!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTeEnm3Ob0jJuWMWEWNVezpPiKqk0ui0jAqQBQWJFONOn8xOTpmKir3Sf5eKid8ewk-ov7938EkMEE66s2AW9MwQGkLAXa3BaELGaTI2slOiAxyOmk0RweRBF779fWyqE8p3D/s1600-h/P1010010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTeEnm3Ob0jJuWMWEWNVezpPiKqk0ui0jAqQBQWJFONOn8xOTpmKir3Sf5eKid8ewk-ov7938EkMEE66s2AW9MwQGkLAXa3BaELGaTI2slOiAxyOmk0RweRBF779fWyqE8p3D/s320/P1010010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380464585918909426" border="0" /></a><br />My first baked pie in my cute little oven! Turned out perfectly!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Id7vxPoUKNtc0hjRNf0TRHa5PXChEdeTZJQHShIQBSWEzqJN7APSIribdb4uVtL_2o7LjOcKXwn_MAeNhnrCfYNJN-kGEoWS55J6abYcU_A-ha0ScM-8wBWXDaqW8u1-SnHH/s1600-h/P1010009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Id7vxPoUKNtc0hjRNf0TRHa5PXChEdeTZJQHShIQBSWEzqJN7APSIribdb4uVtL_2o7LjOcKXwn_MAeNhnrCfYNJN-kGEoWS55J6abYcU_A-ha0ScM-8wBWXDaqW8u1-SnHH/s320/P1010009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380464577857182610" border="0" /></a>View from the kitchen (front door on the right)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ItwnMUdhtwZ80CQUJNncdx9PZM6_L3elPtm95k6rGKVIbrkqHC01iQmTmDDz1lCpFfsRa0vNynHkx5KG10-Kw0G4RWMEA6TbXlFWaFJkCpGyxBo6KnKhEFl9zJ_18OOUONA/s1600-h/P1010014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ItwnMUdhtwZ80CQUJNncdx9PZM6_L3elPtm95k6rGKVIbrkqHC01iQmTmDDz1lCpFfsRa0vNynHkx5KG10-Kw0G4RWMEA6TbXlFWaFJkCpGyxBo6KnKhEFl9zJ_18OOUONA/s320/P1010014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380464562499342978" border="0" /></a>View from my bed (kitchen would be just there on the right) front door straight ahead. And that's it! I still need a bookshelf. But otherwise I've pieced together a great little homey space! My favorite purchases so far are a beautiful pie plate and the red lampshade and a bread pan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDImZ0Vrd0P85N58vqTFojeDwqUern0-zsVupNfq0df1q6r0trdDtOqX0xaVF5_jHmTonWthFFdtNIgOgdB3J_T1TmU9jP8OvQ8F2yve_0_hC6e4ZQVKojp-wUDWRCSZugYuWv/s1600-h/P1010015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDImZ0Vrd0P85N58vqTFojeDwqUern0-zsVupNfq0df1q6r0trdDtOqX0xaVF5_jHmTonWthFFdtNIgOgdB3J_T1TmU9jP8OvQ8F2yve_0_hC6e4ZQVKojp-wUDWRCSZugYuWv/s320/P1010015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380464552750836834" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-56322463033473751792009-08-31T12:45:00.000-07:002009-08-31T12:57:16.170-07:00a little more...the side yard looking towards the street - as B put it, the start of my daily commute - beautiful foliage :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_VN5g6y7r4RePDokaho3Jn2HiYwUwkE_aWCS7qD0aDfzi_65QnwQUTtOEGLLyLKQnGdz6_XscrYcFTntm3hTx02zKaiSm1Jkn1Ed_p7829szBh3nxctLg8HYJgyoXNfvOSZe/s1600-h/the+beginning+of+my+daily+commute+-+the+side+yard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_VN5g6y7r4RePDokaho3Jn2HiYwUwkE_aWCS7qD0aDfzi_65QnwQUTtOEGLLyLKQnGdz6_XscrYcFTntm3hTx02zKaiSm1Jkn1Ed_p7829szBh3nxctLg8HYJgyoXNfvOSZe/s320/the+beginning+of+my+daily+commute+-+the+side+yard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376216589968131170" border="0" /></a>Out my little kitchen window...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmMFXjBqLm4cK7T7q054oKf9oaWNEmTvJzqDmV5B8Hazlj_L_l3WS-qoxBcA44DgHGy9e5DReZ4ujQjpSF91SWKk_oO4lfe3Eh0s_IbiH-MBYjHmCM4RrQTM05O4MLWHZVDzd/s1600-h/out+the+kitchen+window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmMFXjBqLm4cK7T7q054oKf9oaWNEmTvJzqDmV5B8Hazlj_L_l3WS-qoxBcA44DgHGy9e5DReZ4ujQjpSF91SWKk_oO4lfe3Eh0s_IbiH-MBYjHmCM4RrQTM05O4MLWHZVDzd/s320/out+the+kitchen+window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376216987093461858" border="0" /></a>into my little garden patio (that is the kitchen window there in the far back...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Ak7YqlO53usUy4uWGbSLwHMRmpIGJLje-t5bti4eHM2n6NKqplBC-xDNk_HTKDlsKqLKnbELxGixk-9fFb11swcb0W-NFWFuGjzltEiP8mPorC48i7USZDal2SEoPPrBN90/s1600-h/our+little+garden+patio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Ak7YqlO53usUy4uWGbSLwHMRmpIGJLje-t5bti4eHM2n6NKqplBC-xDNk_HTKDlsKqLKnbELxGixk-9fFb11swcb0W-NFWFuGjzltEiP8mPorC48i7USZDal2SEoPPrBN90/s320/our+little+garden+patio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376216972092826274" border="0" /></a><br />A view from my little deck :) You can see downtown a little more to the left of this photo. but, that is the nice blue neighbor house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TkSKy0IOozCLiHp6OvoOuN1PInRq-Y3MuJ4yzheHOv9reoUBEFKUB4tbUzQQSa-51zapBFOW7JAXzhCZJoF3kEI3gOwavmNubLVaM7EhgDtvDL-bpxvHo7RmhsR1GqoSP7Hm/s1600-h/from+my+patio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TkSKy0IOozCLiHp6OvoOuN1PInRq-Y3MuJ4yzheHOv9reoUBEFKUB4tbUzQQSa-51zapBFOW7JAXzhCZJoF3kEI3gOwavmNubLVaM7EhgDtvDL-bpxvHo7RmhsR1GqoSP7Hm/s320/from+my+patio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376216978271145906" border="0" /></a>This is Pyramid Lake. One of my favorite landmarks on the drive down the 5 from Bass Lake. We hit it right at sunset....<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoymmF6dS9NyeHwUloHWaqlvHcZoYz8ADcSO5IwVCDS4rkp630gBxHUGBjeXpIUJWJ_ineuWWx8824iJSPOXUNuEslBmgERMydk3Paxb6eCtKyAmT1MAJ2euy11571EB9Ikekz/s1600-h/Pyramid+Lake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoymmF6dS9NyeHwUloHWaqlvHcZoYz8ADcSO5IwVCDS4rkp630gBxHUGBjeXpIUJWJ_ineuWWx8824iJSPOXUNuEslBmgERMydk3Paxb6eCtKyAmT1MAJ2euy11571EB9Ikekz/s320/Pyramid+Lake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376216598240592082" border="0" /></a><br />We went on a walk last night in my neighborhood to the BEST pizza place in SD (actually voted that by some bodies). There were people out and about, cleaning cars, walking dogs, partying. There are little markets, a Pupusaria, a Mexican bakery, laundromat, coffee shops, and the Pizzaria. I even ran into a friend in the neighborhood!! I'm pretty excited. My place is also within a blocks of City College, downtown, the harbor, freeway access and many friends.Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34535086.post-65645830933331042472009-08-30T17:24:00.000-07:002009-08-30T17:31:39.797-07:00a little moreThe blue subaru - packed up and loaded down heading for SD.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO91GaZF92rcJ6V6bdYzc7F8qOQ1Uja3CbRWGsMt1nbWHgelOd-IIZ6f0OV5LFBJwx1lkrcuXmVwu0HXC3UDZ2ody8SujF4wSouksz37wLHEdzekZuIDfgE0A4wycS4auLF4qv/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO91GaZF92rcJ6V6bdYzc7F8qOQ1Uja3CbRWGsMt1nbWHgelOd-IIZ6f0OV5LFBJwx1lkrcuXmVwu0HXC3UDZ2ody8SujF4wSouksz37wLHEdzekZuIDfgE0A4wycS4auLF4qv/s320/P1010001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375917493962022002" border="0" /></a><br />My new mail box. Please fill. 825 20th<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWyFzhjoE1918MpZmZ-VIcvtLuv-rs4C9iixGpeValM-o0eNs1mcKLEZ3rb_CWszlXGF5OOc5c-WOgEERLKjwOFeGz-uIo4g61r8lgkqi13DmQJcDfB6adklLpTG5e6d20tRQ/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWyFzhjoE1918MpZmZ-VIcvtLuv-rs4C9iixGpeValM-o0eNs1mcKLEZ3rb_CWszlXGF5OOc5c-WOgEERLKjwOFeGz-uIo4g61r8lgkqi13DmQJcDfB6adklLpTG5e6d20tRQ/s320/P1010004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375917486609822610" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoying a late brunch at Shades after a DELICIOUS DIP IN THE OCEAN, roasted red pepper soup with gouda cheese, pesto couscous salad, new england clam chowder and green salad with pistachios, and strawberries. Mmmm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ19PltpPvB5zCJxr5FpfQ7cfNjT9X22OwOu5dgUhhwxpVsafSfRG2242l1zg-SxCUhxTl5rgKULFupj3smMrCt9O10-ToIbPDyGifpa-OyGIdKvn_AwOttIiGGU51E7D52D-/s1600-h/P1010005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ19PltpPvB5zCJxr5FpfQ7cfNjT9X22OwOu5dgUhhwxpVsafSfRG2242l1zg-SxCUhxTl5rgKULFupj3smMrCt9O10-ToIbPDyGifpa-OyGIdKvn_AwOttIiGGU51E7D52D-/s320/P1010005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375917478871317778" border="0" /></a>Leigh Nottingham and Jeff Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050010040300779413noreply@blogger.com1