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jesse honey


posted 31 July 06 & filed under familia!

for the next two weeks, i’ll be working about fifty+ hours a week – but the last ten days were a good recharging of energy. love those babies.

a little story: on the last day at the beach, after biking in from a nice ride with my sister, the clouds started rolling across the sky. just a few minutes later, the sky was dark and the wind was picking up and tossing everything around. my cousin amancaya (“edelweiss” in spanish, lovely name, no?) picked up jenna and i picked up her twin, jesse, my ahijada (god-daughter). we decided to walk out to the covered porch so that they could experience this crazy weather, especially as it was sure to start pouring any minute. as soon as we got on the porch, both babies got very quiet, stopped squirming, and just stared out at the wind and the clouds. feeling a little silly about it, i couldn’t help but say out loud, “witness mother nature, babies! she is awesome.” no sooner were the words out of my mouth, jesse raised both arms above her head and left them there, without a sound, for almost a full minute. goosebumps and shy but growing smiles quickly followed on our parts.

p.s. way overdue for a new background picture – i’m thinking the planets would be a nice interlude until i bring back some snowy birches in the fall. any other ideas?

Comments

What a cute picture. I want a god-daughter, too.

~ Francesca (Jul 31, 10:33 PM#)

welcome home!

aye, jesse looks so big compared to the pics you have of her.

happy to have you back—see you soon.

xo

~ rose (Aug 1, 07:22 AM#)

Beautiful picture! and a great story too! :) I am glad you had a good time recharging at the beach.

And this new job? Can I express how jealous I am? RBM was why I wanted to become a librarian in the first place – and then archives just seemed more of a fit. I am very happy for you, A!! :) (and I would love to hear more about it when you get a free moment!)

~ Lolly (Aug 1, 08:05 AM#)

i feel slightly silly for responding to your “about” page, which showed up in bloglines.

but as for blog background—anything green would be lovely. i was recently in Oregon, and just seeing all of those trees against the blue sky was so amazing for me.

~ lalitha (Aug 1, 07:33 PM#)

Awww, that it the sweetest picture. And your story gave me chills. Babies get far more than most people know, and every once in a while there’s a glimpse of that.

~ Kathy (Aug 6, 10:49 PM#)

I love the imagery of those babies in the storm. I’m sure it’s a memory you will always carry.

~ Julia (Aug 10, 01:30 PM#)

ahem! i will make a quick correction to your story… it was me holding jenna, not mancky – we even took pictures out there, member? hhhhmmmm?
mua!

~ luci (Aug 16, 04:01 PM#)

mmm and WHO took such a wonderful picture…should get a special regalo!!! or somping…!!!

~ Teruquita (Sep 4, 02:29 PM#)