Because sometimes we must document in images,

It never rains in California

I knew at the start of the week that this would happen. I knew that time would fold upon itself and land me here.

I awoke this morning and you were gone from my couches and my bed and my house.
I awoke confused and sad.
Also, it rained when you left. But the sky was long overdue for a weeping.

When Lindsay tried to kill Peaches...

So, Caitlin has this swing. An ordinary porch swing, hanging in her backyard. So there Lindsay and Jenny sat with Peaches on Lindsay's lap, soaking up the warm, California sun.

"Take off you sweatershirt, Lindsay, it's hot out here, " someone said. That was it.

Lindsay leaned forward and the swing cracked and fell to the ground, sending Jenny and Lindsay crashing onto the cement and Peaches flying toward the house, only to run headfirst into the screen door and bounce backwards.

So, as you can all see, within the first 30 minutes of being in California, Lindsay tried to kill Peaches. Now it may not have been quite as dramatic or exciting as how I just explained it, but you can be sure that Peaches remembered that instance every time Lindsay approached her for the rest of the week.

Jenny says,

"The sights and sounds of California are so indelibly marked in my mind."

(read in the voice of Julie Andrews)

things we have learned in california:

1. caitlin is a horrible driver
2. anything edible within a 5 mile radius of us must be killed immediately
3. lindsay likes cats
4. jenny is the youngest child
5. jenny is the mom
6. jenny adds flavour to any dish
7. not one of us is capable of reading a map except for ben tilson and even he has issues at times
8. avocados make everything better
9. a ford taurus is not built for 6 people
10. jazz clubs are the bomb
11. the grim exists
12. caitlin is a horrible driver
13. caitlin and jenny will never actually go running
14. sometimes emily and heather act like 2-year-olds
15. lindsay makes weird noises
16. jenny is incapable of blowing up an air mattress
17. jenny wore shorts the entire time, despite our fervent warnings
18. cranberry concentrate + glorious grains will rip your insides out
19. all street signs must be pronounced with a spanish accent
20. caitlin's mom is a great cook
21. you would be a bad driver too if you lived here
22. heather always responds to crunk men on the beach
23. we are expert fire builders
24. we can make stockbrot(cker)
25. and yes, nate, despite popular belief, we look good at the beach

We have all done a lot of fun things this week,

However, as an introduction to the posts which will most likely come about it all, I wanted to say this- The week for me has been about ignoring. Let me tell you how.

Each day of the past week has been better and better. Today, for example, we went to Balboa and laid about on the beach all day until we decided to take a walk around Balboa island. Together we were soaking up the sun. The weather was perfect and there were sailboats which were just creeping by along the horizon.

I am choosing to ignore the passage of time.

I am choosing to ignore it just as I am choosing to ignore the pink tinge on my arms. I know I have to go back to school tomorrow but I am ignoring it. Because this moment is too beautiful to waste. Someday when I am in a snowy state far from here and feeling a little blue, I will remember this week when I chose to ignore it all. I will recall how I was once twenty and laying on a beach staring at the tips of palm trees and sharing sun screen with four of my favorite people in the world.

Also, Jenny got crapped on today.