2.29.2012

The San Francisco treat!



Finally! I finally got to visit my dear friend Shayna and her husband Eric, living in San Francisco. Check out her hair! Adorable! They have the loveliest studio apartment filled with artwork and custom made furniture by Eric. See that dresser behind them?!


Deciding where to eat. Just too many good options in this city.






 In the morning, Shayna and Eric whipped up a breakfast  smoothie and oatmeal. Yum.


Check that natural light.


We went for a hike along the coast. It was Rad-Tad!  









Shayna and Ashley sandwich. My favorite kind. 


Power Couple.








Then I made everyone jump.





Here is Shayna: She is smart, creative genius, obnoxiously helpful, really hard worker, makes friends with everyone and super goofy (my favorite kind of funny).

This is Eric: He has rad hair, also very smart, super athletic, creative, excels at cooking, makes friends easily, understated sense of humor, and has a great chuckle.


Darling Ashley: She is accepting of everyone, easy to talk to, calm-cool-and-collected, but she is the silliest and fun to laugh with, and she is always up for anything.


I mean how can you not want to bear hug these two all the time?






Clarion Ally in the Mission area..









We stopped by Tartine!! I was so excited I bought a loaf of Kamut bread just cuz. It definitely stood up to my expectations.  We at it for dinner, then had amazing french toast the next morning. 



Sunday night dinner Shayna and Eric showed off their chef skillz... again. Too bad I didn't get a shot of the delicious fish they made!


Monday morning I ran to the SF bridge and back. It's the best because so many people run down there and it's like 'runner-people' watching while you're running! Makes the time fly.
I also didn't expect to be that impressed with the bridge... so touristy. But it is awesome! I love everything about it! 


oh hey--- had to hit up Tartine on my way out. Shayna and I shared a quiche, (i forget the name of the other thing-- toast with cheese and tomato?), and banana bread. Better safe with 3 items then be sad with 2... right?



Then I had to fly home back to life. Back to reality.




1.20.2012

trail time


 Hit the trails with these two a bunch this summer/fall.
Running on the road just can't hang.






Miriam&Matt Wedding


Miriam grew up in the same stake in seattle as my family. After moving away for college we would see each other every few years at something random in utah. Fast forward to October she moved here from Seattle into my house. Although she was engaged to Matt, I didn't see her much but I loved living with her. She is hilarious.
I helped her turn her Koren-caketopper-man into a white man... her man, Matt. He loves hat's.



Mighty fine couple they make.


Here are two signs I painted for their reception. 



Courtney accompanied me. Photo booth love. 



It was the best seeing her show her parents what to do in the photobooth!


 And this girl rules.



D.J.C.



Donald James Cannon. aka Grandpa 

1.16.2012

LD Christmas!

The Annual LD Christmas party!
Food was eaten, laughter abound, hot butter rum was consumed, cookies frosted, games played. Christmas spirit to the MAX.






1.12.2012

button up



Check out the coller crew at work.






1.11.2012


The 30 yr old & the 60 yr old.







1.10.2012

Sun Valley Ski Weekend 12.18.11

Mexican food hit the spot when we rolled in friday night.


Evidence of the low snow levels from my run.


Being a beginner skier, I hung out on this ridge all day... fitting it was called 'seattle ridge'.


Wrestling in skis was funnier to watch then experience.






 Brady, Mark, Allison, Lex, Me, Sammy


Pizza + white elephant gifts.

 

Driving home. Sammy's seat didn't scoot back at all. They thought that was the funniest thing. Too bad you can't see my shins jammed into the front dash.




New Year, Travels 2011


Travels for 2011

March:
NYC
Chicago, IL
Moab, UT
Laguna Niguel, CA
April:
Milan, Italy
St. George, UT
May: 
Seattle, WA
June:
Chicago, IL
Washington, D.C.
Lake Powell, UT
July:
Laguna Niguel, CA
Bear Lake, ID
September: 
Swan Valley, ID
Seattle, WA
Hong Kong
Guangzhou, China
Detroit, MI
October:
Hong Kong
Guangzhou, China
Kathmandu, Nepal
Solokhumbu, Nepal
November:
Guangzhou, China
December: 
Sun Valley, ID
Seattle, WA 

UW BBALL


Hooray! UW beat U of Utah saturday. It was fun to see my dawgs play even though the game wasn't that great. Jane and I went a long with a few friends. There is just something so fun about being a fan in the opponents arena. 



"I wish life was in Black and White" -jcm


So much of this happend while Christmas-ing in Seattle.


1.08.2012

Nepal_Kathmandu development work


In Kathmandu we visited a couple factories where the artisens make our product by hand. I loved working with them and they are very talented and skilled. So much work goes into each step.



This little girl was way too cute. We were corrupting her with ipad games.