meet ham.

ham is the best dog in the world. he loves to sleep, he especially loves to sleep on you (which may not be as adorable when hes 70 lbs). he loves to fetch except he doesnt like to bring the ball back, i think thats part of the bulldog genetic makeup.

we did it.

and chase had the honor to lei us both before receiving our diploma, oh the perks of being best friends with the VP.



isnt pat's stache awesome, lets just say he went in there with a beard, and they told him he could not walk with that on his face. so he shaved something real dirty to stick it to the man.

thanks for all the support family, couldnt and wouldnt have done it without you.



and thanks jenni for the lovely pictures.

goodbye photo.

this is my last homework assignment forever. thank you katie for being a fantastic model.







ps glitter is probably one of the worst things to clean up!

betsy i love you too much.

my photography teacher doesnt understand my subject. im sure you do.

23... the best year of my life.

all i wanted to do was surf and eat lobster, and thats exactly what happened. we got to castles at about 4, it was cold, and very windy. just the way i like. with the people i like. (thanks for going out my friends i know castles during a hurricane isnt everyone's cup of tea).

(this pic is from two bdays ago but you get the idea)



who knew costco was HAWAII'S best place for lobster.







we slayed that seafood.


chase wrote me a wonderful song.



and finally i blew out my matches. best birthday ever.

eye envy.

last night i realized i had a photo assignment due today. for the assignment i was supposed to make something that isnt, is. i took a picture of pat and he took one of me. can you see what beautiful trait i stole from my man?

all i want for christmas.

after 18 horrible years of school i think i deserve something awesome for graduating/christmas/my birthday forever.



does anyone know how to get me one of these? in hawaii? i will do anything.

good ol' john hathaway.

john hathaway has been kickin' it real tough lately. and through this whole crazy horrible experience the only thing he has complained about is how uncomfortable his hospital bed is. "i know i could get better if i was in my own bed". we told him about the comfy chairs in the waiting room and he escaped. we love john and were so grateful he'll be home soon. thanks for all the help and prayers.

muahahahaha

the evan's threw an angels and demons party, clearly pat looks like an angel with a devilish twinkle in his eye.



his outfit was so good that it somehow appeared early sunday morning in poster form on the barn. handsome lil devil isnt he?



dont worry eliza and i had the same costume, yes i copied her.



meet the newest addition to our family. we dont have a name yet but its really a lot more fun than i gave it credit for.

like a fine wine.

its true some things just get better with age, and pats no exception. happy birthday babe you dashing young man you.

lets blog not paint.

im working on my final art show, and realizing im tapped out of everything creative. at this point the only thing motivating me is graduation...i must finish this so i can get that 1 stinkin credit! maybe then all of the meltdowns, our house reeking of paint, me getting paint on EVERYTHING, and having no social life will be worth it. (somehow i doubt it).



BARF.

we're in a band.

apparently my dad isnt giving up on the family band, and even though i live all the way in hawaii he rounded up johnny b, and alex to come shoot a live video. i've got to admit, the end product turned out pretty amazing despite all the craziness. i only wish they had better vocals STEPHANIE where are you???!!!!

still skating.

we've been real busy. pats working full time and im working and finishing my LAST semester ever!!! however were still skating and fortunately johnny b. was there to capture the moment. thanks johnny!!

leysin... christmas 2011

i think im ready for my first white christmas... whos with me!?

be married.

as i was sitting in my best friends sealing, the advise that echoed in my head was "be married". there are times that i find myself cleaning up dirt and saw dust and maybe having a little bitter attitude. but at the end of the day i love being married and all the little hang ups just melt away. even when i find a band-aide on the shower floor.

little sisters.

when theres 7 kids in your family you may sometimes be referred to as the "little sisters", even at 22 and 19 we are still the "little sisters". bethany and i have a very UNIQUE relationship that can best be described as our other term of endearment "salt and pepper", meaning we are very OPPOSITE in a lot of ways. beth is dark, organized, and likes control in her life. I am well... VERY fair, VERY messy, and usually EXTREMELY out of control. But one thing we can agree on for sure is that mike is the one for her, and im soooo excited to have him in the family!!!! congrats you two!!

and thats when i knew...

this man is crazy. and i love him.

happy in july gloom.

yes i got to go home for two weeks! and frankly i enjoyed the cold weather it was a nice change to wear jeans and sweaters. during our time at home we did a ton of things like weddings, dance parties, museums (i love you toulouse), surfing, bachelorette party (thank you fun poles), lots of family, and lots friends. however i chose to only photograph only the most important of events.

like ghirardelli (best sundae ever)






and our mother daughter date. thank you susan and jaclyn!

pause.

its been a while since pat has hit up the skatepark what with his knee and all. heck even i miss skating. good thing michael schoneman is in our lives. he did this little project during winter semester, and it makes me real happy. enjoy.

child's play.

i love being with my family. especially my little nieces and nephews.

our niece ellie got to come out with beck and mike, she may have been a little shy at first but once you get that girl on a quad she goes wild.


last week i got to play with some other cuties in santa barbara. after a long day at the beach bella jason and i decided we needed a little down time in the hammock.


isnt jonah the stinkin cutest ball of love youve ever seen!!



i didnt get to spend much time with queen pheobe but she did share her crooked smile and toothbrushing skills with me.

wax sunday.

having some mantime on sunday is not so out of the norm at our house. however. tidying up unwanted nose hairs is not normal around our house. good thing ol' john hathaway was there to show us the in's and out's of fine grooming.

will you be my first mate?

I love lexy and jay! if you dont know lexy is like a sister to me (maybe because she lives at my house more than i do), and lexy loves anything pirate. so of course when the blackpearl graced the island with its (gigantic) presence jay knew this was the perfect time to pop the question. i called her and asked if she would take pat and i to go see it, (she had already been the day before). she said she wanted to see iron man, so i quickly threw in that we should dress like pirates and take pictures. that did it. we were on our way! we told her and jay to walk ahead and before you knew it jay was on his knee and lexy was screaming shut up! pat got some awesome pictures out of it, because obviously pat views himself as some sort of pirate too!

the security guards wouldnt let us near the blackpearl, but even from a distance it was awesome.











afterwards we partied at brent and katie's


and jackie made the best pirate cake of all time.