no, cassi's not in the computer

Today I chatted with my favorite pie-faced cousin and her amazing children! They were extremely excited to see me, though they were a little confused about how the whole video chat thing worked. (I blew a bubble with my gum—basically their main reason for loving me is my bubble blowing abilities—and they tried to pop in by poking the computer screen. Not exactly ideal...) They were super cute though and made me remember why I love my family so much. Tate spent most of the video chat with his face as close to mine on the computer screen as possible, as seen by the photo where only the top of his head is visible. Note the concerned expressions on both mine and Treva's faces. Haha. Oh secret candid pictures. Anna kept telling me that she was going to throw her Polly Pocket at me. (They really do love me, I promise!)

Anyway, one of Treva's main requests was that I blog more, and I thought, What better time than the present? So, Treva, this one's for you!

And now I'm off to make some more books! (I wasn't lying about having to do that project, Treva, I promise!)

saturday's market, cousins, and more nuptials

This morning I went to Portland's Saturday Market and it completed me. My favorite stand was the Spoonman. I bought fork/spoon earrings and a fork ring. I loff them. 

Additionally, I got to see my cousin Treva, her husband Chad and their kids Anna and Tate! That also completed me. Especially when they told me that if I decide I want to move to Portland I am welcome to live in their soon-to-be-refinished basement while I figure things out. Very very tempting. Also they have chickens so that they can have their own free-range eggs. What? I love Portland. Also my cousins.

I took the MAX to the airport (also I love public transportation—which, by the way, I had the epiphany that airplanes are public transportation! So... all those people who think they're better than everyone else and say that they could never use public transportation most likely definitely have. So take that!) so that I could get back to Utah in time for my friend Brock's wedding reception in American Fork. Yes, the entire world is getting married. And, you guessed it, Brock and Kate are another meant-to-be couple. She is a photography major, Brock is a fabulous photographer. Kate lived in Spain for 3 years and speaks Spanish fluently, I met Brock on our study abroad to Spain and he was the fastest Spanish language learner of us all. And, most importantly, they love each other. And I love them. And hopefully they love me enough to wear the Cassi shirts that I made them...