Sunday, December 13, 2009

a big giant spoonful of tradition

9th & 9th 2009 009

me and cath-mom {9th & 9th – 2009}

i kept a running list on the back of a receipt while on my trip home. a list of all the good songs i heard on my mom’s xm radio during our shopping travels. it’s a good list.
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i hauled gavin west and one suitcase full of cardigans to utah last week. it’s tradition. we wasted no time. beginning with the c-razy beehive bazaar only hours after my plane had landed. we went non-stop until i hauled gavin west and two suitcases (one full of cardigans and the other full of gifts) home a week later.  every year is different. and this one was not to disappoint. 

9th & 9th is tradition. we dress up for the occasion. no mittens needed this year – but we had scarves. pretty ones. and boots! oh gol – did i have the boots. we graze through children’s hour. it’s our “shop around the corner” and grammy picks  a book specifically for each grandbaby. i pick a cool kid t-shirt for lucas jude and a few secret gifts. we leave them for the ladies to wrap them up with polka dots and glitter and ribbon while we skip across the street for hot chocolate and list making. this year we added in a little gavi – who last year was just a swooshing heartbeat in my belly. 

this year included susan and gus. a mama gathering. in & out burger. home cooked delish by nat and steen and jade. a shopping day with my dad. a portrait session of me done by the coolest mama with a mohawk and a little jay-z in the background. a sneak peak at an amy in love. fat dogs. a tooth! some blush pink j-crew pants. those boots. a house full of couch sleepers. anthro ornaments. jackie-boy. snow! a sick christine – which means i got to see alot of steen. embroidered peace signs and a really really good list of new songs on the back of a receipt.

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8 comments:

  1. Love traditions! Glad you had a good trip.

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  2. I love that I am wearing your 14 year old doc martens and you are wearing my new desert boots in this cool pic. did you also make a list of all of the lucky things that happened to us? we are missing you!

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  3. i would love in on that tradition.

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  4. Sounds like a perfect tradition! I need one like this.

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  5. What a fun trip. I can't wait to hear the new songs you've added to your music library. I think I need a new Lindsay mix!

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  6. hey! I'm cool?! No way! Found you from your mom's post. I just posted the images, there are a few on my fine art blog (dear demeter), and then the rest are on the proofing site. Hope you like them! I LOVE them!

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  7. perfection. next trip, i'm coming.

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