I can’t sleep, yet all my body wants to do is rest.
My mind runs wild, yet my vision is blurred when I read.
I love to travel, yet am so glad to be home.
My hopes are limitless, yet my concentration needs grounding.
It has been a whirlwind of adventure & excitement with 26 days of travel to Washington DC, Los Angeles, Eugene, and Seattle since my last post 5 weeks ago. Got to see some great friends along the way, and hang with some pretty amazing people (including some pretty amazing middle and high school students).
Erin has been in Guatemala for two weeks now in the city of Xela and is leaving today for another week of living on a fair trade coffee plantation. She has been hanging with our friends Ruth and Christina from Santa Monica and has been working hard on her Espanol. Please welcome her back to the blogosphere by checking out her new & improved site here! I miss her terribly and am excited for our reunion in Portland next Monday. Side note: she has left me notes all over the house (cabinets, pillowcase, etc…today I found a note in a shoe- haha).
Life has been full of excitement on this end- our good friends Cole & Amy Billings have just moved into our house while they figure out what’s next. I am looking forward to communal living for who knows how long- I’ll keep you posted on the Werner/Billings co-housing experiment. Side note: Cole’s parents are staying with us right now too (full house of fun)!
August should bring about some pretty exciting moments with visits anticipated from my folks, Erin’s mom & sister, and Garret & Aubrey Shelsta. Looking forward to some end of summer camping ( I have never really been), the resurgence of a gym membership, biking more consistently to work, an Underground Art & Music Festival with Rise Up, and whatever else comes our way!
Hope this finds you all well, rested, and enjoying summer. As we move into Fall- let’s revisit the Bloggers Summit idea…would be great to kick it with all of you.
And finally, is it true? Has Banksy’s identity been compromised? What do you think?
6 comments:
I am so jealous of your commune! Sounds like you had a blast
I don't think he'll ever be outed. I read once that he doesn't even do the paintings, so that picture probably wasn't even him. He just designs the stencil, then pays someone to paint it...
That's my guess, anyway.
I don´t know if the site is new and improved... but...
Miss you, hun, and can´t wait to conversate with you in real time... Loved your idea about the travel fund
I'm sure you're already aware but... you're wife is absolutely amazing! The trip was worth it just to get to know her better! And to think we shared 3 years of college without even a word spoken between us! Anyway, thanks for encouraging her to go and sharing her with us! Hopefully I'll see you kids again soon in Bend... or Guatemala??
Reid and I hung out with Craig and Erica last night and we spoke of you and Erin. They told me about your new communal home, and Erin's travels to Guatemala, and I wished it easier to pay a visit. You both inspire me.
I'm bummed to see you haven't updated in so long, but I really shouldn't be one to point the fingers.
I hope to hear from you soon though, be it through blogs, email, or whatever.
I hope everything has been going absolutely great.
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