24 of 52
Caroline
Julie

23 of 52
Caroline
Julie

two friends
an ocean apart
post one portrait a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

See the full explanation here.

don't you just love it

when one of your favorite things finds its new perfect home.

pen pals

I now have my first friend in the Philippines! Amanda, a talented graphic designer, and her husband Cree are currently living there, and she's put together a lovely blog will all sorts of excellent photos and information about their journeys. I left a comment (after receiving the blog information from a friend...thank you, Julie!) hoping with all my heart that she would be able to give me a little information, one American to another, about what it will be like to live there.

Wouldn't you know it, Amanda is just as nice and gracious as she seems to be. She quickly sent me the most detailed and informative email just chock full of advice and clever quips. I'm hoping we'll have a chance to meet up - they aren't living in the same area as we will be, but are planning on passing through about the time that I should be arriving. Wouldn't that just be the best thing ever?

p.s. Plus, she likes photos of pretty walls, just like me!

p.p.s. Look how pretty those banana leaf packages Amanda received for fiesta are! Would you have ever thought it?

week's end

This is the last chance to NAME YOUR OWN PRICE on anything in the shop. This coming Saturday (July 3rd) will be the last day to finalize any purchases. Then it's gone for good.

Quick quick...get thee hence!

slow side

Um so...we went to Utah about a month ago, but you're just now getting photos. Somehow I think you're not surprised. I didn't get any photos of my sister-in-law's wedding - it was beautiful and it was also the reason for the entire trip in the first place - and only photos of one of my four niece and nephews...so big boo to me on that one. On the bright side, how freakin' cool is it that my brother-in-law has a rock climbing wall on the side of his house?

home sweet hawaii

Ye olde homestead is looking rather sparse these days. I've managed to sell or donate the majority of our belongings, and now I'm kind of starting to miss them. I have a tendency to get very attached to things, so I guess it's a good practice in self control to let them go occasionally. All the same, I can't wait to finish up and get out of here so I can start putting together a new home.

Oh, and it would be really nice to see my husband again too. Yeah...that would be great.
p.s. There's a silver lining to all this dreadful sorting. This very evening, whilst going through the cupboards, I found a rather large long forgotten bag of m&m's. Oh my, how those have come in handy!

portrait project

22 of 52
Caroline
Julie

two friends
an ocean apart
post one portrait a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

See the full explanation here.

shop closing

The NAME YOUR OWN PRICE sale is only on for about another week, but I've still been adding new stuff to the shop almost every day. I'd love for you to take it off my hands before goodwiu is gone for good! Here's some of the latest...

pink floral & denim overall jumper

vintage color block bodysuit leotard

pale ballet pink bodysuit leotard

slouchy plaid button down top

pastel stripes summertime sweater

ready set

I've been completely overwhelmed with all the sorting and selling, and seem to be suffering from a greatly diminished ability to focus on anything non-moving related. Luckily, my awesome parents came to spend some time with me last week and were very helpful - meaning they got to have fun with A so that I could focus on the aforementioned drudgery. My favorite memory of the week is my dad sitting on the couch facing the window and calling out to A all the shapes he could see in the clouds.

One other highlight, while sorting through some random scraps shoved into a drawer, was finding a little conversation I had copied down from last year...

C: Hurry...take a bite of your carrot. That's what good little bunnies do.

A: But bad little bunnies don't eat their carrots?

C: That's right.

A: I want to be a bad bunny.

Sheesh.

portrait project

21 of 52
Caroline
Julie

two friends
an ocean apart
post one portrait a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

See the full explanation here.

goodwiu goodbye

Due in large part to the unknowns associated with my upcoming move (to the Philippines!!) and general burnt-outedness, Goodwiu Vintage has decided to close its doors. It's been three fantastic years, and I can't say thank you enough to all those who've purchased from us in the past.

As a little last thank you, we're saying so long with a big ol' sale. Everything in the shop is now NAME YOUR OWN PRICE!! So head on over and...seriously...just name it.

[image credit]

pack it up, pack it in

When everyone you know lives in one place, a week is just not enough time.

Now A and I are home, but R is already off to new adventures. I merely need to sell most everything we own and pack the rest for a move across the Pacific so that we can join him. I'm just hoping that doesn't take too long. Bonus points to whoever can guess where we're moving to. Of course, scratch that if you already know.

portrait project

20 of 52
Caroline
Julie

19 of 52
Caroline
Julie

two friends
an ocean apart
post one portrait a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

See the full explanation here.

silver lake flats

We're in Utah visiting family at the moment. Yesterday my dad took us through the canyon where we stopped at this lake to skip rocks and dip our toes in the freezing water. Everyone had a great time, but A started to cry when we told her it was time to go home because she had gotten the idea that we were taking her to the Grand Canyon and she knew that wasn't it. Sad.

(Last photo(s) by R. Moncur)

roll out

Very excited to be going on vacation tomorrow. Not very excited about still needing to pack and shower and wake up at four o'clock in the morning. Must get on that.

wa'ahila ridge trail

We tried out this trail with some friends over the weekend. There were some really nice views of Manoa and Palolo Valleys and clear into downtown from the top. If you know where we live (and have super magnification powers), you may even be able to pick out our building from those in the last photo. Cool beans!

portrait project

18 of 52
Caroline
Julie

two friends
an ocean apart
post one portrait a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

See the full explanation here.

haleiwa beach park

last week.
sun + sand + a rented paddle board for giving kiddie rides.

[photo 2 by K. Schreiter]

moloka'i

I spent a couple days in Moloka'i last weekend with some friends - part of a belated Mother's Day gift to myself. The island is small - only 38 miles long - with no stop lights, but somehow there still wasn't enough time to see all the sights. We spent the entire weekend swimming in the ocean, walking through town, listening to local bands, eating too much, laughing, crying, chatting with locals, waiting in a late night line for warm bread, running through the woods and involving ourselves in impromptu photo shoots and haphazard tarot card readings. Best girls weekend ever.
[credit for photos not taken by my own hand go to K. Schreiter, L. Gordon, N. Christiansen and one lovely local who was selling her wares on the side of the road]