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12.20.09

If anyone has heard me talk about my travels, you have heard me mention my favorite place on earth. Cape Town. Hands down, no question. It is a place of incredible, awe-inspiring beauty, but its pulse is more than skin deep. When you are there, you can feel that you are on the tip of Africa, of the beginning of humanity. I can't explain it. It has just always held a special place in my heart from when I lived there in 2003 and from when I came last year.

This vacation was different for me, because it was the first time I was able to share something that I love with the people that mean the most to me. Chris absolutely loved it (which I confirmed him by asking every 5 minutes) and we packed our days full with fun and relaxing activities. Here are some of my favorite pics.

We started off with some shopping in the Waterfront area...

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And for anyone who didn't hear me bragging, our house was absolutely phenomenal. Who wouldn't be in love with a city, when we stayed at an amazing, modern oasis with views of the best beach in Cape Town - Camps Bay.

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Oh, did I mention the view from our bedroom? This was one of the sunsets we watched.

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We took a day trip to the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula and hiked up to Cape Point. Not to mention the phenomenal drive along the coast to get there...

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The last two images are from the drive back to our house. Sometimes I feel the scenery is so beautiful, so perfect, it looks fake. I assure it's not. :)

And for a happy ending, here is my adorable husband. He road me around one day when I wanted to take pictures. He is actually covering himself from the sun due to a deadly sunburn the day before. LOL.

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Ann:

yayyyyyyyyy! i'm ready to go back...

(12.21.09)

lorraine:

Ahh-Mazing! I never knew Cape Town was so beautiful. :)

(12.21.09)

Jaime:

I LOVE the images of the cliffs and water. AMAZING!

(01.05.10)

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haven.

12.20.09

On Chris and I's quest to eat more local and organic food, we decided to head out to the new Haven restaurant in our neighborhood with friends. It is the first certified green restaurant in Houston and was absolutely delicious! You are surrounded in super modern surroundings and offered a menu of ever-changing seasonal meals. They are a "farm to table" type menu, which basically means what it sounds - your food comes directly from the farm. If there is an item they can't find at the farm, they take the item off the menu and replace it with something else that is in season. Basically, you are eating the way we were meant to eat. In seasons. Before we started shipping fruits and vegetables from halfway across the world...

I promise I won't go on and on, but I will encourage you to support the movement and go enjoy an amazing new restaurant! I had the long fin white tuna and it was soooooo good. I also strongly recommend the squash bisque. Oh, and the shrimp corndogs! Yum!

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introducing - temper trap.

12.17.09

I apologize for my lack of blogging this week. :( Our house has been lovingly under construction, which for me, meant no tv and no internet. What is a girl to do? THEN, I got sick. Sigh. Sometimes life throws everything at once.

One thing that has kept me upbeat is Temper Trap. My sister Cindy (congrats on her music taste!) introduced me to them. The song Sweet Disposition (my absolutely favorite) is also on the movie (500) Days of Summer. It is heaven. I promise, they are the answer to your prayers to make it through a dreary day or an entire dreary winter. Check them out here.

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sneak peek from the weekend.

12.15.09

I had a wonderful weekend...filled with family, friends and BABIES. Now before my Mom starts getting all excited about baby fever, I want to say aloud that I am not ready to welcome my own little wee one to the family, but I definitely enjoy snuggling, kissing and loving on babies. I went to Dallas this past weekend to meet my cousin's new baby, Moses, and one of my oldest friends new baby, Wyatt. Both babies are so adorable. Since I wasn't there when they were both born, they are both around 3 to 4 months and giggling and laughing up a storm. Moses was even holding himself up! His muscles were amazing!

Here is a sneak peek of my favorites. Here is little baby Moses:

Here is little baby Wyatt:

Can you tell I love naked babies? HEAVEN!

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Ann:

yayyyyyy!!!!! babies!!!!!!!!!!!

(12.15.09)

April:

Juls...I LOVE IT!!!!! I cannot wait to see the rest of the pictures. Your little cousin Moses is precious!!!
You are such a great photographer :) It was great to get to chat and spend time with you. Merry Christmas!!

(12.16.09)

lorraine:

omg that little baby on the bottom is SOOO CUTE!

(12.17.09)

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happy friday.

12.11.09

Just wanted to tell everyone happy Friday! I am off to hang out in Dallas for the weekend with my cousin. Time for relaxation and meeting the new babies that have joined this world. Don't worry, I'm bringing my camera. I loooove shooting babies.

Here is a little jumping action to get your Friday started. Just in case you were wondering if we were happy to be in South Africa...

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Ann:

cracks me up EVERY time.

(12.11.09)

margaret lee:

what do you mean time for relaxation?!? you just got back from a bada$$ trip to South Africa! Ha ha ha! I love this pic!

(12.11.09)

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