so my friend shannon from 9th grade came into town on vacation (from israel no less!)

we shared the most perfect day together.

i have been going like gangbusters lately (see always) so a day of nothing and relaxation was just what i needed.

we sat around all morning and caught up. the sun was gorgeous so we headed down to the waterfront.

we gorged on oysters and mussels and beer and watched the ferries go by, watched the sun sparkle off the downtown buildings, the ripples in the water, the ice under our oysters, the condensation on our glass.

shan is not a big fan of having her picture taken (she was in town for a week and dangled the prospect of getting a picture of her in front of me the whole time.) curious little creature, how can someone so beautiful be so camera shy? alas, here is a picture of her hand. i really hope she doesn’t see this cause she will kill me for certain.

anywho, after sunning ourselves on the pier we headed to the airport to pickup shannon’s friend jen. we came home and settled in before we all headed out, the girls their way, and i to SEAF’s artist exhibition (more on that tomorrow.)

but first a sexy pic of me before and after the festival: