Not.
I saw this horror of a cake at the supermarket a few weeks ago.
I’d say Barbie is either shooting out of a yellow, pink, and purple volcano… or that’s a pretty sweet dress.
xo, jill
May 20, 2011
Places I’ve seen.
In pins.
I came across this post the other day on Tschitschi. It’s always fun to see where other people have visited. I was inspired to take a photo of my own map. Unfortunately, my pins aren’t quite as easy to see.
The side view is kinda neat though.
Click the “Places I’ve Seen” tab for the full list.
xo, jill
May 19, 2011
Miss Molly
What will we do without you?
Big and exciting changes are coming up for my very lovely friend Molly. If you know the story of how I came to live in the UAE, you know that this lady was a big factor. I had my sights set on other A locations (Alaska and Australia). Molly signed a contract to teach in Abu Dhabi!? A week later, I signed a contract too. If you’re going to move to the other side of the world, why not do it with one of your best friends?
August 2009, right before we left.
Now it’s two years later and Molly has signed a new contract. Come August she’ll be teaching a new batch of students in… the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia!
Few non-Muslims get the chance to enter Saudi (as we call it here). I can’t wait to hear her stories and follow her adventures. She is certainly a one-of-a-kind kind of girl. One look at her birthday party is all the proof you need.
Original plans called for a color fight in the spirit of India’s Holi Festival.
When the appropriate powders were unavailable, we turned to the next best thing: flour!
Water balloons were present as well. It was quite the sight.
Best wishes, Miss Molly! But what will we do without you?
xo, jill
May 9, 2011
Happy Birthday, Mom
My mom’s birthday was yesterday.
It was a big one.
It required a big gift.
Thank you for your design talents, Julia.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
I’m looking forward to our adventure.
xo, jill
May 8, 2011
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to the mom who supports me in all of my endeavors.
Happy Mother’s Day to the mom who always listens.
Happy Mother’s Day to the mom whom I miss every single day.
A package is on its way!
xo, jill
April 30, 2011
Miss this face?
I thought so.
Flying in to PDX on July 14th.
(Flying back out August 13th…but let’s not think about that quite yet.)
xo, jill
