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Vacation

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Tomorrow we begin our first official family vacation. We have made several trips to Joe’s hometown in North Carolina before but this is our first “new destination” vacation. Hilton Head, South Carolina was chosen for its short driving distance and great hotel deals. Once Aaron has another year on him we will make our next holiday to the wonderful Cannon Beach in Oregon. Currently we do not wish to inflict the agony of a 21-month old enduring a five hour flight on anyone. We are nice people. 

As he grows older we are excited to provide our son the opportunity to experience other lands. While the smell of sea air is wonderful, the Rudyard Kipling quote above means a lot to me. The scent of new lands is an intoxicating one and I look forward to sharing that with our son.

Add “pick up passport application” to my to-do list.
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These are my boys and here are a few awesome snapshots of them and the great Labor Day Weekend we had.


     
Joe and Aaron this summer

 


 
               Me with Mythbusters’ Grant Imahra at Dragon*Con

 



Me, Sherrif Ramathorn and his package at Dragon*Con



 
The boys geared up for the Decatur Book Festival

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend with family and friends and maybe a few fictional characters.

Maria

Geek Juice

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Always needing to flex my creative self after a long day at work, I sat down this evening to work on these beauties. They are two of several nerd themed magnets I am doing for the next Free Art Friday Atlanta. They are made from 3.5 discs I saved from decades of landfill living. Gold leaf paint does wonders doesn’t it?

It also does wonders if you are looking to get a contact high or a headache. I have both right now!

For those of you who don’t know, the first Friday of every month is Free Art Friday in Atlanta. Local artists put out small pieces of their work with photo clues of where to find them on Twitter. I have been a hunter of the work for a while now and just last month decided to be a “maker” and not a “taker”. The process of creating the pieces and then seeing the excitement when someone posts that they found your work is amazing.

The next Free Art Friday is September 7th. Be sure to search #FAFATL on Twitter for hidden art around the city. Good luck

Now I’m off to open a window. I’m a little light headed.