nomad'z land

i was commissioned (it just sounds pro for me to say that) to take syleste’s maternity pictures. my god, she is soooo gorgeous. its so easy to take pictures of her! yaffe on the other hand… hahahaha jk dag. look, all you need is someone who can take direction, and while syleste doesn’t need much, yaffe is a prize winner at taking direction, so good on ya mate! jasmine was my assistant for the day. speaking of which i need to take some shots of her so she can start modeling and making us $$$$$. this was a fun day, somehow so tiring, cause i went home and took a 4 hour nap, wtf?? im so glad yaf and syleste are together. ive never seen her laugh more in her life than when shes with yaf. i used to be the one to make her laugh the most (in my opinion) but i dont mind losing that title to the yafmeister. heres hoping they will change their minds and let me baptize the cupcake!!! ❤

straight from miami to chicago, so cold!!! much of my fretting pre-trip was packing for such different climates. not a bad problem to have, but a problem nonetheless. which is why my back threw out probably (ie too much shit). we took a trippy trip to the sears tower to satiate my desire to do something touristy. then j played at the metro, which was very sentimental as he used to get kicked out of there as a teenager. first time hes played there! it was sweet. after, we and steve ate two doors down at some kind of seafoody place they used to always frequent. many memories for j there too. i love getting a tour of his life! we passed by where he used to live, and it snowed! have i ever been in an actual snowfall? i cant remember. love it, only cause i dont have to live in it.

we set sail out of miami for a four day cruise. spearhead reunion! i started this run with anxiety over beginning the impending inevitable neverending tour (whomp) but as j predicted, my fears were abated as soon as i saw everyone. mikey tore his meniscus the first night and had to fly out of mexico halfway through, so naturally we gals purposed to get shittay the night before to commemorate/mourn the end of our run together, since raliegh has decided to move on to tastier things. i kept to my workout routine and ate pretty healthy the duration of this cruise! no one cares but i. thats fine. then i threw my back out the day we left thanks to my heavy handbag which took me a long time to admit, but i am now all wheels as mandated by the bowman. life is much easier. the point is, we shouldnt hate when other people are right. we should simply accept it and be grateful that we have the capacity to change for the better. …… i traversed way into another realm there. but thats just me, and thats how a playa’s got to be. stay kickin game with a capital G. etc.

the cupcake is almost here! as of this writing, she arrives in 9 (!??!?!?) days!!! im so excited!!! yaf is admittedly nervous as all get out, but i think thats a good and healthy sign. i wont go into the psychoanalytic reasons for why, but trust me, im an ordained minister. anyway this was a lovely shower, good food, love my friends, and as yaf said, “wow that was a lot of women in one room.” hahaaha syleste you are loved!!!

holy catching up fest! christmas eve was at ronxies house, complete with good food, mandatory christmas carols (thanks lina) and yer general christmasy fellowship!