Photo by Elizabeth Halt
Photo by Elizabeth Halt

hello, goodbye

April 3, 2012

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there is much excitement in the elizabeth & atlas house.

early tomorrow morning, i am setting out on an adventure. my youngest sister is studying in spain this semester and i am off to spend her spring break with her.

as a bonus, i am going to turn 35 years old in morocco! with that beginning, i am pretty sure that 35 is going to be the best year ever.

i will be back on the 20th – with lots of photos, i suspect.

(speaking of photos, did you know that if you buy a spare camera battery and it sits in the box for four plus years without use, when you happen upon it and are excited to take it on an adventure with you and go to charge it in preparation for the trip, you will discover that it doesn't work? i feel rather sad that my poor battery expired without ever getting to do the thing for which it was created.)

my blog will be quiet while i am gone, so i am leaving you with three things:

a picture of atlas, who will be having a jolly time at the doggy ranch;

a rather silly story about a hippopotamus named humphrey;

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and a sneak peek of my brand new website, which i adore and will introduce sometime after i return. it's from the lovely allie of allie creative, who is a design genius.

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until i return, may your april be full of sunshine and flowers.

16 comments... (add a comment)

  1. oh elizabeth….i LOVE this sneak peek of your new site!
    it looks phenomenal and so you…
    i can’t wait to check it out.
    And I love that you are off on this adventure!
    I can’t wait to see photos from it!

  2. What a face. Happiest birthday and most joyfully enlivening adventure voyage to you, my dear friend. xoxo

  3. tammy j

    bon voyage to you and atlas both!!!
    and i too love the look of your new exciting site! how fun is this? can’t wait for the unveiling!
    thank you for my beautiful aqua person letter from the garden. loved it!
    take care and have a wondrous time with your sister.
    love,
    tammy j

  4. Ann Bimberg

    Have fun on your adventure. Can’t wait to see your photos when you return. Travel safe, my friend.

  5. Happy trip and Happy Birthday…on the appropriate day.

  6. How exciting! Elizabeth, have a wonderful trip and a very Happy Birthday!

  7. Bon Voyage Elizabeth! Your trip sounds incredible ~ my heart longs for Morocco so I’m especially thrilled to know you will be there to enjoy it on your special birthday. So, so wonderful! I am also looking forward to exploring more on your beautiful new website. :)

  8. Amy

    Have a wonderful trip, lib! I know that you and Helen will. :) Can’t wait to hear about it!

  9. Helen

    Yay!!!!! (that’s for the visiting me and the new site, looks awesome!)

  10. WOW…WEE…HOORAY!! LOVE the sneak-peek at the new site, Elizabeth… can’t wait to see more soon–it looks GORGEOUS!! And birthday in Morocco??!! Soooo HAPPY for you! :o) Wishing safe & very happy travels. Can’t wait to see Morocco from your camera point of view. Pity Atlas can’t go along, but he will probably have more fun at the ranch anyway! Funny, we had same thing happen with a battery too. Though at the time not funny. ;o) Humphrey the hippo is so sweet… will you revisit this? Oh, so many great things happening for you these day… I can feel the tingle from a-far. So thrilled for you! Happy DAYS, my friend, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY ((HUGS))

  11. What a bon voyage post! I love the sneak peek of your new website. It’s beautiful and the tagline is perfect!
    So excited for you.
    Happy travels, happy birthday, happy sister visiting, happy happy!
    xo

  12. Have a wonnnderful trip! That site peek looks absolutely amazing; I cannot WAIT to see the whole thing.
    HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY!!!

  13. Marcie

    Hope you have a wonderful time…and – love the sneak peek at your new site. Terrific!

  14. love to you. can’t wait to here all about it.

  15. Nora O

    Seems it could say either Wide Eyed “wonderer” or Wide Eyed “wanderer”. Beautiful sneak-peek though. :)

  16. erin

    Happy birthday! Your trip sounds perfectly imperfect. I’m so glad you were able to really let yourself go!

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