September 27, 2010

"beeth {rhymes with teeth} there's a police officer"

it was only two nights and two days
~which was not even close to being enough~
but
spending that time with claire
will be added to my book of
"beth's best memories"
ever
~
this amazingly brilliant and funny and caring and gorgeous girl
~i'm old enough to be her mother~
and
who speaks with the most endearing accent
is by far
the most exciting thing that happened to me this summer
~
i have so many photos
and
so many stories
~including the one that involves us trespassing and two sheriffs~
to share
but
for today
the only energy i have left is to post this photo
~possibly one of my favorites~
of claire
smelling her first bag of kettle corn from the farmer's market
~
so
i promise
tomorrow
~with my energy restored~
i'll try my hardest
to share everything with you
*
p.s.
without question
i will be traveling to south africa to see claire
within the next year
~
that has been added to the top of
"what am i going to do in my lifetime"
list
~
seriously
that's how amazingly special this girl is



25 comments:

  1. Ha gladd to hear you had such a great time with this special lady. Can't wait for more pics but to restore your breath first Beth....ahoooo and Africa right...then you're almost here with me...(okay I said almost dind't I).
    Great shot Beth.
    Thanks for sharing. D.

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  2. That is quite an endorsement and I love that meeting another blog friend is everything you hoped for and more :)

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  3. Love that you had so much fun!!

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  4. she traveled all the way from SA...now that's impressive! glad you had such a great time!

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  5. and that photo tells us a great deal about both of you ... looking forward to more

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  6. oh, I'm in tears.
    for you, for claire,
    thank you... I've been waiting.

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  7. Oh Beth...how wonderful! I am coming to visit you sometime. For sure next summer, as I have a bunch of friends and family doing the Madison Ironman! Whoot!

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  8. How fun that you enjoyed your time with Claire. I look forward to seeing the rest of the photos.

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  9. This is just too sweet! Kettle corn, yum! Glad you had fun and now have an awesome destination to travel. Sounds wonderful. See you Wednesday!

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  10. What a wonderful photo! It expresses so much...and I can smell that sweet kettle corn right along with her:) It is so wonderful to meet people from all over the world through blogging...even if I don't meet them in person I feel like I have been able to travel...

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  11. Can't wait to hear more and a trip to S. Africa would be beyond wonderful. It is so exciting to share time with a very special friend.

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  12. Wow! South Africa! I'll be waiting for your photos for sure!

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  13. What a wonderful treat to get to spend some time with such a treasured friend. This photo says so much about the joy you two share.

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  14. can't wait to hear all the details, you renegade!

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  15. tear drops fall as I read this...

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  16. wow! SO good to read this and hear about future plans. love, love!

    Debi

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  17. Smell of hot pop corn..aaah heady! lovely expression captured. thanks.

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  18. Oh I think this is wonderful for the both of you, South Africa,that will be an adventure. hope you feel better soon. hugs.

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  19. OH, isn't friendship WONDERFUL! This post just makes me smile all over! (And since I'm reading backwards, I'm still smiling from your adventure with the law!)

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  20. this photo so so damn precious!!!

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  21. i have to say i'm a bit jealous, but isn't it wonderful that this was possible for you two. i can only imagine how wonderful it must have been to meet Claire and actually spend 2 days full days with her - she seems like such a beautiful person inside and out

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  22. bring it on... SA here we come. you do of course realise that because i ate all the funky wisconisn thingamajig foods that you will need to eat all the weird sa food?

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  23. this photo is so incredibly beautiful.

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  24. or should is say... "brilliant!"
    : )

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  25. This is such a great photo!
    And that stuff really does smell wonderful.
    Yummy.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth