Best Week(end) Ever

i'm so behind with stuff i wanted to post.. as per usual, i've had multiple computer / tech issues, the most recent of which left me unable to upload pictures to flickr, so i couldn't show and tell about christmas, or post my new year's eve pictures, or the end result of my cat destroying my christmas tree... but! problem (temporarily!) resolved! pictures are back. i know you all are just THRILLED.

so christmas! more on it later, perhaps, but guess what my wife got me? guess! it's so awesome. she knew i was excited about my turn at hair thursday, and knew i was planning to chop off the mop immediately after, SOOOO she got me a hair appointment. and not just with anyone.. with amalah's fave hair guy up in dc. my appointment is tomorrow. HOW FREAKING AWESOME IS THAT? dear wife, i love you! love, wife.

then! karl got me a fantastic christmas present, too. it was a weekend away at a gorgeous b&b on a remote peninsula on the chesapeake:

this place was amazing. it was literally the last structure before the land ended in a narrow point in the chesapeake. there was a massive cross made out of pier wood at the tip of the promontory, which was sort of creepy, but admittedly made for some stunning photos.

the weather was fantastic the whole time we were there, so we got to take nice long walks and go a little nuts with our cameras.

i don't know how this manages to be a shock to me every time, but WOW i always forget how amazing sunsets are over the water. and i'm one of those ridiculous people who takes basically a time-lapse record of the setting sun, because i'm all "omg! this is beautiful! let me take a picture!" and then 35 seconds later i'm all "wait! this is even MORE beautiful! let me take ANOTHER picture!" and then things spiral out of control from there.

fantastic, fantastic weekend. loved every minute of it. full set here for more shots.