Where has the sunshine gone?

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* Wishful Thinking Post, by Alice & Josh *

Today is June 15th 2010.

In a week is the Summer Solstice.

This means that the days will begin to grow shorter and shorter, 'till finally winter comes along again.

Who with me thinks that this 2010 year might be the first year in history in which Portland will eventually  have close to 365 days of almost non-stop winter rains? I sure am starting to believe (and accept?) it. The only times the rains break and the sun is returned in its rightful place at the top of the sky, is during our wedding shoots, on the weekends. WHICH IS AWESOME!! But it would sure be nice to finally snap into summer already... sheesh!

I remember this day (below). It was 98 degrees at Crater Lake (OR). Granted, it was in August, of last year... still, hopefully our wishful thinking in combination with the posting of these images, will change the whole energy field in the universe...

juuuuuust enough to BRING SUMMER BACK! ;)

Its the small things that I love.

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My friends, and some of my couples, know that I was born in Italy and am a citizen of the world.

My parents have permanently relocated to Panama, in Central America and love it! They own property down there and visit Italy and me every so often. When they don't plan to move from their warm and sunny and "beachy" and tropical home, they send me packages full of "little stuff" that just makes my day!

Their latest package, I received this week. I had forgotten about it, since it does take a while for the mail to travel through countries. When Josh brought it up to our house from the mail box, I was SO excited!

The first thing I noticed was the packaging. The simple brown paper wrapping. Then, the postage and the stamps and the scuff marks depicting weeks of what I can only imagine to be a rough journey, from hand to hand, from Panama to Portland, OR.

Call me a dork, I won't blame you :-) But its the little things that make me smile. Knowing my family loves me, receiving items from a country I long to visit, sharing those items with my friends, and showing off how lucky I feel to have been born into a life of worldly travel, open doors and international opportunities.

I wanted to share closeup images of the stamps and postage from this package.
Simple, I know; but fun. I think :-)

Grazie Mamma e Papa' e Vale per il regalo! Love you.

~ Alice