Last weekend I traveled up north to stay with Jalayne and Justin. My extended family. My 20 years and counting best friend. They are about to have their first baby. In our relationship, I have always been the pregnant one, the breastfeeding one, the one strapped to a child (four of them) one. The tables have turned. Now I am the one with more freedom and older kids, and her life is about to change forever. Her belly is gorgeous. I am home in her home. Our weekend was filled with shopping in the city, lots of bread and hundreds of dollars of cheese, going through old notes and photos, walks with the dogs, and lots of talking. (Thank you Justin for the photo of us, above. I had just ingested a $20 burger and a Long Island iced tea. I was HAPPY.)
Juicy belly. Shopping in the Marina.
Showing Justin the clothes we picked out for baby Jax.
A note she found from me, dated 7.20.92. It is hard to believe, but so much of who I am today came through in this note. Made me cry thinking of how much we have been through together, as we grew up and our life views shifted. Even when our life views were COMPLETELY opposite for a period of time, we remained connected.
Photos from my junior year of high school that gave me quite the laugh.
And a shot we took to celebrate the impending arrival of baby Jax.
Until next time, dear friends, dear city.
xo
Tara
What a treat! Thank you for letting us peek in on this wonderful time!
Oh, hon….just LOOK at these!! I was thinking of you the whole time – especially with Sunday’s sunshine – I loved knowing you were wandering around here with your best friend and couldn’t wait to see SF thru your lens! Looks like you did it up just right :)
p.s. you are kiling me with that last shot, my dear. YOW.
All these shots make me smile!
HOw awesome to have a friend like that Tara!
You are so luckY! I also have “old” friends, ones
that date all the way back to kindy!
And by the way, can I just mention how FABULOUS you look?! YOu just look BEAUTIFUL! I mean, you always have, but I can totally see how transformed you are! LOVELY!
tara pp
That last shot is FANTABULOUS….
that last shot is yummy! and you look AMAZING in the first one!!!
beautiful pics, beautiful friends – and i’m in love with your purse. =)
How cute are you?!! How cute is your friend?!! How much do I covet that camera bag of yours?!!! The answers: Adorable, adorable and VERY MUCH ;)
You look so gorgeous, Tara, and Jalayne and belly are beeyootiful too!
How fantastic to have a friend like that, that knows you so well! It looks like you had a great weekend and these photos are fabulous!
Best friends are the best, as are the glamor shots!
You had me at “hundreds of dollars of cheese” ;)
whoa. I gasped a little at that last shot. so cool!
Looks like so much fun. There’s absolutely nothing better than heart friends.
And can I just say how adorable you look? I hope so….
you look adorable. =)
You look awesome!! Go you.
Wonderful San fran-best friend photos!!!
Love the belly shot!
You look so slim and beautiful Tara.
Good goin!
My husband is sitting next to me on his computer and I just said outloud “man, she’s a genius” and he said “who?” “Tara, everything she touches turns to gold, wow.” :) SF is one of my favorite cities, thank for the glimpse and that last picture is show.stopping. Thanks for my dose of inspiration today. :)
Beautiful picture of you and your bf Tara! You look great and the mama-to-be is glowing. :) You both have such joy on your faces. Your pics told a wonderful story of your weekend…and a friendship to treasure. :)
the pic of the castro made me gasp. I am dying to go back to S.F and go crazy taking pix. thanks so much.
Great photos, all of them, but that belly/couple shot at the end is just amazing. One of the nicest pregnant pics I’ve EVER seen. Love the sunflare. It’s perfect. Wish I had seen this photo while I was preg!
These photos are simply beautiful. They are timeless photos that will still be in style and just as lovely in 30 years. My favorite kind.
I can’t even TELL YOU how inspiring your photos are for me. So lovely.
what a great shot of your dear friend and her hubby! love these friendships they are few and far between. BTW I totally have the same jacket that you are wearing in the first shot….great minds think a like! :)
Sounds like you girls had a great time. Aren’t old friends the best? Hundreds of dollars on cheese…are you serious…I’m cracking up over here! I absolutely love that shot of your Jaylane and Justin….fabulous as always my dear!
This is such a sweet post! You guys look so happy:)
quite possibly the most gorgeous sunflare i have ever seen! how in the world did you do that??? you’re amazing, tara.
Yeah!! Love you both. You’re both gorgeous :) I’m so glad that you guys got some quality time together. Lots of love!!
You just made me miss my bff even more.
Looooove the last image!!!
Beautiful pictures.. best friends are the BEST. Love the pictures of the buildings
You are beautiful. She is beautiful. Here belly is beautiful. It’s all just so beautiful I cannot take it.
check out that glamour shot!! nice! :)
Wow hot momma! Gotta love those old photos… good times.
No matter my mind mood, I always leave uplifted when I visit your blog. You capture happiness.
OMG gorgeous!!!! Glad you had such a special weekend!
These photos are awesome.. and how nice to see a long time friend..
So adorable….and I love that last shot.
P.S – You look AWESOME! Loving the jacket and purse/camera bag too :)
Love all of these shots. Beautiful! The last one is incredible.
Pictures are wonderful!!How I love to see you two together….Two beautiful young women who will remain sixteen in my eyes forever. Both wise beyond your years then,your friendship ripened by time has come full circle. The weight of the world seems lifted now.Jalayne I love seeing you so happy.Hope someday to sneak in Tara’s camera bag when she comes to visit! Can’t wait to meet Justin and Jax and hug your Mom!!It’s been too long….
you look goooooood! and happy.
oooh i love that last pic so much! gorgeous. :)
Such a beautiful belly. I love the perspective of that last one.
Tara you look really happy and beautiful!
Love the SF and Belly shots!