in this place: the enchanted forest

I'm pretty sure my mom came up with this name for the treeline behind our house growing up, but it stuck.  And it still feels a little enchanted.

in this place: the soccer field

This is the house that I grew up in, and the soccer field was basically our backyard.  I'm glad I got these pictures of the house a few weeks ago, as the two big trees in the yard came down in a storm recently.

One of my favorite memories on the soccer field wouldn't fit on one of these pictures.  One time this guy organized dinner on the soccer field for his girlfriend, which was where they had their first kiss or something like that- it was the cutest thing!  My friend and I were about 10 and were having a sleepover, and we played the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack for them blaring really loud from a boom box on our patio.  In retrospect, it might have been annoying, but at the time we thought we were being so helpful!

in this place: elementary

Sorry for showing up so late today- I'm teaching at a summer program for the next two weeks, so things are a little crazy!  Here's the next installment of in this place!

in this place

I'm excited and nervous to share this series with you guys.  It's something I've been thinking about for a while, but only now really figured out how to put into action.

It's funny living on the same block that you've lived since you were two, and I'm figuring that I probably won't get this opportunity again.  I wanted to create a series where I document places and details that I associate with memories from my childhood, and share a little bit about what they mean to me in words as well as photographs.  I decided to call the series "in this place," and it will probably only last for the summer while we're living here.  I hope you like it!