10.27.14 Julie and I. PCH.

When I was a kid and had a crush on female celebrities I would always say “I wish I was their best friend.” To which my Mom would ask, “You don’t want to be their boyfriend?” To which I always replied, “Boyfriends come and go, but best friends are forever.” I found my best friend and my love in the same person.

10.23.14 Los Angeles.

“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” – Paul Fussell