Cobalt’s sister Cyan came to visit us for Christmas! What a fun time we had together, hiking in Palos Verdes, visiting the Getty Museum, eating seafood, attending our church, and of course celebrating the birth of Christ together! Here are some photos from her visit (click to see larger photo)!
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Thanksgiving 2018: Coxen visit Austin
Thanksgiving was such a blast this year! Cobalt and I visited my immediate and extended family in Texas and had a wonderful time. Spots we visited: Pennybacker Bridge, Wild Basin Preserve Lake LBJ, Zilker Park and more Fave food: Salt Lick BBQ, Lick Icecream, Guero’s Tacos, Gourdough’s, Homeslice Pizza and more Here are some photos from our trip (click to enlarge). I’ll add more later.
Adventures in Oregon
In early October, Cobalt and I had the privilege of visiting Joel and Katherine and their family in Oregon. We spent a long weekend there, exploring Sahalie Falls, the Oregon Coast and a nearby Lake. The whole trip was a dream. The loveliest 76 hours I’ve experienced in some time. I can still remember the fresh, piney smell in the air. The autumn chill. The explainable quiet. The joy of being with family and God’s …
Busy Summer Ahead
Eesh, I haven’t written in a while so here’s a quick update! Summer is upon is! This doesn’t mean a whole lot for Cobalt because his work is fairly the same throughout the year. But this means that school is out for me and I will not be teaching garden classes again until September. I have been assigned 17 gardens to attend to this summer as well as help lead garden workdays (renovations and restorations). …
Spring Break Stay-cation: Day 4
Day 4: Friday We began the day researching apartments once more. But after a bit of an emotional stress-out and a talk-through-our-emotions conversation (never fun but always necessary), we decided to simply build things with LEGOs and watch movies for the rest of the afternoon. An excellent solution for sure! This was the most fun day ever. :) In the evening, we went to a yummy little Asian-American Grill called Pastor’s Chef. It was the first …
Missing China
When looking through my profile pictures on facebook a few minutes ago, I saw this one (pictured above). And wow. I can’t believe it’s almost been two years since I went to China to teach English!! On the one hand, it feels like a dream — like I never took that 13 hour flight from San Francisco to the other side of the world… …or met the most passionate group of people in my life who were …
One year ago…
One year ago, Cobalt and I hung out at the VA in Johnson City (across the railroad tracks)….reading, basking in the sun on my picnic blanket…and taking pictures of the beautiful day… We snapped a couple of ourselves, too :) I’m so grateful for this man!
3 weeks away!
With only 3 weeks until our wedding, we are working on last minute details for the upcoming day! We have now added information regarding hotels and attractions in Johnson City (under the tab “location”). We’ve also added some pictures so you can see our pretty faces :) Oh! Please don’t forget to RSVP soonish so we can have a head count for food! Thanks! We can’t wait to see y’all! Love, Hope and Cobalt
Welcome One and All
This is the website of Hope and Cobalt. Welcome to our life and we are glad you can be with us right from the start. There will be more information coming soon about our “Grand Unity Shin-Dig.” Hope to see you around the bend.