~I found a letter while organizing my room that got sent back to me after I put it in the mail (due to a certain lovely trait of my friend to give me the slightly wrong address, haha). I don’t journal consistently but find that writing letters are when some of my best recounting and most clear thinking takes place. This letter was a fun capsule in time to one year ago as I prepared for my birthday.~

Dear Tressa,

Today there was a blanket of fog that fit snugly around the hills and buildings in Olympia. It lifted during the day and we had marvelous, warm sunshine. Then, as it got dark, the fog came back, tucking us into comfort. The fog reminded me of you. How you appreciate crisp fall days and fog. I want you and Matthew to live near me so I can take photos of you all the time. I don’t know if you ever went to Nisqually Park but it has a super long board walk that goes over swampland that connects freshwater to the Salish Sea (puget sound). Ice of my photoshoot dreams would be to have a couple – the gal in a really long, flow gown, and the guy in a sharp suit with dramatic fog and them on the boardwalk.

Right now, I am in the pottery studio waiting for class to start and I am having lots of fun! It’s nice to be able to get out of class and come spend a couple hours throwing bowls and then go study some more. Also, my aunt Catherine and I are going to a natural dyeing workshop on my birthday! We get to learn a lot and then dye a silk scarf. I’m really excited to learn about natural dyeing tips and tricks. Along that thought train, of crafts, I am also going to develop the roll of film that I just finished by taking photos of Emily’s sister and her fiancé. I love all the crafts!! Maybe I will be a public school teacher for a bit, then become a teacher at an inclusive artist collective and use art to teach history and engage students to be involved in making history (:

This past weekend I definitely recognized some depression that I am going through so I am taking extra time to take care of myself and be gentle.

Well, I love you lots and I so happy that we get to be knit together in this life! I can’t wait to see you in February! (Is everything still working out with that?)

Peace&Joy,

Breanne Estelle

P.S. I am doing a birthday hike to Lake 22 for my 22nd birthday hehe. Then we will eat food in Seattle. I love birthdays.

HAVE A GOOD DAY

HOPE YOU DON’T SLIP ON ICE