2009.

havent made any posts in a while and its pretty late, but felt i should still do this thing that pretty much every other blog has, a recap of 09.

in somewhat particular order, 1 being the best and so on...

1. my baby brother, Ethan Gabriel Leyva, being born on Nov. 8th. so dope having a little brother. still excited to come home everyday to see him. he just started to socially smile, which is awsome to see. cant wait to teach him cool shit and dress him up in some dope clothes. :)

2. getting back with Miss Maya. we technically where together all this time, but we actually made it official at the end of summer, it feels good to not fight all the time.

3. started my right sleeve. been searching for an artist since 08, but havent really found someone that i was really confident in too do my sleeves, then somehow i found out about state of grace, i dont even remember how i did, but once i saw the artist their, Horiyuki being my artist, i know that i wanted to get it from her. thanks Jill!!!

4. finally went back to Hawaii after like 10 years. it was super fun. it was a change to go with my mom and dave, since i always go with pops and granny helen, but it was a nice change and super fun!!!

5. turned 21. adult time, but still forever young. tiem to get my life together though.

im probably forgetting a lot of things, but ill get back if i think of any. got the most important ones down though.

hello 2010.

Hawaii. 2m.

check list...

Wayfarers. check

White tees. check

Flat Heads. check

Chucks. check

Family. check

My girl. check

The Blueprint 3. check

ready.

big brother, little brother, baby brother.

so this past week has been a good one. first of all i got hella hours at work, which is good since the hawaii trip is coming up and the holidays. more importantly though, which will probably the highlight for a long time, is that my dad and linda, had a beautiful baby boy, Ethan, born 11/8 at around 2:15. i had been calling my brother and grandma for info all weekend since linda was suppose to have him on friday. finally on sunday during my break at work i had gotten info that he was born. i was very happy and excited, i couldnt even work. i got off at 4 and rushed over to the hospital. it was like waiting to get on a roller coaster, i wanted to see him so badly. the lame part was that i had to keep going up and down the hospital building because the family kept on asking me, my brother and my cousin to get stuff from the car, plus linda was feeding him so we had no business in the room haha. finally after a little while i got to go in the room and see my very first little brother. its a weird feeling to right away love someone that ive just met, especially since they had just came into the world about 2 hours prior to me meeting him. ive had little cousins, but never a baby brother, or a little nephew that i felt i had to take care and be responsible for. at first i was kind of skeptical on having a little brother, i didnt know what to expect or feel. but now that he is here im thankful for having him and cant wait to start teaching him things. looking forward to it.

picture by my cousin, Martin Millan Leyva

motivation.

damn, why can san francisco have a song like this? it makes me just want to get up and go, i dont even know where, and to just do something with my life, thats a real song. dopeness.

Robert Williams and Vans Vault for DQM

so dope, its things like this that really make me want to be a better artist. the detail the participation of the artist on these shoes are incredible. Williams actually had everything to do with the design and coloring of the canvas upper of the shoe, and i mean everything!!!! so dope.

Robert Williams: Vans Vault x DQM from Jared Abe on Vimeo.

HUF Fall 2009 Collection | Delivery 2

HUF will always be my go to brand no matter what. i mean, an SF based brand that just puts out such clean products, why wouldnt they be my favorite brand? the thing that really gets me though about HUF is that every single season they just get better and better with the cut and sew/clothing pieces. tees and hat releases are dope also. they have another Stag Story tee for this second f/w drop, which is always my thing to have beautiful girls on my tees, they killed it a a couple summers ago with their first release of the Stag Story Girls. another thing that really has me excited is that they are releasing a chambray also! ive been waiting for Self Edge to restock on the Flat Head Chambrays in my size, but i might have to gather up some more cash to cop the HUF chambray as well!!!! check out more pics of the f/w drop here. releasing today.

HUF Fall 2009 Collection | Delivery 2

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J. Crew Spring/Summer 2010 Presentation

ive been getting into J. Crew mens clothing a lot recently, i just really like the grown up type of look to it, since i am getting older, i feel like dressing not so much like a kid and more like a man, and J. Crew mens is definitely a step forward of doing so. there pieces are really clean from the essentials of everyday, i.e. oxfords, chinos, denim, to the things you need for a special occasion. really looking forward to the s/s line, though im still trying to get all my essentials for winter. :P

J. Crew Spring/Summer 2010 Presentation

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