the last weekend of july

looked something like this: dinner with ethan on friday. driving up the coast to santa barbara on saturday. walking the quaint downtown and ...

you make beautiful things out of us

{source} Yesterday, I took a First Aid class that my job was offering.   I signed up because my manager asked me to, but in all honesty, I s...

i've decided that i just love weekends

this weekend was a weekend that made me love weekends-- the type of weekend that made me feel like i actually HAD a weekend and in turn, gav...

not all glitz and glamour

{source} when i was younger, i wanted a guy like josh hartnett in pearl harbor. gosh, he was handsome.  and sweet.  but still strong-- jumpi...

wanderlust should've been my middle name

{source} i went through my pictures last night—smiled as i dove into each photograph. i saw myself in hawaii and jamaica.  in san diego and ...

i'd like to not soon forget

last night, i stood in the bathroom and peered into the mirror while i checked for imperfections: large pores, unplucked hairs... and as my ...

sweet to the soul and healing to the bones

on the 4th of july, under the lake tahoe sun, ethan asked me if he could take me on a date.  i eagerly said yes, and yesterday, we went. he ...