Five Senses … Tuesday
The last few days were some of my favorite days, ever. A group of six girls and I loaded a plane and left California behind for the vibrant red rocks of Utah. For four days, we unwound, hiked, did...
View ArticleSeven girls in Utah
We all have those things that are good for us, but never seem to do. For me, it’s drinking water like I should. Getting my hair cut more than once a year. Detailing the interior of my car. Things like...
View ArticleBIRTHDAY WEEK | Turning 30
It was 9 p.m. I stood in the middle of my bedroom in a bathrobe, my wet hair wrapped in a towel turban. “These are the last three hours of my twenties,” I thought to myself. And then I started to cry....
View ArticleHiking Snow Canyon | Utah’s red rocks
I’ve shared tidbits from Utah here and here, but one of my favorite activities during our time in St. George was the hike in Snow Canyon. The rocks are bright red and grip to your shoes like Velcro....
View ArticleOur little lightening storm | California
In California, it’s sometimes a big deal when we get to experience weather. Real weather. We don’t get many lightening or thunder storms. And while the Midwest experiences storms and record snowfall, I...
View ArticleThat pretty little graduate | Margarita
I’m always sharing pictures from my kitchen, my travels, daily life, but I don’t always share one of my favorite parts of picture-taking: The people. It’s always fun when someone asks me to take photos...
View ArticleFive Senses Monday
Happy Monday. I had a rather quiet weekend to myself, which is a bit unlikely and a bit nice. It eased my mind to catch up on personal projects and check things off that never-ending list of to-dos. We...
View ArticleTaste of summer
For about six months, I’ve had this folder on my desktop titled “leftover summer.” It’s filled with random summer shots I never shared anywhere. I keep moving it around, one corner to another. Can’t...
View ArticleFive Senses Monday
Happy Monday, friends. This past week was a busy one, but extra fun because I got to see these cuties. My sister brought my niece Emmelia to town for lunch one day. We were craving hummus, but we...
View ArticleGetting lost in the murals
Life would be so much more interesting and colorful if every community covered its exteriors with this much paint. One of my favorite parts of San Francisco is walking along the walls of the Precita...
View ArticleLife lately | The weekend
Abandoned cottages and industrial art studios. Chorizo and Bloody Marys. Tempranillo and almond champagne. The San Francisco Bay and the Sierra Nevada foothills. Big cameras and trusty Hipstamatic....
View ArticleA night in Grass Valley
First, Auburn. Then, Grass Valley. Last weekend, I went on a little wine-tasting getaway in California’s gold country. The Sierra Nevada foothills are fairly foreign to me, but it didn’t take long for...
View ArticleFive Senses Monday
Howdy, friends. Welcome to Monday. Has it been good so far? I was worried earlier by sleepies and an itchy throat that I was coming down with something and needing to load up on Emergen-C. But now...
View ArticleFirst, the vows. Then, the cannonballs. | Wedding photography
Boxes of tulips at the altar. Out-of-state friends camping out in the distance. Ink and vintage lace. Tears of joy and genuine gazes. A sweet, sweet pooches in the wedding party. Wedding-dress...
View ArticleFive Senses … Wednesday
Happy Wednesday, friends. I’m a few days late on Five Senses Monday, but I figure any time is a good time for reflection. I’ve been working on a lot of stuff lately. Taking and editing lots of photos...
View ArticleNot your stereotypical Oakland
Once again, I have been reminded that we can’t judge things in life by what other people say. Before last week, I just assumed Oakland streets were riddled with graffiti, guns and people who would rip...
View ArticleA smidgen of Piedmont Avenue
Yesterday, I shared a few photos from Oakland and how I was surprised to find block after block of coolness. A few days later, I went back to Oakland with my friend Cindy and we discovered Piedmont...
View ArticleOur little Mother’s Day
Happy Monday! I hope all of you mothers soaked up so much good love yesterday, along with all of that sunshine. My family and I did what we always do — one of my mom’s favorite activities: Lounging by...
View ArticleA little bit of lately
This week was a good one, but a busy one. I had every intention of sharing more on this space, but it never happened … and now it’s Friday. Great, wonderful, beloved Friday. I have very few significant...
View ArticleFive Senses Monday
Happy Monday, friends. This past week, I got away and headed to a little town between the desert and the Eastern Sierra Mountains. Have you ever heard of Bishop? I hadn’t either, until my aunt and...
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