Winter warm fuzzies.

You'd think winter would be a slow time, a time to write, contemplate, sip warm drinks, and cuddle up with a fuzzy warm wool blanket, and a furry kitty. You'd think...

But that's not for me. Nope, I've been busy. Busy exploring, discovering, and learning just as us adventurers do. Sorry I've been away, I'll be back soon to share. For the meantime, go out and make an adventure for yourself. No excuses! 

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Winter Weekend in the Woods

Hi Lovelies! This last weekend Taylor and I spent a wonderful weekend in the woods near Mt. Hood. As always, we had an amazing time full of adventure and fun. We stayed in the quintessential mountain log cabin (built in 1937, charming, rustic, and oh so comfy), drank coffee at the river's edge, strolled through the snow to a hidden waterfall, and did a whole lot of snuggling by the fire. We always have so much fun and this trip was no different. Here are our Instagram reels from the weekend. Be sure to check out Row 4 to see pics of our awesome cabin! 

Row 1: Pics from our hike in the woods

Row 2: Just me being me :)

Row 3: Taylor and I, Taylor playing guitar 

Row 4: Our cabin!!! So cool!

Row 5: River pic is the view from the cabin's property! So beautiful! 

Next adventure coming soon! T minus six days- Taylor and I are off to Colorado for Thanksgiving!

As you please.

Feeling like I want to do it my way today.

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Weekend Beach Adventure.

Had a wonderful weekend at the beach with my guy. We spent the weekend lounging in the sand and exploring the many beaches of the Oregon coast. It felt amazing to escape from the city and slow down to appreciate the simple joys in life. Here are a few Instagram snapshots from the weekend:

The ocean really is a mesmerizing thing.

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Take me to the ocean.

Heading to the beach with my guy for a weekend getaway! Can't wait to feel the sand between my toes! Beach adventures ahead! I'll be sure to share when I get back! Happy adventuring!

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Gone adventuring.

"An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other."

               -Norma Shearer

 Going to play in the woods this weekend! Excited to find adventure, make new memories, and explore, explore, explore!

TTFN!

Just a note.

Found a lovely little note and flower attached to my windshield this morning. Pretty much made my day. Thanks babe :)Funny how the little things can mean so much.

P.S. The reference to 'a yellow weekend' just means a bright, fun, & adventure-filled weekend. A little inside joke for people that have taken the Insights Discovery personality profile 

Happy Friday!

A day in the park

The Best Things in Life:
1. Curling up on the blanket
2. Playing on the swings
3. Grilling some grub
4. Running barefoot in the grass
5. Bumping sunglasses as you steal a kiss
6. Cloud gazing
7. Running through the sprinklers 
8. Slowly creeping the other off the blanket
9. Trying not to embarrass yourself throwing   
   the frisbee (blame it on the wind)
10. Drinking wine from a red cup

If this hasn't convinced you, I don't know what will! Go out and enjoy the summer with the ones you love most!

Teeter, Totter

I made a GIF!!

From DC to LA

Last week I got to travel to DC AND LA!! I know, I'm a lucky gal. I had a blast in both cities, but I got to thinking how different the two were from each other. West coast vs. east coast, laid back vs. uptight, all fun vs. all business (I may be over exaggerating so please don't be offended if you're from either city because, don't get me wrong- I love them both). You get the idea. I came to realize these drastic differences while shuffling through the contents of my bag. Each city had pretty similar weather, but I had packed like I had a split personality. Here's how it went down:

VS. 

I had two amazing trips and I get to head back to DC next week! Yeee! <3

The Best Things in Life

1. The smell of the asphault right when the rain begins to fall
2. Crawling into bed after a long day
3. Smiling uncontrollably from ear to ear
4. The gentle touch of your fingers prancing on my skin
5. Love, of course, love
6. When nothing needs be said because you already know
7. Staring up at the clouds

Cravings.

I crave you.

I'm hungry for you. 

I can't wait to kiss you.

I want to feel you. 

I'm fascinated by you. 

I'm enraptured by you.

I want to be free with you, run away with you. 

You are enthralling.

You are complicated, oh so complicated.

You are wild in the most timid of ways.

You are genuine.

You are beautiful.

Your soul is good and full of hope.

You are my craving, my edacious craving. 

Yikes

Eek, Sorry guys. I've totally neglected you this last month. There's been quite a few changes recently. I know, that's no excuse, but... 
Last month was very busy- I officially cut ties with the boyfriend (now ex-boyfriend), moved into a new place, and got a wonderful new job as the Marketing Manager for a small start-up. It took awhile to get settled, but I'm starting to get back to a routine and will try not to neglect you any longer. 
Just last week I got to go to Washington D.C. on my first big work trip! I was only there for two days, but I was able to sneak away and be a tourist for a bit! It was my first time on the east coast! So fun!

While I was there I even got to see Obama's motorcade drive by! He waved at us from his limo! So cool!

Bliss.

It’s pure bliss.

There’s no other word for it.

The feeling I get when you walk in the room,

When I see your smile 

And that look you always flash

It’s more than butterflies.

It’s more than happiness.

It’s pure bliss.

You put me on a cloud.

And I float up there in the sky

until it’s time to say goodbye.

I don’t know what it is,

What makes us so good?

Why does it feel so good?

Why does it fit so well?

Well, who cares why!

It works in a perfect way, a weird way.

A perfectly weird way.

And I love it.

It’s pure bliss.

With you.

This is exactly how I feel when I'm with you. 

<3

You & me.

Subject Change.

Why do I change the subject?, you ask. Because. Because I know that there’s no good outcome if we keep talking. I know where the conversation goes, and it doesn’t ever go my way. So yea, I change the subject. Because who wants to face reality? I don’t. I know what all those conversations end with. And it’s not, “hey, yea, lets hang out.” Instead its, “I really shouldn’t hang out with you anymore.” I don’t want to hear that. Who would? C’mon. I’m sorry if that makes you mad, but imagine how I feel. I found someone, but that someone doesn’t want to be found. He doesn’t know what he wants.

Alone.

Why do I have to do this to myself? Sitting here, waiting for you, checking my phone, facebook, anything, for a message from you. Wtf! It’s infuriating. You did this to me. You set me up. You lifted me higher than I’ve ever been, then (blam!) dropped me back down to earth so fast there was no time to even prepare for landing. And here I am, mopping around, making excuses, getting nothing done, and for what?! You knew this would happen, but, well, you did it anyway. Thanks a lot. Now I’m even more miserable than I was before.

Why do I care so much? God dammit! This sucks so bad. You suck. And, of course, it had to be you too. I’ve freakin dreamt about what it would be like to kiss you. I’ve gushed about you to the girls. And then, when all my dreams come true, I’m so blissfully happy, too stupid to see the fall that’s coming. I wonder how I would be right now if none of this had happened. 

Would I still be this lonely? Probably, but I definitely wouldn’t be thinking about you every other minute of the day. I’d just be waiting for prince charming to come and sweep me off my feet.

Thing is, you were my prince charming. You were perfect. And maybe I only think that because we spent so little time together, but nonetheless, you could do no wrong. You were sweet, and said all the things a girl wanted to hear, all the things my past boyfriends had never said. You loved my weird quarks, and smiled at my lame jokes. We had so many inside jokes; people would’ve thought we’d been together for years. 

But here I am, all alone. I’m just alone now. 

Lessons

1. Staying in can be a hundred times more fun than going out.
2. Holding hands is still one of the best things in life.
3. A smile can brighten any day no matter what.
4. Don't leave cheese in the fridge untouched for two months and expect it to be edible.
5. If you're cold, it just means you're alive. So smile.
6. Moving is a lot of work. So find a place you like and stay put.
7. Learn to be free.
8. Let it go. Let it out. Set it free. 

Wake up.

This morning I had a lovely dream. A lovely dream about a kiss. But now that I think about it, it was probably a message from my inner consciousness. It was my conscious telling me what I already know, but want to ignore. 

It was you, watching me sleep with a little smile on your face. You knelt down close to my face, softly put your fingers through my hair, and kissed me so tenderly, then whispered in my ear, “Wake up.” 

     I did wake up. I woke up just wanting that to be real. Wanting you to be there by my side. But you weren’t. And I realized, I needed to wake up. Just as you had said in my dream. 

Wake up. Wake up.