Put a cork in it

After a wonderful weekend of wine tasting, gorging myself with delicious foods, and visiting with my fantastic family in Walla Walla, WA I can truly see why so many people love Walla Walla and all it has to offer. It may not be the biggest city, or the most well known, but what it lacks in status and size, it more than makes up for in wine, eats, treats, and good hearted, fun loving people (not to mention the beautiful landscapes of rolling hills, farmland, and vineyards.   


My Dad and I recently road tripped east, just as a father/daughter duo, to get in some R&R time. It was a wonderful weekend, and needless to say, I came home with quite a few bottles of wine 
(Thanks Dad!). 


Now, home in Portland, and blissfully drinking away the contents of my newly amassed collection of wine, I am wondering what to do with the left over bottles and corks...


I've found a few creative ideas online. 

Which do you like the best? 

And don't worry, I have PLENTY of corks (All of the vineyards I visited graciously gave me there used corks.) 


*Disclaimer: Ok, I know I've been using a lot of collages lately, but I'm a little obsessed. I found this awesome photo editing site called Picture2Life. It's the best free photo editor I've found, so naturally I'm excited.

Fourth of July Fun

A little inspiration to get this holiday weekend started right!

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Enjoy the weekend and don't do anything stupid!

Going on Vacation...

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I'm off to beautiful Bend, Oregon for another fun-filled visit with some great friends! 

Check out the awesome house 

we rented for our stay!

5000 square feet of luxury living! So excited! There's a hot tub and a tanning bed to top it all off! I could just spend my vacation time in this wonderful house..but, then again, who wants to stay inside when the beautiful central Oregon sun is waiting? Not me. 

Check out these outfits I'll be donning <3. 

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Jeez, I love summer!

Bye! Be back on Monday!

Making Memories

A wonderful end to a wonderful day

Celebrated this wonderful sunny day and the end to a very long week with a beautiful walk in the park with my favorite guy.

The boyfriend hanging on the slide

Playing at the playground!

The slide ladder spelled out AMERICAN!

Seagulls, who knows what they were doing at the park...

April Showers bring, well, Home Depot Flowers

Messing around with my camera at the nursery:

The boyfriend and I have decided to attempt to grow a garden of goodies this season...

And by "boyfriend and I" I mean just him because I pretty much kill anything green...

I swear, I have a talent for killing plants, even the ones people say you have to really work hard to kill. I've even managed to kill three cacti. 

Don't Worry, I found the Sun!

The Sun’s out!

Go out and enjoy it!

Sit on a bench and read a book!

Cook the first barbecue of the season!

People watch from the confines of a tree branch!

Go for a bike ride with your babe.

Chase dogs in the park!

Make grass-angels in the grass (unless you’re allergic to grass like me)!

I don’t care what you do as long as you go out and enjoy the sunshine!

Yeaaaa! So excited!

PS. Sorry if my enthusiasm is a little overwhelming. I’ve been cooped up in a windowless classroom for the last five hours and get to look forward to six more hours of class time tomorrow, yes, on a Saturday. But don’t feel bad for me, just go out and enjoy! 

Another weekend all Alone