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Norway.

Does this not look like the most amazing place in the world!?

Weekend Adventures: Austin, TX

Did I ever tell you that Erik and I are going to Austin, TX next month??

We are going to celebrate my graduation and the end of his term!

I am sooo excited I might explode.

Has anyone been there? Suggestions??

wish i was here...

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San Antonio - River Walk
Wish i was here....
Play Along with Olivia at For Me...

bored

I am bored.
I don't really understand how everyone loves summer vacation.

My internship ended and school doesn't start for 2 more weeks.... and my real job won't start till december...

Now, I know you're all thinking... why is she complaining about having time off and nothing to do?

Well... I am BORED.

I wish I had a house or garden to work on... or that my husband would be on break so we could go on vacation...

but instead I am just at home alone being bored.

Oh well, enough complaining about what other people would die for... BUT...

This is what I would be doing if I could....

Building a dream home...

Planting and tending to a herb garden...

touring Italy with Erik...

sitting on a porch at the beach reading a book and drinkin wine...

Where do you wish you were??

To the New Frontier...

I AM SO EXCITED!

I just booked Erik, my brother Will, and I on flights to Cordova, AK to visit my sister and brother in law!!

I am so excited to explore the new frontier and get to know the area that Jessyka and Jonah live in!

I wish I was going tomorrow!!

And just a side note... when I googled "Cordova, Alaska" and looked at the images... my brother in law Jonah was in a picture on the first page!!

I feel like he is a celebrity!

I love it! CAN'T WAIT!!

who wouldn't wanna live in albuquerque?

Check out this amazing house! I want to move to Albuquerque! It is only $325,500. And so pretty! Check it out here.


I have been thinking so much lately about how fun it would be to start an amazing adventure with Erik. As much as I love, love, love Portland and my family... I think it would be amazing to move to a new city and explore life with Erik. I would want to end up back in Portland when I have kids, because I want them to be around all their grandparents, because I never was. But...I think for at least 5 years or so, it would be really fun to live in another city and just make a life with Erik. A new adventure. hmmmm. And lately, I have been really obsessed with New Mexico. I just think it looks so beautiful there! And it is an entirely new color palate. Oregon is blue, green, and grey... sea tones. And New Mexico is orange, red, yellow, and brown... fire tones.

Where would you want to move??

WA: Seattle!

Sorry about the little hiatus from blogging, but this week was finals week for school and I started my new job so it has been hectic. But right now, I have a little bit of time. So, I thought I would share with you, my "Mid-Week Adventure" to Seattle to see my sister Jessyka, when she was there for work and for her blog, Let's Talk About Beer. 

So, I drove up to Seattle last Tuesday and stayed till Wednesday afternoon! My sister was there for a promotional event for her work at Copper River Salmon, and also to write for her blog.. So, I got to tag along to take pictures of beautiful Alaskan Salmon and drink beer! My kinda trip! So here are a few photos from this awesome adventure!

 To get reviews of the beers we drank, 

Check out Jessyka's Blog, Let's Talk about Beer!

Happy Tuesday!

Seattle...

In Seattle for a bit...

i'll be back later this week..

have a great tuesday!

Speaking of Wide Open Spaces...

...or big lights, big city!

I just found out that later this month.. I get to go to Seattle for 2 days and a night to meet my sister, Jessyka! I am so excited! I have been wanting to go on a trip and it will be so fun to hit the town with my sister! I cannot wait! 

Spring Break: Anthropologie

A week from today I will be on a plane headed for Orlando, Florida.

Where the Temperature is 79 degrees and sunny.

When it is 43 degrees and raining here.

Here are a few things from Anthropologie that I wish..

would stow away in my suitcase.

Wish I was here Wednesday...

Orlando, Florida

 I wish we were on our trip to Orlando, Florida where we will be in 3 weeks. I cannot wait to sit out by the pool at the hotel and relax. We are also going to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I cannot wait! To play along with Olivia, just hit the button below. Where do you wish you were today??

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Recently, Erik and I decided we want to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico or somewhere close to there for our one year anniversary trip. I really want to check it out because neither of us has ever been there. Doesn't it look amazing? 

Has anyone ever been there? 

And if so, How is it?

Because It Is Raining...

...I started thinking about Seattle.

 Which made me think of the amazing trip Erik and I took to Seattle a few years ago. That was so much fun. We spent the weekend walking around, eating, sight seeing, and checking out cool restaurants and bars. I love Seattle so much. I think it  has all the big city feel while also having a low key factor to it. I loved eating sushi, then walking through the outdoor market and hanging out on the monorail. Maybe Erik and I should take another trip up there, or perhaps just spend a day sightseeing in Portland trying not to worry about the day-to-day stresses of our lives. Hmmm. I'll have to talk to Erik.

Honeymoon Pictures

Just some pictures from the honeymoon. Way too many to put them all on here! But here is a glimpse!

We spent the first three days on Oahu then spent five days on the Big Island on the Kona side. Can't wait to go back again!

@Cheeseburger in Oahu

Outside our hotel in Oahu



At Dole Pineapple



Pineapple Express at the Dole Plantation

At Pearl Harbor

Erik at Pearl Harbor

Where we ate lunch one day on Oahu

At the Canoe Club

Night Time Walk on the Beach

Kona Brewing, where birds sit at your table.

At Kona Brewing

@Kona Brewing

Erik's Beer Sampler

Erik's Double Moco Loco

At the Rainforest Zoo in Hilo



At the Rainforest Zoo



At the Rainforest Zoo



Before the Luau



Erik Learning to play the counch shell



After the Luau Open Bar





Walking back after the Luau





North Shore of Oahu







A special thank you to my parents for helping make this amazing honeymoon possible! We don't know what we would do without you. We love you!