A SPRING BREAK TRIP TO ARIZONA AND THE GRAND CANYON.

Here are some pictures from the trip my family took to Arizona a couple weeks ago!

I'm from the northwest, so the terrain was so different. I could definitely get used to palm trees, warm weather, cacti, and In-N-Out Burger, though!

A LITTLE BIT OF ARIZONA IN LITTLE BITTY PHOTOS.

My family took a little spring break trip to Arizona in search of some sun. We found it! It was so beautiful and a nice climate change to the seemingly endless rain we have in Washington. I'll post a few more photos from the trip later, but here are a couple instax photos I snapped while we were there. (These were all taken on my Fuji Instax mini camera, by the way!)

PORTLAND // PART ONE.

alaska skylines and robert frost

taken from the cruise ship

"Bereft"
by Robert Frost
Where had I heard this wind before
Change like this to a deeper roar?
What would it take my standing there for,
Holding open a restive door,
Looking down hill to a frothy shore?
Summer was past and the day was past.
Sombre clouds in the west were massed.
Out on the porch's sagging floor,
Leaves got up in a coil and hissed,
Blindly striking at my knee and missed.
Something sinister in the tone
Told me my secret my be known:
Word I was in the house alone
Somehow must have gotten abroad,
Word I was in my life alone,
Word I had no one left but God.

for a week to celebrate my grandma and grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary!
i have some posts lined up including a super fun craft how-to. so stick with me! :)

across the country

well i'm leaving again. i'll be gone for two weeks at a Christian worldview camp. i'm super excited and am getting prepared to have my head jam-packed full of knowledge. :)
I have some posts scheduled...so stick with me!

california road trip: days two & three

here are some snapshots from the last couple of days! 

our first day in san francisco it was pouring rain. I hadn't even thought to bring a rain jacket, so I got pretty soaked! I thought this was supposed to be california!? 

the jelly belly factory (fairfield)

a (rainy) drive through napa valley

a stop for frozen yogurt in japantown (where some of the flavors were lychee fruit, guava, and taro root!)

an impromptu photo shoot at the golden gate bridge where I found out my little sister is actually a really good photographer! 

milkshakes and hot fudge sundaes from ghirardellis. yumyum!

thank you for all the lovely comments on my last couple of posts! you all really brighten my day!

california road trip: day one

we did a lot of driving. a lot. but it was beautiful driving through oregon and california and seeing bustling cities slowly be replaced by rolling farmlands, hay fields, and olive trees. 

we did stop a few times to break up the trip, though...

the boat ride over to the shasta caverns (lake shasta)

inside the shasta caverns (amazing!)

dinner at in-n-out burger (of course)