a video of our road trip: starring paige, lina, me & first aid kit!

there are perks to being married to a graphic design student. and one of the new ones is homemade videos….

nickel creek in asheville!

it’s been almost 2 weeks since my love and i got to share a super, great, amazing evening. i’ve been…

10 things only people from asheville understand.

i found a super fun blog post on Facebook the other day that i knew i needed to reblog. but,…

sensory overload. part 11. (or, i love being a tour guide!)

there are a few main factors contributing to why i have a ton of photos this week. and, i have…

40 days in a cathedral: week two

“we cannot become what we want to be remaining what we are.” – max depree lent is the time for…

sensory overload. part 10.

hi folks! i don’t have much time to write today, so i’ll be brief. the past week was quite fantastic…

a day trip to cherokee reservation & bryson city

last saturday was gorgeous. and you know what that means… road trip!! there is nothing like packing a few snacks…

where is paradise to you?

“wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where i am.” – voltaire it’s no secret that i love to travel….

hi there, friends.

it’s sunday, and we’re back in the mountains of north carolina after a week in not-so-sunny, but not-so bad-weather-either, florida….

a hometown tourist at the biltmore estate.

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –  Marcel Proust on monday,…

sensory (super)overload. part 4.

there has been some serious sensory overload during the past week. from a 9 hour road trip in pouring rain…

making it. state by state.

you know, i’m lucky. in many, many different ways. but, today i am thinking about the joys and adventures i…

you said the wait for a table was how long?

sunday morning i got a text from my brother: “do y’all have plans today? wanna do a late lunch… maybe…

time for a little homecomin’, y’all.

the theme for this year’s north carolina state fair was “a north carolina homecoming!”… totally appropriate for me, since it…

the day i decided to just go for it.

it’s my brother’s fault. he got all inspiring on me last week and mentioned why didn’t i just look for…

i’m all into hemingway right now.

my weekend was everything i hoped it would be. it started off with dinner on the balcony as the sun…

things i love about these september days.

you know, september is my favorite month because there’s a lot to love about it. it’s got a little bit…

the day the universe gave freely.

well i had no idea that my blog post from yesterday would be a self-fulfilling prophecy. but, whoa, was it…

i just needed to stop for a moment & take it all in.

it’s like the hands on the clock are just spinning around, and the days on the calendar are just being…

what is wild is actually just natural.

you knew that when i said i’d be headed out into the wilderness, i ‘d be taking my camera along…

soaking up those late summer days.

have i got a bunch of photos to share with you?  or have i got a bunch of photos to…

when you just know what you know.

sitting at a coffee shop right now, feeling completely blessed and inspired. i’ve got all these connections, vibes, and amazing…

i got the monday confusion blues.

hi y’all. i want to blog. desperately. but, i don’t know what to blog about. yes, my life is all…

stairway to heaven… there’s a job out there somewhere.

remember that i had a little networking meet-up the other day? no? i didn’t mention it here on my blog?…

weekends are for catching up.

what could be better than having a very lazy summer saturday morning in your new home, enjoying a yummy breakfast,…

moral monday comes to asheville. and i was channeling the 60s.

“this is no momentary hyperventilation and liberal screaming match, this is a movement.” – rev. william barber in pack square,…

a month like no other. (and august’s photo journey is revealed!)

july’s theme for belovelive’s photo journey was adventure… and what an adventure july has been! wow. i new it’d be…

nothing is weird in asheville.

saturday night we did something that is sooooo asheville. we went to bele chere, the 35 year old street festival…

why i’m a north carolina girl.

in celebration of the news that lina and i have gotten an apartment in asheville (screams of joy & delight…