Snow Day in Snoqualmie

I haven't been back to the PNW in a good 3 or 4 years, save a quick wedding a few summers ago.  When I moved away five years ago, I thought I'd never miss the mountains or snow or having to wear a coat at all times for nine months out of the year. Turns out that I don't miss the coat part but I had really, really missed the snow. I don't think I fully realized how much I'd missed it till I took one step into the fresh power and sunk about three feet. Man, snow is fun! Even when you're wearing a mini skirt....because I didn't want anyone passing by to forget that I was from Florida.

So anyway! Snow! Snoqualmie! SO fun.

I'm not saying Florida isn't great...but I'm also not saying that I want to stay there forever. Because winter is basically an excuse to drink as many cups of hot cocoa a day as you and I'm all about that life and gosh, I've missed it!

Sunshine in Seattle!

(boots // tee // leggings // lipstick )

Of course! On the day I break out my brand new rain boots, it didn't rain. Naturally though, I still wore the boots because, logic.

Seattle is notorious for rain and drizzle and general gloom but finally one day the sun decided to show its face again. Apparently, it's a rare deal. As I was crossing the street that was soaked with golden hues, the man who I had been unintentionally following for at least 5 blocks turned and jokingly commented that he forgot Seattle even had a sun! "Well, I for one am used to the sun and I'm glad it's out!" I emphatically declared.

Unfortunately I hadn't noticed that the he had put his earbuds back in.

So in case anyone on the corner of 6th and Aloha was curious, I was happy the sun was out. Public service announcement, over and out!

(Location: Kerry Park and random streets in Queen Anne)

Fresh cream/cookies

I debated over this perfume for a month. Should I buy it? It's kind of expensive! Do I need to smell like fresh cream....does fresh cream even smell good?

You know what girl? I'm worth it! I'm worth the hefty price and I deserve to smell like fresh cream! So I bought it in a hurry and haven't used anything since. And for the record, fresh cream smells eerily similar to freshly baked cookies. Which is a glorious scent indeed!

Philosophy Fresh Cream; buy it here!

And here's to hindsight

In honor of 10 years of High School Musical, how about a high school round up? And while my high school experience has gone by without any choreographed dance numbers, it's still been pretty darn good. And they say hindsight is 20/20, well here's to not having to wait 5 years to realize how fun being a teenager can be.
(Still tho, where you at Zac?)

KEEP READING FOR BLURRY IPHONE PHOTOS of my and my friends doing teenage things.
(isn't that so enticing?)

BACON ME CRAZY

I don't care if your valentine is a boy, a girl, a puppy or 10 seasons of your favorite show, Valentines of all shapes and sizes deserve to know that they are as loved as a large 3 topping pizza

A Sure Thing

On the one hand, this post seems really dumb and rushed and forward. On the other hand, it feels like I owe it to myself to document this phase of life.  But yes, dear friends, the Nutella has been put on the shelf because there is a boy in town! And honestly, I wouldn't have believed you before but
 it turns out that boys are actually way more fun that chocolate! 

This goes without saying but I know all relationships don't work out, for a million different reasons. I'm okay with the fact that I might regret this post, in two weeks or two months or two years. It also goes without saying that God does amazing things, and above photo is proof. Right now I'm just taking it slow and letting God do His thing (which is pretty wonderful and I'm thankful I get to be included in all that jazz!)

SO HERE'S TO HAVING A HAND TO HOLD 
AND SOMEONE TO SHARE MY CHOCOLATE WITH....

(Actually he doesn't even like chocolate! So more for me! I told you, God knows what's up.)

Merry Coloring to all and to all a good night!

Did you know that like, coloring is cool again?

I for one was so excited to find out that coloring was trendy again. Mostly because I hadn't really ever stopped coloring, but now it's just socially acceptable. And of course, it's a more grown up thing than broken crayons and ripped up books. This is like, art.

Which basically means I feel really important while coloring....when actually it's just like preschool all over again.

(Which I am very much okay with, for the record.)

Let's learn to color! (...in case you were absent that day in preschool, I'm here to fill you in.)

1. ACQUIRE IMPRESSIVE COLORING BOOKS.

 Shoutout to my friend Kayla for setting me up with the perfect coloring supplies. She also included a bottle of nutella, which may be optional for you but I find it to be pretty essential. But anyway, books! I have this one and this one, and The Winter Magic book and this genre of books in general, are already in the amazon cart. (thanks mom!)

2. FIND THE PERFECT PENS.

Friends! It's 2016, so say sionara to crayon stubs and dull pencils because gel pens work 100000x better. And while I don't actually own these yet (keyword: yet) they are the BEST PENS EVER! Thank you to Angela for sharing them with me...or at least not complaining when I steal them. ;)

3. CUTE CHRISTMAS CANDLE (def not optional.)

Because when is a delicious smelling candle NOT appropriate or helpful for coloring inside the lines?

As you can see, coloring is a great sport as well as stress reliever. It's one the rare few sports that be played at home, on the couch in your pajamas! And isn't that the best kind of sport anyway?