On a summery Saturday night, a month after moving to the east coast, it felt like someone, somewhere, flipped a switch and suddenly my life turned from black and white to technicolor. Sitting on a bar stool at Rosemary’s East just steps from my apartment, I was struck by a feeling I hadn’t felt soContinue reading welcome home
Hey there – it has been a long time, hasn’t it? A long time of waiting for the world to really feel safe again. A long time of shifting and flexing plans. A long time of celebrating the small joys. For me, it’s also been a long time since I felt that familiar spark ofContinue reading how are you, really?
My cheeks ached from smiling. I pushed the hair out of my face and continued to dance, pausing for just a moment while we yelled in unison: “5, 4, 3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!” My heart swelled in my chest as I looked around me. We danced, we sang, and we celebrated. I couldContinue reading dearest 2019
Bright skies. The air buzzing with a palpable energy. Rock bands, church choirs, families lining the streets. A blur of color ahead of me and the deafening sound of footsteps and cheers surrounding me. New York, New York. November 3, 2019. The pinch started in my calves, radiating down my legs and into my feet.Continue reading dig deep
There is something magical about pitching a tent in the wilderness and spending a night outside, miles away from the comforts of home. The air is filled with the scent of pine needles, you are tuned in to every sound around you, and the sunlight streaming into your tent early in the morning will wakeContinue reading that cascade mountain high
We walked along, our footsteps falling into a rhythm, the only audible sounds being the crunch of an occasional pinecone and our shoes kicking up the soft dirt with each step. The sun was warm and strong for so early in the season, beating down on us as we meandered our way along the shoreContinue reading when life gives you mountains, put on your boots and hike
The sun was warm on my skin, the air smelled like honeysuckle, and Denali was pressed up against my leg chewing on a stick she found. Sitting on the damp grass in the backyard of my childhood home, I realized that I could not remember the last time I simply sat in stillness – withoutContinue reading the space between
I still tell people I just moved to Seattle even though it’s been close to seven months since I left Texas and nearly three years since I lived on the East Coast. Whether I’m in an airport, on a chairlift, or in a taxi, the question is usually the same so, where are you from?Continue reading I flow, but am I rooted?
2018 was a year I know I’ll look back on with a smile. Not because it was without challenges, but because I entered 2019 happy, healthy, and whole. If I had a highlight reel to sum up 2018, it would be all over the place. It was the year I took routine and threw it out the window, also the year I decided to just take it all in stride and keep smiling even when I’m a little overtired (& jet lagged). Continue reading dearest 2018
Sitting in the terminal with windswept hair, sun kissed cheeks, and rocks from Griffith Park in my shoes, I could not stop smiling. The weekend had all the indicators of a perfect one – tons of smiley selfies on my phone, a suitcase stuffed with wares of local artists (including a bottle of nam prik sauceContinue reading a cosmically divine weekend in Cali
