In life on
June 29, 2012

cedarville the beautiful

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i was looking through some old instax photos and i found these pictures i took on my last week at my college. looking at them made me miss college life: waking up every morning to edward sharpe with my roommate, walking to get coffee at the most random times, morning chapels, reading my bible by the lake, late nights in the art lab with amazingly talented people, the mile long walk into town to get decent food, having to schedule my every minute in order to be productive, being creative in cafeteria, baking to de-stress with the unit mates, way too much time wasted spent on pinterest, rain, rain and more rain, making playlists for normal tasks like walking to class and studying, dressing up for no reason, sunday church rides, exploring the ohio area when i had a chance (and a car), attending tennis matches to cheer on my roomie, learning new things everyday and everything else in-between. i was so blessed to spend a year at such a fantastic place with such fantastic people. the times i spent there were some of the best of my life, especially the last few weeks of school. though i know God has other things for me, i will always feel extremely blessed and thankful when i think of the friends and memories i made my freshman year of college.
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In lists on
June 26, 2012

grateful for…


  1. the crackle of old records
  2. freshly brewed tea
  3. days where i do absolutely nothing
  4. long talks with good friends
  5. the joy of reading old journals
  6. shavasana at the end of a yoga class
  7. finally picking up film from being developed
  8. the ocean at twilight
  9. quiet time with God
  10. the one lone blockbuster still open by my house
//photo taken by me in laguna beach//
In life on
June 16, 2012

life in snapshots

for the past few weeks, i have been on an instagram hiatus (besides keeping up with my photo a day pictures on my personal account). i just love the freedom of not constantly having my iphone out to capture every moment and not feeling obligated to constantly check my instagram feed. i’ve also limited my time and posts on twitter and facebook. this summer, my goal is to live more organically with less technology and less distractions. that is probably why i find film photography so refreshing. i love the manual process, getting the settings just right and not being able to check and analyze the pictures afterwards. i’ve even learned to appreciate the days of waiting for my rolls to finally be developed. this summer my goal is to capture more moments and memories on film than with my iPhone.


{our dining room at twilight}


{birthday best}


{my churches women’s retreat}


{the best kind of day}


{60th street beach}


{milk+honey}


{pretty friends at the beach}


{succulent wreath my momma made}


{feet in the sand}


{loving the daisies in our yard}

In holidays on
June 9, 2012

we make our own magic

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for my birthday, my best friends picked me up and treated me to
some of my favorite things:
live music
late jam sessions
colorful macaroons
and lots and lots of pictures
i’m sure blessed to have these beautiful people in my life

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