i don’t even know where to begin. i remember the first time we met at annie’s house, and i couldn’t wait to get to know you. you were glowing with that beautiful baby of yours, and our compassion to serve others made me so excited for us to share our stories together. you had it […]
so. you’re planning a visit to portland? first of all, i am 100% jealous (!!!!!), but most importantly, you’re making the 100% right decision. i’ve been asked many times about my recommendations for places to eat and things to do in the portland area by friends, or on the behalf of friends of friends. it’s quite […]
as much as i love baking things from scratch, there are most definitely moments where finding a go-to, last minute recipe is gold. and i think i’ve found just that recipe adapted from this one here with this delicious ‘sweet, spice, and everything nice’ pastry. with 6 ingredients, it’s incredibly simple, and with just 30 minutes […]
i’ve been avoiding compiling this video because i’m always feeling as if it’s too soon to look at these videos and memories of the past. yep, there, i said it. i’m in denial. i cannot believe that it has now become “i lived in portland” instead of “i am in portland.” to make matters worse, i just rewatched […]
i couldn’t help but re-read my first post after moving to portland and think about how much has changed in 22 months (it seems especially silly (and a bit ridiculous) of me to have referred to nicole as “my roommate”). those feelings that i described in that post seem so distant but yet so familiar. i remember […]
and it’s done. all of it, everything – done. school is out forever, and i don’t know what to do with myself…what to feel…what to think…how to adult…? living the grad school life in portland had been the new normal for the past 21 months, and now it’ll be the past. it’s been one of […]
i had a baby shower + bbq (these were two separate events) to attend yesterday, and i had to bring something to both. i’m a baker – or i’d like to think of myself as one as my dream job is (still) to open a bakery someday – so i always try and piece together the […]
as i’m sitting here writing this, my heart is beating a thousand miles a minute looking at the countdown timer for graduation that one of my classmates had posted on our class’ facebook group (which can be accessed here). at this very moment, it is 2 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes, and 47 seconds until […]
happy may!! as excited as i am to finally be in my second most favorite month, can we just take a moment and be in a daze regarding how it’s already may? wasn’t it just the new year..? the countdown has officially begun – i have signed up for graduation, reserved my tickets for the hooding ceremony, […]
the time of the year when the forecast says nothing but snow (finally!!), when my hair goes from long to short, when we celebrate the birth of the my Savior, and when my age increases by one whole year.
an apple of His eye 