happy late easter! and other shenanigans.

            


Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a little while! John and I have been busy bees! Anyway! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, truly. No matter what the heck you were doing that day I hope it was good! John and I got a grill for our place, and we made some superb food that night too! Steak, shrimp, and mashed red potatoes. And the last picture is of my breakfast the day after. I'm seriously trying to eat better, and staying close to my practice with Yoga. 

That's all for now! I have another post that I'm working on as well! 

Have Love.

today, and etcetera.

Hey y'all.

Today has been such a nice day here in Tacoma. The sun is out, we were out and about, mostly for drinks, creamer, and milk. Our windows are open letting the cool breeze in, and I'm sitting right next to my sweets. It feels like I am a kid again, just hanging out at home with bare feet, and just laying down on the couch just watching tv with my family. I'm so happy, and feeling pretty great as of late. Good things are happening at work, John's getting interviews, and hopefully they all love him. Right now my parent's are doing well, they're in Nevada right now for my grandmother's memorial, but despite that everything is well with everyone. My Dad even hinted at the want to move up north. Not necessarily Washington, but somewhere up here. So, that will be nice for when they become Grandparents. 

Some people whom I am so dang proud of are my in-laws. I MEAN! I am so dang happy for them, because I love seeing John's mom post little things about how her, and his dad go to the gym together, and how they have so much fun going together, and quite frankly I think it's freakin' adorable.

waffle cone goodness^^^ !!


So, an average day off is usually spent going shopping for the apartment, and just not really doing a whole lot. Lately though... last week we went to the Museum of Glass, which was night, and then today, was just so refreshing. Like it literally feels fresh up in the apartment. We have a candle going, windows open, music playing, and just ah, so nice. Everything is turning even more green than it already is too! Like trees, good job, do yo thang.

Today I drank iced sweet tea, got some bamboo spatulas/spoons, ate pot stickers, and cleaned up a little. I am probably going to do laundry, and just do that for the rest of the day, maybe. It really feels like things are starting to finally fit into our days better. We are making sure things are paid off, saving (slowly), and just really respecting, loving, and supporting everything we do. I'm so excited for the future with work, the advancement that I somewhat mentioned in this post is going into play! So, weeee!

Mama in-law. If you're reading this I promise to take more photos, and, AND we'll get out and explore more.

You guys, HAVE LOVE, be happy, fearless, and brave. 

eats and arts

Eating Homemade:

I'm literally dying to want to cook so many homemade things, and then I end up NOT. Mostly because I work a lot now, and I'm hardly ever having time to cook at night, and at the end of the day I really just want to have something ready in 10 minutes, eat, hang with my babe, and then go to sleep. So, with that being said, I think that I want to start to look for quick recipes, that are easily prepped. Some of my closest friends are chefs, and seriously I don't know why i never just pursued the career, because I love cooking still, and if I can make someone happy by feeding them, then my day will have been made.

So, I want to try these foods, fast or not:

• Pesto Grilled Shrimp
• Mashed Cauliflower, using a friend's adaptation
• Spinach Lasagna Rolls 
• Stuffed Peppers
• Smoked Salmon Bagels (helllllooooo breakfast)
• Cheddar Broccoli Soup
• Steak? Yeah, just steak, but really cooked well.
• Homemade Pizza
• Lasagna
• Homemade Hummus (adorable illustration) 
• Homemade potato chips
• Artichoke Spinach Dip
• Cheddar Dijon Chicken Tenders
• Salads!
• Homemade Fried Rice
• Tacos, tacos, and tacos.

Art:

There's barely any art on our walls here in our apartment, so, I'll post some images of what I would like hanging up on our walls!

 Scoutmob

 Scoutmob

Scoutmob

Scoutmob

So, I really like Scoutmob, and the idea of it all. If I'm honest I would really like to start to actually buy things from their site, because a lot of stuff is really neat, and I really think that not only will I appreciate it, I know John will.

Anyway, this is the end of my post! I hope you were inspired to try a recipe or two, and checked out Scoutmob!

Have love..


this is an un-sponsored post. 

tacoma museum of glass or be careful, and don't touch

So, this museum was pretty R-A-D. I'm surprised I didn't have an anxiety attack by the end of our trip there, because holy fragile EVERYTHING. The museum has this cone shaped part of the building, and it's basically a studio/theater/toaster. The studio part is for the artists, and the theater part is for the guests who want to see the artists do their thing and watch them blow glass. The toaster part, well, there was I think 6 furnaces, or "glory holes" (their reference, not mine) in there, and it was pretty warm in there. Anyway, this place is cool, if you're into art, blown glass, and awesome.

One of my favorite pieces were those balls, so colorful, and playful. I mean come on! Also, this museum let's your bring your children to come and see the art, I MEAN REALLY? I would freak if I had a kid and brought them to a glass museum. I think I would die if they broke anything.

The pictures right above, and right below were inspired by children's drawings. This was my favorite part of the museum. What a great thing that they do with these kids, and it was incredibly cute to see the descriptions on some of these. The one below was "GIRLS DAY OUT!!!!!" it was sweet, and adorable. Also, my baby fever is at an all time high right now. I mean, how can it not be. Seeing babies, just makes my heart melt, and then I think about how John and I will raise our kids, and I get super emotional. Don't worry Mama, Dad, and In-Laws. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. I've had that list down since like, the first grade, no need to worry.

Check this place out ladies and gents. It's crazy amazing, glassy, and real cool.

Have Love.

Life Lately, the Month of March.

Hey ladies, and gents. I'm sorry it's been such a long time since my last post, but I promise I'll be posting a lot more often. So much has been going on lately it's insane, so insane that I'm not even in the same state! Ha! Well, on with the post. So, if you're not friends with me anywhere socially I've been engaged since December 24th! Exciting right?! And in the midst of all of that John, and I were really wanting to move out of the state. California's much too expensive, and we wanted out. So, now we're in Washington! After taking a trip out here we fell head over heels in love, and with much appreciated help from family we were able to move!

John and I drove separately and I'm so happy that I was able to survive two 12 hour days of driving, I knew I could. Mostly because my dad's a freaking badass at lang drives, so, figures that I would be too. I haven't taken very much pictures of the apartment, for various reasons, but eventually I'll show you all. It's a pretty cute place, and it's slowly coming together. SLOWLY. Mind you, this is the very first time that I've ever moved out of my parents house. Why so far? I don't know, cause it's freaking beautiful out here! Our parent's fully supported us moving out, they want to see us grow into young adults, and of course see us succeed. It's been a little tough, just because we need to get into the swing of things, but I know that we'll do good. I already have a job, and there's a good chance of advancement. So it's all good.

So, yoga.

I've taken up the practice of yoga, because I need to have some sort of medium up here. Something to do while John is "hanging" out with his friends over PS3, work, and more work. I've fallen in love with this thing called Yoga. It's a completely different exercise that I've done. I mean, I've done pilates, but it's just not the same. Anyway, I'll be documenting my practice, and hopefully I'll get pretty darn good at it.

Soooo exciting.

Anyway, I hope all that have stumbled onto my blog have had a good day, and time with whatever you've been doing. Come back for more! I promise there will be more! I can feel it!

Have Love.

Life Lately

I was going to title this post, "my past week," but there's stuff in here that pertain to future living, and what's been going on in the past month. September has been pretty good to me, my birthday, John's birthday, I've been taking more photos of things, really trying to be creative. I also have a wanderlust, I seriously think that they should make it some sort of disorder, because I've got it bad. I think my wanderlust is in a different category, because not only do I want to travel, but I have a huge desire to move to the pacific northwest. I want to live simply, see the foggy streets from my front porch, live within the trees, and enjoy life. I want to do this so badly it's almost frustrating, because I know I don't have enough money to even move. One day it will happen, I know it.

I've also been going to friday night football games with John, because he helps out the football team, as well as his dad, and it's been fun! I've made a new friend, her name is Katie, and I just admire her, because she's funny, definitely trustworthy, and an all around great gal. I love how she talks about her boyfriend, because they plan to get married, have 5 little ones, and have football forever in their lives. Her and I are pretty similar, and I enjoy that. I definitely have fun talking to her, but it isn't fun when the team loses. The Chargers have yet to win a game this season, and I'm hoping after this past week they get a win this Friday! John's father gave them a pretty inspiring, hair raising speech that almost made me cry when he told us about it. It was so amazing, and I can't repeat it, because I know I'll botch the whole thing. But all you need to know is that it was awesome.

I've been talking to John about wanting to make home cooked meals more often at his house, because well, we don't eat in as often, and hitting the gym together. I love cooking, originally I wanted to be a chef with my very good friend, Dani. But that changed, and my desires got flipped around, and I want to be a photographer. Anyway, I really appreciate a home meal. I want to be able to go to farmers markets, meat markets, and other markets. I want to live wholly, but for now I can dream.

have love.

Cheers to turning Twenty-One!

One week ago I turned the age of 21. I went to a sports bar, brewery, restaurant with my closest of friends and family. Turning 21 felt like it was a much bigger deal to me than when I turned 18, mostly because "adults" this that you're still a kid at that age, and not really taken all that seriously for certain jobs. Anyway, it was a big deal. Plus, I want to get into trying craft beer, I know, I know how hipster of me to do so. Here's some of my extremly under exposed cell phone pictures.





(insert photo of john's family here)
I'm so sad that I wasn't able to get some pictures of John's family, but I promise... I will get some and show you just how lovely and wonderful they are.

     
The image on the above left is my Guiness Beer, and the one on the right is of my John, and I. All in all you guys I had the best birthday that I've had in years, mostly because I was with all my friends, and my family, and I am so happy, blessed, and forever grateful.

Have Love.