welcome to gastown

"so goodbye for a while i'm off to explore
every boundary and every door
yeah, i'm going north"
- missy higgins, going north [listen]

this summer i ventured to the pacific northwest for the first time! i had a conference in vancouver and spent as much time as i could taking in all of the beautiful views and friendly people.

gastown was one of my favorite places in the city with its cobblestone streets, delicious restaurants, and artisan shops. the most beautiful time in gastown was at night when the twinkling tree lights and vintage lamps lit up the streets with a magical glow...

...and on the hour, the steam clock would go off covering the streets in a pretty, hazy mist...

i hope to get back to those cobblestone streets sometime soon...

[see larger images on flickr]

color crush: sky blue & sea foam green

i was inspired by a few other blogs to start a new type of post that pairs cute color combinations together [how fun is that?].

i'm going to tag these posts: color crush [as in the colors i'm crushin' on ;)] and create collages of some fun color combinations in fashion, jewelry, decor, make-up, etc.

this first post was inspired by summer and my recent trip to the north carolina beaches. the light, airy sky blues and sea foam greens are just perfect for summer. and how cute are those shoes?! i fell in love with them. pair them with this simple ralph lauren dress and you have a sweet, beachy outfit.

since opaque, pastel nail polish is really in right now, i thought this green would add a little trendiness [is that a word?]. i think i'm loving this outfit!

{ralph lauren anna jersey dress} {nine west braxton wedge, OPI polish in mermaids tears}

makes me want to go shopping :)

on the road again

well, i'm headed back on the road again today...driving a scenic route across pennsylvania into upstate new york.


i took this photo last fall of cayuga lake in NY...isn't it so pretty?


it's going to be a busy weekend of painting and cleaning my parent's new mountain house...i'm just so excited to be back up there :)





hope you have a bright & sunny weekend! see you monday...

swept away

"it's dangerous business, going out your door.

you step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet,

there's no knowing where you might be swept off to"

-j.r.r. tolkien

this summer i've been swept away to wonderful places...

a reunion with college friends for a pretty country wedding in pennsylvania

a week-long conference in the beautiful, friendly, & rainy vancouver [go canucks!]

a relaxing trip with family to the sunny & sandy beaches of north carolina

and a fun, party-filled weekend in NYC for a dear friend's birthday [the big 3-0!]

i took a bit of a digital hiatus this summer...just to enjoy my "real" life :) but i'm back now and ready to blog, and photograph, and share what's going on!