yet another year's resolve

smile more
talk with strangers, learn about other's stories
live simpler
read the bible more
spend more time outdoors
make better and more intentional eye contact with others
read more books
wear lipstick
relish in the happy
journal
take more pictures
travel & explore
write music
craft more, give others gifts made from my hands
wear high heels
love unconditionally, sincerely, and intentionally
experiment with new hair colors
write more
be daring and bold, with my words and actions
laugh a lot
be a better friend, sister, daughter
remain thirsty for adventure, fueled by courage

-S

the conversation

i stayed out late a few nights back. late enough to blink and have it be 2 & a half hours later, still sitting on the curb of 31st street. 
it was hours spent amongst old friends in the midst of the ungodly hours, with conversation full of questions without answers, and an overarching theme of the unrest and uncertainty of the fear of youth being wasted. it was a conversation longing for resolve, yet we were content in knowing there could never be said resolve. it was a conversation that just felt right; it needed to be had, and to know you weren't crazy, that others felt the exact.same.way as you, i think, is what is keeping us all just above water.

i've got a couple more months until i turn 20, and boyy am i gonna devour every last moment of teendom.

-S

as of late

my posts on this little blog have been far and few between as of late. i have been rather busy, between the end of the semester, work, traveling --okay, okay...maybe it is an issue of making time, as inclined as i am to admit. 

in light of that, here are a few photographs of life lately. seen through my quaint iphone lens, of course.

1. S and i enjoying Umami on my birthday. 

2. a favorite coffee shop in Seattle.

3. friends at stumptown coffee roasters.

4. a bbq on a lovely spring evening with family, ladies and...boys.

4. string lights and games

5. my favorite gals //  favorite city

6. gypsy lunch after a busy week

Sincerely, 

B

coachella daydreams

as of late, S and i have sailed away on S.S. Nostalgia and there is no sight of shore.
a year ago today, we escaped reality and entered a world only dreamed of. that world being coachella. 
despite a few irk-worthy circumstances, it was the best weekend. the first time i felt freedom pulsing through my veins. crowds of people, days dedicated only to music, dancing, laying in grassy fields, camping, friendly strangers, hot temperatures, hott boyz, desert sun sets--what about that isn't a dream?
it's true, once you enter, life before the gate is out of sight/out of mind. the rich smells at first odd (some plain yuck) quickly became homelike and safe. 
for weeks we were excited to for our fun outfits and hair, but looking cute was not an option considering it was the hottest coachella in all of coachella history (107 to be exact)!  and you thought we were crazy.
without being biased, i really did enjoy last years line up better than this years. 
a couple conversation worthy performances: The Head and the Heart, Grouplove, St. Vincent, Feist, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Other Lives, Black Keys, M. Ward (for more reasons than one), First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums, Beirut, Florence
being that it was so hot, we missed a handful of early shows i wish we would have seen but i'm sure were lovely.
needless to say, i ache for said whimsical coachella freedom.

here are a few rare photos from this dreamy weekend.  

until next time coach

Sincerely,

B

part two

last night was good; it's what i needed

two friends

two kinds of fog

two in the morning

today feels better

today i feel okay

-S