Seven Things I Believe In

I believe in love.

I believe in taking care of nature whether that be the environment or our bodies.

I believe in kindness and respect. 

I believe good can come out of every situation but not everything happens for a good reason. 

I believe people are inherently good and are meant to take care of each other.

I believe in freedom and choices.

I believe in the value of relationships.

Boulder Bash // 2017

Eric and I took a quick trip to the mountains this weekend to visit our good friends (who we hadn't seen in far too long!). Lets not go that long with hanging out again, okay? Okay. We got there to find we were going to see Leah's friends band. Once we got to the venue (if you can call it that), we had no idea where we were going. As it turns out you have to hike to the amphitheater placed in between to boulders. This is honestly the coolest thing I've ever been to in my life. It was a bunch of people having a good time in the middle of nowhere on a mountain with lots of good music. Although I wasn't expecting to hike half a mile in heeled booties it was beyond worth it. I definitely felt like I wasn't cool enough to be there, but it will certianly be a night I never forget. On the way home we took the Blue Ridge Parkway as far as we could. We stopped at every lookout just because we could. I love pursuing a slow life filled with love, laughter, and good friends. 

Eclipse // 2017

Better late than never right? Maybe? Who knows, life is weird. Anyways last month I got to see the Eclipse in Charleston where there was 100 percent coverage. Honestly it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life. A month later and I am still trying to wrap my head around it. The Eclipse was breathe takingly beautiful, so fast, and a once in a life time thing. We all looked like we had just walked out of a 3D movie in 2002 with our sun viewing glasses on. Watching the Eclipse was so inspiring and I can't describe why, nature just blows my mind. On top of watching the Eclipse it was a super fun weekend. Moose went on his first boat ride. We spent an evening at the beach playing with the dogs and as always there was lots of yummy food. It was just another wonderful weekend in Charleston with the people I love. 

A New Way To Travel

This past weekend Eric and I took a road trip with my brother and his wife to celebrate our older brother and his fiancé at their wedding shower (less than two months until their wedding and I couldn't be more excited). Damn, that was confusing. Anyways the main point is we spent 16 hours of a 48 hour period in the car. I've made this trip to Alabama and back in one weekend more times than I would like to remember, but this time was different. We took detours to see abandoned nuclear plants (I'm half way convinced that there is some Stranger Things shit going on there). Instead of driving petal to the metal down the highway, we drove down backroads, taking in the views and getting inspired for many more adventures. We explored an outlook stop on the side of a backroad and that's where most of these photos where taken. It amazes me that this much beauty often goes unseen. I loved that in this trip instead of focusing on making good time or taking the quickest route we were looking for the prettiest view and not worrying about time. It was a great reminder that slow living is so beautiful.