2019 Reading Challenge
52 books in one year
This year I made a lofty reading goal for myself: 52 books in one year. Honestly that's a huge jump since I probably read like 10 last year, but I know that I can make the time to do it. The amount of unwinding with…
Books I Read // January and February 2017
Reading is one of those things that just lights my soul on fire (too cliche?) and I love it. I think the hardest thing for me has been reading and not reading it with a group. I love to discuss thoughts and theories and philosophies as I read…
our early Christmas present: Italy
Since we were going to Berlin for a work conference, I told Dallin we just had to make a quick stop in Italy. And when I say quick stop, I mean very quick. A day in 2 major touristy cities in order to show him all the sights that I could.…
the necessity of art
I remember when I first fell in love with Regina Spektor's music. I had just turned 16 and had learned how to drive a stick-shift. My mom had put me in charge of driving my brother and some teammates to football practice every day. As I…
if I were an ice cream flavor | blogtember #21
I would be cinnamon.
Because it's unique, but still plain and sweet.
And my cinnamon ice cream I mean that I would be cinnamon gelato with almond gelato in a handmade cone from Edoardo's in the center of Florence. This is is my absolute…
Today I Met an Angel: A Letter to my Future Husband
[DISCLAIMER: I wrote this on December 13, 2014. But reading it again helped me remember a lot of things, and I'm publishing it in order to hold myself accountable. Sorry for the lack of pictures. This is more of just a wordy blog post and…
a culture a year
So one day in January I had this idea. I was sitting out by the pool on a Saturday reading the book: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. It's a beautiful story of sisters who start their own dressmaking business in the middle of Afghanistan right…