While one of Sean’s relatives was in town, we hopped aboard the Sternwheeler on a gorgeous summer day to take in some sights along the Columbia Gorge. It was a relaxing and very chill activity…

Over the weekend, we ventured into Portland for Rose City Comic Con ! We found some new favorite artists, met some celebs, and had a great time! - I bought the items in this post. All…

For my birthday this year, we kept it pretty chill. After a delicious La Provence breakfast, we spent the afternoon strolling through the Portland Japanese Garden . This was our…

Hiya! I’ve been busy still writing a novel and working on my yard and garden until I was exhausted and burnt out. I have a lot of posts lined up, so I can share a bit about my…

One way we love to honor Fall is by going on a mushroom hike in the woods! This year we went back to Beacon Rock State Park to hunt for mushrooms, touch moss, and climb rocks! It was an…

We had some impromptu fun over the weekend, including eating tasty food at the Greek Fest, visiting a pumpkin patch, stumbling upon a foggy wooded viewpoint, a failed attempt at searching for…

Sean and I just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary! We decided to keep it chill with a visit to the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, and another stop for focaccia at…

Birthdays are complicated. I used to love celebrating my birthday before my parents got extra awful. It was the one day I knew I could feel loved and important to people who never made…

One of the new traditions Sean and I have begun to implement into our lives is going out into nature on New Year’s Day. Last year, we spent time walking in the wooded park near our house, so…

We started going to the Oregon Zoo holiday Zoolights in 2017. Sometime after that, they introduced Brewlights, a night for 21+ folks, with the opportunity to taste beers and ciders as you walk…

Summer was too intense for us, so Sean and I vowed to get out more in the fall to enjoy the weather and changing leaves. I’m really proud that we’ve been pushing ourselves more and checking out…

In today’s post, I’m taking you with us on a recent date day we took ourselves on! Sean and I were both feeling like it had been a while since we made time for frivolity. We’ve been so focused…

This is a picture-heavy post, so it may need a minute to load, but I think it’s a fun one! Sean and I had a quiet weekend that we decided to take to work on house chores and the like. We…

I’m back with another post in my series I’m calling “Trying New Things”. You can check out what’s up in the series here on the blog, but I have more coming! This time I decided to try…

Today’s post is part of my Trying New Things series, but it’s also an outfit/style post and boyband-related. We are covering a lot of ground in a short distance! “Hailey”, you might say, “Why…