blue skies

what an amazing daylight savings day!
jenny and i raced out to target only to be disappointed by the hype
travis and joel whipped up a fantastic brunch
drove out to the columbia gorge for an amazing hike at hamilton mountian
used up every last minute of that extra hour of sun!















you can click on any of the images to see more on my flickr!

escapism

An exclusively maritime adventure I have added to my list of favorites is ferry time! These engagement  pictures by Kristen Marie capture the romance of ferry rides...

a floating reverie

until... 

the time comes to frolic in the island woods with loved ones!

oh yes, I love ferries

and this silly boy

big skies

Recently I flew to Texas for a whirlwind weekend of family, friends, and a wedding! I was able to see all my favorite people in the world that live thousands of miles away. (except of course my hermana who I don't see nearly enough!)
The amazing bride is a fantastic photographer, blogger, and all around stylish lady. I knew her fiesta would be a blast. The photobooth was hilarious, with moustaches and props! We cut out our favorites and glued them to a scrapbook with handwritten messages for the bride & groom. She's so clever!

Aren't they they most dashing couple??

The ceremony was held at Austin's Barr Mansion, the nation's first certified organic events venue which featured the most magnificently restored barn with floating candles, star lanterns, vintage glass lanterns all dangling from the ceiling. The ceremony was outdoors, with paper lanters hung from the giant oak that sheltered the party. As the sun set in the distance while the bride and groom pledged their forever love, I (almost) missed living in Texas.

Kisses for my sweet ladies

I miss my Dani cakes!

Got to meet Miss James's main squeeze

Kim's travel pal and awesome roomie, JJ + silly Oscar

Austin, TX represent!

Kim-possible and Diva Dani, I love you gals!

And with Becca and Luke around, we parties like rock stars!

So Fly

I'm sure more pics will be coming soon on the blog of the Mrs...

Her hairpiece, that dress... the shoes I couldn't even see until she kicked them off for boots, awesome!

floral

My life is finally inching back into a normal routine... yoga after work, knitting/blogging by the fire before bed... Although I am jumping with joy about the early spring and happy flowers it brings, I am grateful for the cold fronts that blast through, so we can use up our firewood supply! Although, I am sure with all the coastal camping we are planning for this summer, it will get good use then too.

I just bought my first pair of floral tights... on the bandwagon for patterns!
Once I finally wear them out I'll take some pics to share... till then, dream of flowers!

Oh and watch this hilarious video! Then go buy me one.

yarn bombing

{roses and pearls}

Found a sweet group on flickr called urban knitting. I encountered my first yarn bomb walking in the Pearl last week, and I look forward to participating someday! My roommate Eric bought a book for his crafy brother all about yarn bombing. It has many great tips about knitting the piece, and designing for quick installation! Perfect summertime sunshine project when its too hot to wear all my darling hats.

{likethegoddess}

buttons!!

{kwiatkowa}

wowwwww... what a happy tree!

{grrl+dog}

and... I just saw AVATAR so I totally want to make 2 of these

{grrl+dog}

all the mountains

Saw several globes gracing the tops of shelves this week. I like.

{poppytalk}

My parents kept a vintage globe in our house that resembled the dusty colored ocean globe on the far left of the image below. I think it was even a topographical one, and you could feel the mountains under your fingertips as you spun the oversized orb in its stand.

{smile and wave}

Apologies for my lack of blogging, haven't had much time in the evening to catch up on my blog reading! I have also been trying to downsize my Google-Reader-ship. I had over a thousand blog posts to read after my week of jury duty and vacation. I am the type that sees that number and fees compelled to bring it down to ZERO. Just like my inbox.

If there is an email sitting there that is not in a folder or tucked away somewhere else, it is considered a "to-do" and can be archived only after replying, or following through (such as picking up a library book on hold!) This is very similar to my house-cleaning style. I have to make the bed before I can fold the laundry. Shoes, keys, letters and pony-tail holders all have a home, and should be placed there consistently.

Moving in with my dearest Trav has probably been a sea change for his cleaning habits... I don't think I come across to people as a neat freak, but boy do I love a clean house. Lets the chi flow ;)

explosions of color

Tomorrow morning I depart for Dallas to hug my momma, then road trip down to Austin with my Dad for a darling wedding with all my besties. A whirlwind weekend of too much fun to be sure.

I leave Portland when the city is exploding with color! As I rode downtown (for the final day of jury duty... whew!) birds were giddy with excitement, almost drunk with spring. Flitting in and out of trees, they would bounce on a wire for a split second before zooming off after some cute chickadee. I can't wait to see what else is in bloom when I get back!

Have a fantastic weekend!

oh so quiet

Sorry for my lack of adventures! I am serving jury duty this week, and all of last week. My weekend consisted of yoga, more yoga, delicious foods, and fantastic friends.

The sun is so shiny here... and next weekend I get to fly to Texas to see family, friends, and a wedding! I'll be back soon... promise!

sunshine day

Valentine's is a weekend Travis and I try to keep low key. We believe every day should be an expression of love, but we do step it up a little... Hiking in an ancient forest, biking across town to a rhododendron garden. That kind of stuff.



Monday provided a free day, a lovely opportunity to explore in my fair city, sweat at a new (to me) yoga studio, and read while snuggling with a sleepy cat. Somehow, all the knitting projects I have cast on aren't capturing my attention these days. I think I have overstepped my skill level with one, and keep having to start over with the other. Probably the return of the sunny hours of the day are influencing my interests... dreaming of butterfly gardens and summer yoga adventures.

fashionista friday

I finally remembered to bring my camera to work to shoot some of my new hats against this turquoise wall. Its the Portland building, which won the honor of Ugliest Building in America recently.



I am so inspired by fashion blogger, Tieka of Selective Potential. Her quirky, wintry style inspires my new northern wardrobe, with colors, layers, patterns and tights! She loves wearing tights, even claims they are warmer than jeans! (ha)



Ironically, the awesome pink scarf I am wearing is from Austin, TX! That is probably why it has lasted so many years, because there is rarely an excuse to wear a huge wooly scarf in Texas. Although this week's dumping of snow sure has surprised everyone.


Walking home after breakfast... showin off our awesome hats!



All hats knit by me!!

charming details

Jill Bliss is an artist residing in the heart of Portland, and was featured on an oh-so-special city blog, Space PDX, which highlights "neat people and the spaces they grace"

Her use of color, organizational details are incredible!

Her utility of organization plus color create foster such a creative atmosphere! Portland houses are so amazing, with their nooks, built in shelving and light, airy spaces. Seeing her get to work with some serious power tools strikes a chord with me, probably due to the times I would come home from school and find my mom with a power tool in hand, knocking down walls, tearing up carpet... :)

I feel so blessed to live in a city that celebrates its quirky, crafty people with such relish. Urban Weeds is portland style blog worth checking out!