Wedding belles in El Paso, TX
I love attending weddings. So when Jesse invited me to his best friend’s wedding in El Paso, I thought it was a pretty big deal. I managed to take the time off and get a plane ticket, and we were...
View ArticleProverbs 31
This morning I finished the book of Proverbs. Proverbs 31 is a well-known verse. It’s a reading of King Lemuel, but the most remembered part of it is what it says about women. The “ideal” women, what...
View Article5 Things I Wish I Learned in School
Most days, I’m really whiney about being forced to wake up and “adult.” That’s not to say that I am ungrateful because I know that I live a very blessed life. It’s just, sometimes, having to be...
View ArticleGoodbye, MidWeek
When I was 8 years old, I decided that I wanted to write for a newspaper. Now, this career decision came from a long list with choices like Princess, Astronaut, Actress and more. But journalism seemed...
View ArticleChecking in on those NY resolutions
It’s the middle of March and I think that this is the time when most people start to lose sight of those resolutions that they set back in January. I know I could use a little reminder to stay on...
View ArticleGoodbye, 2016
Time is such an intricate thing. When you suffer heartbreak, most people will tell you, “Just wait, things will get better with time.” With time. And as much as you’ll hate hearing that, these...
View ArticleFloating on a shinkansen to Hakone
June 1, 2016 A passionate woman is worth the chaos. With each passing day, I’m realizing my passion more and more. A passion to live, to travel, to explore, to fall in love. As I sit on this speeding...
View ArticleA letter to my ex
Welp, here we are. Or, here I am. Today marks one year since you decided to not want me anymore. One year since we got into a petty fight at the gym that led to sitting outside of my house in your...
View ArticlePre-departure vibes on my way to Japan
Here I am sitting at Gate 6 at Honolulu International Airport, waiting to board my flight to Japan for the first time! This is my first international flight since 2013 and I couldn’t be more excited,...
View ArticleHello world, I’m officially a daughter of Christ
Last weekend, I got baptized. Leading up to this event, a lot of people thought I had already been baptized. Although I was raised going to church (if you could even call it that — I was a Christmas...
View ArticleThere’s a lot you can find on a mountaintop
There’s a lot you can find on a mountaintop. There are the trees and the clouds and the Pacific Ocean. The rocks and the more difficult trails people attempt and the old military bunkers. Then there...
View ArticleHiking to stardom — Our adventure to the Hollywood Sign
I’ve always wanted to make it to Hollywood — whether it be through my superb writing skills or my amazing acting skills that I’ve yet to discover, it’s always been on my Bucket List … OK, well I mean,...
View ArticleAn update on my growing season
Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A...
View ArticleThe art of letting go
It’s taken me a while to put together this piece. You see the thing is, I’ve been going through a lot lately — a broken heart to be exact. No it didn’t end ugly, but it ended, and I think the process...
View ArticleFlying with your furbaby in cargo
So you’re thinking about shipping your dog to Hawaii … This is a post continuing my earlier conversation about the Quarantine process (it sucks, btw). Here are a few quick and easy (or not) steps to...
View ArticleThe stresses of avoiding quarantine
Quarantining your pet is like locking up your favorite thing in the world and throwing away the key for four months. Yes, I said four months. That’s roughly 120 days. Before we moved to Hawaii, I took...
View ArticleTrust your struggle
Life comes at you fast. One minute you’re receiving your first sports trophy, the next you’re graduating from college. You do everything you’re told to do, and although you’re not the best, you do a...
View ArticleLiebster Award Nominee — Caity In Wanderland
This is probably the best news I’ve received in weeks — by the way, I’m sorry for being MIA here on the blog, I sprained my wrist and the only typing I’ve been doing has been for work — anyway, I’ve...
View ArticleFamily road trip around Oahu
Over the holiday weekend, my family and I decided to take a half-around the island trip together. I was really excited because getting out with both of my parents is rare, and doing something outdoorsy...
View ArticleA little DIY before I leave: key and puppy paw print ornaments
I always wanted to make ornaments of our first apartment key. Now that we have a puppy, we decided to make an ornament of his paw print too! Since moving in together, Andrew and I realized that we...
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