Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
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2.9.11

Blessings Overflow...

...but really they overflow, like crazy, mostly in the form of incredible people that I have had the privilege of doing this whole life thing with. I posted about my newly decorated apartment a few days ago, but really what makes this place I call home so wonderful is the people that I share it with. Meet my roommates:

Sheriess
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Kelsey
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Nat
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Jenna
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Clearly they're absoutely GORG on the outside, but their sweet, generous, fun loving spirits are what fill me with so much joy.

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I was reading recently about the idea of a "home team" in one of my fav little books of life experience and advice called Bittersweet. In it the author Shana Niequest says,

"Everybody had a home team...it's the people who, near or far, know everything that's wrong with you and love you anyway. The home team people are the ones you can text with five minutes' notice saying, i'm on my way and i'm bringing tacos. These are the ones who tell you their secrets, who get themselves a glass of water without asking when they're at your house. These are the people who cry when you cry. These are your people, your middle-of-the-night, no-matter-what people."

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These girls are a beautiful part of my "home team" and I am beyond blessed by them.

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And while we love each other more than any materialistic item, there are a few select items we decided we can't live without...even for a brief little photo shoot.

Peanut Butter...duh. Let's be real, that's an essential for the whole human race.

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F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (always on at our humble abode)

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Mousse, for those insanely beautiful locks

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Water Bottle, for our hydration expert :)

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And spandex. Embarassing? Maybe...but oh so true.

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Sheriess, Jen, Nat, Kels. You are wonderful. Let's make this year beyond memorable!



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And special thanks to our pro photographer Blake!

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12.6.11

Oregon.

Every summer needs a good road trip and since my last one to San Fran i've got the road trip bug real bad. So this summer I went a little ways past SF and ended up in Portland, Oregon. I made the journey with my friend Sean on his way back home from school.
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Filled with good convos, lots of music sing along time, and views such as the one below the 18 hours on the road went by surprisingly quickly
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Once we got the Portland I got the grand downtown tour from Sean and Elise.
Portland definitely stole my heart in its own unique quirky way from it's simple roadside reminders
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to the fact that it actually has efficient and free public transportation
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to it's resident's creative ways of transporting children
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and it's random kind of creepy statues in the middle of the sidewalk
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Thanks Elise and Sean for giving me a sweet taste of your city!
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P.S. cutest coffee shop ever that Elise took me to with amazing lattes...check it.
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After Portland came none other than Track Town USA.
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Eugene captivated me. The fact that the entire city is named after my favorite sport gives it a one up in my heart. Combine that with its natural beauty/GREEN-ness and the great people that live there and you get a pretty awesome place.
I got to see friends from back in the day
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and friends from college
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and did I already mention it was absolutely gorgeous???
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Overall Oregon treated me reeeeeal well, I didn't want to leave, but here I am back in Santa Barbara. Thanks to my wonderful friends, Sean, Elise, Natty, Blake, Lynds, and Cara for a wonderful trip, you guys are very loved.

31.5.11

Track Natty Nats:2011

Every year there is a beautiful meet that happens where the best of the nation come together to compete. The talent displayed is incredible and the bonding that happens is unbeatable. I feel so blessed to call my team MY team and this team will definitely forever hold a special place in my heart. I love you guys and am so proud of all you've accomplished. Here's to a thunderstormy, tornado warning-ed, school record breaking, all american, unbeatable Track Nationals 2011!
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