Last September, Joseph and I took a vacation to Southern California. The draws? Disneyland (of course) and visiting my friend Genevieve.
As lovely as all that was, we were really pleased with some of the last-minute additions to our trip: a day at Huntington Library and a few days in San Diego.
Have you ever booked a vacation months in advance, and when the time finally comes it’s exactly what you need? That’s where Joseph and I were last week. We desperately needed a break from work. Things had been crazy for the both of us for a few weeks, but they were just starting to calm down enough that we didn’t feel guilty about taking a break. Lucky for us we had a wonderful trip to unwind and disconnect.
We spent two nights at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle. At 126 miles long, it’s the second-largest canyon in the U.S. (behind, of course, the Grand Canyon). And it’s beautiful.
This January I got to take a weekend trip to New York City with a coworker and a friend. This was half-business, half-pleasure, although it actually was entirely pleasurable!
Because I wanted to pack light, I didn’t take a camera. I fit all my belongings for three nights in one tote bag, which I’m still pretty proud of! All photos below were taken with my iPhone. Technology has come a long way since I started this lil ole blog back in 2008, at which time I didn’t even own a cell phone.
Joseph and I took a weekend trip to Atlanta to celebrate our anniversary (7 years!), and we had such a good time! There is so much to do in Atlanta, and I’m dying to see the city during the warmer months, so I’m sure we’ll be making another trip some time.
First thing Saturday morning we went to the Atlanta History Center, which has a few pretty big exhibits, the Swan House, and the Tullie Smith Farm (sheep included!) on the grounds. A really nice place to spend a couple hours!
A couple weeks ago I went to Los Angeles to visit my wonderful friend Genevieve, who lives in Santa Monica (which is essentially paradise).
I love playing with the film camera my dad gave me a few years ago–the SLR he used for most of my childhood photos. I always want to take it with me when I travel, but carrying that camera plus my digital camera is just too much. This time I decided to leave my digital camera at home and take only film. Shooting film is fun, and I totally don’t mind that it’s a lot lighter than my digital camera!
Big “thank you”s go out to my dad (who happens to be my #1 blog reader) for trusting me with his old camera, Genevieve, who is a wonderful photographer I love handing my camera over to, and her husband Anders for hosting me!