The weekend was pretty incredible. I’ve taken so many pictures over the last few days and while writing about it would be fun. I just don’t know if it would do the adventures full justice. So this little letter update will consist mostly of pictures and some simple words.
The hills leading down to downtown
Oly and the way that, at night, the top of the hill overlooks the city lights reflecting off of the water. The way the clouds hide the sun and make everything look like a shade of blue watercolor. Sydney, Cora, and I went to a small Japanese restaurant for dinner a few nights ago and I got some really delicious avocado sushi and vegetarian eggrolls. Despite not eating any kind of fish, I really like sushi. It feels very clean. Plus, this Spring Break has allowed me to establish an extreme love for ginger and avocado. (Yesterday morning I even spread avocado on my plain pancakes.)
Our first morning waking up together and making breakfast. We made a big bowl of fruit salad with honey and ginger, plus coffee and bagels.
Syd’s house, with her fresh picked flowers, eggs from the chickens, and some sweet time with her horses. We spent some time exploring her property and enjoying the sunshine.
Spring is here and I’ve never wanted to soak up the sun or pick flowers more in my entire life.
Driving to Portland. We played Beyoncé and talked in accents.
Welcome to Portland! (We got a little lost.)
After finding our way to where Joe and Sean the night began quickly. We
went to an area with lots of food carts and I got a crepe that was good but not as good as I had hoped. (Honey, walnut, cardamom, and coriander crepe!) Then we went back to Joe’s friend’s house for a little get-together where we met some of his old P-town buddies. It was a sweet night and I think us girls (plus Sean and Joe) had a great amount of fun. Afterwards we walked back to Joe’s house and stayed there. In the morning, Syd and I woke everyone up with surprise snuggle attacks (pretty usual) and before we headed out into the real world we watched Joe play with his beautiful cat, Oscar. Then we got breakfast (brioche french toast! and some of Cora’s potatoes. hehehe) and laid out in the sun at a park. After our food settled we decided to go into the downtown area (because I had never been) and spent some time walking around before heading back to Olympia.
Once we got back from Portland we made some food at Sydney’s with Coco. We also watched a little bit of the first Lord of the Rings (but went to bed pretty early. We were beat.) Then, yesterday, we woke up in the late morning and made breakfast, and then the three of us girls took a little hike-walk around Sydney’s house. We packed a little lunch and then went to the beach to collect some treasures. (The first picture I am dead-pan face just for fun.)
It’s so beautiful to be here while
everything begins to bloom. I’ve never been too into flowers beyond thinking they’re pretty. But now all I want to do in lie in a field of grass and daisies and pick beautiful flowers to stick in bottles. I feel like it’d be so peaceful to light some tea-lights in collects beach shells and arrange picked flowers in old glass bottles while I paint and listen to newly-discovered music. (Dear Dad, remember when you told me I was born in the wrong generation and I was a true hippie? I don’t generally like calling myself a hippie but I definitely am starting to understand why you said that… hahaha. I’m becoming one with my earth goddess!)Anyway, I’m looking forward to the new life Spring is going to bring and so far this weekend has been full of sunshine and colors. I love it. I’m sitting in the coffee shop I always update in, and I just finished my coffee. Cosima had gift certificates for this place that she gave to Cora and me! Such a sweet doll. But, I think I might get myself another cup and then write in one of my journals. I told myself I would finish writing in it before March ended (because I want a journal per semester). That’ll be easy; I only have about five or six pages to fill. Speaking of, I decided to type of some of the poems I’ve written over the years. I think it’d be fun to do some things with them. (Maybe I’ll share a few in the future.)
I hope Spring is as beautiful in the south as it is here. Don’t take it for granted. It could be the perfect time for you to regrow and find some new life, too, Arizona.
This little wildflower sends her love. All my Spring sunshine shines for you.
xoxox. E.
lovely sharing; thanks!
ReplyDeleteGaia is smiling.