ms. freeman

the first day of school is quickly approaching. fortunately, i am not the student this time!! i will be teaching 

K-1 special ed until february (i'm hoping the teacher won't want to come back from her maternity leave :) i feel so blessed to have gotten the position and am anxious to get started. i've spent the past week and a half setting up my class and going to school and district meetings. last night was open house night, i got to meet about half my students and their parents. getting to see all their adorably quirky personalities made me super excited to get started. wish me luck!

ps- tanner and i are headed to san francisco (my homeland) tomorrow morning. his friend cameron owns his own plane and they planned a spur of the moment trip from pdx to sfo! is this real life? 3 days ago i had no labor day weekend plans and now i'm about to head out on an adventure. .....again, wish me luck! four man airplane, yikes.

amanda & kody's wedding

cheers to weddings!

we just got all these fun photos from the photographer (michelle pearl gee) at my older sister amanda's wedding. she got married this summer at the pomeroy living history farm in yacolt, wa. weddings are the best! everyone you love comes together in one place to celebrate your special day. it was full of laughter, hugs, kisses, tears of joy, and dancing ...lots of dancing. i was lucky enough to be her maid of honor and couldn't have been more happy to be there by her side. after numerous wedding showers, a wild little trip to lake chelan, and a week full of wedding festivities, the wedding party had formed a little family of our own. i almost didn't know what to do after wedding planning was done (i quickly recovered) i am so happy for my sister and new brother in law. they are some of the most fun people i know and a real joy to call family.

snapshots of my summer

picture overload?

oops. sorry.

(i had a fun summer with all these cool people)

small town usa

as much as i wish to live in portland i can't hide the fact that i secretly love my current location. we spent the afternoon/evening enjoying all the things the small town of camas, wa has to offer. we started out at camas antiques where you are guaranteed to leave with all sorts of fun knick-knacks. i could spend hours upon hours searching every nook and cranny of that place. we worked up quite the appetite while antiquing, the kind of appetite that can only be cured by the local joint, top burger. the weather was  perfect so we took our food to enjoy by the nearby lake. (the only thing better than top burger is top burger at the lake) it was really nice to sit by the water and enjoy our food and each others company, it was so calm we felt like we needed to whisper. after finishing our dinner we decided to hike around a bit and work off some of those seasoned fries. it's amazing that all this beauty is just 10 minutes away from my house, i can't complain about that. i must admit i'm a proud washingtonian. but seriously, who do i need to talk to about dipping the border of washington down around portland??

take me to the sea

tanner and i made a little day trip to the oregon coast to meet up with some of his family. the drive from portland was beautiful, clear blue skies all around. as soon as we got within a couple miles of the beach we were swallowed up by a thick gray fog. gotta love the pnw.  luckily that didn't stop us from having a great time. the  guys played beersbee (frisbee/beer game) and i got to finally hang out with sweet little lily. and bonus: my family was at the next beach over so they made a surprise appearance. then eventually......

the fog cleared and the sun shone brightly.

i love a happy ending.

concert at the park

last night as tanner was driving home from work he noticed there was going to be a concert at couch park. so we quickly grabbed our picnic blanket and walked to elephants delicatessen to get some of the best sandwiches in town. i was so excited to kick off my shoes, eat our tasty dinner, and hear some live music. i've decided that barefoot concerts in the park are one of the most relaxing ways to spend summer evenings. plus, the old dancing hippies are a real treat. i love portland.

hola.

hi.

born in california.

live/work in washington.

play/explore in oregon. 

elementary school teacher.

i like pretty things&places. 

my two friends on the right (reagan&megan) motivated me to start a blog of my own and i cannot wait to share my adventures with you. happy blogging!