My Sense of Adventure

My restless feet are bound for adventure, so I’m hitting the ground running. The adventure I seek isn’t grand. It needs only to evoke a sense of place. For me to experience it, to see it, to breathe it, to smell it, to feel it beneath my feet. To serve as...

Our Anniversary

One year ago, on June 22, 2013, I married the one person that managed to captivate me, inspire me, influence me, and dare me to dream in a way that no one ever has. I’ve fallen in love with him again and again, countless times, without reservation. I’m so...

El Mar Caribe

Oh the Caribbean Sea, there really is nothing like it. The turquoise water and white sand beaches look just like the pictures you’ve seen before and the photos you see here now. It’s undeniably breathtaking. Last month we got to spend a week swimming in...

Grand Tetons Wedding

Christopher and I shot the beautiful wedding of Andrea and Derek in the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. It was my first time visiting the Tetons and I was blown away by the sheer beauty of those mountains. The photos above are just a few of my favorite photographs...

On Top of the World

Christopher and I recently hit the All American Road for a little weekend getaway through the mountains. We traveled the Beartooth Highway leading to the scenic northeastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Atop the Beartooth Pass, we took in the expansive views...

Starlight at Night

It’s been a year since my grandpa died. The image above is a poem he scanned at one point with some instructions for his funeral, “You can read this or put it in my ‘program.'” He was so cute that way. I’m drawn to the composition of this...

Being 24

Sometimes you stumble upon something written that truly conveys how you’re feeling at that very moment in your life. The words of Bohemia and Bull inspired me to create the image above; something I fear, something upsetting, something I can’t quite wrap my...

A Montana Journal

Today, I’m sharing with you a very special project. I was very fortunate to get to work with my fiancé on a new book called, A Montana Journal, which features Christopher’s photography. I worked with him to design the interior and the cover; there’s...

My Journey to Debt Freedom

The Book That Changed My Life My journey to debt freedom began when I received the book My Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey as a college graduation present from my aunt in May of 2010. I read the book within a number of days and with each sentence I read,...