The First Saturday of November

There are so many different feelings that arise when you take a step outside of your comfort zone. Excitement, happiness, anxiety, nervousness. The first two outweigh the second two, most of the time. But I'd be lying if I said that anxiety and nervousness hadn't made their appearance.

I left Vegas for a week long road trip with my sister, Paige, through the Pacific Northwest, on the first Saturday of November. I'd never done anything like this. I didn't grow up taking trips or venturing out to new places. I just knew that there was so much I hadn't seen, but needed too.

There's so much loveliness in doing something for the first time. Because you only have a mere idea of what to expect, but so much is still left unknown. All you have are your questions and expectations dwindling in the dark. You can prepare as much as possible. Leave the house with 7 different lists of what you need and what you already have, but those won't prepare you for what you don't know.

They don't prepare you for all the different sights your eyes will see. They don't prepare you for all the different feelings that will ignite a spark in you along the way. They don't and can't prepare you for the countless moments you will spend in awe of the beauty that the world around you holds. God, it's truly remarkable.

I loved it all. Each and every second. I loved not knowing what was coming. It was a relief to me. I was finally able to breath again.


Below are some pictures from my trip through the Pacific Northwest. We stopped in Santa Cruz, CA, San Francisco, CA, Humboldt Redwoods National Park, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. Let's just say, I fell in love.

Happy Friday lovelies! xoxo