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Marfa

After a few days in Austin, we hit the very long and straight road for Marfa! Still getting adjusted to driving the van we took turns navigating the open roads and getting a little work done here and there and had lunch along the way in a very Texas-y small town. Then, we finally arrived in Marfa, the most bizarre place, just in time for the final few minutes of sunset.

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It was so beautiful to see the sunset over the open fields. Although I have traveled quite a bit, driving through these roads was something so different than what I am used to, and so incredibly beautiful.
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This place is literally in. the. middle. of. no. where. And I kind of love it ;) The whole town has this eerie feel but is also packed with loads of art from installations to murals, and museums to concept stores. marfa-62 marfa-76

Our goal for the evening was to drive back through town to spot the Marfa lights. Sadly, I don’t think we located them, but we did find the perfect spot on the side of the road to call home for the evening. We made the best tacos, sipped on Trader Joes wine, and did a little work before heading to bed. marfa-78 The sunrise the next morning was crisp and chilly but still so beautiful. After getting a workday in at one of the local hotels we passed through the town to head to the Prada installation. Again, so bizarre, but so cool.  marfa-100 marfa-133 marfa-140 marfa-141 marfa-163

We snapped some shots, ate more tacos, and then continued on our merry way to White Sands! Marfa was as weird as I expected it to be and I am so glad we got to make a little spot here. It’s almost as if the entire time you are in the town you are unsure if it’s a legitimate town or an entire art piece. Marfa, I hope you stay weird.

Vanlife | Dallas and Austin

After spending a few days in Nashville, and even getting snowed in a day or two, Katie and I started off on our month long road trip! We woke up to snow falling and hit the road as soon as possible to head west and escape the snow. After the longest drive through Tennesse, Arkansas (where we saw kiddos sledding on the exit ramp to the highway since that was the only hill in sight ;)) and Texas we finally made it to Dallas where we posted up for a few days! We spent the days getting some work done and getting acquainted with our new home, the van! After moving in we spent the coldest night of my life in the van as a test run. Good news is we survived, bad news is we were both frozen. Thankfully the rest of our trip looked to have warmer temperatures ;)

We hit the road the next morning to head to our first official stop, Austin!

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We had the absolute sweetest host, Jessica! Her home was to die for and it was such a treat to chat over slow mornings and evening dinners. Katie and I loved getting to post up outside her house in the van. It was hilarious to roll the door open in the mornings to meet her neighbors with a, “good mornin’.” austin-1-3

Obviously, we had to hit up a few taco spots while we were here and even made it to the land of succulents. We explored around the city and took a walk on the path along the water. It was perfect. austin-1 austin-13 austin-14 austin-15 austin-17 austin-18 austin-21 austin-38

It was the perfect start the to the trip and now I am dying to get back to that city!

Virginia Beach Snow Day

Having a snowday at the beach was one of the wildest sights. Ben moved up to Virginia Beach for a course at the beginning of January. A few days later I drove up, just in time, to spend the weekend getting snowed in. We watched more movies than we could count, took a few walks through the snow, and devoured a whole lot of pizza.

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These pictures don’t really do the beach justice. The blanket of white meeting the water with the sand filled in between was beautiful. vabeach-snow-9 vabeach-snow-14 vabeach-snow-16 vabeach-snow-22 vabeach-snow-26 vabeach-snow-1-2 vabeach-snow-31 vabeach-snow-36

It was such a fun way to spend the weekend before spending a few weeks apart. Excited to keep visiting Ben here these next few months!

  • A growing collection of some of my most favorite things! If you know me, you know I love a good hobby (hi enneagram 7!!) Pottery has been the sweetest surprise over the past two years. There is a real joy when you get to learn something new and create with your hands. In a world that is so fast pace, I’m thankful that pottery slows me down (and humbles me because oh wow it’s so hard).
  • Slowly but surely learning to love this new city of ours.
  • A Veterans Day well spent. So thankful for this guy and afternoons working with the windows open.
  • This fall has been extra special and I’m really thrilled with the amount of time we’ve been able to soak up these colors 🍁🍂
  • Little buddy loves the light in this room as much as I do 🧡✨
  • Made some new little pottery babies to match my Paris flea market finds 💫
  • Morning and evening light from our little balcony is quickly becoming my favorite ✨
  • The best of the best. Forever thankful for this crew and lol that we thought towing around six humans and three dogs throughout Asheville would be any sort of chill.