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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!

  • Mountain weekend to Nashville to Roanoke where I got to meet my sweet niece Amelia and get snowed in with my pup and now finally home! All we need is for @benwradford and @friesannaburger to get home so we do all the Christmas things!
  • Walter’s first snow day!! He’s a fan of the snow, and I’m a fan of him covered in it ❄️
  • My pals!! I’m a big fan of all of these humans and grateful they let me snag a couple of photos (and third wheel with them through college). Shoutout to the fog for being the real mvp 👏🏼👏🏼
  • Clearly we are naturals in front of a camera 😌 So thankful for a weekend away with such dear friends and wishing more than ever we lived in the same city! Now we are off in different directions for two weeks and I’m already missing my guy!
  • Delivered my last wedding gallery of the year this past weekend and man it feels good! I could not be more excited for a week spent at home with all the fam and all the food!
  • If you know me then you know I never in a million years would have thought (or dreamed) that I would live at the beach in eastern North Carolina. But here we are, and in moments like this one from this morning, waking up to the sunrise over the ocean, I am learning that it’s not so bad after all. I think it’s even growing on me.
  • When we lived in Europe I would take my camera on every little weekend getaway and big trip Ben and I went on. Those photos and videos are some of my most favorite to look back on. Nowadays I spend a lot more time capturing other’s lives and weekends (which is lovely too) but last weekend it was fun to pull the camera out again to capture our own little life.
  • I love this little face so much it hurts. I present to you Walter living his best life in his Christmas pajamas since we are both firm believers in staying comfortable while we work from home.