the sea.port

taylor and i took our annual trip up north for our favorite music festival, pickathon. we decided to make it a week long vacation this year spent a few days in seattle and spend the rest of the week in portland. this was the first time i experienced seattle in the summertime and fell even more in love. 

we finally got to stay at the ace hotel in both seattle and portland!! I've always wanted to stay at the hip hotel and it was everything i imagined and more - revolving walls, glass encased showers... 

we ate amazing food and had fun wondering the two cities by foot - just the two of us.  its been a week now since we've been back in l.a. and there hasn't been a day since our return that i haven't reminisced about this amazing trip. would you believe me if i told you i started crying (no joke) on our flight back to l.a.? this trip was rejuvenating in every which way - mind, body and soul.  ive never felt more at home than when i'm up north.

until next time ...

i leave with with some new found music (see below)

pickathon + portland

sorry i've been away the past few days

 taylor and i spent a three-day weekend up in portland, oregon.

it was a much needed vacation for the two of us, as we both had a couple of crazy work weeks

and i was dealing with some personal, family issues

to plant a new home deep in the oregon forest for a few days and to walk barefoot on an 80 acre farm just outside of portland, was freeing and good for my soul.

its too easy for me to get wrapped up in whats going on remotely around me.

i forget the world is so huge and my issues are so minuscule compared to other people's problems.

but its all easier said than done. sometimes it takes getting away to realize how good i have it at home.

although, i am on a "lets move to portland!" kick

here's a bit from our trip

i must say this is one of the better trips taylor and i had together

we joined forces with his sister, carissa, and a few of her friends and enjoyed amazing indie roots music, great food, beautiful weather, and breathtaking scenery.

i can't wait until next year!

we also spent some time in portland city

we visited the hoyt arboretum, downtown, and bbq'd and carissa's friend ryan's house before jet setting back to LAX

check out more pictures from the trip on my facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150249695561179.327152.558466178&type=1

happy tuesday!