Exploring. Appreciating. Indulging.

For my birthday present, Hal is going to help facilitate the hanging of photos on our living room wall (finally!!). I know it might not seem like a birthday present but having been met with opposition in the past to this idea, I decided to make it the sole wish for my 28th.

He’s never been a huge fan of using photos as artwork where as I love the personal touch they make. Now that he’s given in (yay, I won), I’ve been going through photographs we’ve taken during our travels or weekend adventures that represent the places and activities we’ve enjoyed the most over the past couple of years. It’s been a nice walk down memory lane and I feel very fortunate that we have these photos to look back on. The plan is to include:

Photos from our very first vacation together to San Francisco and the Pacific Coast





The redwoods in California. To be among the redwoods is to feel tranquil and content. Nature’s sanctuary from real life.





Pictures from Eastern Shore in Virginia. We’ve had crystal clear days where everything is so still. The water looks like glass, and where it meets the sky there is barely a seam for the horizon. I personally love clouds and they produce some of largest cotton puffs down there.





Hal and I just love traveling together. Exploring. Appreciating. Indulging. It’s how I’d like to live in general. Perhaps seeing these each day will inspire us to explore, appreciate and indulge a little more often.