Pacific Northwest: Seattle Part One

Wednesday night I took the lovely Amtrak north up to Seattle. Then it was such a great rest of the week with The Colemans (who are super great tour guides). Ash joined me thursday and we all explored, rested, adventured and more. Lake swimming, hiking, waterfalls, restaurants, cupcakes, coffee, chai, bus riding, walking, Pike's Place, pretty parks and views and so much more. Gosh, so good.

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Pacific Northwest: Portland Part Two

The adventure continues with coffee shops, famous donuts, new places and exploring.

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Pacific Northwest: Portland Part One

I finally ventured to the Pacific Northwest for an extended period of time. I have been to Portland, OR as well as Seattle and Yakima WA but all only briefly. If you know me, you know I have been in love with the PNW from afar. It was time to solidify that love.
Stop one: Portland - Monday July 5th, 2010.
It's so green (meant literally like the amount of trees but also in eco friendly), people are talkative and friendly, local independent business are all over, you can walk/bike/bus/metro all over so easily, houses are adorable and have overgrown flowers and shrubs; Coffee is fresh, fair trade, served in french presses and served in such open, friendly atmospheres.
It was a great 3 days of walking, exploring, journaling, observing, reading and tasting.

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Hume away from home (2 of 2)

Simply put, oh the beauty.
Thank you, Jesus, for beautiful places.

Hume away from home (1 of 2)

Last weekend Colleen, Debbie, Ash, Kyle and I ventured to Hume Lake to visit Josh & Dave and to soak up a weekend away.

We were each overloaded with goodness.
Let's start with the beginning:
Taste: We stopped for tacos at the very genuine Alta Mexican Market which Kyle had previously raved about. I absolutely love tacos so this was fabulous. Not to mention they had my rare favorite flavor of Arizona Iced Tea (Half Tea Half Passion).
Smell: The mountains up there smell way different than the local ones. Way better. It reminded me of camping when I was younger and many adventures. Which leads to feel..
Feel: It's finally cooling off from the hot drive through Bakersfield. We have to soak up the mountain air. It is so refreshing!
See: The sun was just dropping below the sky line and left a dusk painted sky over the city lights below. The trees painted silhouettes in the sky. Two of my favorite things came together as we climbed the elevation.
Hear: iPod party playlist - pass it around the car as everyone picks their favorite song to sing our hearts out to. You can't help but smile when Kyle sings Taylor Swift (Don't judge - not my song choice). Then the moments where we close our eyes and just hear the cool wind pass by.
This is all just the car ride up! Gosh, there was so much that continued to overwhelm us.





















More to come..

Art, a cause and music.

I really can't keep up with how God is moving within and through Abeni (the sex industry ministry myself and two others have started here in Orange County).

We're privileged to be supported and featured at this month's Downtown Fullerton Art Walk. The PAS gallery is doing so many great things with artist, awareness, community, development and loving people. It is such a simple and great mission in the heart of a great city. I been to the Art Walk twice and love it. Both times I have run into great people and enjoyed the energy all around. This month information about Abeni will be part of the evening as well as a portion of the art sales. Once again, we are blown away by the generosity of those around us.

Come out this Friday night for live music, art, wine, snacks, a great photo booth, community and much more! 6pm - 10pm. 115 S. Harbor Blvd. #A.