This weekend was so special getting to explore Oregon with my best friends. We were only there for about 2 1/2 days, but every day was filled with something fun.
I found this olive hooded coat on clearance at Muji our first night there and wore it everyday. It wasn’t the most sensible choice of outerwear, but I loved it that much. I found a bunch of buttons and fun pins that I ended up pinning to the lapel.
On Saturday we woke up early for a styled elopement shoot, which I will be sharing very soon! I had the opportunity to collaborate with a local florist. She made the bouquet that I’m holding. :)
My sweet models, Destinee and Logan, took us around to see more of the gorge after shooting. Being at the base of Latourell Falls was hands down my favorite part of that entire day. It was all so magical. I honestly wouldn’t have minded standing there and freezing my face off for the rest of the day.
Oregon was channeling major Twilight vibes, am I right?
We walked pretty much everywhere we went (about 20,000 steps on Saturday), and when it was time for a meal we were just about STARVING. Traveling is honestly probably my favorite type of exercise. Also I don’t even remember everywhere we ate, but all of the fries we came across were amazing haha.
We popped in and out of doughnut and coffee shops, including: Voodoo Doughnut, Blue Star and Pip’s.
Voodoo actually wasn’t bad at all, but the locals we came across seemed to have a serious distaste for it. They had giant penis shaped donuts filled with white cream and it was really funny.
These docs were the coolest souvenirs - hands down. There was an entire rack of Dr. Martens at the Crossroads in Nob Hill and a majority of them were brand new! While checking out, one of the workers told me that a lady who works for Dr. Martens donated all of these new or gently used. Plus we were in the City of Roses - so it was definitely meant to be! ;)
I discovered the Enneagram earlier this month at a ladies’ photography retreat. I’ve heard about it here and there, but never felt any desire to pursue it further. I’ve always likened it to the horoscope or zodiac, and I literally cannot stand when people talk about those two things haha. Anyways, we all ended up taking it that night and I was actually floored by how deeply the questions were affecting me. I still have my reservations towards it, but it’s nice to be better informed on who I am and my natural tendencies.
I found out that I’m a type 6. Naturally I started to worry that my type was the worst type haha. You can read more about it here or even take the test for yourself, but one of the things that stood out to me most about being a type 6 was not being able to trust others or even myself easily. From second guessing my decisions to taking extreme measures before warming up to people.
All that to say that I am extremely thankful for these women. They know my heart and I can confidently go to them with anything and feel safe.
Fun fact: while posing for this photo, Eriza accidentally placed her hand on Jamille’s butt. I wish it wasn’t blurry, but it was a special moment haha