excuses

I have a lot of valid reasons for my long hiatus from the blog - but they just sound like excuses when I list them out in my mind. So I'll just provide a little, pictorial recap.

A very important person added to my life - with sweet messages like this left around:

Still working on my masters - but getting to explore Portland a bit more in the process. Like finding the Meadow on Mississippi. I love Portland so much! A whole store for salt! It doesn't get much better than that.