PNW- TAKE 1

OH HEY.

Vacation is over. Womp-womp. To be honest it is 8:21 pm and I am totally loopy. We took a redeye with 2 layovers back from Portland which meant not going to bed until 10 am. Blah.

I took a disgusting amount of pictures, and posted a ridiculous amount of them on Instagram- but don't worry, I won't repeat them all here!

Here are a few highlights from the first leg of our trip in Portland, Oregon:

 1. Stereotypical flight picture. But I mean, gorgeous!

2. We got into town around 1 in the afternoon and got a mini-tour of downtown from our friend Elliott, including food trucks & pioneer square.

3. The next morning Michael and I explored alone a little, grabbing Stumptown coffee (sooo good).

4. We stood in line for VooDoo donuts for a while...but after realizing the line was wrapping around the block and had about 60 people in it, we decided to skip out. I just don't like donuts that much. Meh.

 5. I am 25 and play with my food. Including taffy from Rocket Fizz.

6. Just a little #ootd.

7. We stopped next at the International Rose Test Garden. Flower heaven.

8. On our way to the garden some kids were selling SnoCones...I mean, GENIUS. Bet they make a killing. 

(M is on the left of course, and our Portland hosts Scott & Elliott are next to him)

9&10: What better way to see the city than up in a gondola in the sky? Even scared-of-heights-Michael enjoyed it!

11&12: One of our hosts is Michael's childhood friend, and happens to be all super cool and runs for Nike. He was nice enough to let us geek out a bit and tour the Nike World Headquarters- the place is gi-gan-tic. So note to anyone travelling to Portland: make sure you have an athletic friend so you can see this place!



Alright. Picture overload.
What did I miss this last week, friends?
Tell me something good.

xo, lp

UNPLUGGING...sort of.

I know what you're thinking:

"LAURA. You just took a break like...a couple weeks ago. You're tied to this blog like a second full time job and aren't allowed to leave us!!"

Or...at least in my head you all care about this blog that much. Oops.

Anyways: 

Michael and I are going on vacation to Portland & Seattle (eee!) and at first I was set on taking my computer and blogging along the way. Then I realized: nope. This is a true vacation. Time to stay away from work & blog emails, and just enjoy exploring some new cities.

I mean, I won't be THAT unplugged. You can still find me on Instagram & Twitter, documenting our trip! 

Hope you all have a wonderful week! 

If anyone has Portland & Seattle tips, leave them in the comments! 

xo, lp

BREVITY.

My friends. You know I love me a good necklace. 

Before I go any further in this post- let me assure you this is NOT a sponsored post. I'm not getting any money, jewelry, or other special treats for writing about this lovely shop:

So what can you find at brevity? Creative, stunning jewelry made from mixed materials and personal touches.

My HANDS DOWN favorite necklace is the signature necklace. I can honestly say I've never seen ones done so perfectly. If it was in my budget I'd get one this second. I mean, not to be a loser, but I love my signature. Aren't they fantastic?

If the signatures aren't your thing then there are some simple metal or acrylic options that are sure to please:

 Finally - I loooove these leaf necklaces- they're available in metal or acrylic, and I can't decide which I like more. I'm thinking gold? Black? Both?

So please friends, stop by Anna's lovely shop brevity and admire her work!

Which necklace would you choose?

I mean, seriously how perfect are those signature necklaces?

xo, lp

(again, not a sponsored post. just in case you missed that)