Keep Austin Weird...

So a fellow blogger friend of mine recently moved to Portland, OR and posted an image of a sign there saying "KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD".

Austin, TX also has this motto.

And this is why we are moving there in October.

Okay, so maybe not THE reason we're moving there.. but it has something to do with it, I'm sure.

Most of you know about this move already, but I wanted to make the "official" blog announcement (even though I suck at updating this and surely everyone has given up on it..).

So....

here we come!!!

If anyone knows of anyone out there that would want to either employ us or lease a condo to us, please let me know.  :)

Alaska {continued}

The most incredible part of the trip was in Juneau. We took a helicopter and landed on a glacier!! I can not tell you how giddy we all were... walking on that ginormous chunk of ice took our breath away. Looking down crevaces 100's of feet deep stunned us into silence. It was the most amazing thing I've ever done.. and should be on everyone's 'Top Ten Things To Do Before I Die' list!!

I'm in a lot more pictures... but they're on my FIL's camera. :) Jake took this one..  ha ha.

It was rare for us, but Jake and I both enjoyed dressing up a little for dinner aboard the ship a couple of the nights. The food was INCREDIBLE... every meal was delicious and we overdid it every day with the desserts. Ohhhhh the desserts. I want to go back....

Relaxing with my honey was so nice... just being. Enjoying everything about Alaska! It was lovely to get away and have the freedom to let our minds relax. We had such a fun time being with Jake's parents and they did so much for us which I am truly grateful for. I will miss the 10 hot chocolates a day! Ha ha.. We will definitely do this cruise again one day. And you should do it, too!! :)

xo Lauren

Alaaaaska... {phoootos}

Sooo...... our vacation we had back in JUNE was amazing!! So beautiful, so relaxing, so adventurous, so blissfully happy, so ready to go back to Alaska now.. sheesh. Sorry this post is coming to you in AUGUST..

We flew to Seattle first and oh. my. goodness. how I love this city! The old buildings, the eccentric people, the farmers market, the GREEN... sweet perfection. We had perfect, sunny weather so I'm pretty sure people are lying when they say it rains nonstop in the Pacific Northwest. :)

The cruise ship was great... loved our stateroom! We were surprised to find that they upgraded us to balcony rooms and I about peed my pants when we walked in and I saw that.. :) I am missing that comfy bed and all of the hours I was able to spend reading for pleasure whilst cruising around.

Alaska is an incredible state.. and we only saw the Southeast part of it! Lush forests, tall mountains jutting right out from the sea, incredible glaciers.. and the wildlife! We didn't see any bears or moose, but we saw WHALES! Grey &Blue Humpbacks, ORCAS, and dolphins galore! Also saw some sea lions and seals swimming right up to the boat. One of my favorite things we did was visit an Eagle Rehabilitation center in Sitka, AK. We saw bald eagles up close and personal as you can see in these photos.. along with a Golden Eagle, Hawks, and owls. Amazing creatures.

{ to be continued... above. :) }