Strawberry Crepes and Carkeek Park.

For the past few weeks I have been wanting crepes reallllyyy bad, since it has literally been ages since I have enjoyed one. Sooo this morning I decided to make some for my man and I for breakfast! Surprisingly, Tim hasn't ever had them, so I made the classic strawberry crepe with whipped cream. Heaven.
I had everything on hand minus the whipped cream so I sent Tim to the store when I started on the batter. I haven't made them in forever, but they are sooo simple and easy I am definitely going to start experimenting with different fillings.

YUM! 

Despite how it may look towards the end of the crepe, it wasn't packed full of just whipped cream, but when I rolled it, it pooped out the end. haha They were filled with lots of strawberry deliciousness as well.

After our crepe filled breakfast, we decided to head to Carkeek Park to enjoy some time in the beautiful outdoors and wander through the woodsy trails. Our favorite thing to do on the weekends is definitely to be out in nature and go on hikes in the local parks.

Beach+Puget Sound+Trees=Beauty.

Water through the trees...

These little guys along the trail reminded me of creepy, crawly spider legs.

Can't I stay here forever?! Tooo pretty to leave..

Resting on a rock.

Talllllllll Trees. <3.

Crossing a little stream. Trying to balance. haha

Hope the weather is beautiful for you this weekend too, wherever you may be! If so, make sure you go out and enjoy it :)

-Lizzie

Islands and Cherry Blossoms.

Today Tim and I went to the Washington State Arboretum park in Seattle to check out the Cherry Blossoms that have bloomed along the Azelea Way trail. While working at my old job in the city, I used to drive through this park on a daily basis but never took the time to stop. I was always curious about what was beyond the trees on the sides on the road, so it was nice to finally have the opportunity to check it out!

After we arrived at the visitor center we were soon reminded of our horrible map reading skills and actually took the wrong trail at first. hahaha :p Much to our delight, we ended up on an amazingly beautiful path that took us to two different islands on the lake, near Husky stadium. Foster Island and Marsh Island. Yay for crappy map reading skills and being pleasantly surprised!

It was fun leaping over the sunken part while the waves lapped at your feet.

Mossy bench in the mud. Go ahead, take a seat...

Thanks, pollution! :/

Right after we saw this sign, we noticed this dude fishing. hahaha Hope he is only catching the 

"GOOD TO EAT!" fishies. 

Ducky!

Toooo close for comfort.

Island.

After we made our way back to the visitor center, we immediately saw the correct trail that we originally wanted to take. lol Cherry Blossoms galore! Oh, how I love Spring :)

YUM! Moss.

Happy to be amongst the blooms.

Hammin' it up. Always.

I <3 Washington.

Field of flowers.

Thought my dream catcher could use some Spring-ness :)

Hope I didn't bore you with my loads of photos. haha Have a good rest your weekend :D

-Lizzie

Ughhhhhhhh...

Generally I like to keep my posts on my blog light, happy and simple. Usually they consist of photos, clothing or other things that are going on in my life, but today I just can't stop thinking about this whole possible government shut down and it is making me super annoyed.

Ignorant D.C. Republicans, please get over the Planned Parenthood issue. The abortion issue is getting old in general, but this is especially idiotic. Planned Parenthood is a women's HEALTH center. They provide  healthcare services to millions of women that would otherwise never be able to afford their annual exam, birth control method of choice or other family planning services. The GOP saying that they want to cut funding to a program that HELPS women to stay healthy and prevent serious health issues like..oh you know, CANCER....is ridiculous. I personally have been using Planned Parenthood as my women's health provider for the past 4 years, if it wasn't for them, there are times that I would have not been able to get the necessary exams to make sure I was healthy and there would have been no possible way for me to get birth control. I have health insurance now and I will still continue to use them. Women need Planned Parenthood and women's health services!

There, I said it...not anything revelational...I know. But I feel better now haha I just wish that the GOP would stop being so ignorant and actually care about social issues for once. The publics health is sooooo important! People over profit....ugh.

Oh and I was going to originally post this on Facebook but decided that was a horrible idea due to the political demographic that consists my friends list hahaha

-Lizzie

Lace, Floral and Feathers.

Lace, Floral....

No longer having a job in which I have to worry about getting creams, tints and wax all over my clothing, it has been nice to be able to wear the pieces in my closet to my new job that I had refrained from wearing at the old one.

I found this great Banana Republic ivory colored lace top, last spring at Buffalo Exchange while still living in San Antonio. Love it. They had SUCH a great selection at that B.E. location when they first opened due to the fact that they received part of their opening shipment from NYC.
The vintage floral necklace I am wearing, I also thrifted while living in San Antonio. I purchased it at a great little vintage shop called Redemption Garb, that a friend owns. I miss that little shop, but luckily there are tons of little great vintage shops here in Seattle area as well :)

I paired the top with a black high waisted pencil skirt from H&M, black tights and my UO oxfords. 

and Feathers

The other day we had a few cute little visitors on our back patio quacking around in the rain. Our kittie had a ball looking at the feathered little animals. They must be used to humans and other animals because both Dwight (cat) and I had our little noses (and my camera) pressed right up on the glass of the sliding glass door.

                            

I am a sucker for anything animal, esp. feathered. I loved their cute little webbed feet and seeing the rain gather in little beads on their feathers and then repel right off. The cat and I had a nice time observing these little creatures together haha

Curls Under Hat

So as many of you probably don't know, I have naturally curly/wavy hair but tend to do a good job ironing it into submission on a daily basis...yeah, yeah.. I know...bad for my hair. haha
I have been thinking about how much I need to stop flat ironing my hair everyday and just embrace my hair for what it is, which isn't easy at the current length it is. It looks far better curly when longer :/

Anyways, whenever my work (Aveda) releases a new product, we get it for free to try; Be Curly style prep this time. I have been wanting to try it, so I finally did today :) I like it, not heavy and helps control any frizz.

I liked my hat today with the curls peeking out from underneath. This UO sheer shirt made an appearance a few blogs ago upon purchasing it, but I love it so much that I don't really mind and thought it looked cute paired with some denim skinny jeans and a brown braided belt.

It was tooooo rainy today to take photos with my tripod outside and our apartment is too small for me to get any good photos using the tripod inside, so don't mind the "classic" mirror bathroom photos below hahaha

....and a close up from my MacBook...

Discovering Discovery Park....

Ever since we moved back to the PNW, we have been trying to take advantage of all that nature has to offer in this beautiful part of the world, as often as possible. This weekend my husband and I had the extra time to explore a place that I have heard much about, Discovery Park in Seattle.

We took the Discovery Loop Trail, which was about 3 miles long and filled with tall mossy trees, hanging ferns and amazing views overlooking the Puget Sound. I haven't had the time to exercise much lately or ride my bike, so my shins are killing me from walking up and down the dirt paths, while trying to avoid the mud covered tree roots....but it was so worth it.

Being outside, breathing in the fresh air, seeing such beautiful sights and having the opportunity to take photographs made me feel alive again. I have always felt most alive while exploring new places and seeing things for the first time.

While walking along the trail, I couldn't help but keep stopping to take photos, all while saying, "this is so beautiful" or "look at that", about 100 times. haha

I can't wait till Spring and for there to be more nice weather weekends like this one, so we can continue to explore numerous other parks/trails in the area :)

Hope you all have a good week!
-Lizzie

Adios Texas...

It has been snowing the past few days here, soooo today I got a snow day from work! Going up and down hills, across the bridge and up and down more hills to get into the city didn't seem appealing to me in the slightest.

Rubber tires+icy inclines=Fail.   No bueno.

Considering I had the day off and had some business to take care of at a few near by places, I took advantage of the free time. We finally switched over the plates on our cars to WA plates last week....it feels nice to no longer be seen as an "outsider" while driving haha. So today we thought it would be fitting to switch over our licenses too! To become real Washington residents once again!

I took a photo of the photo on my license, for fear that they were going to take my Texas license away..which I wanted to keep as a souvenir of sorts. Lucky, they just clipped it. yay.
I will most definitely NOT miss people taking double and triple takes of me and my id, when trying to verify my age/identity. I look forward to having my new id actually look like me as I am now and have people actually be able to identify me, well..as me. Without the crazy colored hair, big gnarly septum ring and having lost 40 lbs since...I think that may be possible once again.

With the last little bit of our "Texasness" that was lingering, now gone...I have nothing but fond memories towards that silly, enormous state.

'night "ya'll" :)