My birthday is less than a week away. Last year at this time, I was in a long-term relationship I didn’t know I was leaving a few months later. I… [Continue Reading]
Biltmore Estates
I was invited to a wedding in a small town in North Carolina and used that opportunity to drive in and out of North Carolina three times to visit South… [Continue Reading]
How It Feels to be Loved by Her
It’s my mom’s birthday today. She expresses love dominantly through service, but more specifically, through cooking. She would ask me over and over again what I want her to cook… [Continue Reading]
Sunflowers on a Saturday
In between Dallas and Austin (more specifically in between Italy, Texas and Waxahachie, Texas) lies a few giant sunflower fields. I wanted to photograph them as soon as I learned… [Continue Reading]
June On and Off of Instagram
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future… [Continue Reading]
Printed in the paper!
This photo of mine on Instagram was selected as photo of the week in the print edition of Austin 360, an awesome feature in our local paper, Austin-American Statesman. It’s… [Continue Reading]
Rappelling Down 38 Stories
I rappelled down 38 stories this past weekend through fundraising for Make-A-Wish. It was by far the scariest thing I have ever done. I cried when I was literally hanging… [Continue Reading]
May On and Off Instagram
April was a flurry of activity as I ran from one fun thing to another in an effort to get over a crush. May was less frantic and more grounded…. [Continue Reading]
The Ugly Things That Happen to Us
Recently, I was talking to a friend about an ugly thing that happened to her. She wanted to know if she should tell someone in her life about it. I… [Continue Reading]
Peonies Season
After my parents immigrated to the states, they had to raise a family with very little. We always ate well but there were luxuries my mom wouldn’t dream of purchasing…. [Continue Reading]