Leavenworth, WA

Over the Fourth of July weekend, I went to Leavenworth with my family. For those of you who don't know, Leavenworth is a picture perfect Bavarian-themed town located in the mountains in Central Washington.

We spent the weekend alternating between exploring the shops and trying not to melt from the 100 degree temperatures. Instead of rambling about the specifics of what we did, I thought I'd just share the pictures I took while we were exploring.

Their flower game is on point.

The prettiest sign.

My favorite series of shops.

Note: We didn't actually stay here, they just had a pretty sign.

Isn't Leavenworth gorgeous? I highly recommend visiting if you're ever in the area. 

Feeling indecisive.

Crop Top: Target. Shorts: Old Navy. Shoes: Toms (via Nordstrom)

As a side note, the outfit above is what I actually wore on the Fourth. It took me over an hour to decide. There was a lot of bugging my mom, and consulting with friends (which would be when I took the photo of my options above). Fortunately, I have very patient family and friends, who put up with how indecisive I am.

Portland, OR

Coming Into the City

Since I spent the weekend down in Oregon, I thought I'd give you a little recap of my visit. I left work early on Friday so that I could catch the Bolt Bus down. The trip took an hour longer than it was supposed to, thanks to US Open traffic, but it was a pretty drive so I can't complain too much.

The downside of the bus being late is that my friend had to leave to get our other friend from the airport, so I ended up having half an hour to kill before she could get me. I wandered around for a couple of blocks (snapping the above picture), before I headed to the Starbucks right beside the bus stop. 

Side note: Mini Frappuccinos are the cutest.

Hibiscus 75

The next morning we headed to the Radio Room for brunch, before we headed down to Powell's. 

For those of you who don't know, it is MASSIVE. Like, a whole city block and several floors tall. It's apparently the largest independent new and used book store in the world (I believe it-- look at those facts!) If I had been alone with nothing else to do, I probably could have spent all day in there or all weekend. In the end, we just spent an hour or so in there, but I did pick up two new books.

Afterwards, we made a quick pit stop at Starbucks, before heading to Voodoo Doughnuts. Because nobody likes waiting and my friend didn't want to have to find parking, we headed to their second location Voodoo Too. While there was still a line, it was way shorter than it would have been otherwise and we were able to get through it in less than ten minutes.

We each got two donuts-- one normal, and one fun. And guys. They are SO CHEAP. For two, I think my total was $2.70 or something insane like that, and one of mine was big. Since we were all still full from brunch, we decided to save them until later.

ED SHEERAN

I am so in love with Ed Sheeran. This was my second time seeing him perform live and he's so talented, I don't actually think my brain can comprehend it. While the picture above is one of the few times he didn't have his guitar in hand (he was rapping at the time), he would record his own backing track live on stage. He had this handy little contraption thing with a whole bunch of pedals, that let him record different guitar parts and any harmonies he may need, before he'd begin singing the main part. It's so cool watching him do it.

If you ever get the chance to see Ed Sheeran in concert, do it. 

So much yum.

We ate our donuts after we got home, because what else should you do at midnight?

More yum.

The next morning we headed to breakfast with my friend's dad, before heading back to relax for a bit before my friend and I had to leave.

It was so much fun seeing them both. It had been way too long. We should get better at getting together. But in the mean time, I'm happy to be back home with my animals.