matt + reuelle.

What to say about these two?

As many love stories go, it started with a Disneyland pass. Back when the price of a pass was worth two visits to the park, Reuelle and Matt both had one. Initially they would go in groups, but with more and more trips to the Land of Disney, they realized that a beautiful friendship was forming. Not only that, but many outings later, they started dating. 

Reuelle is a dear, dear friend of mine and Matt has become a good friend to me as well. It truly has been a blessing getting to witness the blossoming of their relationship, and to also be there when Matt bent down on one knee and asked Reuelle to spend life with him; together, happily ever after. 

They asked if I could take their engagement photos, and I was beyond thrilled when they did so. Reuelle knows that I love doing portrait sessions, and how could I turn down such a good-lookin' couple? ;) 

Our first stop: Travel Town in Griffith Park!

tiffany - uc davis senior portrait.

Everyone, this is my younger sister. Ever since I picked up my DSLR camera at the beginning of college, Tiffany would always be there to model for me. She is so expressive with her emotions (a lot like me) so she'd always be a pleasure to photograph and would emulate her inner America's Next Top Model poses for me. 

Although she did a bunch of senior portraits with her friends, she had still wanted me to come up and take photos for her. I'm so incredibly proud of her and how far she's come. She graduated from UCDavis in Environmental Science Management and is set to change the world. Tiffany is generous, compassionate, and has so much to offer people.

Watch out world. My sister is about to do some work. ;)

 

This street was absolutely beautiful! One of her favorite spots on campus with all of the trees lining the street.

Mmmhmmm. Girl got that 'tude.

boston, ma.

There's something that always gets me about the city.

Maybe it's the sky rise buildings. Or the culture that is just bursting at the seams of every street corner you turn. Or it could be the quick accessibilities of towns through the local transportation. (Something Los Angeles needs to get a move on!)

We stayed with our lovely hostess who showed us around and was a great tour guide. :) I loved getting to eat all the seafood I could see (hehe) and learn a bit more about our American history.

Davis Square - Boston, MA

Look, Ma! I went to Harvard! ;)

:)

Boston Public Library

color run.

I somehow neglected to post any photos from the Color Run I did back in May.

Yeah, that's right. I said it. Run.

Okay, fine. It was only a 5k, but mind you, I hadn't ran in a very long time until that day. (Sad, but just being real here.)

My two friends and I decided to participate in the Color Run. We all had heard about it, thought about it, contemplated it, but never went through with signing up. Since we had each other to keep us accountable, we signed up and went!

The event was such a blast (of color!) and it was exciting being around so many positive people who just wanted to dance to music, throw themselves in colored cornstarch, and "run" around 3 miles. One of our other friends joined us too, making it all the merrier!

I took my iPhone and covered it in saran wrap. For the most part, it kept the color out of my phone. Here are some of the photos I took!

Running in through the second color. We were shocked by how they were throwing color at us for the first one, so we weren't prepared.

Last color!

At the finish line is where most of the fun happened. They gave out one free package of color to throw at each other. hehe.

  

There was also a DJ pumping music. People were having fun and throwing color in the air! Now that's my kind of party! :)

Woohoo! We did it! :)

I definitely would recommend doing it if you get the chance! Really, it's about throwing away your inhibitions of what people might think about you, being silly, and getting covered in color. Doesn't that sound like fun? :)

See if there's one near you coming up soon here: http://thecolorrun.com/