gone for my birthday road trip.

  happy sunday, friends. :)   I turn 17 tomorrow...can you believe it? it's been over a year since I started this little blog, and man, have I changed. I won't dwell on that though, this is not the time for a nostalgic post.   Right now, I'm probably in the car with my crazy family headed south, for a little bit of a birthday road trip. We're off to Disneyland and Lego Land and all sorts of fun places. Exciting, isn't it?   I won't be posting for a few days...maybe I'll drop in once, but for the next 7 days, I have some fabulous guest posts lined up for you, dear readers of mine!   enjoy your day of rest!   xoxo, Ruthanne

since last week...

I got my license! WHOO! (stolen from mom's IG, pardon the cheesy grin...)

I spent the rest of that day enjoying the life I've been blessed with...this kind of stuff is my office, all the time. Nannying is the best ever.

I discovered the amazing app "PicFX"...seriously, it's great. I did this picture of my youth pastor with it.

I spent my Saturday in the greatest home ever, nannying yet again. We sat on a mustard yellow couch, sunk our feet into the awesome orange shag carpet, explored the millions of closets and nooks, and read Curious George books for an hour. 

I had a picnic with this cutie...berries and salami in the cool, wonderful, outdoors.

and I spent the afternoon today hiking with this one...oh. Rachel...seriously, y'all, she hates hiking. I can't believe I got her to do it!

and we made it! I can't tell you how much I love where we live...This is my backyard. No lie. If I turned to the right from where I was standing while taking this, I could have walked to my house in 20 minutes. Blessed beyond belief! 

camping via instagram

off we go! I got to drive - yes!

out to lunch.

sister at sunset.

no parking.

parents :)

point cabrillo lighthouse.

little details. 

point cabrillo. I love white picket fences.

dinner. mmm. I ate three...hehe. as fresh as it comes. 

camping cutie.

toes.

boots ♥

sisters.

cuddles.

 I have so many more to edit that weren't on my phone/instagram. Eep. these are just a few :) the rest will be up soon! xoxo!

really quick..

here are a few more pictures from my week...for now. hopefully this afternoon I'll be able to get some actual content up for y'all...ha.

favorite magazine ever.

home

she's adorable.

biggest burrito of my life. "california burrito". yummy :)

coconut, peach, mango popsicle. in a blender mix 1 cup coconut milk, 1 cup frozen or fresh peaches, 1 cup frozen or fresh mango. sweeten with your sweetener of choice to taste. pour into containers of your choice, add a popsicle stick, freeze for four hours. enjoy.

worship practice. good day? yes.

happiness // today

my day started off kind of lame.

woke up with a sore throat.

late.

and just kind of did nothing all day.

but it got much better.

I ended up spending the afternoon with my best friend.

playing guitar on the docks of beautiful donner lake.

wearing a big sun hat.

and lovely cat eye sunglasses.

singing free fallin' by tom petty/john mayer.

receiving applause from the people on the dock over.

then we saw the high school play...godspell.

and I almost met mister's mother. [cue awkward giggles]

it was uncomfortable, and resulted in me feeling like a dork.

and now, now I am off to do my nails and listen to more great music.

today was good. 

the week was.

monday was excitement and midnight snacks.

tuesday was creating pinterest-worthy nails while growing more excited.

wednesday was airport mirror pictures, seeing my best friend for the first time in 17 months, and orange leaf.

thursday was car rides, watching a lovely lady dance, and pretty clouds.

friday was kissing and loving on bek's nephew.

saturday was full of pretty scenery. 

sunday was church, and a photoshoot after, followed by nancy drew and treats.

monday was sonic happy hour and movie night.

tuesday was going home. shedding a few tears while I did so.

I just got back from texas yesterday - and I have some posts to put up for ya'll about my trip, but until then, this will have to suffice :) sorry I didn't post the whole week! I was planning on getting some guest posters while I was away, but never got to it, and honestly just wanted to not have to worry about any of it for a few days. Hope you all have had a lovely week! 

xoxo, ruthanne

she's back! :) happy monday!

the above photo was taken with the app photosynth on.my.iphone. ummmmm - amazing, isn't it? 

anyway....

it's been said that I'm obsessed with Instagram.

this has been proven to be true. 

personally, I think  it's the best app ever created....it even outdoes the facebook and twitter apps...but I'm a hater of facebook most days and while I adore twitter...it's not pictures...so whatcha gonna do.

here is my week/weekend in instagrams :) 

1. leaving home // 2. addy eating ketchup // 3. the ocean breeze // 4.sunset // 5. no filter beach pic...used my glasses as a filter! // 6. the ocean // 7. strawberry hulk // 8. filleting dinner - yum! // 9. sunrise on the water - fishing! // 10. first time at pinkberry // 11. fish tacos // 12. my teensy crab friend, ned.

oh...and...do you see that gorgeous fish taco above? yeah. that one. with all the yumminess on it....I'm going to share that recipe later this week. It's probably one of my favorite meals EVER. legit. and soooooo easy to throw together!

hope you all had a fantastic weekend - I'll be getting some posts up soon with some exciting stuff in em! :)

xoxo, ruthanne