YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | part ii

despite the constant drizzle and fog covering the views, yellowstone captured a piece of my heart. 

(or maybe it was because of the drizzle and fog??) 

i. the grand canyon of yellowstone + yellowstone falls

ii. adventuring in yellowstone

xx.  -marcia

a never-to-be-forgotten summer.

“all in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.”  

― l.m montgomery, anne's house of dreams

it was a summer filled with new places, new discoveries, old friends, good laughter, and beautiful times.
hello autumn! you're looking lovely already.
 xx. -m

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | part i

i.   roadtripping through wyoming

ii. arrival in yellowstone |

iii. we found some bison. 

stay tuned for the next part! 

xoxo. -m

two frames + a quote

"And I pray that you no longer seek happiness from the past, but rather you set your sails forward, to a land that is pure and wonderful. I pray that you no longer stare into the shallows of empty promises, but that you dive into the depth of an ocean of guarantees. May you feel the winds of hope, smell the scent of joy, may your heart be alive again, as it was meant to be. For you are with a better captain, you are a true sailor, a true leader; You are sailing with Christ, and He is always sure to lead us home."
- T.B. LaBerge // Go Now

(this space has been pretty empty of late, but i promise i have a really good explanation. i spent an entire week in yellowstone national park + grand teton national park without any wifi connection and then i started school two days after we came home, and i had family come in for the weekend, plus spending a day with my bestie. basically, i have 2,300 pictures to wade through + edit, but man, life is beautiful.)

xoxo. -m

happy birthday to my bestie! | a video

to my dearest amy, my kindred spirit, my diana.

my words will never be antiquate enough to say the things my heart feels, but i'm going to try.

it's been almost nine years since we've met, and in those nine years, i've danced. i've cried. i've laughed. i've lived. and you were always there by my side, dancing, crying, laughing, and living.

you are my constant, my north star- always the brightest and always shining.

you are the one who tells me what i need to hear, even if i don't want to hear it.

darling, you are a firework, wrapped in stories and fueled by grace.

your eyes are always searching for the pain hidden behind mask, your ears are always listening for the cries of those who can't see the lights of home anymore, your hands are always open, always giving. but your hear- i'm quite positive that your heart is made up of the essence of summer and dancing. i've never met somebody with such a full heart- full of dreams, full of joy, full of love, and so so full of life.

i wish words could say how proud i am of you, of who you've become and how you've grown, and how you are growing.

you are my brave heart, with a streak of wild and you are going to do rad things in this world.

so here's to being eighteen,

and here's to the all the adventures we are going to find, coffee we're going to drink, and conversations we're going to have. 

i love you to the moon and back.

love,

marcia

((it's my best friend in the entire world's birthday today, so you should go leave her some love and birthday wishes!))