Here’s the thing about Facebook.. lately, it’s been doing this weird thing where it will show me a status update that I posted two years ago. So after seeing a few of these pop up lately, I realized that it’s been two years since I left my former home Seattle and embarked on a 2.5 week road trip down to my current home of Austin.

Thinking about it made me feel all nostalgic for the west coast (especially as we are experiencing 100+ degree temps in Austin everyday.. yesterday was 112) and I decided to take a look back through the photos from the road trip.

Leaving Seattle…

Then spent a night in Portland and headed south in the morning…

Taking a break to check out Mount Shasta..

After living in Seattle for 2 years, I was excited to see 102 degree temps in California.. however, after this summer in Austin I am no longer happy to see things like this show up in my car..

Catching an amazing production Around the World in 80 Days in Volcano, California

Spending the day in Sacramento, California…

At the California State Fair in Sacramento… this guy made San Francisco from toothpicks!

The rides at the California State Fair…

Fishing on Silver Lake in Northern California.. I caught 5 trout (the limit)!

Driving down I-5 to Los Angeles…

My bed in Santa Clarita…

Poolside in Santa Clarita..

More photos to come soon..

My 2010 ended just the way it began, with good friends and my boyfriend. A lot of great things happened in 2010, and I have a feeling even more fantastic things are coming in 2011.

Josh and I decided to start off the year with a walk with our puppy. Perfect weather, exercise, and family time. A great start, if you ask me.

I had one of the most fantastic Christmases ever. I don’t know what it was about this year. Maybe it was having my little niece around celebrating her first Christmas, or the way everything seemed a little more low-key but just as special. The cold weather just in time for the holidays and the amazing presents my family and boyfriend’s mom got me didn’t hurt either!

Here are some snaps I took on Christmas Eve at my grandma’s house and Christmas day at my parent’s house.

Sydney insisted on putting on reindeer ears and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. She really gets into the spirit. Crazy dog.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

Last weekend we had a houseguest and so we walked over to South Congress  and ate at More Home Slice. Yummy yummy pizza. I just love the interiors of this place and the ease of just ordering a slice, grabbing a seat, eating and leaving. No fuss. Plus Italian beer and decent wine? Full of win.

Looking forward to the weekend! We plan on getting a Christmas tree Saturday, so I can’t wait to have it smelling and looking like Christmas in our house. And we are going to see my little cousin perform in the Nutcracker tonight. Christmas is all around us.

Also.. I love this window in the morning.. especially on foggy days.