goodbye my dear des moines!

In two hours, I will be on a plane headed for Idaho.



Not going to lie, it's been a weird six weeks for me in Des Moines..

..but,
regardless..

I'm going to miss Iowa!

With some adventures in between, I have been here for six years. Six years! That's the longest I've ever been in one place in my entire life.



I have met some AMAZING PEOPLE,

Anna!

impromptu photo shoot

with my classy friend from high school,

intermixed with beautiful pride and prejudice GIFs

in honor of my fellow pride and prejudice lover

<3

best friends

Yeah, I miss this girl.

downtown des moines

From time to time it becomes imperative to re-explore what has become mundane.

my gorgeous midwest,

[please excuse me while I learn how to deal with my giant wide angle lens,

and focus more on the beautiful surrounding that is Iowa]

xavier's grad party

Xavier + Grandpa & Grandma Lewis

Grandma Linda

Dick & Michele

Quinn + Mom

Jed & Angela

the kids

+ Mom

this morning

Sometimes I can't sleep...

and, at dawn, I decide to go to the top a parking garage to watch the sunrise..

muted colors

proud to live in iowa ~

The Stereotype Map Of Every U.S. State — According To British People (Buzzfeed)

IOWA

"CORN"

"ONLY MATTERS IN AN ELECTION"

"NOT IDAHO"

"SLIPKNOT"

"FARMS"

...I only deny the Slipknot comment...

& I still love it here.

some action shots (xavier)

fashion blogging is hard.

I love fashion and I love fashion blogs.

So why not try my hand at my own fashion blog post?

...

I had no idea how hard it was.

Yeah.. 

Really my modeling skills are inspirational.

#longhairdon'tcare