St. Thomas

Destination Weddings. They pose kind of a love-hate relationship. For example, I love that I get to travel somewhere exotic and new; hate the money aspect of it. But the wedding was for a good friend of mine from boarding school, and it truly was a once in a lifetime experience. I couldn't have been more thrilled to be a part of their big wedding day.

Our hotel - Marriott Frenchman's Reef & Morningstar Resort

View from the hotel

Oceana Seafood & Wine Bar - Wedding and Dinner Venue

The lovely Bride and Groom in front of Oceana

Entering St. John at the Cruz Bay Port

Trunk Bay on St. John - Named of on the Top 10 Most Beautiful Beach in the World (there was a scene from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that was filmed here). The beach even has its own underwater snorkel trail!

Strolling around Charlotte Amalie looking for Gladys Cafe to chow down on some West Indian food

Ended up at Mountain Top afterwards where we had Banana Daquiris and took in views of the British Virgin islands (Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, and Virgin Gorda) and US Virgin Islands (St. John and St. Croix)

It was a fantastic vacation - full of old friends and plenty of new ones. It was a small intimate wedding, 11 people in total including the bride and groom, and it was perfect. We didn't explore the island for everything it had to offer, but we definitely took in the views. It was breathtaking and mesmerizing, and I can't wait to take another trip in the near future!

Seattle

I've finally made it! I have been slightly (I use the term lightly) absent from the blog for various reasons, but I'm back!

I mentioned moving a few posts ago, and I  finally did it! I moved from Boston to Seattle at the end of August, and I'm fully moved into my new apartment. I can't wait to start cooking again and post about my adventures around the city. Summertime in the NW really is wonderful - no humidity, and so many activities to partake in (read: farmer's markets galore!)!

I'm living with one of my best friends from home, and this is a picture of the sunset of our first roommate outing at a restaurant called Little Water Cantina. Do you see the mountains in the very far distance? I've missed the west coast so much. So, so much.