LOGAN'S PASS

a few weeks back, the mister and I made it back through logan's pass--rated one of the most beautiful drives in the us of a. every anniversary, we try to take a drive through there and it is one of the most inspiring moments of our year! you open the sunroof and unroll the windows and all of that fresh air and sunshine surround you in this cascade of nature and ( a little bit of ) danger because if you look out your window, it appears as though you're about to topple right over the edge of the mountain. but more than any of that, it's the time we look back on our first anniversary. the one where we decided to go for a couple of hikes in nothing but skinny jeans and flip flops as the sun was making its nightly descent. the one where we stopped by this hollowed out tree to take a picture as an elderly couple told us we looked perfect for each other. the one where we realized how comfortable things were compared to that this-is-new stage that comes with being first married. isn't it amazing how rituals bring back those most cherished memories? this year, we only had time for a short trip because we were pressed for time, but not so pressed we couldn't stop to take a picture and enjoy the view.  and that photo trio doesn't even do it justice ( I did mention how badly I slacked in the photography department recently, right? ). I highly suggest, if you are ever in northern montana, that you make a jaunt through logan's pass.

in other news, I made my first post-high school mixed cd because I needed a break from the island radio ( they sort of take everyday songs and add in beats that don't really jive ). it's crazy to think that our little island car, formally named little blue, doesn't have bluetooth or ipod capabilities, and so I've resorted to playlists burned to cds. do you guys even remember those? I was surprised that the process was pretty much the same. I guess relics don't ever really change. and the rest of life has consisted of a hike that was cut short due to a lack of know-how scaling a shale rock wall, a purposeful shortage in diet coke, eating clean, and watching netflix as that man of mine studies hard for the first blocks of the semester. craziness! where does the time go?

hope all of you are prepared for a wonderful thursday!

love, arielle