tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19456075284190413042024-03-13T00:28:43.306-07:00cocoa greenashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-22188745668351366942012-08-22T22:58:00.001-07:002012-08-22T22:58:07.710-07:00hawaii, to be continued<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/7687783824/" title="IMG_8105 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8105" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/7687783824_f67e85e1c9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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a well-dressed hawaiian parrot, wearing my favorite color combination as of late.</div>
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some 'roids from a recent trip to LA! </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-3458049680866072602012-03-23T01:23:00.002-07:002012-03-23T01:23:55.572-07:00instax pdx<div style="text-align: center;">
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travels in oregeon with my fugi instax </div>
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it's so nice to meet up with friends from near and far in a beautiful city<br />
like Portland. it's crazy that after all these years, we can gather friends from<br />
elementary school, high school, college, and dental school and put them all<br />
together for a night of reminiscing, food, and fun. :)<br />
thanks for a fun night, guys. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-79997260679851248102012-03-15T10:46:00.000-07:002012-03-15T10:46:24.068-07:00insta-food<div style="text-align: center;">
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things you should eat/drink while on vacation in PDX: coffee (as much as possible), from amazing<br />
places like <a href="http://stumptowncoffee.com/">Stumptown</a>, <a href="http://heartroasters.com/">Heart</a> (my fave!) and <a href="http://ristrettoroasters.com/">Ristretto</a>; olives, popcorn, and other such finger foods that you wouldn't normally eat during an average day; delicious happy hour drinks (our favorites came from <a href="http://www.clydecommon.com/">Clyde</a> (of course) and <a href="http://digaponyportland.com/">Dig a Pony</a>). </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-90907047045571789352012-03-14T09:39:00.001-07:002012-03-14T09:39:13.983-07:00wanderlust<div style="text-align: center;">
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there's no greater feeling in the world than <i>getting away </i>from it all with someone you love. </div>
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ahhh, to be a wandering nomad. if travel is your thing, have you heard of the new online </div>
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magazine <a href="http://wayfaremag.com/">Wayfare</a>? it's gorgeous and inspiring. i'd recommend you check it out! </div>
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[Fuji wide shot taken in Capri, Italy]</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-50652837476893927352012-03-13T21:32:00.001-07:002012-03-13T21:32:22.247-07:00Multnomah Falls<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.oregon.com/attractions/multnomah_falls">Multnomah Falls</a> is a MUST if you're in the Portland area. It was the first stop we made<br />
on our way to Hood River, and it was so, so gorgeous. And cold....very, very cold. :)</div>
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portland, i love you. if i could do happy hour at <a href="http://www.clydecommon.com/">clyde common</a> at least once a week (we did twice), i would be a very happy lady. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-74424806727248796962012-02-27T21:35:00.003-08:002012-02-27T22:05:58.920-08:00snips<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6791272916/" title="IMG_7669 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6791272916_57149fe85f_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="IMG_7669" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6937390309/" title="IMG_7665 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6937390309_7a42d2e18c_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_7665" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6937389915/" title="IMG_7662 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6937389915_73e6160201_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_7662" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6937389249/" title="IMG_7658 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6937389249_18ed7fa65c_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_7658" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">snippets of my life as of late, according to <a href="http://blog.instagram.com/">instagram</a>. (follow me at aktto!) </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-46873892879488825652012-02-26T23:32:00.003-08:002012-02-26T23:49:58.362-08:00wknd<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6934363587/" title="IMG_6379 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6934363587_06961da31a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6379" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6788235816/" title="IMG_6485 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6788235816_019ab0c2d3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6788235318/" title="IMG_6484 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6788235318_8ea5b2124e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6934381213/" title="IMG_6392 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6934381213_22d5ac401f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6392" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6934374827/" title="IMG_6365 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6934374827_79ec892cb3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6365" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6788265160/" title="IMG_6396 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6788265160_99e5bc0370_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_6396" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montana de Oro. be still my heart. tidepools and my SLR reinvigorated </div><div style="text-align: center;">my soul this weekend. hope yours was special, too. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-84022534810262186242012-02-24T18:52:00.003-08:002012-02-24T18:55:53.584-08:00seek<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6927339409/" title="broaden by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6927339409_64de17805a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="broaden" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">have a great weekend. perhaps do something you've never done before? xoxo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-50803844496421908442012-02-20T23:23:00.003-08:002012-02-20T23:38:22.968-08:00clouds + croissants<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6914854881/" title="IMG_5209 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6914854881_d4512440de_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><span><u><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6914881211/" title="IMG_5210 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6914881211_da0e2544b2_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5210" /></a></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6914875757/" title="IMG_5229 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6914875757_3ba4d00339_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5229" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6914890449/" title="IMG_5196 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6914890449_8966277f5b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5196" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing i could eat breakfast in the clouds again soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;">[santorini, greece] </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-70615109882436958442012-02-13T23:30:00.001-08:002012-02-13T23:38:52.914-08:00my valentine<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6874228787/" title="wknd6:2 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6874228787_980ab5ea50_z.jpg" width="640" height="514" alt="wknd6:2" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6874228629/" title="wknd6:1 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6874228629_688707db96_z.jpg" width="640" height="334" alt="wknd6:1" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this past weekend we got away for a bit to one of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">most gorgeous places in the world-- Big Sur! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> we filled our days with pretty hikes, beautiful </div><div style="text-align: center;">scenery, a fancy dinner, and quality time with my funny valentine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">have a happy valentine's day! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-37246602350151960002011-12-07T11:25:00.000-08:002011-12-07T11:40:20.294-08:00saying goodbye<div style="text-align: center;">Margaret Hesseltine </div><div style="text-align: center;">12.25.1922-11.30.2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473034573/" title="Scan 11 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6473034573_2c1bfd6567_z.jpg" width="461" height="640" alt="Scan 11" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473016701/" title="grandma011 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6473016701_0b63cca62d_z.jpg" width="393" height="640" alt="grandma011" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473018703/" title="059 - 1942 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6473018703_94d1200471_z.jpg" width="315" height="583" alt="059 - 1942" /></a></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473019103/" title="grandma015 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6473019103_c6c7127ff3_z.jpg" width="449" height="640" alt="grandma015" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473018427/" title="grandma027 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6473018427_b5aa0f69a5_z.jpg" width="513" height="640" alt="grandma027" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6473042139/" title="Scan by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6473042139_c90cb8c6d4_z.jpg" width="464" height="640" alt="Scan" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">grandma, i'm going to miss you deeply. you supported and loved me to the </div><div style="text-align: center;">great depths of the sea. you were the life of the party, though often you were content to sit quietly in your chair and bop your head to the beat of the music. </div><div style="text-align: center;">you had a way with people, and all my friends were jealous that </div><div style="text-align: center;">you were mine to call <i>grandma</i>. everybody loved you, but i think you knew that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i love you, and i know you knew that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-38865994520906408582011-11-19T23:17:00.000-08:002011-11-20T09:49:18.273-08:00fall flavors<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6367668557/" title="pan-fried-pumpkin-gnocchi-0571 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6114/6367668557_9edaa0481b_z.jpg" width="502" height="640" alt="pan-fried-pumpkin-gnocchi-0571" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>pan-fried pumpkin gnocchi with brown butter sage</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">{via <a href="http://www.gojee.com/food/links/pan-fried-pumpkin-gnocchi-with-brown-butter-sage">Steamy Kitchen</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6367661885/" title="recipe-card1 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6100/6367661885_b237485cab_z.jpg" width="600" height="428" alt="recipe-card1" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>butternut squash risotto </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">{via <a href="http://katearends.com/blog/2011/10/in-the-kitchen-roasted-butternut-squash-risotto/">wit + delight</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6367723851/" title="andreakashy-6 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6367723851_be2cc9a717_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="andreakashy-6" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>pumpkin pie with caramel brandy sauce</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">{via <a href="http://www.dessertsforbreakfast.com/2010/12/pumpkin-pie-with-caramel-brandy-hard.html">desserts for breakfast</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy fall everyone! i am in <i>love</i> with this season...i get to dust off</div><div style="text-align: center;">my boots, pull on a scarf, and cozy up to friends with hot apple cider.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it really doesn't get any better than that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">you know what my absolute favorite part of Fall is? the </div><div style="text-align: center;">FOOD, of course! pumpkin, in particular. what's more comforting</div><div style="text-align: center;">than a bowl of pumpkin soup, pumpkin pasta, or pumpkin bread? that's right...nothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i think i'll be busting through the above recipes before Winter takes it hold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-62806497851982613932011-11-13T21:03:00.000-08:002011-11-13T21:29:31.043-08:00honeymooners: Capri, Italy<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284398469/" title="IMG_2908a by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6284398469_6bdb7a065c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2908a" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284400805/" title="IMG_2918 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6284400805_31d7a57aa6_z.jpg" width="640" 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style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6343333358/" title="IMG_2951 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/6343333358_7c1499c1f1_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_2951" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6342583219/" title="IMG_2907 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6342583219_57e5f76a04_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2907" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">iphone snaps below....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6342598455/" title="IMG_1566 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6230/6342598455_515fab5a8d_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" alt="IMG_1566" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6342599225/" title="IMG_1626 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6105/6342599225_157c3cf4a3_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" alt="IMG_1626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6342599365/" title="IMG_1581 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6342599365_30b5bc845c_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="IMG_1581" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6343349950/" title="IMG_1596 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6343349950_4a56da6ba6_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_1596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6343351972/" title="IMG_1662 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6343351972_aaa2e07843_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="IMG_1662" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6343351884/" title="IMG_1643 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6343351884_58750f7638_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_1643" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">oh capri, you beautiful, fancy-schmancy town, you. you were good to us,</div><div style="text-align: center;">despite your heat and crowds. we were disappointed that we didn't get to see your</div><div style="text-align: center;">famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Grotto_(Capri)">Blue Grotto</a>, but it didn't really matter in the end. italy, we will continue</div><div style="text-align: center;">to love you no matter what. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-5507519487713831012011-10-26T13:35:00.000-07:002011-10-26T17:34:22.799-07:00honeymooners: Positano, Italy<div style="text-align: center;"> our honeymoon was absolute perfection, starting on the Amalfi coast</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Italy and ending on the beautiful Greek island of Santorini.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a peak of the first town we hit on the coast: beautiful, glorious</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Positano</i>. We stayed at the <a href="http://www.palazzomurat.it/index.html">Hotel Palazzo Murat</a>, which was <i>perfect </i>(complementary champagne and rose petals in the shape of a heart, anyone?).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284349098/" title="IMG_2669a by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6284349098_c87305f7d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2669a" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284136724/" title="IMG_2616 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6284136724_7aab92f373_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283596319/" title="IMG_2628 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6283596319_d1c83be01d_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_2628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After 24 hours of straight TRAVEL (shuttle-multiple planes-taxi-legs), we were </div><div style="text-align: center;">ready for a glass of bubbly and some Italian food. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284114470/" title="IMG_2598 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6284114470_2b86f90f93_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283596907/" title="IMG_2660 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6102/6283596907_81479bd65d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283598233/" title="IMG_2723 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6283598233_ceab97efba_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_2723" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283655611/" title="IMG_2893 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6283655611_2b19731a1a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2893" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284173566/" title="IMG_2892 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6284173566_ddc8340a91_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2892" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">waiting for the ferry...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284313518/" title="IMG_2720 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6284313518_9ed7051064_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2720" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284119252/" title="IMG_2745 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6284119252_d1f34223c1_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2745" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284117986/" title="IMG_2737 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6284117986_142c943b18_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2737" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">perhaps a walk up the steep cliffside was a bad idea under the intense italian sun...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283601073/" title="IMG_2751 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6283601073_0eb26a0639_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_2751" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284121762/" title="IMG_2762 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6284121762_921a6070a6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying the beautiful gardens of the Palazzo Murat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283797253/" title="IMG_2831 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6283797253_c6bd82eec4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2831" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284148006/" title="IMG_2798 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6284148006_fe6b53b494_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2798" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284148714/" title="IMG_2802 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6284148714_a66bde0512_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2802" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283633421/" title="IMG_2809 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6283633421_45a02b86f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2809" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">enter:<i> the best meal we've ever eaten in our entire lives</i>. if you happen</div><div style="text-align: center;">to be in Positano, this is an absolute MUST. half the food we ate was complementary, and everything was out-of-this-world delicious-- <a href="http://www.ilritrovo.com/">Il Ritrovo</a>, i'm still thinking about you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283650907/" title="IMG_2868 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6228/6283650907_a7b31f2d8b_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_2868" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">glad i married someone strong! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6284170892/" title="IMG_2883 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6284170892_687210e83e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_2883" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6283949353/" 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</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-36177523397318148112011-10-10T20:22:00.000-07:002011-10-10T22:55:39.075-07:00polaroid favorites<div style="text-align: center;">3 months ago...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6229387191/" title="IMG_3971 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6229387191_b7eacdc359_z.jpg" width="549" height="640" alt="IMG_3971" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6229904730/" title="IMG_3954 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6229904730_d56f0705bc_z.jpg" width="528" height="640" alt="IMG_3954" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6229902930/" title="IMG_3974 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6229902930_7c2081c0de_z.jpg" width="520" height="640" alt="IMG_3974" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some treasured memories captured by a good friend.</div><div style="text-align: center;">more polaroid pics to come! hope you are all doing well. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-42873759039268636372011-09-05T12:31:00.000-07:002011-09-05T12:52:04.202-07:00make these cookies!<div style="text-align: center;">so a few weeks ago,<a href="http://iartu.blogspot.com/"> j.</a> and i made these cookies from a recipe</div><div style="text-align: center;">found on one of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://forme-foryou.com/">for me, for you</a>. the title of the recipe?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://forme-foryou.com/2011/08/the-only-chocolate-chip-cookie-i-will-ever-need-to-know-how-to-make-for-the-rest-of-my-life.html">"The Only Chocolate Chip Cookie I Will Ever Need to Know How to Make for The</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://forme-foryou.com/2011/08/the-only-chocolate-chip-cookie-i-will-ever-need-to-know-how-to-make-for-the-rest-of-my-life.html">Rest of My Life."</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6107127347/" title="IMG_5594 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6107127347_e3c255571c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">we followed all of the tips and secrets, and without a doubt, found them to be the best</div><div style="text-align: center; ">chocolate chip cookies i have ever made/eaten.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i have since made these cookies, umm, maybe 3 times? they're always a big hit and without fail, i always eat WAY more than i should. oops!</div><div style="text-align: center;">click on the link above for the full recipe and list of baking secrets*.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" >(*although i've since modified the size of the cookies- i've found that using a standard cookie scooper vs an ice cream scooper makes for a more manageable and less coma-inducing cookie!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks, <a href="http://forme-foryou.com/">kate</a>, for changing my life. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-364188241221862422011-09-02T16:43:00.000-07:002011-09-02T17:02:27.116-07:00squash blossoms<div style="text-align: center;">i've been thinking about squash blossoms lately. the best</div><div style="text-align: center;">meal of my entire life (eaten on our recent honeymoon to Positano, Italy) </div><div style="text-align: center;">featured them, stuffed with ricotta and deep fried. then again this past weekend at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://outerlandssf.com/">Outerlands</a>, they popped up again in <a href="http://iartu.blogspot.com/">Jenn's</a> salad, raw and just as delicious.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i found these at our local farmer's market last night and figured i would try my hand at them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6107124847/" title="IMG_5525 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6107124847_59d1eb4b5f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5525" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6107125467/" title="IMG_5538 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6107125467_2faaa8244d_z.jpg" width="504" height="640" alt="IMG_5538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/five-ways-to-eat-squash-blossoms-087564">five ways to eat squash blossoms</a>! </div><div style="text-align: center;">have a great long weekend. </div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-52269149435422974542011-09-01T09:47:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:38:12.497-07:00san francisco food/shop tour: part 3<div style="text-align: center;"><i>in Outer Sunset:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">i've never spent much time in Outer Sunset, but it's extra foggy, peaceful, and has</div><div style="text-align: center;">a laid-back vibe that other districts in SF lack. and parking is easy to find! hey hey!</div><div style="text-align: center;">only two things to recommend here (because those were the only two recommended to us!):</div><div style="text-align: center;">Outerlands + the General Store. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097733062/" title="IMG_2691 copy by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6097733062_b5a8c6ed00_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_2691 copy" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.visitgeneralstore.com/">General Store</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>4035 Judah St.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6103710104/" title="IMG_2722 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6103710104_74138c052f_z.jpg" width="612" height="612" alt="IMG_2722" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; ">My friend Annie told me about <a href="http://outerlandssf.com/">Outerlands</a> over 2 years ago, but we never</div><div style="text-align: center; ">could find the time to make it there. This trip, however, we were determined, and we are</div><div style="text-align: center; ">so (so) glad we did. Have you ever seen two girls falling off their chairs</div><div style="text-align: center;">over <i style="font-weight: bold; ">butter</i>?? Honestly, butter? It was heavenly(!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The cocktails and food were good in a still-thinking-about-it-weeks-later kinda way.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reasonably priced, rustic-casual, Portland-esque, and cozy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't see why you wouldn't....</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Outerlands </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>4001 Judah St.</i></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-91908405531584463482011-08-31T17:36:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:37:27.097-07:00san francisco food/shop tour: part 2<div style="text-align: center;">start your day with....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097185905/" title="IMG_5402 copy by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6097185905_ec18339a41_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_5402 copy" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">have you been? if you haven't, then this is a must! </div><div style="text-align: center;">it's full of pretty things to look at and delicious things to eat. Start with macarons at <a href="http://www.miette.com/">Miette</a>, then get yourself a latte at <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/blue_bottle_coffee_shop.php">Blue Bottle</a><span class="Apple-style-span"> (my favorite coffee in the city!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wander over to <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/heath_merchant.php">Heath Ceramics</a> and load up on Weck jars (this is what we did!),</div><div style="text-align: center;">then peruse your little hearts out. Our intention was to get breakfast at <a href="http://www.bouletteslarder.com/">Boulette's Larder</a>, which supposedly has <i>the</i> best breakfast in all of SF. We missed it by 15 minutes. Drat! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097133285/" title="IMG_5403 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6097133285_c604a6d1f1_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5403" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Flora Grubb Gardens</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">1634 Jerrold Ave</span></i></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-59245819322320372762011-08-30T12:46:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:37:43.191-07:00san francisco food/shop tour: part 1<div style="text-align: center;">this past weekend i enjoyed time in one of my very favorite cities, San Francisco, with one of my very favorite girls. we had an amazing time eating + shopping + eating some more.</div><div style="text-align: center;">we did our foodie research, and it really paid off. we ate an amazing assortment of delicious food that i think we're both still dreaming of! 3 days in the city can afford you a LOT of food and plenty of time for shopping in the meantime. here's a little list of places we highly recommend checking out in the city:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>
<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the mission district:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097722590/" title="IMG_5416 copy by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/6097722590_641e0713a0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5416 copy" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">a given. i always get the croque monsieur. <i>delicious! </i>my fruit-loving</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://iartu.blogspot.com/">friend</a> always gets the bread pudding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097160357/" title="IMG_5460 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/6097160357_51bc549d6c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_5460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i got olive oil + brown sugar! the olive oil was so pleasant and mild....i've always been</div><div style="text-align: center;">curious what it tastes like in ice cream form!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><a href="http://biritecreamery.com/">Bi-Rite Creamery </a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>3692 18th St. @ Dolores</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/6097735522/" title="IMG_2812 by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/6097735522_1af296b995_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_2812" /></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">My new MUST-GO (at least once) in the Mission is <a href="http://pizzeriadelfina.com/">Pizzeria Delfina</a>. OMG-delicious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got the pizza to-go, had to walk several blocks back to our car, and inhaled</div><div style="text-align: center;">it (in its semi-cold state) like it was the BEST pizza in the entire world.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i can only imagine what it tastes like hot!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">be prepared to wait in line for quite a while, but my goodness it's worth it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Pizzeria Delfina</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">3611 18th St.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>
<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">see you soon! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945607528419041304.post-42913731637446150062011-07-28T11:48:00.000-07:002011-07-28T12:07:36.105-07:00hello!<div style="text-align: center;">hellooooo!!! i'm back from the dead, in a much happier and less stressful place than when i last left you. so many wonderful and momentous changes have happened in my life...i graduated, i moved, i got MARRIED, and we just arrived home from a fun and happy honeymoon in Italy and Greece. i have nothing in life to complain about. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">i think i'm going to slowly start coming back to my humble little blog...and we'll start</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a few pictures from our wedding (Smilebooth style).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5984943579/" title="IMG1878-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/5984943579_7f57923cbf_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1878-M" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5985505450/" title="IMG1867-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5985505450_836c25be58_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1867-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">with our dear (now Oregon) friends, Becca + Justin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5985505350/" title="IMG1856-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5985505350_4f5fe922d3_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1856-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">looking over our marriage certificate with pastor josh</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5984943133/" title="IMG1825-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/5984943133_0730ec6ae8_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1825-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">aren't my bridesmaids beautiful??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5984942615/" title="IMG1692-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/5984942615_4cd35812d1_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1692-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">dear friends from high school (where Kenny and i met!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5985504522/" title="IMG1690-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5985504522_257b24d868_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1690-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">fab <a href="http://iartu.blogspot.com/">j.</a> and friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5984942333/" title="IMG1672-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5984942333_a5a7e43052_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1672-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">cousins!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5985503986/" title="IMG1549-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6131/5985503986_8ee0741baf_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1549-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">love these people</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12026384@N02/5985504132/" title="IMG1635-M by twenty-3_ktto, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5985504132_22d7bc91c8_z.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="IMG1635-M" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">LOVE this guy of mine. xoxo. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">happy thursday! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241871671738261138noreply@blogger.com5