Durango

My parents really wanted to take a mini trip when Aaron and I were visiting for Thanksgiving. We decided to road trip up to Durango, Colorado. Aaron had never been to Colorado before, and my brother wanted to snowboard. It was the perfect little getaway from our getaway. Durango was just as funky and entertaining as I remembered, and the sunsets were incredible.

En route to Durango

Northern New Mexico is so beautiful.

Lake Champlain

A beautiful evening for a rehearsal dinner.

Out on the water

So many of our friends traveled so far to be in Nova Scotia for our wedding. We really wanted to make sure that they all had nice places to stay and had some fun things to do, so we arranged for a family friend to take our friends and Aaron's family for a ride in his lobster boat to see the area and to fish. Our friends went on Thursday, and caught two fish. Aaron's family went on Sunday and caught about thirty. It's all in the timing, I suppose. My uncle, Robbie, went along for the ride to give a little tour. Charlie and Jeremy took these photos of the trips!

 Above photos by Charles Bourne. See more of his work here. 

 Above photos by Jeremy Brake. See more of his work here.

Around

Pittsburgh is really growing on me.

The farm

My aunt's farm in Vermont is one of my favourite places in the world. I adore every inch of it, from the beautifully restored barn, to their cozy house, to the multitudes of flowers, fruits, and vegetables that my aunt lovingly grows, to the solar panels that supply the energy to keep the farm going. Aaron and I stopped in for a night on our way to Pittsburgh, and I decided to pull my camera out for the first time in several weeks and took a ton of photos of this magical place.

I'm heading back to Vermont this week for my cousin's wedding! I can't wait to see my family again so soon and be in such a beautiful state.