colorado summer trip

hello!  chad and i are just returning from a trip out west in colorado. my beautiful sister got married, so we made the trip out there for the wedding and decided to have an extended stay camping and hiking at rocky mountain national park. we stopped through rocky mountain national park when we went on our road trip last fall, but didn’t get a chance to really explore/hike it. we were only able to spend two nights there but fully toke advantage of it with hiking over 10 miles of trails, driving up trail ridge road, and spending hours at the campfire. we never plan our trips real well. one could say it is because we love adventure and just figuring it out, or one could say we are poor planners, but we were able to snag the last campsite in rocky mountain both nights. looks like god was looking over us ;) while we were there we had some amazing experiences- we saw a huge elk pack, experienced major climate change (from hot and sunny, to super windy and rainy) by moving up a series of elevation on the mountain, and explored waterfalls and lakes in the park. 

camp meals:

chipotle sausage with boiled potatoes (with salt,pepper, lemon) and rolls

peanut butter (crunchy, always!) banana sandwiches with cinnamon 

granola bars

bananas

kettle corn (popcorn indiana) 

and beef jerky for mr. chadly

gear used: 

our good ol' faithful '02 ford ranger

old backpacking tent (from chad's childhood days)

stove top grill with butane gas

sleepingbags

air pad

day pack

hiking boots 

one thing to note about most national parks: no showers. as i type this post from the car, i am getting pretty anxious to hope into that shower as soon as i get home… till next time rocky mountain! 

time!

a few weeks back, chad and i decided to take a spontaneous trip to costa rica. we found a crazy deal on tickets and off we went (snippits of our trip can be found on instagram @heathermariebee & @ckirsebom, post coming soon!). you see, these past few months we have had very little time for one another, or much of anything. i started a new job last january, where i had very little time to do anything but work. it was work, sleep, repeat, for a good two months. and then the busy work season ended, and my life was given back to me. all of that time spent working now could be used for fun again! like grocery shopping and cooking ;) 

while i worked the long, draining hours. i often would spend some time on pinterest to give my brain a little break. to me it is one of those actives that doesn't really require a whole lot of effort/brain power and is still is entertaining. during that time, i would dream of what the next season's fashion would look like and what summer looks i wanted (while living on a budget). like most, i have been really working on cultivating my style these past few years and trying not to "buy just to buy". i have found that neutrals speak to me, you can dress them up or down and never look under dressed. in this exploration period, this handy dandy watch appeared from jord and i have become quite obsessed.

on top of the trying to be stylish with less "stuff",  i have been pretty into gender neutral clothing items. it may be becasue this whole marriage thing has taught me that i can steal the misters clothing and still look cute, well, at least i think so ;). i have even rubbed off on chad and there are a few watches that are "ours" now.  lucky for me this new watch doesn't fit him ;)





outfit details:
top// banana republic bottom// american eagle  shoes// banana republic sunglasses// thrifted necklace//gifted watch// jord purse// coach

Ladies Wood Watch

missing summer

it's that time of year again... the time where one gets so restless of being indoors and all one can think of is summer! so because of the days spent dreaming of summer... i started looking back at all of the old photos on my phone.. and then it really hit me, that i miss summer, but also that summer is NEAR! i cannot wait. i want to on the lake, playing games with friends, and getting color from the glorious sun. on tuesday it is suppose to be 60, so that will basically feel like summer ;) but really, summer please come soon...