"For winter, friend, is that time of year
when the evergreen in the living room,
the fire in the hearth,
and you are everything I ask for."
the fire in the hearth,
and you are everything I ask for."
I always like to think of Winter as a bare, yet deliciously comfy time of year. Summer is golden and carefree, Spring is delicate and green, Fall is scarlet and resplendent, but Winter is merely cozy and brown. Now, the wood is stacked in neat rows on the back porch, Hot Chocolate is crammed in the kitchen drawer, the Christmas CD's are out of their dusty boxes, and a space is being made for the tree that will soon leave its needles all about the house.
There are so many things that I love about this "brown and cozy" season.
There are so many things that I love about this "brown and cozy" season.
Looking back on //
These past months have held so much for me. I feel blessed by new opportunities, new friends, new experiences, new places. I may have mentioned before that I run (that is, have run--I am a senior this year) Cross Country. For those of you unaware of what this sport is: it is, in essence, distance running. Well, I was blessed to make the varsity team this year and travel to the State competition amidst some of the best high school runners in Oregon, where our team won fourth place. I love my teammates like sisters, and though we didn't do as well as we hoped, we took home a trophy and some of the best memories of our lives. As one might expect, this sport took up a good deal of my time; thus the reason for being a little MIA around here.
Now, I am on the swim team and am enjoying it tons. I have never swum competitively before--I just wanted to try something besides running, and I am glad I did. It is going fairly well, and I am loving meeting some new friends and working out in a different way.
Looking forward to //
Photography-wise, I have again been blessed to have many opportunities arise almost out of the blue. I am shooting this lovely couple's wedding next weekend, and recently did several senior and family shoots. Previews will be up soon!
Reveling in //
...And I suppose that is all for now. Blessings on your Thursday, friends!
xo,
lucia
loved this Lucia.
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Totally loved the first photo. You're too cute!!
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Uhm excuse me, Lucia you are GORGEOUS. Too much gorgeousness just filled my eyes.. AND (pictures) 1, 2, and 3 -- YOU ARE ADORABLE.
ReplyDeleteTeach me your ways! hehe
xo
first, you are beautiful, second, your pictures are amazing beautiful, and third, i love this post. :)
ReplyDeletep.s. may I ask what kind of camera you have?
Deleteoh,and what editing software do you use?
Deletethanks jo! you are so sweeeet. <3 I use a nikon d3100! love it to death but it will also be the death of me someday...it's a love/hate relationship shall we say. :P oh and I use Lightroom 4 + VSCO presets!
DeleteWhy do your pictures always look so perfect. gah.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Lucia!
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole
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And HOW do you rock the messy bun so well?
Deleteaww thank you rachel. :) trust me, they are NOT always 'perfect!' haha. but you are sweet!
Deletehmm...sometimes I can pull it off and sometimes I can't, actually. but I use a lot of bobby pins...:D
Ah, I've missed your posts. :) I loved reading this. The way you described winter is right on. It's definitely "cozy and brown".
ReplyDeleteAs always your writing is beautiful, and your pictures are beautiful, and you are beautiful.
Blessings to you friend!
-Madi
these pictures look so cozy, warm and lovely, Lucia! :) gorgeous, gorgeous. you are so lovely, too! and your shirt... *faint* love that color!
ReplyDeletewinter has always been a favorite season as well. ♥ lovely writing, girl!
xo,
mikailah @ www.maid4him.blogspot.com
ps--I want to start running; what schedule did you use to build up to running long distances? :) xx
thank you mikailah! you are so sweet! <3
Deleteman...the only advice I can give you is to just get out there and run. start slow, and start short. run three times a week for now, and if you want/feel like you can do it up to 5 days or more in the future, go for it! just RUN. jog. crawl. move. anything that will get you started. it is hard, but it gets easier. :) and it is so worth it!
Love this! You are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are beautiful! And your outfit is so cute, love the scarf and shirt. Sadly I can't pull off coral but I love it! xx Natalia
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Love this so much!!! You are just so adorably cute, Miss Lucia! And your photographs! *swoon*
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Grace
You are too cute Lucia! I love all the wintery photos, and I totally agree, winter is cozy and brown. I'm in Florida for a few weeks right now and it is SO weird to see Christmas decorations everywhere while it's 80 degrees and everything is green, and palm trees are everywhere. It's like Christmas in July! I definitely prefer a cozy and brown winter for Christmas :D
ReplyDeleteI love your scarf!!! I just got my first scarf, so I'm always happy to get new ideas for how to wear it :)
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Ah, love it! You are ridiculously gorgeous (you are totally rockin' that top knot. ;)), and your pictures get better and better. You are very talented. :) Can't wait to see the wedding pictures- and don't forget, I'm hanging on a limb to hear your inside story behind your and Raquel's first wedding shoot. =) Remember the "almost-heart attack" that you didn't tell us about yet? Yeah, that. ;) Anyways, I'm so glad that you're on the swim team- swimming is a blast. :) Although I've never done swim team, I do ballet, and love getting that way to work out. :) I hope to be seeing you around the blogging world a bit more. :)
ReplyDeletethanks vanessa! :) you are sooo sweet girl. :) yep, I haven't forgotten--that story will be on the blog soon!
DeleteI liiiiike this :)
ReplyDeleteYOU are so cute. and I like this post. :)
ReplyDeleteWow Lucia... this was amazing. I am really looking forward to Winter too... and Christmas! :)
ReplyDeleteLove,
Hannah
This was a great post one of my favorites actually. I got to relate to the "real" you. Not just the girl behind the blog or even the camera. May God continue to bless you in all that you pursue. Praying that all goes well with the wedding.
ReplyDeleteOhh and that picture of the evergreen... Breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteyou're so fabulous, Lucia. seriously. the end.
ReplyDeleteyour photography is so lovely, as always. and your description of winter is perfect! i totally agree. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so cute. And I have to agree with you, Winter is something to be cherished. xo
ReplyDeletelucia.... your outfit in those first pictures. fabulousity.
ReplyDeleteI seriously keep coming back because your hair, outfit, and lighting in those pictures are SO FLAWLESS.
DeleteOh Lucia! You are beautiful, your outfit is gorgeous and the pictures were amazing! Get the picture? :) Seriously, you are amazing!
ReplyDeleteI really LOVE this post!! Your outfit is so cute on you!!! Cute, cute, cute!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your team on making it that far! When I was in high school I tried the tennis and volleyball teams for the same reason that you're doing swimming. :-) I hope that your swim season goes well!
ReplyDeletexoxo Miss ALK
http://missalk1994.blogspot.com
I love these photos! You are so cute, I love your outfit!
ReplyDeletegreat job!
Goodness Lucia, your photos... They really do make me feel warm and cozy. You're so talented (and gorgeous- I love your red sweater!).
ReplyDeletexoxo
I love how you did your hair! How did you pull it up like that with the side strands hanging?
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thanks selina! i just put it up in a top knot + bobby pins, and pulled a few strands loose (also they just fall out, haha)! :) thanks for the comment, girl!
DeleteYou always make winter sound so awesome!
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