Iceland. Part 2.

On our second day we decided to drive the famous Golden Circle, and somehow lucked out with the prettiest weather! We always seem to have bad luck with weather while traveling (does anyone remember our Grand Canyon trip?) and I think it was even raining at home, so we felt super grateful for the sunshine. Because of that, we wanted to pack as much into this day as possible. The Golden Circle is a loop in the western part of the country comprised of some of the most popular sights. The entire route is ridiculously scenic and we found ourselves stopping off to take pictures every few miles. Gulfoss (the waterfall) was the absolute highlight, although we were surprised by how much we enjoyed Stokkur which erupts every 5-10 minutes. Neither of us had seen a geyser before and the anticipation before each eruption was such a thrill. Every time it made the crowd squeal!

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Iceland. Part 1.

It's about time I blog about our amazing trip to Iceland! I had to take some time to digest all of the beautiful things we saw, not to mention go through the thousands of pictures I took along the way. Iceland came on our radar a few years ago after a trip Christine took when I first started at ONA. Ever since then it seems like every photographer and famous Instagrammer has been, and it quickly became a top destination we wanted to visit. We talked about it several times over the years, but the best opportunity arose after we found out we were pregnant and moved back to Maryland. While usually the cheapest flights to places like this are out of JFK, WOW Air flies to Iceland with ridiculously inexpensive fares from Baltimore. It was finally our chance to go! We also figured a trip like this would be perfect for a babymoon since it'll likely be more difficult to go on this kind of adventure once a baby is added to the mix.

We were there for five days, and completely cherished the uninterrupted time together in such a beautiful country. I feel like there is still so much left to see, but here is a small glimpse into our first two days in Reykjavik and our visit to the Blue Lagoon. Some highlights from this part of the trip include the coffee (and atmosphere!) at Reykjavik Roasters, the unexpected sunshine and blue skies, and the hot dogs from Bæjarins and the Beer Garden in our hotel. Stay tuned for pictures from our drive around the Golden Circle next...

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Iceland on video.

27 Weeks.

Last night Aaron and I drove out to the more rural parts of Montgomery County to get a few pictures of my growing belly in that golden hour light. I bought this dress early in pregnancy with these images in mind and I realized yesterday we needed to do them now or never if I wanted to wear this dress. It turns out, you quickly grow out of your non-maternity clothes once the second trimester hits!

Strawberry Picking!

I'm turning 28 tomorrow and my one birthday wish was to go strawberry picking at Butler's Orchard. When we lived in New York I was always sad to miss out on the summer season at Butler's so this has been on the top of my list since moving back. We were lucky to get there while they were at their peak and enjoyed a sticky-hot morning of picking together. We also picked up some strawberry shortcake mix and I'll likely be making that as a birthday gift to myself at some point tomorrow. It was such a sweet way to kick off my birthday and the start of summer!