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June 19, 2016

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Baby Sloth.

A Father’s Day hike through the Redwoods. 
It started so lovely and picturesque.

And then..

‘Look! I’m a sloth.’

And just like that, an obsession was born.

I galavanted through the forest with only one thing on my mind..
‘Can I sloth on that?’

‘I’m slothing again!’

‘What’s that? Hidden in the trees?’

‘I call this one Lazy Sloth.’

Dad: ‘I just know that we’re going to come around a corner and find her hanging from something..’
Dani:

Happy Father’s Day.
– Dani
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June 5, 2016

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Summer.

June 4th to July 4th is my favorite time of the year.

Every year.
Big things always happen to me in that time;
Things that change my life and shape who I am as a person:

2016 is a big one:

  • 5-year Singleversary.
  • 5-year Millionversary.
  • 4-year Princess Independ-eversary.
  • 1-year RCC Grad-eversary.

Last year, I had celebrated my favorite month by doing a photoshoot with my dear friend Katelyn Rich Photography.
And I never posted those pictures!
Because I wasn’t making my blog a priority..
But now I am!

I’ve wanted to do a photoshoot since high school,
Because my senior pictures were terrible.

And I am very pretty!

However, it seems like it’s only socially acceptable to star in your own photoshoot if you’ve recently become engaged, married, or squeezed a baby from your delicate lady-flower.

I have done none of those things,
But that doesn’t mean my life lacks significant milestones.
So I starred in my own photoshoot, anyway!

This photoshoot signifies the things that were important to me at 24 years old:

  • The time I spent as a redhead.
  • The time I spent with my grandparents.
  • The time I spent dancing the night away.
  • The time I graduated with my Associate’s Degree.
  • The time I prepared to move to Hawaii, temporarily.
  • The time I was promoted to Marketing Princess at work.
  • The time I spent as a strong, independent women who finally took a stand against Charter and refused to pay $60/month for internet.

Enjoy these photos that are a year in the making.
www.katelynrich.com

Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100 Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100 Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100 Hasselbland 500CM; Zeiss 80mm; Acros 100

Pentax 645NII; 75mmAL; Portar 400; rated 320 Pentax 645NII; 75mmAL; Portar 400; rated 320

Pentax 645NII; 75mmAL; Portar 400; rated 320 Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320 Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320 Pentax 645NII; 75mmAL; Portar 400; rated 320

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Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320 Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320 Pentax645NII; Portra 400; 75mmAL; rated 320
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Pentax 645NII; 400H; 90mmAL Pentax 645NII; 400H; 90mmAL Pentax 645NII; 400H; 90mmAL

– Dani
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May 21, 2016

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Camping.

‘I’m sorry that I’m completely retarded.’
– I said to Katelyn as I spilled my coffee on her car, in her car, and dramatically threw my coffee cup into the air when a bird hit the windshield as we were driving to Union Creek for a weekend camping adventure.

 

It rained as we drove;
An unnerving sight when you’re about to live off the land for 3 days.
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We got to the campground and our favorite campsite was available!
Praise God.
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I immediately took to starting a fire.
I love starting fires.
….
….
I do.
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I pride myself on my ability to start a fire without using lighter fluid.
Katelyn: ‘But, there’s lighter fluid in the lighter you use to light the paper..’
Touche, Katelyn.

 

I even used a hatchet without hurting anyone.
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‘Who needs a man?!’
– I said smugly.

That first evening, we ate tacos and s’mores by my fire and it was fantastic.
(Shoutout to Katelyn for doing ALL of the cooking on this trip. I probably wouldn’t have eaten at all if it wasn’t for her. I was pretty obsessed with my fire.)
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The next morning, we slept in until 11:30.
That’s not easy to do, whilst camping.
Here’s an unedited selfie I took while walking to the outhouse.
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Adorable.

 

‘I’m going to go lay down for a little bit. Like, 20 minutes, max.’
– I announced at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Two hours later, I awoke to the realization that I am a horrible camping buddy.

 

We decided that we shouldn’t waste the ENTIRE day by sleeping,
So we went for a hike!
And we found this pretty place.
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That evening, we ate more tacos and Katelyn used her fancy photography equipment to take night-pictures of our campsite!
I don’t have those pictures to show.
Because she uses fancy film that has to be developed.
But they’re going to look super cool.
They were long exposure pictures,
So I had to sit perfectly still for four minutes while smoke from the fire burned my eyes.
I’m such a trooper.
Here’s a picture of that fire:
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The next morning, I awoke at 9:30.
‘This is going to be a productive day. I can feel it.’
I sat by the river and read some F. Scott Fitzgerald;
Praise God.
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I shared my fire-starting techniques with Katelyn.
She’s a natural.
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We went on one last hike,
Which left me with a hideous blister that encompasses my entire heel;
And many other smaller blisters scattered about my feet.
I’ll not show you that.
But here are more pictures of Oregon scenery:
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*Epilogue

 

Dani: ‘Will you pop this little blister for me?’
Gaige: ‘No. It heals faster if you don’t pop it.’
Dani: ‘Are you just saying that because you don’t want to pop it for me?’
Gaige: ‘No, I’m not.’
Dani: ‘This huge blister already popped. Will you cut the skin off for me?’
Gaige: ‘No. You need to keep that skin on it.’
Dani: ‘But it’s torn and coming off already.’
Gaige: ‘You need to move it back to where it belongs.’
Dani: ‘Ew. Will you do it for me?’
Gaige: ‘No.’

 

For a while, it was thought that a massive blood blistered had formed beneath the regular blister.

 

Dani: ‘Should we lance it?’
Gaige: ‘We definitely should not.’
Dani: ‘Just cut the whole thing off?’
Gaige: ‘Fine. Yes. We’ll amputate at the knee. There’s nothing else we can do.’
Dani: ‘I feel like you’re not taking me seriously.’

 

My co-workers are the opposite of helpful when tragedy strikes.

 

– Dani
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