2013.09.14 - end of the summer sun and fun

Checking in again at the end of a long, memorable summer. So many things happened and I will probably post a few more times to fill in on the major events, including a road trip to Portland with my closest friends. 

Two of my friends, my boyfriend, and I held a mini, polaroid photo shoot last month. With only a couple days until she had to return to New York, Gina insisted we use up her remaining exposures. Tom and I posed for this one in his kitchen a few days before moving out of that apartment.

Gina and I snapped a quick picture with root beer cupcakes at the Bite of Seattle festival. It wasn't as entertaining this year as I had remembered it being, but we wandered around for a while with Tom and Alex. The weather was wonderful and we also munched on piles of curly fries. 

I am currently at home with my mom for the remainder of the summer and my living situation for school is a total mess. In the meantime, I am going to try to make it work by commuting to school and possibly staying at a friend's house here and there if I feel the need. Because I am at home, my photos are getting split between my two laptops. My newer laptop, which I had been using before coming home, will not connect to the internet here, so I switched back. I am going to try to merge my collection of pictures onto my new laptop and get it to work from home before I post much more. I would like to see all my pictures at once to plan out posts chronologically. Until I get that all sorted out, I'll leave blogging on the back-burner. 

Meeting Tom and his mother (for the first time) tomorrow for dinner and job interview in a couple days as well. Wish me luck! 

I hope everyone's summers went well and jumping back into school isn't too much of a struggle.

~April Baldock

2013.07.17 - back from the dead

Hello again chicas!

I have been stuck in the deepest rut, but having the time of my life as well. Too many things have happened and my life has taken far too many 180's. I'm going to bring it all in with some short snippets. 

The beautiful lady by my side is none other than my very best friend, Gina. She has been with me through everything and I have gotten to know her better than ever before. We really have been through thick and thin and nothing will stop us from going to infinity and beyond! We have plans for matching tattoos in the works; will update if those come to fruition before she leaves again for school. This photo finds us at Mt. Rainier on the Fourth of July (hence the color-appropriate outfits). 

We were supposed to make the almost three hour drive to meet our friend Alex's family for a bbq. None of us were aware of the still wintery conditions and dressed for typical Fourth of July weather. Thankfully, my socks and beanie were surprisingly warm. We ended up being three hours later than we  were supposed to and we later found out that Alex's family had left before we even arrived... There was absolutely no phone service once we got there, so there was no way for us to find his family to begin with. We decided to walk around a bit and snap a few pictures to prove that we made the journey. After about half an hour, we gave up and left to get korean bbq at a restaurant (not quite worth the six hours of driving). It was a massive failure, but still a fun day with three people I love. At least we'll have a story to tell next summer. 

We even went back to Seattle in an attempt to salvage our Fourth. We went to our friends' apartment to finally join the celebrations only to find that everyone (again) just left. While we stood on their front step, they were all sitting at the nearby park watching the fireworks. Completely defeated, we went home to sleep.

Here is a picture of me and my one and only. Appropriately dress, I swear, for the annual gathering of ravers in Vegas. Tom and I pose in >100 degree weather between dancing our butts off. EDC was an amazing experience and hopefully I will be able to say that again next year. 

The sun was setting behind the electric daisy on our final day of raging. The dusky sky and beautiful mountains were the perfect backdrop to this mind-blowing event. A few photos and immeasurable memories are close to everything I brought back with me. 

This year has seen quite the lifestyle change for me, but I couldn't be happier. I am currently dating the young man who introduced me to this other life and I will keep you updated on our adventures together. This chapter of my life has seen six months so far and we are still going strong. 

Hope everyone has been doing well and enjoying their own adventures as much as I have been enjoying mine!

~April Baldock