Hiya folks!  So March has pretty much come and gone without a sighting of The Jones so I thought I'd throw a little content at ya to fill up the middle of your week.  

This past month has been a weird one for me.  If you're someone who is close to me and my family, you know that my Gram passed away early this month.  I had to fly home to be there for the services, and it was an incredibly hard thing for my family and I to go through, made easier by all the kind words, condolences and sandwiches delivered to our house.  

Life feels unfair sometimes.  Death will just never be something that is normal or easy to deal with.  I had to take some time for me, to not worry about posting anything, and focus on what makes me happy, so I can make her proud.  I spent March working harder on my career, picking up shifts at my bar, taking photos when I could, and doing some freelance work for extra money.  It turned out to be quite a wonderful month at the end of it, because I really wanted to make each day count, with a renewed understanding of how precious this life is.

Oh, and then OLENA CAME TO VISIT ME! The reunion was as glorious as you would imagine, and we celebrated her birthday snuggling and eating and exploring and matching like always.  

Jen and I hung out for the first time in what felt like ages.  We gabbed, took photos of each other, walked around Silverlake and ate yummies.  I had so much fun shooting her, as I always do, and I'm pretty proud of the few shots we got!

Birthday time with S and O means adventure time.  This year we chose Laguna Beach for O's 26th.  A town I've been dreaming of visiting since the first time I heard someone say "What happens in Cabo, stays in Cabo."  Guys, I owned the series on DVD.  This was big for me.  You bet your bottom as we drove and walked around town I was screaming things like, "TALAN," and "JESSICA," and of course, "STEPHEN!"

My friend Cat had grown up there, so she suggested a bunch of spots for us to check out, and we took her advice and were very happy about it.  We had lunch at this place called Active Culture, which was absolutely delicious, healthy, and filling.  Then we just walked through town stopping in shops.  It's the cutest little town and everything has Laguna in the name.  

Side note: beach towns are like my absolute favorite things about America.  They're always so quaint and upbeat while simultaneously being laid back, and the locals are always just the most chill, happiest people you could ever meet.  

This is a visual representation of how I feel about ice cream.

We took in the sunset from a place Cat suggested called The Rooftop, and we talked and took photos of one another and drank mojitos and ate snacks.  

This is a visual representation for how I feel about warm brie on a cracker.

I love my best friend, and every day I feel lucky that the universe gave us to each other, but it's days like this one when we are just blissed out on how much fun we have together, that I feel the luckiest.  And with a bond as solid as this one that we travel cross country to take care of, she never feels too far away.  

Welp, that's all I've got for ya this time.  I'm hoping to get more content out there for you, trust me I'm trying!  I think I need to tackle the hurdle of photographing someone I'm not as close to, so that I can feel confident branching out with my photography.  More on that as it unfolds.  
For now I hope if you take nothing else from this, take away the importance of living a fulfilled day to day.  Try and do something each day that makes you really smile from inside.  Life is so precious and we can forget that, with all the things piled on our plate to handle.  Take some time per day, even if it's just five minutes of meditation, or listening to your favorite song, for yourself.  Learn to love the journey, because that's what it's all about.

See you next adventure!

S