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My Grandpa’s Odyssey

Let me tell you a little story. An odyssey, if you will. It’s about my grandpa and I think you’ll enjoy it.

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018about me, adventure, audio, Best Kind of Man, blog, family, featured, Home, love, Maine, memories, Music, My Grandpa, Odyssey, photography, portrait photography, sailing, summer, Weaver, writing1 Comment
Lifestyle

Afternoon Exposure: An Eclectic Blues Infused Playlist

Everyone was there for the music. Not one person had their phone out recording the show. Everyone was just dancing and singing. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced. Here’s the playlist inspired by that experience.

March 22, 2018April 8, 2018adventure, afternoon exposure, andrew combs, blog, blues, bruno major, college, concert, experience, Favorites, featured, fleetwood mac, friends, hozier, john mayer, jose gonzalez, kristin diable, lifestyle, March, memories, mood, motel radio, Music, playlist, prose, quiet hollers, Song of the week, van morrison, wilder, writingLeave a comment
A Green Eyed Portrait, Adventures

Spoken Word: COLORADO

I know these paths well and as my boots crunch against rocky ledges and as I stand on the stone that overlooks eternity—it is here I am the smallest version of myself.

December 18, 2017March 22, 2018about me, adventures, art, audio, beauty, blog, city, colorado, december, Denver, featured, flowers, Home, landscape, love, lyrical writing, memories, mood, mountains, musings, nature, photography, poetry, prose, reading, seasons, sky, spoken word, travel, writingLeave a comment
Adventures, The Portrait Series

A Green Eyed Portrait: A Study in Graffiti

Around the back, in a hidden back alley behind these new establishments, is probably one of my new favorite hidden gems in Denver, CO. For blocks, the alley is just covered with huge, towering wall murals, all clashing together in their mismatched, geometric, rhythmic, colorful designs. And it’s beautiful. 

October 27, 2017October 25, 2017adventures, art, autumn, blog, city, colorado, Denver, Fall Break, Fall Favorites, fashion, featured, friends, graffiti, Home, landscape, lifestyle, love, memories, murals, obsessions, october, photography, portrait photography, recent obsessions, style, travel, urban, urban photography, vacation, Villanova University, wall art, writingLeave a comment
Food, Lifestyle

Staying Hydrated with Swell Bottle

I’ve talked about this a little in previous blog posts, but I have a serious love//hate relationship with water in that just hate drinking it. I’m not really sure why. Growing up I think that water was just so bland and that I would rather have milk or juice instead. Now as a 21-year old, semi-adult, … Continue reading Staying Hydrated with Swell Bottle

March 31, 2017September 27, 2017accessories, adulthood, blog, college, drink, fashion, Favorites, featured, hydration, lifestyle, love, March, musings, New Me, photography, product review, review, sangria, self care, Spring, style, swell bottle, Villanova University, water, water bottle, wine, writingLeave a comment
Food, Lifestyle

Sparkling Blood Orange Cocktails

Since turning 21 over 6 months ago, I really haven’t had the opportunity to experiment with different mixed drink recipes. I really don’t drink all that much, but once I saw this Blood Orange Cocktail recipe from Local Haven I was bound and determined to try it. The colors are so vibrant and with the weather … Continue reading Sparkling Blood Orange Cocktails

March 10, 2017September 27, 201721+, adult, adulthood, alcohol, blog, Blood Orange, Blood Orange Cocktail, Cocktail, college, drink, featured, flatlay, food, fruit, Happy hour, March, photography, recipe, Recipes, relaxation, Sparkling Cocktail, Spring, Spring Break, vacation, Villanova, Villanova University, Vodka2 Comments
Adventures

Framed in Palms: San José del Cabo

Our week was framed in palms, paradise laying at their feet.

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January 16, 2018April 26, 2019adventures, Baja California, Beach, blog, december, family, Favorites, featured, friends, landscape, landscape photography, love, lyrical writing, memories, Mexico, mood, musings, nature, Ocean, Palm Trees, photography, poetry, prose, San Jose Del Cabo, spoken word, Sunset, travel, vacation, Waves, Winter, writingLeave a comment
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A Colorado Autumn

      When I think of fall, I think of the color gold. Golden leaves that surely must have sparked the chaos of miners searching for gold in these hills, because how could nature shine so brilliantly without the help of precious metals? When I think of fall, I think of aspen trees and windy … Continue reading A Colorado Autumn

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September 29, 2017September 27, 2017adventures, aspens, autumn, Babys by Bon Iver, beauty, blog, Bon Iver, colorado, fall, Fall Favorites, family, friends, Home, love, memories, mood, mountains, Music, musings, nature, photography, prose, Song of the week, travel, trees, writingLeave a comment
Lifestyle

10 things that make me happy (right now)

For 2017, Ally's Year of Self-Care, I thought I'd start trying to write down 10 things a week that make me happy. Since doing this, I've found that I have a tendance to focus on the bad things that are going on in my life and in the world rather than all the good things. … Continue reading 10 things that make me happy (right now)

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February 11, 2017February 11, 201710 Happy Things, about me, adulthood, banana spinach smoothie, college, Country Music, dog, family, Favorites, featured, friends, Music, musings, photography, reading, school, self care, Villanova, wine, writingLeave a comment
Food, Lifestyle

Which tea // which mood??

If there's one thing in my life that is a constant, it would be my love of tea. You should see our apartment--we have three bins packed full of teas and coffees. With the abundant variety that we have to choose from, I think it's really important to match your tea to your mood, or more … Continue reading Which tea // which mood??

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January 21, 2017January 21, 2017Bhakti Chai Tea, blog, Celestial Seasonings, Chai Tea, college, colorado, Earl Grey, Evening Wind Down, Favorites, featured, Feeling Sick, Home, Lady Grey, love, mood, Morning Motivator, photography, Productive Vibes, prose, school, Sleepytime, Sleepytime Extra Wellness Tea, tea, Twinnings, Which tea//Which mood, writing1 Comment
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Take Care of Yourself (and each other)

In this year of new positions, new schedules, and new responsibilities, I found myself lacking in one huge department--self-care. As an RA, a volunteer EMT, a nursing student, and an employee, a friend, a sister, and a daughter, the amount of time I had to take care of myself, was practically nonexistent.

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January 7, 2017January 7, 2017a year in review, about me, adult, blog, christmas lights, college, featured, hand lettering, hello 2017, Home, introspective, january, looking back, mood, musings, New year, photography, prose, resolution, Take Care of Yourself, wine, writingLeave a comment

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Hello there, I’m Ally Renee. I am a fourth year (senior AHHH) Nursing student at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. I grew up in Louisville, Colorado with my three brothers and lovely parents. I'm hoping to have a space to let out some of my creative energy that I have bottled up and just ramble about life and some adventures I have along the way. If you are a lover of art, music, travel, food, and most importantly life, then hopefully you can join me on this adventure!

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