"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."

—Maya Angelou

Whipped Coffee

Have you ever had whipped coffee? Its pretty simple, actually. The ratios are 2:2:2. Here’s how I made it:

First, scoop 2tbs. ground coffee, 2 tbs. sugar, 2 tbs. oat milk

Then, whisk!

Viola!

xoxo,e

Rose: It was sunny today!

Thorn: LONG, LONG, LONG car ride back home.

Bud: I hope to start reading the new book I got!

Ikeda's

As I wrote about Tahoe, I also wanted to write about Ikeda’s. Each and every time we go to Reno or Tahoe we have to stop at Ikeda’s for omiyage and lunch. Ikeda’s is a local shop with everything made and grown from the Ikeda Family’s local farm. They have everything you might want to snack on; dried fruit, nuts, senbei, fruits, and PIES! They make one of THE BEST pies! On the way there we stopped there for lunch, AND on the way back we stopped there for lunch as well. Their chicken pot pie is to die for!

xoxo,e

Lake Tahoe!!

Finally had the chance to get out of town for a few days. As they are beginning to lift the shelter in place, people are itching to get out and do things. Tahoe is one of the places I like to go to during the summer AND winter time. During the winter its perfect for going to the snow, and during the summer its perfect for bike riding, hiking, swimming, etc. The last Tahoe trip I went on, my family and I found this super cool lake called Fallen Leaf Lake- this time we decided to go there again! Its really cool because its a bit secluded from the main lake, its beautiful, and there is a nice waterfall. Most of the snow has melted so the waterfall wasn’t gushing as much as the last time we were here, but nevertheless, still really cool. Definitely want to come back again soon!

xoxo,e

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." - Abraham Maslow

San Mateo Rose Garden

Today was such a nice day, my mom and I decided to venture south to San Mateo to grab lunch and hang out. After we got a bite to eat we decided to take a little walk to get some sunshine. The Japanese Tea Garden was closed, but right next to it was the rose garden. We enjoyed our time sitting on the benches in the sun and chatting. There were so many different kinds of roses. They were super pretty and smelled amazzzziiing! Here are some of the ones that especially caught my eye.

xoxo,e