And let’s talk about why I really chose this photo out of all the millions upon millions of pictures I have..
To get completely real with you and lay it right out on the table. This photo was taken during the hardest period of my life.. If you’ve been following along for awhile now you know that two years ago I got in a really bad car accident. I wrote about it more in a previous post, but to say the least: it was the closest I’ve felt to death. That whole week was horrible for me because I was dealing with heartbreak, two days after I got in my car accident and then I started to slowly feel further and further away from job where I was later on fired from. It was the craziest tornado that just came crashing through my life and threw me around like nothing has before. But I’ll also look back at that week as simultaneously the best week of my life as well.. My friends really showed up for me; whether it came to dragging me out of the house since I was so depressed, taking me to work since I didn’t have a car for a month after, being just as scared and upset with me as everything came crashing down and so on. In that week I learned how strong I truly was by just getting through each single day. I somehow hiked the most I ever have in a short period of time. Day in, day out – Cierra and I were always loading up for a new adventure near home. And that’s where I took this photo..
An hour and a half from my house, up a horrible washed up road and only a couple mile hike. I was presented with one of the most beautiful moments that’s ever lived in my book. Even two almost three years now and I can still remember that whole night like it was yesterday. Middle of July so sunset was happening super late around here, we had barely missed it because the road was way worst than anticipated. So many laughs were shared with Cierra on the trail, from her hiking in slip on sandals to realizing we had to literally run up 22 switchbacks right before us to get up there in time for the big show. The flowers were in abundance and they lined the trails like it was only way it should be. The mountain views that started to open up and become all around us as we climbed more and more, the small lakes that were tucked away between all the peaks and the small town of Darrington below that might as well be my home because I’m there all the time. It felt like for the first time in a long while that the world was mine. Like I had full control over the moment but I also didn’t have to worry about it because it was all so beautiful around me. It was the first time in what felt like forever that I could finally feel my soul start to come back into my body. I wasn’t being consumed fully by my anxiety and my depression. It was the first hike that whole week I didn’t cry sad tears on, it was the fist hike I screamed on out of pure joy and just to hear the echoes all around. We sat up there extra long that night. As all the other hikers started to slowly make their way down we dragged out the moment extra longer, until the sky painted the beautiful pink and red hues with blue. My favorite time at night. When the rest of the world is getting ready to sleep and you’re still up on top of a mountain, watching below you. It’s one of the most beautiful feelings, truly. 10:30PM at night, mid summer and right in home – my favorite photo ever was taken. And it’s the first moment and photo that I always think of when asked where my mind wanders to.. Simply here, Lost in a Dream.
I hope you enjoyed the BTS of how everything was created and got a better look into how the process of it all!
Also I just want to give a huge thank you to anybody that has placed an order with me. Your support means the absolute world to me and is literally making my dreams come true by supporting my small business. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to find the right words to describe how much love I have for everyone who comes here and stays awhile while they read my posts and now to the people who will have something so special to me in your hands.. Thank you isn’t enough.
With lots of love,
Niki
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Faded Dreams – Photo Print$25.00 – $125.00
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Don’t Go – Photo Print$25.00 – $125.00
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Unisex ‘Lost in a Dream’ Long Sleeve$55.00 – $60.00
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Nostalgia – Photo Print$25.00 – $85.00
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Unisex ‘Lost in a Dream’ Crewneck$60.00 – $65.00
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Unisex ‘Lost in a Dream’ T-Shirt$45.00 – $50.00
Sidenote: Orders are starting to finally be fulfilled, processed and shipped. Please do expect another two weeks or more just because of COVID – the people who make and print everything in my shop are shorthanded. But some of my customers are already started to get their orders so just be patient and thank you so much for it! If you have any other questions for me feel free to email me here and I’ll get back to you!
Thank you again for everything.