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#jolenegoes

I am a Southern California native with a taste for adventure. When I was younger, I was privileged enough to travel with a sports team. This opened my eyes to all of the different places just within the United States. In the early 2000's, I fell in love for the first time - not with a person, but with a city. Boston stole my heart. Then in 2008, I visited Europe for the first time. This, partnered with the realization that I could love a city, began to fuel my desire to see the world.

As a working person in my thirties, I try my best to balance a normal life - work, friends, love, art - with my adventures.

Keep following along to see where life takes me next.

Jun 19, 2017

Jolene Eats at the Lavender Festival

Every year in Cherry Valley, CA, there is a glorious Lavender Festival held at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn + 123 Farm. This year, I finally got to go! Head over to my Lavender Festival Travel Blog for my full experience, but stay right where you are if you're ready to read about some delicious lavender-infused food and drink. We arrived close to lunch time, or what I like to call brunch time. It was the perfect time to starting eating and perhaps indulge in some lavender cha

Jun 19, 2017

Jolene Goes to the Lavender Festival

If you know me, you know that lavender is my favorite color, scent, & debatably one of my all-time favorite flavors. As I type this blog, I am sitting on a lavender comforter against a lavender pillow... even my nails are lavender right now. So naturally, when I heard about the Lavender Festival in Cherry Valley, CA, I had to go. I'd heard of this festival a few years back, probably after seeing some whimsically romantic photos on Pinterest or something of the sort. I believe