dripping with passion

a couple of weeks ago, we took a really quick trip to this ^^ beautiful place to spend time with these awesome people: my brother, sister-in-law, and niece! (this selfie is pretty awesome in how awful it is, haha! ^^) it feels sooo good to have family somewhat close. yes, we live a two hour plane ride + two hour car ride away from each other, but that's pretty dang close when the rest of our family members are at least an entire ocean away! and in our book that's close enough for a thirty-ish hour trip over a weekend - just to be with family. tal and anita recently moved further from zurich and nearer to the mountain town where anita grew up, and we were so excited to see their new digs. we spent the majority of our weekend in switzerland just hanging out at their awesome place: ...and taking in their incredible view, which you get a glimpse of in this random photo: i can't believe i didn't get a good shot of it. it's astonishing - they have these huuuuuge sli...

some things in this world are famous for a really good reason … and are just truly worth any and all hype. these things are stunningly better in real life than one can imagine from pictures, and experiencing them for oneself is truly epic. the matterhorn is one of those things. getting a glimpse of this iconic peak isn’t a super easy task. first, because weather is unpredictable, and clouds tend to like to form over tall mountains. and second, because the terrain and development around the matterhorn necessitates quite a long drive (that includes lots of tunnels!) from any major city. we woke up early and traveled from lauterbrunnen to the town of zermatt (which is pretty much the gateway to matterhorn viewing), chasing the clear skies and constantly checking our weather apps. we drove along mountain passes, one of which included a train (that you drive your car onto!) through a tunnel. then, we parked in the town of tasch, and took another train to zermatt – where no cars are al...