WE MOVED! First week in California

This pacific island girl has moved to the California coast! And my life looks wildly different than it did last year. Heck, it's a stark contrast from my life just a few months ago. Some big milestones and life goals were met -- wowowee -- and there are even bigger...

AmSam crew in Hawaii

Met up with some of our AmSam friends during our layover in Hawai’i. I love that our connection to our AmSam crew is so strong because of our shared experiences in Samoa. Time and space may have separated us over the years but we’ve had such an amazing community, and...

Life Lately: 5 months of change and evolution

Helloooo there. It's meeeee. Nerelleeeee. It has been a hoot of a while — and I have missed this space of mine to document my ever-changing life, romanticizing it in a way, and to express my gratitudes in words and images. A summary of the most inexplicably changing...

Underwater Mama

Black and white edits of some maternity pics that Ian shot of me at almost 32 weeks pregnant with Alava. And some random color edits I liked as well of most of the same pics.

Coconut Point sunrise with Alava

It felt so good to be back home. Everything was just as it was. Except it wasn't. Same same but different. Coconut Point. Sunrise. Me and Ian. Different how? We have been joined by our sweet darling baby Alava. We moved out of our place at Coconut Point, the cutest...
On Waking Up For Sunrise

On Waking Up For Sunrise

A quick note to self that I have got to do this more often... I always feel so much better when I get up, walk down to the beach, stare at the sea, and let my thoughts wander and float over the glittery surface. I will definitely be setting my alarm for a pre-sunrise...

For Moana Chips — From the Farm to the Fair

For Moana Chips — From the Farm to the Fair

Photos I took for Moana Chips. They asked me to shoot some content during the Flag Day Farm Fair at the Veteran's Memorial Stadium. We checked out all the vendors (and I bought some plants to take home, of course!) and introduced myself to the sweet Moana Chips team...

FOR LEMAX CO. — Shopping in Style

FOR LEMAX CO. — Shopping in Style

Photos for LeMax Co. — a little look at some of the styles you can find in the shop with models wearing pieces they selected from the racks. From April 17 — I tagged along with Alafaga, who was shooting some really cool content for LeMax while I was editing a gallery...