Hi everyone! I’m Miara and my husband is Colton. We met our senior year of high school, dated for four years, and got married in May of 2013. This blog is mostly a documentation of our life and adventures, but we hope it also encourages people to go out and explore! After coming up with twelve billion titles for a blog, I finally settled on Bookshelves and Garden Paths. We’ve accumulated far too many books from entering the black holes of used book stores and thrift shops, but couldn’t imagine our home without a library. We also both enjoy gardening and yard work, and hope to someday have a beautiful garden that spreads across acres. Everywhere we go we search out the books and the gardens, so you’ll see a lot of that on this blog. We also love photography, hiking, camping, backpacking, and standup paddleboarding.
I’m half Chinese, speak fluent Mandarin, and love anything to do with rainbows, unicorns, flowers, and cupcakes. I play the violin, Chinese zither, and piano (though only the piano well). I love Utah’s deserts and mountains with a passion. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Painting and Drawing and I recently opened an Etsy Shop which I’m hoping will continue to grow. I currently work as a dental assistant, which has nothing to do with my degree, but I love it!