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Our Mountain Wedding

The day finally arrived! 3.12.22 has seemed forever on the horizon, but after months of patience, hard work, and excitement, March 12th became a reality. Joseph and I tied the knot at 1:30pm in the afternoon, under the oak trees in the small mountain town of Oak Glen, California…

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Spending Our Anniversary at the Rancho Caymus Inn in Napa

They say “time flies when you are having fun”, and that saying has never rung more true than when you marry your best friend. It feels like yesterday that Joseph and I tied the knot on a sunny, warm day in March, and yet here we are, celebrating out two year wedding anniversary…

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10 Valentine’s Gifts that She will Adore!

Easy Valentine’s Gifts under $130 that she will ADORE! I have put together the perfect list of 10 girly, cozy, feminine gifts that wives, fiancées, and girlfriends will appreciate more than the typical chocolate and roses (although I recommend getting those too…)

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Creating Cozy Vibes

I didn’t make any crazy huge resolutions for the New Year…mostly they were just goals of working on creating a home, and making the most out of the living situations I am in, etc. However, a phrase that has come up in my mind time and time again has been “cozy vibes only”…

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2023 Vision Boarding Party

I recently hosted a ladies night to celebrate the beginning of 2023. It was all thrown together very last minute, but after hearing a few people talking about vision boards for the new year, I suddenly had the thought of making a fun evening out of it all!

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My Mountain Bike Journey

When I started dating Joseph, I knew I was going to be trying mountain biking at some point. Now that I’m over half a year into my mountain bike journey, I feel like I can share with you all my thoughts on the sport…

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Sedona, AZ Trip

Have you ever seen the movie “Cars”? I felt as though I had stepped into the desert around Radiator Springs when I saw the beautiful landscape of Sedona, Arizona. Our friends Taylor and Kate have a time-share in Sedona, and they invited Joseph and I to tag along on the ultimate desert mountain biking trip…

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Building Our Apartment

You guys, we just got the best news ever!! We have an amazing housing situation that came up, and we are going to take it! Currently Joseph and I, poor newlyweds that we are, have been bopping around from house sitting gig to house sitting gig, trying to figure out where we are going to eventually live…

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Amazon Spring Fashion Picks

I have to admit, Amazon is doing pretty well in the fashion side of things lately. There are a ton of options, in various price ranges but mostly affordable, on the site right now, and I am here for it…

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Our Honeymoon in the Mountains

After months of craziness, wedding planning, work, and everything in between, Joseph and I were looking forward to a quiet, relaxing honeymoon. A little getaway with just the two of us was exactly what we needed…

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Our Mountain Wedding

The day finally arrived! 3.12.22 has seemed forever on the horizon, but after months of patience, hard work, and excitement, March 12th became a reality. Joseph and I tied the knot at 1:30pm in the afternoon, under the oak trees in the small mountain town of Oak Glen, California…

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Wedding Planning Journal Entry No.4 - Setting the Vibe

Growing up, I always thought my wedding would be a huge affair, with hundreds of people, in a beautiful old church, with a reception in a huge historic mansion ballroom, or something… I cannot even begin to tell you how that idea has done a complete 180 in the last year or so, and definitely since I fell in love…

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A Day in Joshua Tree

One of my favorite things about living where I am in Southern California, is that I am only about an hour’s drive from Joshua Tree National Park. The area around the national park has a few small town gems I have discovered, and I recently took a day to explore them…

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Bridal Sleepwear Picks

I never bothered a ton with sleepwear before, I usually just threw on an old t-shirt and sleep shorts and called it a day. But since getting engaged and starting to plan for marriage, I’ve had a bit more fun shopping for a night time wardrobe…

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Monadnock Region at Christmas with Visit NH

There is no more magical place to enjoy the Holiday season than in a small town in New Hampshire. I recently spent three days exploring the countryside of the Monadnock Region to see all the Christmasy things the region had to offer…

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Christmas in Portsmouth, NH

One of my favorite cities in New Hampshire is the coastal town of Portsmouth. It’s brimming with historic charm, little shops, restaurants, and little cafes tucked into alleyways. And this time of year everything is trimmed with festive garland, and the tree has been decorated and places in the square…

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