I read that it doesn’t snow often in Seattle, but once I realized we were a short drive from the snow, I knew that I wanted to get our first Christmas pictures as a family of four done with a snowy background. We’ve always had pictures taken on the beach or in some kind of sunny setting. So, I posted on a local mom group asking for photographer recommendations and Jacelyne from Wild Aperture Arts responded with her photography and videography company. After messaging back and forth, she told me that they had recently moved up here from Florida just a few months ago. It was a little tricky getting…

October and November have been full of changes the past several years – in 2016 I had a baby, 2017 I found out that I was pregnant again AND we moved across the country, and this year will be another eventful season! Due to an exciting job promotion, we’ll be relocating again, and this time we’re going to the Pacific Northwest! We’ve been in SoCal for just under a year, and it’s been fun exploring, but I’m really looking forward to a change. We went up this week to house hunt, and it was amazing seeing all of the fall colors! I’m so excited to live somewhere that has seasons,…

Just over a week ago, we set off on our cross country adventure from Florida to California with 2 dogs and a 13 month old! It actually went much better than I expected, even though our daughter came down with something the first day of driving and then we got a huge crack in our windshield. Otherwise, it was a super smooth and fun trip! My husband left in the car with the pups on Wednesday and stayed in Hattiesburg, MS for the night. The next day, I flew to Dallas with K, where we met up with them in the afternoon. We had dinner with friends and stayed in…

I just realized that my very last post happened to be the same morning I ended up going in for my 38 week appointment, only to be sent to the hospital for a c section. I still can’t believe it was that long ago! Well, a lot has changed since I last posted! I had a baby. I quit my job to spend more time with that baby, and to pursue a passion. I started a business. I found out my first baby is going to be a big sister next year. And I’m about to leave the city I’ve called home for almost 3 decades to move across the…

Aloooooha! [Scroll down to download FREE signage for your own tropical, aloha themed baby shower] I can’t believe this weekend was our baby shower! We had so much fun celebrating with friends and family, who traveled from near and far to shower us with ALLLL the baby stuff for our baby girl! She will be here in a little over a month, and I can’t wait to meet her. Our moms and one of my closest friends put together this Aloha-themed baby shower, with the help of my detailed Pinterest board, of course (because #ilovepartyplanning). The shower was at a local tea room, and it was so fun seeing all…

So, I’ve been MIA pretty much all year! I was debating for a while if I wanted to continue blogging, and then I found out that I was pregnant in February and at that point all I ever wanted to do was sleep, so blogging was put aside. I’ve finally started to feel up to it again, and hopefully I will stick with it this time. Not much has happened this year, especially since finding out that I’m pregnant. I had no idea I was until I went for my annual check up and the doctor called the next day to tell me I needed to come back in for…

This was our third busy weekend in a row, and our house was definitely feeling it after two weeks of traveling all  over the place; especially since I hate unpacking, so it’s pretty much been a disaster all of October. Saturday morning I took the pups for a stroll, and then I went to a tea party hosted by my friend Jessica for her bridesmaids and we had a great time! She’s getting married this weekend and I’m so super excited for her and for this new adventure she is about to embark on! While I don’t feel like married life is much different than unmarried life (we already lived…

Happy October!!! I can’t believe I just said that…this year has literally flown by! But, it has definitely been a great year, and now we are coming up on our 1st wedding anniversary. So exciting! October has always been my favorite month; the weather changes, I call it Florida fall (nothing like fall in other states, but it’s perfect for me), there’s pumpkin spice everything and Halloween decor in the stores… even though it’s been there for a month already and is now right next to the Christmas decor *eye roll*  I have such a hard time walking around the stores and not buying all of the Halloween decorations I…