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November 1, 2022

Happy Halloween Witches! Not so spooky adult diy witch hat

Happy Halloween and Día de los Muertos from Mexico (Evan and I are currently in Tulum)! In honor of the Hocus Pocus 2 debut this year, my partner and I decided to throw a Hocus Pocus party. In preparation for the event, I ordered a Sarah Sander[...]

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July 6, 2022

Surfs Up Oahu – A Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

https://youtu.be/jy1i8n_GyaMAloha from Oahu, Hawaii! A week ago, my boyfriend and I were visiting the beautiful and lush Island of Oahu. We stayed at Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki, which is located just a few short blocks from shopping and Waikiki Bea[...]

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June 12, 2022

Get Yo Pride On! DIY macrame Rainbow🌈🦋

Happy Pride Month!! Pride is commemorated in June, since that was the month when the Stonewall Riots occurred. For those who aren't as familiar, the Stonewall Riots were protests that took place in 1969 in the US, that helped ignite gay rights[...]

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March 21, 2022

New Orleans Vlog

https://youtu.be/yV6h03qU0yMA few weeks ago I visited New Orleans, LA, with my boyfriend, Evan. We stayed at The Old No. 77 Hotel and Chandlery. While we did not experience any paranormal activity ourselves, a former employee (bartender at a n[...]

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February 21, 2022

Love my gals a brunch! Celebrating Galentines Day <3

I don't know about you, but in my opinion, Galentines is one of the best holidays of the year! After all, what is better than gals celebrating gals? If Saturdays are for the boys, then Sunday brunch is reserved for the girls. That said,[...]

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January 8, 2022

I Don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 2022!

Another year has come and gone, and the world is still as unpredictable as ever. At this point not testing positive for Covid or one of its variants is like avoiding the ghosts coming at you in Pac-Man (okay now I'm really starting to show my a[...]

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December 25, 2021

Utah puts the ho ho ho in Holiday Magic

Merry Christmas Eve Grinches! I hope you have been starting to feel that ho ho holiday magic! And if not, I know a little bit of Baileys helps me get by.  This year I've been dreaming of a white Christmas; and luckily, it look[...]

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November 1, 2021

Utah in October – the season of fall foliage

Happy Halloween! Spooky season is currently upon us! As some of you may know, Evan, Comet, and I moved to Utah from California in June, as I was presented with a job opportunity at Utah Valley University advising first-year students. So far[...]

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October 3, 2021

Homemade Tortilla Soup – A recipe for cooler weather

Happy October 2nd! Cooler fall weather is upon us! I also realize it's been a minute since I last posted. Essentially, I took a summer vacation off as I moved to Utah and got situated in a new apartment and job. But what better way to return to[...]

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May 8, 2021

A peony for your picnic

A few weekends ago my boyfriend Evan and I celebrated our 28th birthdays (Evan's birthday is April 15th and mine is the 18th) with a picnic in the park. We drove up to the Santa Barbara Mission lawn early in the morning to set up and get the pa[...]

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