Hi friends, welcome back! It’s been a little quiet over here because Jon and I spent the last week in Michigan celebrating my birthday, seeing our families, celebrating Jon’s Situs (grandma in Lebanese) 85th birthday, and attending a golf outing. With all the flight cancellations/delays/lost luggage, we decided to make the drive from NYC to…
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Zion National Park – The Narrows & East Canyon Lookout
Hi friends, welcome back! Today’s post concludes my time in Zion National Park with my mom and sisters. In case you missed any prior posts in my out west series you can check out Valley of Fire, Angels Landing, and Watchman Trail. This post includes a bit of a hodgepodge of sights and short trails…
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Watchman Trail – Zion National Park
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m continuing my out west series and taking you on a hike up the photogenic Watchman Trail. If you missed my prior posts, you can check out Valley of Fire here, and Angels Landing here. We started this hike from the Zion National Park south entrance visitor center parking lot…
Attempting Angels Landing – Zion National Park
Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve got part two of new series about my trip out west with my mom and sisters. I first shared about our time in Valley of Fire State Park, and today I’m taking you up to Angels Landing in Zion National Park. This hike is a bucket list hike and incredibly…
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Decorating My Parent’s House for Christmas 2021
Hi friends, come on in for a holiday home tour at my parent’s house in Michigan! I love decorating their house for Christmas and this year I restored things to their usual spots after I couldn’t decorate last year. I have a system that I take very seriously and plenty of pictures to guide me…
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Downtown Detroit and Thanksgiving 2021
Hi friends, welcome back! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Jon and I flew to Michigan the Saturday before so we could avoid the holiday rush, and so I could decorate my parent's house. We had a very easy flight and the Detroit airport was all decorated for Christmas. It's like they knew…
Our Wedding – Part Three
Hi friends, welcome back to the final installment of our wedding! You can catch up on part one here, and part two here. After we took most of our pictures, we freshened up before it was finally time to get married! The bridal party headed downstairs and lined up for our walk down the aisle.…
Our Wedding – Part Two
Hi friends, welcome back to the wedding recap! If you missed part one, you can check it out here. The official wedding day began a bit overcast with light rain for good luck. The forecast showed 90*, so we all hoped that would mean a cooler day. My bridal party met at One Society Salon…
Our Wedding – Part One
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m sharing all about our wedding weekend! I shared a glimpse of our special day a while back, but I wanted to write the full story behind the pictures and smiles for myself, you all, and everyone who couldn’t be there to celebrate with us. I initially thought this would…
Easter in NYC – 2021
Hi friends, welcome back, hope you all had a nice weekend! Jon and I celebrated Easter yesterday and had such a nice holiday together. Last year was our first Easter just the two of us, and we weren’t prepared in our lockdown, so this year we planned ahead to make the day more festive! We…









