I am finally getting around to sharing this blog post that I have been meaning to sit down and write! If you have been following along on our moving journey here on the blog or on socials, you may be wondering what happened to our plan to leave Pittsburgh and move to Las Vegas! You can read more about the pros and cons of this decision in this blog post here. I’ve addressed this on my Instagram here and in this YouTube vlog that Schyler and I filmed, but I wanted to share a life update on here as well as I have gotten so many questions about it!
Schyler and I have been going on a lot of nature walks over the past few months and lucky for us, we live right next to a beautiful canyon with lots of pretty photo spots! I knew I just had to shoot some photos on this beautiful grassy hill when we came across it and we finally got the chance to on this sunny spring day. The chic neutral spring outfit I’m wearing features some new pieces from some of my favorite sustainable brands. I love the way these photos turned out, they definitely have a classic, dreamy feel to them!
I’m so excited to finally be sharing this beautiful bridal photo shoot that Schyler and I worked so hard on! This is the exciting photo shoot that I had been hinting at over the past few months on socials and finally got the chance to edit. We were battling with the wind at our photo location the day of the shoot (which kept knocking over our baskets lol) but I am so happy with how these photos turned out. I know that Schyler and I will cherish these photos forever and I love that we will be able to show them to our kids one day with pride!
Getting A Hair Makeover At Allure Salon In Tri-Cities, WA
By Esperanza on March 20, 2023A few weeks ago, I visited Allure Salon in Kennewick, WA (one of the three cities that makes up the Tri-Cities area where we are from, if you are not familiar) for a much needed hair makeover! It had been about 9 months since my last visit to the hair salon back in Pittsburgh where I had my hair dyed a very dark brown (before that it was dyed black). My natural hair is lighter so the roots were definitely showing through quite a bit and there was a weird purple/red tint to my hair that I didn’t love and wanted to have color corrected.
For those of you that are new here, my fiance and I recently moved back to our hometown of Kennewick, WA after moving around the country for over 7 years! Kennewick is one of the 3 towns that make up the Tri-Cities metro in Eastern Washington. So much has changed while we’ve been gone, in a good way! When we moved, there weren’t a lot of shops are restaurants that had the kind of aesthetic that I love sharing with you guys on here and on my social media channels. But over the past few years so many cute spots have opened up which I was thrilled to discover! I’ve loved getting to know the local shop owners and scouting spots with my fiance Schyler. I wanted to share a fun guide to (historic) downtown Kennewick, WA for those of you that may be moving to the area or maybe those that live in the area and want to check out some cute spots! I’ll be adding to this post as I visit more shops and hopefully sharing guides for other areas in the Tri-Cities soon too so be sure to check back.
Focusing On Mental Health With Yoga & Meditation
By Esperanza on February 12, 2023Over the past few years I’ve been doing a lot of work on my mental health, physical health, and overall wellness. I have always been an anxious person but I also struggle with depression and PTSD due to childhood traumas. One thing I’ve always known since I was a little girl is that I want to be a mommy (very badly), which is why I felt it was important to start putting in extra work into healing those emotional scars, so I can be the best version of myself for my child. I still have a lot of work to do, it’s definitely a journey and it may take years to really “heal” some childhood wounds, but I’m proud of myself for making it a priority. We hope to start our family very soon, so I’m going to be focusing in on this even more.
While scouting for new local shops in our hometown of Tri-Cities, WA (I can’t believe we’ve been back a month already!) we found this amazing heart mural! It’s located in the alley of the Uptown Mall in Richland, WA where I used to work once upon a time. I knew it would be perfect for a fun Valentine’s themed photo shoot and it certainly was! 😉
Vintage Inspired Valentine’s Day Couples Shoot
By Esperanza on February 7, 2023Since we have been back home in Tri-Cities, WA, Schyler and I have been amazed at how many cute shops, murals, and new businesses have opened in the past 6+ years we’ve been gone! We saw this white brick wall while scouting for photo spots and antiquing at the retro Uptown Mall in Richland and thought it would be perfect for a fun Valentine’s photo shoot. These vintage inspired looks were very fitting for the location 😉 We picked up these fun pink and red balloons, the perfect prop for a Valentine’s shoot!
I couldn’t help but round up some of the super cute Valentine’s decor I was spotting at Target! These finds are perfect for a Valentine’s (or Galentine’s day ;)!) party but would make very cute gift ideas for someone special too. I won’t really be decorating this year as we aren’t in our own place right now (we are temporarily staying with Schyler’s dad) but it was really fun for me to put this together and I hope it’s helpful for those of you looking for some Valentine’s day inspo. I hope you guys love these finds!
I just shared my Valentine’s Gift Guide for her in my last blog post (linked here) and I wanted to share a gift guide for “him” too! I’ve rounded up a ton of classic and timeless gift ideas for your friends, brother, husband, son, etc. There is definitely something for every budget from investment pieces to fun affordable finds and of course, chocolate! I hope you guys have a wonderful holiday this February 2023 however you choose to celebrate it <3
Hi! I'm Esperanza, a lifestyle blogger & content creator with a background in interior design. I currently live in Phoenix, AZ with my newborn baby boy, Sage Wylder! The Urban Darling is a lifestyle blog dedicated to style, home, travel, and more.