Hello, we are so happy you are here! I’m Esperanza, a farm girl from Eastern Washington. I’m Italian and Irish on my dad’s side and my mom is from Colombia. I have a degree in interior design, a huge passion of mine. I have an older brother who lives in Salem and a younger sister who lives in Los Angeles. My parents retired in Phoenix over 5 years ago. I met my fiance Schyler on a double date almost 10 years ago. He was in a band and I was working in the interior design industry. We moved to Portland (OR) together after about a year of dating. We got engaged in New York City at Central Park in 2020. Schyler and I have been working together on The Urban Darling blog + socials for over 6 years full time. The Urban Darling is a lifestyle blog dedicated to everything I love from style to home, travel, and more!

This blog started out as a hobby but after being let go from my job after coming home from a vacation in Europe (my first vacation in 2 years), Schyler encouraged me to fully pursue social media and with his help, I haven’t looked back. He is like my social media manager, assistant, and best friend all rolled into one! Since then we have moved all over the country with our 4 year old labradoodle Indio in tow. We have lived in Portland, Nashville, and Pittsburgh which was amazing because it allowed me to be able to create a ton of travel content in those cities and surrounding cities we were able to easily road trip to. It was a great experience!

We wanted to move to Las Vegas next, but our plans changed. We decided to stay in our hometown of Tri-Cities and save money while living at Schyler’s dad’s house. I am now pregnant with our first baby, which we are so happy about! I have always wanted to be a mom but wanted to wait until I felt like my blog/socials were “stable enough”. We finally realized that it’s never going to be exactly the “perfect” time to start a family. When this baby arrives in 2024, we will have so many new adventures to look forward to and we can’t wait. Becoming a parent will be a huge change and my content will reflect that over the years, but my hope is that everyone can find something they enjoy on my blog!

I am so thankful for all of you that read my blog and/or follow me on my other social media platforms, it’s because of you that I am able to do what I do which has been a dream come true. The Urban Darling has given me so many amazing opportunities! I’ve traveled to Europe with Expedia, visited amazing cities in the United States like Columbus with Experience Columbus, the list of amazing brands I’ve been able to work with goes on and on. I hope that my content is helpful, inspirational, and motivational to you which is always my goal. I hope you continue to stick around!

XOXO