Holidays-

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

By Esperanza on April 29, 2018

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Mother’s Day is coming up real soon guys! This year I’m on top of it with the gift ideas. I hate scrambling at the last minute to find a present but let’s be honest, life gets crazy and sometimes we drop the ball. That’s why I thought I would come up with a Mother’s Day Gift Guide to help you guys out! There is definitely a present here for every type of mom and price range. The best part is that all of these presents are from Amazon and most of them are eligible for Prime which means they’ll arrive at your house in only 2 days! It’s a total life saver sometimes. Now let’s go shopping for mom! 😉

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Gifts For Her, Him & Friends

By Esperanza on February 7, 2018

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I love getting the chance to spoil friends and family and that’s why I love Valentine’s Day! I know it can be tough figuring out what to get your loved ones for Valentine’s Day so I decided to make a Valentine’s Day Gift Guide to help you find the perfect gift for your friend, girlfriend, or boyfriend! All of these items are from Urban Outfitters. They have an awesome section of Valentine’s Day gift ideas on their website. This is a compilation of my favorites! You can shop the items by clicking on it’s picture.

Food | Holidays

Christmas Dinner with Farmer John

By Esperanza on December 16, 2017

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Schyler and I are spending Christmas apart this year (I will be with family in Eastern Washington and he will be with his family in Seattle) so we had a special, early Christmas dinner. With the help of Farmer John, I made a honey roasted pork dish with their pork shoulder and maple roasted Brussel sprouts with bacon using their classic bacon slices. I served these plates with delicious herbed Yukon gold potatoes. Keep reading for these delicious recipes!

Couples Style | Holidays

Sauvie Island Farms Christmas Photos

By Esperanza on December 11, 2017

My talented friend McKenzie did it again with these Christmas photos! I love everyone of them. Photos are such an amazing way of capturing moments we would like to remember forever. That’s why I love to find every occasion to take photos with loved ones. Schyler and I took Christmas photos at a tree farm last year so I wanted to keep up the tradition this year. We headed to Sauvie Island Farms to find the perfect tree and take some fun photos.

Holidays

Christmas Bucket List

By Esperanza on November 24, 2017

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I have always loved lists! Check lists, to-do lists, bucket lists… Growing up, I would ask my mom to write my chores down on an list. I would call it my “Amelia Bedelia List”. Amelia Bedelia was a series of children’s books about a housekeeper that I read while growing up. I would go through each chore on the list and check it off until I was done. There is something so satisfying about completing a list!

Couples Style | Holidays

Annual Pumpkin Patch Trip

By Esperanza on October 19, 2017

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Schyler and I have gone to the pumpkin patch every fall for the past 3 years to pick out the perfect pumpkins; one for each of us to carve. We always make a day out of it by taking a hay ride, going through a corn maze, and drinking pumpkin spice lattes. Usually, we ask strangers to snap a quick photo of us. This year, my good friend McKenzie came along and took some beautiful pictures of us. She is so talented! I just had to share these.

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30 Fun Things to Do in the Fall

By Esperanza on October 14, 2017

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Fall is finally here which means fall sweaters, pumpkin carving, and pumpkin spice lattes. I am quickly becoming a fall person! I’ve always been a summer person because my birthday is in June. But as the years go by, I am learning to embrace the changing of the seasons. There is so much to in the fall, the weather is perfect, it’s beautiful outside. What’s not to love? So in the spirit of the season, I wanted to share my ultimate fall bucket list with you guys. Bonus: there is a downloadable PDF at the bottom of this post!