This weekend we took our second road trip since moving to Nashville to Birmingham, Alabama! It was only about a 2 1/2 hour drive from home so we decided to do a quick day trip. We had such a fun day! Birmingham had a ton of cute shops, restaurants, and neighborhoods to explore. In this blog post I’m sharing all the spots we visited on our day trip!
It’s been a little over a month since we moved to Nashville and it’s definitely taking a while to finish decorating our new apartment! We’ve had a lot of travel opportunities and between work and everything else, decorating has been on the back burner. We had to leave most of our furniture and decor back in Portland so we are starting over from scratch! I’ve made some home decor purchases from Amazon recently and I wanted to share them with you guys in this post.
I’ve said it before but I will say it again, Portland has an AMAZING coffee scene! There are so many cute coffee shops but I wanted to share a few of my favorite, very Insta-worthy spots! I would have loved to include more coffee shops because Portland has so many great ones, but these are the ones I had time to include before our move to Nashville!
We decided to take our first road trip since moving to Nashville to Memphis, TN, about a 3 hour drive from Nashville! Both Schyler and I were really interested in visiting this city because of the music history there. Blues music originated in Memphis so there is a ton of music influence everywhere you go there and of course it was the home of the famous rock star Elvis Presley! We had such a fun time in Memphis and I found tons of cool spots for photos while visiting the city which I’m of course sharing in this blog post with you guys.
We just moved in to the most beautiful, brand new apartment building in Nashville! As you guys know, we moved across the country from Portland, OR so we had to leave all of our furniture at home and moved with only the essentials in the back of our car. Luckily, I was able to bring a few decor pieces to start with but the decorating process is definitely going to take awhile. The first room that is close to being done is my bedroom so I thought I would show you guys the progress!
I can’t believe that I’ve lived in Portland, OR for 4 years and it’s taken me this long to create a photo guide! I’ve written a series about my favorite coffee shops in Portland, OR (read here!) and a few street guides (here!), but I’ve never done a compilation of my favorite spots for Instagram photos so I figured it was time I did just that!
My sister and I visited Las Vegas for Intersect Festival this past December and while we were there I thought it would be fun to shoot some Valentine’s themed photos for my Instagram! There are so many cute, vintage chapels, clubs, and motels in the Fremont area of Vegas. This is the area that used to be the main strip before the new strip was built! There were tons of great photo spots in this area.
There is a lot of emphasis on gifts for women around Valentine’s Day, but the men in our lives (including fathers and friends) deserve a little something too! I thought my valentine of six years deserved something a little special this year, so I gifted him an exquisite assortment of Ferrero Golden Gallery Signature chocolates. I don’t think anyone loves chocolate more than Schyler and I, and Ferrero has always been one of our favorites so naturally it was the perfect choice!
I’m so excited to announce that we are MOVING TO NASHVILLE! Schyler and I have lived in Portland, OR for about 4 years, two of which my sister Rocio lived with us. Recently, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming an actress! We had been going back and forth for awhile now on whether or not we should stay in Portland or if we should move. Portland is such a cool city and there is so much we love about it but unfortunately for us, the cons outweighed the pros.
I love finding great restaurants with cute interiors AND good food. It’s a feast for my eyes and my belly! Of course there are tons of cute restaurants in Portland, OR so this blog post could really be endless! So I’ve rounded up some of my favorites for you guys.
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