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Our First Baby Gender Reveal

By Esperanza on August 26, 2023

I have been dying to share our baby’s gender since we announced our pregnancy two weeks ago. It’s usually recommended to wait until you are past the first trimester to share pregnancy news. We waited until I was about 4 months pregnant and it was so hard keeping it a secret because I wanted to shout it from the rooftops but we wanted to make sure our risk of miscarriage was far enough behind us after having had an early miscarriage when we first started trying to get pregnant. I have known the baby’s gender for about a month now so the wait to share that news was much shorter at least!

Ojai Travel Guide | What To Do, Where To Shop, & Where To Stay

By Esperanza on August 18, 2023

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Ojai, California is a place that I have always wanted to visit! I had heard amazing things about the calm, peaceful, and serene vibes in this beautiful California town. So when I flew to Los Angeles to visit my sister, I decided that we had to do a roadtrip to Ojai! It worked out perfectly because we went at the beginning of my visit and stopped in Malibu for the day on our way back to Los Angeles. Check out my Malibu blog post here! We were there for about 24 hours and visited so many cute boutiques and stayed at the cutest vintage airstream resort, Caravan Outpost. It was the perfect girl’s trip!

Couples Style | My Life

Our Desert Pregnancy Announcement Photoshoot

By Esperanza on August 12, 2023

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I’m so happy to finally be able to share our wonderful news: WE’RE PREGNANT! Schyler and I have been wanting this for quite awhile now and I have wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl, so I’m thrilled to finally be starting this journey into motherhood. It has been so hard keeping this a secret but I’m so excited to be sharing more about my pregnancy moving forward!

Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

Roadtrip To Malibu For The Day With My Sister

By Esperanza on July 19, 2023

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During my Los Angeles trip to visit my sister Rocio back in March, we stayed a night in Ojai and on our way back to LA, we stopped in beautiful Malibu for the day! I have always wanted to visit Malibu and my sister knew the best spots to go to so I am so glad we were able to make that happen. We lucked out with the most perfect weather that day, took so many photos, and saw the prettiest views and beaches. We also stopped by a few coffee shops which I will share in this post for those of you that are also looking for food/coffee recommendations.

Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

Los Angeles Travel Guide | Where To Shop, Eat, Stay, & More

By Esperanza on July 16, 2023

I had such a fun time visiting my sister in LA this past March! This was my second time visiting Los Angeles and it was mainly to be able to spend time with my sister who has lived there for the past 3 years. I definitely did a lot more “touristy” type things on my first visit so if you want to check out that blog post as well for my ideas you totally can! We squeezed in a trip to Malibu and Ojai as well which I will be sharing full blog posts on soon, but we were still able to do quite a few LA things which I wanted to share with you guys in this post!

Beauty | Los Angeles, California, USA

Getting Lip Filler At Vivant Aesthetics In Los Angeles

By Esperanza on July 13, 2023

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While I was in Los Angeles visiting my sister, I was able to get my lip filler touched up at Vivant Aesthetics on Melrose Ave. This medical spa is absolutely gorgeous and the staff there was so friendly and knowledgeable. They really made my experience so great! Vivant Aesthetics specializes in facial aesthetics and esthetician services. In this blog post, I will be giving you guys a little tour of the spa, sharing before and after photos, and my experience getting lip filler there!

Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

7 Things To Do In Los Angeles

By Esperanza on June 25, 2023

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Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

Chic Aesthetic Boutique Hotel In Los Angeles

By Esperanza on June 20, 2023

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If you are looking for a unique hotel experience in Los Angeles then look no further! The beautiful Hotel June has such a chic aesthetic, an amazing swim club & restaurant, coffee shop, valet car service, and it’s located near the LAX airport. My sister Rocio and I stayed there for a night while I was visiting her this past spring and we absolutely loved it! I’m obsessed with the design aesthetic and I have to say, as a former interior designer, this boutique hotel hands down has my favorite interiors of all the hotels I’ve stayed at. Totally my style!

Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

8 Cute Boutiques To Shop In Los Angeles

By Esperanza on June 5, 2023

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Sharing another blog post guide of the boutiques I visited during my trip to Los Angeles back in March to visit my sister who lives there! I was able to visit several boutiques in Silver Lake and Venice Beach while we were exploring in those neighborhoods and even a cute vintage shop on Melrose Ave. Each of these boutiques had such amazing aesthetics that I absolutely loved. I hope this blog post is helpful for not only tourists visiting the city but LA residents as well!

Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

5 Cute Coffee Shops In Los Angeles

By Esperanza on May 23, 2023

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I’m finally getting around to sharing the first installment in the Los Angeles travel guides I plan to share from my March trip visiting my sister! We were able to visit several beautiful coffee shops in the city that I thought I would round up for fellow coffee lovers. I love checking out pretty coffee shops during my travel and Los Angeles definitely had a plethora of them. I hope you guys enjoy this post and find it helpful whether you live in LA or plan on visiting.