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Happy...Tuesday? Anyone feel all outta whack the day back after a long holiday weekend??? Pour some extra joe this morning, por favor! I hope you had the *best* Memorial Day Weekend with friends + family, celebrating #Murica + remembering all of those who so bravely gave so much more than the rest of us in honor of the country we all call ... Continue Reading »
"Expect the unexpected."It's the mantra of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, where J + I spent a long weekend to kickoff this week. It's also the mantra of apparently this week in general. You might've noticed there was no new blog post yesterday on CUR - which is NUTS, seeing as it was hump day, and I don't think I've missed a hump day ... Continue Reading »
Helloooooo + happy hump day! This time last hump, we were braving a Nor'easter at 6 am in the hopes of making it back to PA before the cray cray snow storm hit. (Spoiler alert: We made it). We had just wrapped up a mere 48 hours in New Orleans , and we were spent!How things change - ha!Last week, J + I had the opportunity to fly down to the ... Continue Reading »
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.""It's kind of fun to do the impossible." "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin ... Continue Reading »
WHOA BABY, it's been a hot sec since a Monday Mantra popped up around these rosy parts! Which is SO BAD, cos I love 'em, you love 'em...we all love 'em, and I think they're basically the quintessential way to start a Monday. Or, they're just my way of self-therapizing through Monday - ha!BUT BABY, THEY'RE BACK.Today's Monday Mantra is ... Continue Reading »
Black dress (I've RAVED about this dress before here - a total must-have. Comes in long sleeves, too, here! SO MANY colors to choose from - #AddToCart) // Grey cardigan (a total wardrobe staple - on sale for $31.90!) // Colorblock booties (SO unique - I had never seen coloblock booties before these!) ... Continue Reading »
Happy Monday - You go girl."You go girl" tee (Buy 1, Get 1 50% off) // Levi's (code FRIENDS for an extra 30% off!) // Converse // Gold initial necklace // Red lipstick ("Ruby Woo") // Sunglasses (dupe for a $220 Karen Walker pair!) PHOENIX TRAVEL GUIDE pt.1 WOWZA. Happy Monday, friends! I'm over here not even ... Continue Reading »
I'm typing this from gate A13 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where I'm stuck YET AGAIN because of a certain airline's apparent inability to get its ish together. Not naming names, but it rhymes with Schmerican Schmairlines. By the time you're reading this, hopefully I'm in San Antonio drinking a margarita. (**EDITED to say that I found ... Continue Reading »
I literally just got home from Mexico - ¡hola a los Estados Unidos! There is oh so much work waiting for me now (only downside of being your own boss - no one is there to take over when you're "on vacation"), but TBH all I really wanna do is watch Bachelor in Paradise + snuggle my kitties. Even tho we're home now, Instagram is going to keep on ... Continue Reading »
Summer is finally here - ahhhh!!! Well, *technically* it's the 21st...but I'm hitting the pool later and who's counting? ;) I dunno about you, but this girl could use some R&R in the form of a 6 month paid vacation. Ya feel? Unfortunately...vacations ain't cheap. Growing up, my family had our one beach hotspot that we'd frequent; we'd stay at ... Continue Reading »
Happy Saturday, yo! I'm SO stoked to be re-introducing you to my intern around these rosy parts, Sarah. ICYMI, she so graciously agreed to accompany me on my recent press trip to Secrets Playa Mujeres in Mexico (read about that here and here!). So now...she's gonna talk about it + spill the beans about leaving the country, traveling out of the USA ... Continue Reading »
¡Hola! y feliz "hump". Didja catch that? ;) One thing they don't tell you is how stinking hard it is to transition back to normalcy after a "workweek" in Cancun. (Missed the trip recap? See what we did, where we stayed, and why the heck we were in Mexico in the first place in this post here!)The first time I visited Mexico (which was also the ... Continue Reading »
¡Hola! ICYMI, I just got back from a "workcation" to Mexico...I know, I know, what a hard knock life amiright??? HA. My fabulous intern, Sarah, and I trekked down to good ol' Cancun on the first snowfall of the year (#BlessUp) in pursuit of warm sunshine and cold drinks with tiki umbrellas in them. This wasn't my first time in Mexico; J and I ... Continue Reading »
I recently surprised my mama (fun fact: she's also my photographer and "momager") with a weekend trip to Chicago. She had just finished her second Master's after spending the past NINE years in school (while also having a full time job, being a full time mom, and oh yeah...she works out every day. #Boss), and it was high time to celebrate her ... Continue Reading »
This time last month, J and I were lying on a white sandy shores of Riviera Maya, Mexico, sipping margaritas and ordering poolside nachos like it was our job. Take. Me. Back.The honeymoon may be over, but in the spirit of keeping the "honeymoon phase" alive as long as possible, I thought it'd be fun to share a collection of iPhone snapshots ... Continue Reading »
ICYMI, I just got back from the most glorious weekend in Music City (that's Nashville, Tennessee y'all!) with two of my besties...who I just so happened to meet online. Tiffany and Nina and I all met on the internet. And up until this past weekend, we had actually never met IRL. But, we've been emailing, texting, Snapchatting, Facetiming, and ... Continue Reading »
Ah, SPRING BREAK. It's the sugarplum vision that dances in every college kids head from, um, Christmas onwards. Ha! But 'tis the season, and we're all hella pumped to break outta the academic confines and have some fun. I'm headed to Nashville, TN to meet up with two of my best blogging friends, who are actually just best friends period, and now we ... Continue Reading »
Hey hey - it's Monday! I'm tellin' ya, this whole weekend has been weird. The past 72 hours have been a blur of trying to get back into the swing of life after J and I went on a little trip to the Emerald City - Seattle. He had a work conference there, so I tagged along because hey - when would we ever be vacationing in Seattle again, ... Continue Reading »
Do you know how hard it is to go from 90 degree sunshine and SKIRT WEATHER to the 40's? I'm sure your imagination will suffice on this one - it's hard. I just got back from the most amazing spring break trip to sunny California with my acapella group, Counterparts (fun fact: we're John Legend's alma mater group!), and I'm experiencing a very hard ... Continue Reading »
And 12 hours later, we’re outta the car – phew. Boyfriend and I just got home from a mid-cross country road trip, going from East Coast Philadelphia to the Midwestern Windy City, Chicago. I’m not even going to begin detailing our trip here – stay tuned this week for more of that.But after a super long car ride, especially with another person, ... Continue Reading »
Happy Cinco de Mayo, from one non-Mexican girl to you. Grab a taco, your best sombrero and an age-appropriate beverage of your choice, and let's get this Monday party started.It's Monday round #2 here on ze blog - I'm kinda really very excited (aren't you?).On another note, it's finals week, and I'm clearly being productive and learning ... Continue Reading »
