In case you didn’t know, we’re expecting a baby boy in June! We usually go on a big vacation in June, but that’s not happening this year. 🙃 We decided to take advantage of Matt’s spring break off from work, and we travelled to Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs for a babymoon! We […]
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We went to Italy this summer!! 🇮🇹🍷⛰️🍕 It was an incredible trip. We flew round-trip from Austin to Rome, with one layover each way. From there, we travelled through northern Italy. Over 17 days, here’s how many nights we stayed in each area: I highly recommend this route if you want to see cites, the […]
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🚙 STORY TIME⛰ We just got back from our annual vacation, and I’m pumped to share the stories and photos from our trip… PLUS tips for traveling during Covid-19 Coronavirus. This is the third summer in a row we’ve taken a big road trip. Because of Matt’s job, we have a short window in the […]
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Big news!! The PRINT SHOP IS OPEN! 🥳 I’ve gathered my favorite landscape photos from my travels and made them available to YOU. The collection includes iconic sights like Horseshoe Bend, as well as America’s most remote and magical landscapes, like the glaciers of Montana. U.S. National Parks – Nine parks including Yosemite, Yellowstone & Zion Southwest – […]
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An incredible sunrise, endless snowy mountains, and an awesome couple (who happen to be my brother-in-law and future sister-in-law, Alyssa & Zach)! Two years ago, we celebrated Matt’s parents’ anniversary at Purgatory Ski Resort in Durango, where they went on their honeymoon over 30 years ago. This year, they invited us on another ski trip […]
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Emma & Joab have know each other since they were kids. They met in middle school choir class, were friends in high school, and secretly liked each other all along. Joab says he was super awkward and nervous around Emma, and based on their stories, he’s not kidding 😂 His friends set them up on […]
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Last year, we road-tripped from Albuquerque to San Francisco, hitting five national parks along the way. We LOVED that trip and set a new goal of visiting every national park in our lifetime. So this year, for our three year anniversary trip, we choose three more parks to check off the list. Neither of us […]
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I’ve loved the desert landscape of the Southwest since my first family vacation to the Grand Canyon & Utah many years ago. And last year summer, when Matt & I drove across the country visiting national parks, that love for the desert was reaffirmed. When we decided to take short winter trip, we thought about […]
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After 9 years of dating, Talin and my brother Russell are husband & wife! They were only 13 or 14 years old when they started dating. Like many of the best couples I know, including Matt and I, they met in the school band. I remember noticing them spending time together, but back then, I […]
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After two years in a row of easy, laid-back vacations (at an all-inclusive Sandals and a cruise to the Caribbean), we decided to take a more unstructured and adventurous road trip this summer! We flew from Austin to Albuquerque, where we rented a car to begin our road trip across the Southwest United States. The […]
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