Leaving Peru

We arrived home from Perú this past weekend after another hellish series of flights. Thank you American Airlines for canceling our flight home for NO reason!  Ooh AA you’re not off the hook yet, more complains to follow, but now let’s focus on the trip. Here…

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Peru…the food!

The fun part about any trip is taking a vacation from your diet.  And since Peruvian food is the hot new trend among foodies, I felt compeled to try out everything! Here are a few of my favorites… Starting at the top left clockwise~ Empanata…

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Happy New Year’s Eve from Peru

Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day to grab that bottle of bubbly and put on something sparkly.  The new year begins tomorrow, so tonight’s the time to party your cares away! I’ll be at a large beach party with the family (the mob is rumored to…

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trip from hell ~ Peru edition

Oklahoma City —> Dallas —> Miami —> Peru We knew the trip was going to be long.  Usually it takes two flights to get to Lima, Peru, but this trip required an added flight.  That was bad enough but little did we know it would…

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cutest ruffled gingham dress + why I need to learn Spanish

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Hola friends!  I’m writing from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico so I felt I should go ahead and greet you in Spanish.  Funny fact — most of my family members speak Spanish… except for me.  My husband’s side is fluent (his father is from Peru) and my…

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Shopping for spring dresses with Nordstrom

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I’m excited for this week to begin because I’m off to Santa Barbara for a girls trip with my mom and gran.  Now that my parents are living part time outside LA, I plan on visiting them a lot more… in California!  For this first…

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Saying goodbye to 2016

  This year has been filled with many ups and downs.  Even though 2016 was one of the hardest years of my life, it also brought with it some amazing opportunities and changes.  Here’s a recap of some of my favorite moments, outfits, and the…

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10 best apple pie recipes + Thanksgiving outfit ideas

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Ok, let’s not kid ourselves.   I’m not a chef nor will I ever be.  I love to bake my hippie healthy snack/dessert recipes but as far as cooking dinner every night, it’s probably not going to happen.  What HAS happened is I’ve become completely obsessed…

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helloooo hat weather

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You guys, we woke up to COLD weather…. finally!!!  You may have notice I’m a bit of a hat lover, so I’ve been waiting and waiting to wear this one.  (It’s hard to wear a shearling hat when it’s 80 degrees outside.)   This weekend I’m…

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the sweater weather dress

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  Cusco is one of the world’s most colorful cities.   With their flag being a rainbow design and all of the brightly decorated Quechua people with decorated baby lambs, I wanted to fit in with my outfits.  So when I found this dress I knew…

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