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Baking a Homemade Gingerbread House
I’ve wanted to make a homemade gingerbread house for as long as I can remember. I figured it would be too difficult, so I never tried. I have made countless pre-baked, boxed gingerbread houses but you can only do so much with those. They are so limiting. They don’t taste very good either. I think I have officially outgrown them and moved on to the next level of gingerbread house making. I loved this whole process so much that I think I want to make it a new Christmas tradition. My husband is really happy about this new tradition as well because he can’t stop…
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Christmas Tree Updates 2019
Compass (also available on Amazon) from Anthropologie. I bought it for myself with birthday money. Smokey the Bear ornament made of wood. This came from Big Bear Lake but kind of represents all of our trips to State and National Parks. This is a piñata from Target, but represents when we went to Mexico together. This is a tiny Mickey Mouse hat that came from Disneyland. I got it when I went for my birthday. This one is from Yosemite National Park. We hiked the Mist Trail and found this ornament that has the hike one it! This adorable pineapple came from Kauai, Hawaii when we went on our honeymoon. We…
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First California Christmas
SWEATER: H&M (available in store) | JEANS: Forever 21 | SUNGLASSES: Zero UV | BOOTS: Rue 21 Merry Christmas!! This year was my first warm Christmas ever. It was super strange but the weather was perfect. I wore my new winter sweater with this pretty embellished deer. I love how the antlers are sprinkled with pearls and rhinestones. The pom pom nose is also adorable. I LOVE Christmas sweaters so much because they are just so festive. I found this beauty at H&M, in store. It is still available, just not online. Today we opened presents, stopped by the beach, went for a little walk, ate dinner…
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NYE at Palmer House
SWEATER: H&M | JEANS: Forever 21 | PURSE: Lulus | CHOKERS: Star: Zaful, Straight: H&M Happy New Year! This year I went to Chicago for NYE to NYD. New Years is me and my fiancé’s anniversary. This year we celebrated 8 years of being together. We stayed at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. It’s a super old, historic hotel in downtown Chicago. I’ve been wanting to check it out for a little while because it’s also known for being very “Instagramable.” As you can see it’s super pretty. There have been loads of famous performers and people that have stayed there. You can read about…
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Affordable Christmas Gift Guide for Her
Since it’s getting closer to Christmas, I wanted to make a post about affordable Christmas gifts for females. As you can guess, I’ve intended this to be aimed at a somewhat younger female, perhaps 16-35. I love all of these items and even have some. I feel like they would make good gifts because they aren’t too obscure and are pretty. I feel like the average young female would probably appreciate one of these. Like I said, this is my “affordable” gift guide so I’ve kept all of these under $50. 1. Who doesn’t love Beauty & the Beast? I know I’ve always wanted a…
