04/14/2017
I’m somewhat fascinated with what people do with their first few waking hours, which is likely the reason for this Real Talk topic this month. I feel like those first few morning hours set the whole day on it’s course and have the power to either move the day ahead at rapid pace or leave you feeling slightly behind for the next 12 hours. To make things even more interesting, we all have so much going on these days, so what takes priority? There are a lot of things that change from day to day depending on whether Aaron is in … 
It’s hard to think about summertime entertaining without thinking about delicious cocktails. (Sadly for me of course! I’m counting down the days until my Labor Day cocktails in September!) When we were chatting with the team about what kinds of cocktails we wanted to incorporate over the next few months, we kept coming back to this idea of simplicity. Entertaining that isn’t fussy or too time consuming. A happy hour gathering that focuses more on friends coming together and less on menu items that take hours to … 
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about spring wardrobes and I’m just going to come right out and say that it is hands down the best season in which to get dressed. Hear me out. For starters, you can’t beat the color palettes. From blush tones to muted tones and pastels, cool denim blues and pops of bright optic white, it’s just all so fresh! Plus, the weather makes it easy to don a dress or mini by day, but still cozy up in your favorite light layers by night. As if that weren’t enough, the fabrics are so … 
When we moved into our rental in January, we’ve always known it was temporary. While we count down the days until Our Austin Casa is complete, we’ve been settling in and making our current digs feel as much like home as possible, without investing too much in a space that we know isn’t for forever. (We aren’t even hanging curtains or art here because I just can’t justify it for 5 months and hours spent patching holes and touching up paint.) As Aaron and I slowly select a piece here and there that we know … 
