05/24/2019
By now you already know that we launched our first product collection earlier this week! I went back and forth about whether to do the launch party here in Austin or back in LA, but ultimately Los Angeles won out. When I thought about my blogging career, the transition years while I was blogging and styling, the dear friends that were my peers and mentors for the journey, most of those people are back on the west coast, the place where the blog began and where I spent the next five years as it grew and evolved. As I took this first step down … 
(The post is sponsored by HotelTonight, an app that we use for booking hotels when we travel and absolutely love. Plan ahead or book last minute on a whim! This trip is the second in our series of 12 trips that we are taking this year!) When I first moved to the beach, I was living in Marina del Rey in a tiny studio from the 1970s that was absolutely perfect for my 22-year-old self. It wasn’t fancy, in fact I was on a month to month lease because the owner had plans to tear it down and build a condo building in its place. (Seven years … 
No, you’re right, it wasn’t actually spring break. Like anyone’s spring break. Parker’s was the second week of March and Aaron’s was the fourth week of March, but somehow our schedules had us planning a spring break during the last week of April. Aaron was going to be there for work over the weekend so we booked tickets to tag along and decided to call is spring break. If you are just popping in for the first time and have skipped the last six years of this blog, here’s the cliff’s notes: We lived … 
One of my favorite ways to see any city is by bike. When Aaron and I were in Australia a couple of years ago, I could hop on a bike, run to the grocery store, swing by a shop on my must-visit list, and be back without breaking a sweat. It was the perfect way to get around because you felt like you could accomplish so much in a short amount of time. You weren’t on foot and sitting in traffic, and you still got to see so much along the way. We couldn’t stop talking about how great it would be if LA had city bikes. It’s …