5.9 Friday Faves

May 9, 2025

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? Liv has her last dance convention of the year, P has a couple of basketball games, and we’re getting ready for our European adventures. I.can’t.even.wait. I feel like I’ve been majorly slacking on everything and my goal is to record a bunch of podcast interviews before…

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A workout focusing on lower body strength with cardio blasts to build a nice booty :) fitnessista.com

Booty-Lifting Workout

Hi friends! Hope you’re having an amazing day. We are slowly making our way through the post-vacation laundry avalanche. It feels good to be back home, but I wish that a magical fairy would appear and make all of the *stuff* disappear. That would be cool. In the meantime, you’ll find me buried beneath the…

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Thanksgiving Weekend in the Desert

Hi friends! How are you? Hope you’re having a wonderful Monday. New post is up on the Family page here. We’re back in San Diego after a nice long weekend in Tucson to visit with the fam. When we first got into town, I thought it was going to be such a long trip (since…

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Livi-isms

“Oh MOM! What are you doing?” “I’m coming, Liv! Be right there.” “OH GINA, WHERE ARE YOU?”     [Talking to Siri]: “Call Hottie” “WHO is hottie?!” “Remember? It’s daddy, silly.” “Hottie rhymes with potty.”     [While listening to the Kelly Clarkson version of “It’s Quiet Uptown”] “Mom, is this Moana?” “No, but it’s…

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Turkey Day in Tucson

Hi friends! Happy Black Friday. I hope that those who celebrated yesterday enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving! Today is where I usually stop in to start the Friday Faves party, but my biggest fave of the week was traveling to Tucson. So instead, I’d love to share a little recap from our turkey day.  Our drive…

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Thankful for you.

With everything going on, it’s easy to get lost in the stresses of the day: the to-do lists, work obligations, making sure everyone is alive, happy and fed, and the everyday stuff. I try to take moments throughout the day to soak it all in, and to maintain a spirit of gratitude amidst the hustle…

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