Spain packing list

May 14, 2025

Sharing some of the things I’ve packed for our Spain trip and Europe adventures this summer. Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having an amazing day so far. Cue the Mariah Carey *it’s tiiiiiiiiiiime* because we’re escaping the scorching Tucson oven before it begins and are off on some adventures. (To be honest,…

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Dark Chocolate Almond Milk Truffles for Valentine’s Day

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, my favorite almond milk. Just like many other holidays, it’s fun to look back at past Valentine’s Days and see how different they’ve all been: -with my middle school best girlfriends, when we all made brownie batter, ate it straight-up, and watched classic romance movies -my…

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Livi-isms

    [Pointing at a bush] “Oh, that looks like holly! Holly makes me JOLLY!”   Me: “My little noodle!” Liv: “I’m not a noodle. I’m a girl.”   Tom opens the door to the pantry, where Livi commonly hides, and finds her with the honey jar. It’s open, and she’s dipping her finger into…

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do you even know the squat track, bro?

The family that Menchie’s together, stays together. Yesssss. How’s the day going? We’re going to clean up around the house -I have suitcase/laundry explosion to deal with- and then head to see a movie. I love morning movie dates with my favorite little lady. 🙂 At spin last night, I ended up playing a more…

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Sedona Yoga Festival and adventures

Hi friends! How’s your day going? Hope you’re having a lovely afternoon! I taught BODYPUMP this am, took Livi to her gymnastics class, and we made a fun dessert together. 🙂 I’m still feeling pretty glorious after this weekend’s yoga adventures, and I thought I’d write a recap post with the sessions I attended at…

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Winter Shape Up 2015: Week 3

Hi friends! Welcome to Week 3 of Winter Shape Up! Anne and I are absolutely loving all of your amazing check-ins from the first two weeks; keep up the hard work and that incredible intensity! I’m so happy that you’re enjoying the workouts and videos so far, too. <3 You can jump into the Shape…

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