Happy 3rd Birthday Maleeya from a month ago

Happy 3rd Birthday Maleeya from a month ago

  April flew by (actually, May is flying by too…the whole year). I can’t believe it, but it was a really great month full of really fun and exciting happenings for our family. Maleeya turned 3 on April 8th and we had a really fun 

The Hungry Cat and Santa Barbara Farmers Market

The Hungry Cat and Santa Barbara Farmers Market

Brandon and I seem to find our way out to Santa Barbara pretty often. It’s far from where I live, but only 30 minutes away from where he lives, so when I visit him, which is often, we have a tendency to head up there 

Mammoth Eats: Giovanni’s

Mammoth Eats: Giovanni’s

As we entered town after the long drive from Los Angeles, we decided we needed to kill a little bit of time before we were able to get into the condo and unload all of our things. So we made our way up to Twin 

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

So much for all things October, it’s already over?!?! Can you believe it? I really can’t. Well, I hope everyone had a delicious and sinfully sweet holiday over the whole weekend. Mine was spent with my family, including my little niece, and unfortunately, a horrible 

Lake Tahoe Catering Part II

Lake Tahoe Catering Part II

If you missed Catering in Lake Tahoe Part I please review here. Thank you! After we got everything out of the Jeep, we finally got a little sleep in time to wake up and make it to the property for the walk through. During a 

Catering in Lake Tahoe Part I

Catering in Lake Tahoe Part I

About eight hours away from where I live in the San Fernando Valley, lays the beautiful serene nature of a large hidden lake. Somewhere atop misty mountains and a forest of pine is the quaint lake side country backwoods of Lake Tahoe. North Lake Tahoe 

Adventures with Stephanie from The-loudmouth.com; Ventura Edition

Adventures with Stephanie from The-loudmouth.com; Ventura Edition

Stephanie and I found our way out to Ventura County this time around. I used to work and live in Moorpark, CA so I’m very familiar with the surrounding areas, because honestly, there isn’t much going on in Moorpark. I loved it there, but being 

The simple pleasures of the eastern sierras; Mammoth Lakes, CA.

The simple pleasures of the eastern sierras; Mammoth Lakes, CA.

As a young girl, and even now in my twenties, I looked forward to our family vacations in the summer all year long. Three pretty rough, very close in age, small kids: my sister, brother, and I, crammed in the back of a car together