About the Blog
I (Steph) started this blog years ago… before kids, before the pandemic, before I got married, and before I got a mortgage. I wanted to share all about my travels. At the time, traveling was my priority. My husband (then long-term boyfriend) and I weren’t sure if we wanted kids. We were in our early twenties with barely any responsibilities (I mean besides a job, rent, and bills… but hey, now that seems like barely any responsibilities). And we did travel a bit for a couple years. We moved to different states because of work. It was a lot of fun, and honestly, my kids probably will never believe that their parents were ever that fun.
And then one day it hit us that wow, we really want kids. Two hard years later (one year of trying, a miscarriage at 7 weeks, 9 months of getting my hashimoto’s hypothyroidism under control, then finally getting pregnant again), we had our son. And a big surprise – 9 months after that I was pregnant with our daughter. So here we are with 2 under 2, a mortgage, and hardly any free time. OK, no free time because even as I write this I’m holding a sleeping 3-month-old.
So anyway, the point of my rambling is that my priorities changed and so did what I wanted to share. I also decided to share this endeavor with my best friend since 1st grade — Emily. Here you’ll now mostly find posts about books with maybe occasionally some recipes, travel adventures, product reviews, favorites, DIYs, coffee chats, and basically whatever we’re into at the time. We’re flying by the seat of our pants here!
Stay tuned… And please always feel free to say hi!
About Stephanie
I’m a 28 year old mom of 2 under 2. I love reading, iced coffee, and watching too much reality tv. I have a planner, pen, and stationary obsession. I don’t sleep nearly as much as I should. I love Christmas decorations and Christmas lights and lowkey wish I could keep them up year-round. I hate wearing shoes. I’m usually fairly shy and quiet – unless you get me talking about books then I will talk your ear off.
So that’s basically me in a nutshell. If any of that sounds appealing, then feel free to stick around and become besties 🙂
Get to Know Me
FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT
Hudson Valley, NY & New Orleans
FAVORITE COLOR
green, especially emerald green
FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE
Parks & Rec, Gilmore Girls, Below Deck, New Girl
FAVORITE GENRE TO READ
spicy romance and nonfiction
PETS
black lab & tabby cat
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR
chocolate
COLLEGE MAJOR
culinary arts, then computer science
COFFEE ORDER
venti quad iced caramel macchiato with a dash of cinnamon
About Emily
I’m an over-thinker, imposter at adulting (I mean really, it’s a scam that taxes are so complicated), and I’m flying by the seat of my pants as a mom. I mean, we all are right? Right?! As a mom of a toddler and a baby, I perpetually live in comfy clothes and messy ponytail, sipping my lukewarm coffee. I’m a baker, love bingeing tv, and obsess over a good video game like Stardew Valley or Spider-Man.
It takes a lot for me to be interested in something, but when I’m hooked, I go all in. I stopped reading for about 10 years after being burnt out from freshman year of college. Looking for a way to pass all my ample couch time once I had my second baby, I started reading books again. A couple months, 30 some books later, and I’m still going strong.
A perfect Saturday morning would be trying a new coffee shop with my husband – iced coffee in one hand, pastry in another, served with a good dose of people watching.
Get to Know Me
FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT
Maui
FAVORITE COLOR
purple – a plum or lavender shade
FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE
The Office, Parks & Rec, Gilmore Girls, Friends
FAVORITE GENRE TO READ
fantasy
PETS
none, but definately a cat person
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR
hazelnut
COLLEGE MAJOR
Biomedical Engineering
COFFEE ORDER
Iced latte with a housemade, unique syrup flavor