You probably won't believe this, but this was my FIRST time ever going to Hawaii! And it did NOT disappoint. We brought our two littles along and also kevin's parents (also their first time!). We rented an Airbnb which was perfect for us! It was in Hau'ula (near North Shore) which was a good spot for us as a home base.

I can't believe it's been almost a year since we traveled to France! It was a 14 day trip (sans kids!!) with my brother and sister in law. We had such a fun time! I think France in May was perfect weather and good timing for avoiding the high tourist season. We scored an amazing deal on our roundtrip tickets (only $408 each!) We decided that we wanted to take the 14 days to fully experience all parts of France, with one exception of visiting Geneva, Switzerland for a day - which I wish we had planned one extra day for that but oh well, we'll just have to travel back there ;)

I was on a journey last year for finding a good makeup routine and products that i loved and felt beautiful with! i went from deciding to not wear make up at all, or at least very minimal amounts and i did the false lashes... but i just never totally felt like myself and my confidence wasn't the best. i wasn't excited about getting ready for the day and i didn't feel very beautiful (which i'll tell you, that's NOT a good way to start every day!)
Come the summer time, i started seeing more and more people i knew become artists for Maskcara Beauty and they all radiated! i was drawn to the simplicity of the makeup, how customizable and compact it was and that someone would actually find the time to come and color match me (i was SO tired of wasting money on makeup and trying different brands).

last month i traveled with some girl friends to Bali for a girls trip! our husbands get to go on a guys trip at the end of the summers for work. the past several years they've gone to hawaii and this year was to the dominican republic, so we figured us ladies deserved our own girls trip! ;) we ended up finding an awesome groupon deal to BALI and figured, why not go?! go big or stay home, am i right?!