For a few days before we left for Hawaii, the girls and I had been planning on setting aside some time for baking. We brainstormed together, and decided that a rainbow cake was the perfect thing to make! After planning our color scheme, picking out the proper candy toppings, and drawing our designs, we were […]
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Lahaina, Hawaii
7 days ago I started my journey to Corona Del Mar where the weather is perfect and my favorite three little girls reside. For the next couple of weeks, I will be spending everyday playing, being surprised and delighted by the little things, and I will have a front row seat to watching these girls […]
Refocus.
We often struggle with finding authenticity, clarify, and fully understanding what it means to be ourselves. Focus on building up an image of self-worth and respect for the person you are right now.
A Week of Break
Last week, while leaving my homework and responsibilities behind, my family and I crossed over the ocean to arrive in the sandy beaches of Kauai. We stayed in beautiful Princeville, a place I haven’t been to since about the age of 13. I figured we would snorkel, explore, sail, whale watch, and do all those […]
top ten memories of 2016
becoming a big one of the happiest days I’ve had this year was gaining these two as my littles. ever since this day, we have grown closer and closer, and I can’t wait to continue on this college journey with them. starting a new job nothing feels quite as good as doing something that makes […]
20.
yesterday was the day of the great and terrible twenty. the number that removes one from his or her teen years, but shows him or her how long the next year will be. see, on so many of our birthdays we don’t just advance in years, we also advance in perks, responsibilities, and in pleasure. […]
Monday Morning Inspiration
Last week officially started the school year at Arizona State; however, this week is truly the first full week of the year. This week is what some students are dreading, some students have been waiting for, and then there are those whose minds are still on summer vacation. Either way, regardless of the emotions one may be […]
School Is Back In Session
Tomorrow is the big day: tomorrow is the start of my sophomore year in college. This is a day I have been anticipating all summer. It’s very surreal that my freshman year in college is already behind me, and that I am no longer a newbie at this sort of thing. It still feels like […]
You Can Call Me Nanny Jess
Over the next week, I will be in Laguna Beach pretending to be a mom and hanging out with “my” 3 kids. I will be picking up and dropping off the kiddos at school, and making lunches and packing backpacks, while playing mom the best I know how. I’m basically getting a whole week of […]
7.4.16
Happy belated birthday America!! We sure did celebrate ya yesterday. This July 4th was the best yet for my family and I, and by family I mean all my Newport family and friends as well. Yesterday was the perfect day of relaxation, quality time with quality people, food and lots of drinks, and the beach. […]
Jessie By Nature 