A Week in Cascais  I’m writing this to you on a dreary fall day and can’t help but daydream of Mediterranean sunshine. This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting Portugal for the first time! I’m already itching to go back and see more of this incredible country but till then, I’ll reminisce on […]

Water’s Edge Resort and Spa | Connecticut Weekend Getaway Every year, my mom, sister and I go on what we like to call a “MAD” weekend. AKA a “Mother and Daughter” weekend. So far we’ve gone to Cape May, Cape Cod, and Montauk together!  This year, we decided to go a little bit closer to […]

Well hey ya’ll! Francesca Dominique Photography is reporting back from a week spent in Austin, Texas with my love and we had a BLAST! Frank has never been west of Ohio and I had never been to Texas so this was such a treat to experience it together! We were absolutely blown away by the […]

Oh my, what a whirlwind of a day! I am soaking up every last second with the family as our trip comes to a close. The sun, the laughs – it’s all been fulfilling my soul 🙂 Today, we rented a boat and took on Lake Tahoe, Vasta family style. After getting on the water, it […]

Have you ever just been somewhere, or seen something, and suddenly a sense of calmness falls over you. It’s like you’ve been holding your breath, and it’s in that moment of release that you finally find relief.  I find myself experiencing this feeling every time I see mountains. The Western United States is so extraordinary […]