Hola, Costa Rica

Hello, friends! Today I’m beginning to recap my family’s recent trip to Costa Rica. I’m really grateful the timing worked out where we were able to go on the trip at all – I have a feeling it will be our last big trip for quite some time. We stayed in a beautiful home right outside of the Manual Antonio Park. Our first two days in the area were spent soaking in the views from the pool, driving around Quepos to get a lay of the land, eating our first few casados paired with fresh fruit smoothies, and grilling out at our place.

Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hello, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hello, Costa Rica

Dale wasn’t able to join us with his work schedule, but I’m so grateful to have parents who are still willing to include me on family trips! This time my parents, Sophie and Grace, and Sophie’s boyfriend Alex made the trip. Costa Rica is already more beautiful than I even imagined!

Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hello, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica
Letters Are Lovely | Hola, Costa Rica

January Around The Web

Hello, friends! This month was filled with much more football than anticipated (Go Chiefs!), dinners with friends (including our second annual trip to Fogo de Chão for KC Restaurant Week), meetings for a new volunteer position I took on, and time with family! At home I spent some more time working on our sunroom and have also started researching/getting estimates for a bathroom remodel. I stumbled across this post from Ashley about redoing her old home’s bathroom and learned a lot!

  • January was also filled with lots of travel planning! I’m headed to Costa Rica in March with my family and loved this recap from John & Sherry.

  • We also booked a trip to Santa Fe in June! More research needs to be done but this got me excited. I also got lots of recommendations from friends from work making the decision to spend our anniversary in NM super easy.

  • Have you tried Rent The Runway Unlimited? Curious to hear thoughts… but love this dress!

  • Really hoping February is filled with more cooking at home. Excited to try this lasagna or kale pesto (notice a theme?)

  • This quote seemed to be floating around Instagram recently and I loved my friend Brittany’s beautiful lettering!

  • Love a good before and after.

Closer to the future, now.

November Around The Web

November has come to a close and I’m super grateful for another Thanksgiving spent celebrating with family and friends. This month was filled with new workouts (a bootcamp class and rock climbing), lots of actual work, Fiesta Friendsgiving and Girlfriendsgiving, the last of #My5Days spent drawing at Family Tree Nursery, and some holiday shopping. This month around the web I found lots of place setting inspo, how amazing would it be to use costume jewelry like this idea from A Fabulous Fete??

Grateful and Thankful!