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This space is where I share everything from new recipes, to adventures with my husband, and of course all things vegan. I love getting to know my readers so feel free to comment on the posts! Thanks for reading I look forward to engaging with all you!
Sturtevant Falls
The hike was pretty breezy in the beginning. Especially since it was mainly down hill. Once the hike actually begins, its really nice and pretty steady pace. There are a bunch of cabin homes along the trail that people can actually rent and stay inn. I can understand why you'd want to but we literally saw a lady hiking to her cabin with frame almost as big as her. All I'm saying... well... typing is that you'd have to really love hiking to stay in one of those cabins.
California vs. Carolina Should We Stay or Should We Go?
LA is also better for business. Because the vegan community is so large here, I feel like its the perfect place to start my bakery. Well, my bakery is already started actually. Place an order why don't you! Since I've been here my demand has definitely gone up. In 2016 I literally only made one $5 sale and that was to my cousin. This year, I've made $210 bucks and the years not even over yet. Grant it, I have gotten way better at marketing myself this year compared to the previous, that's still a big frigging profit jump. Plus, being an entrepreneur here feels a bit easier. Plus the vegan scene is bigger. I can't stress that enough.
Crate & Barrel Wedding Registry Review
Crate & Barrel is a home good store. They are in the moderate to high spending range and their collections are often unique and of great quality. Needless to say, Joe and I love this store! We've been gifted crate & barrel things numerous times from my mother. We decided to go to the Crate and Barrel at the Grove. The Grove is an out door mall that houses a bunch of cool shops and restaurants. There's a Cheesecake Factory, AMC theatre, and a Giant three Nike store that Joe obsesses over.
Burbank Farmers Market
This place was sample heaven!! We tried almost everything. Almost all of their items were vegan. The owner was very knowledgeable of all of the products and had an awesome deal going. You can get 1 for $5 of get 3 for $12. We decided to go with 3 for $12 and got wheat pitas, spinach artichoke hummus, and black bean chipotle hummus. Everything we got was amazing. He also gave up samples on yummy homemade corn flax crackers. We're gonna get some of those next time. He was extremely nice to us too!
Pros and Cons of a Two Year Engagement
It's coming up on year one of our engagement and its been quite a journey. I presented the idea of a two-year engagement to Joe aka my fianc-bae. (Welcome newbies!!) I figured it would be beneficial for us seeing as how I'm not working, it'd give us the extra time we needed to finance the wedding. There are a couple of pros and cons that come along with a two-year engagement. Any newly engaged women can benefit from this post. If a two-year engagement is your plan, here are some things to consider. Hopefully, they're helpful.
New Chapters.
What's new? Well, I'm glad you asked. I'm working on launching my bakery. In the beginning of the year, I expressed wanting to open up an online bakery by the end of the year. I am on test kitchen beast mode. Along with that major project, I'm gonna continue to post recipes, take photos, shoot videos, and last but certainly not least, plan my WEDDING!!
Capturing Vegas!!
Vegas is full of amazing things to do!! While I was there with my fiance we visited some of the must see amusements. MGM Grand lived up to its name in every way. Seeing that golden lion was by far one of the coolest things ever. On the contrary to what The Wizard of Oz expressed, he most certainly was not cowardly. He stood proud and majestic in the center dome of the hotel. Apart from MGM Grand, we went to Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Aquarium for a quick educational lesson on marine wildlife and the amazing variety of Sharks they'd attained.
The Joys of Adulting
Recently my Fianc-bae and I moved to the other side of the country. Literally, the complete opposite side; we went from NC to CA. We have no friends or family here. Everything that we've been experiencing has been completely new and completely REAL. Being a young newly engaged couple certainly has its challenges. Adulting during this process has proved to bring about even more of them. What is Adulting? Adulting is when a person, in our case two persons, begin to realize that they/we want to live outside of tomorrow and actually plan ahead for a future. Adulting involves saving, budgeting, planning and much more.
Mini Vacay to Vegas
On Friday night we went to Mandalay Bay and ate at Bay-side Buffet. The food was delicious. There was an entire salad and dessert bar separate from the main dishes. Much to my surprise there were a bunch of vegan options; I packed my plates so high. Notice I said plates in that last sentence, as in I ate soooo much food. After dinner we toured the hotel, then hung about the strip for awhile. Vegas honestly is the city that never sleeps. We got an entire pizza pie at 2AM.