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Red, White, and Ocean Blue
A Caribbean cruise provides you with a gorgeous palette for Summer style. Take the traditional red, white, and blue, then add a beautiful range of ocean teals and aquas. It’s a classic with a twist....
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The Easiest Salmon Cornet Recipe
Today I am going to show you an easy cheat for making these delicious salmon cornets. But first, I want to tell you what inspired this recipe. On our last Caribbean cruise, Jacinda and I had the...
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Cucumber Lime Basil Prosecco Spritzer Recipe
Can you guys believe that I’ve had this blog for nearly 6 years and have never once posted an alcoholic recipe? Clearly it was time to change that, starting with this refreshing and summery Cucumber...
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6 Tricks For Taking Great Summer Photographs
Summertime just screams “BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!” to me. So did our Carnival cruise. In fact, when I told Carnival we’d be happy to jump on their ship, Carnival Magic, for 7 days, I knew I wanted to write...
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A Classic Frozen Cocktail Made Better (+ a Giveaway!)
We’ve partnered with Carnival Cruise Line to discover the next cocktail for their Havana Bar aboard the new Carnival Vista, and the winner is going on a cruise! See details below on how to enter (and...
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Salmon Quinoa Salad
Salmon is one of my favorite foods ever. I’m happy that’s the case because it’s a protein packed & super healthy! Given the opportunity I order it on any restaurant menu…. When I was recently in...
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Party in Paradise
Anytime I’m hosting a party or get-together, I always find it helpful to start with a theme. Since I find inspiration everywhere, my brain goes a little bit wacky when I start to plan. Having a theme...
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Gold Leaf Coral Frame Tutorial
Who doesn’t love combing through the soft beach sand, where the shore meets the water, and coming up with hands full of sea treasures? Leyna and I spent hours doing this on our Carnival cruise...
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My life has been pretty busy lately. These last few months have been a whirlwind as I wrapped up a semester of teaching and began the summer working on some exciting illustration and design projects. I...
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Seafood Chowder
I love thinking back & pondering about all the trips I’ve been on the past few years. One of my stand-out favorites was my Alaskan Cruise on the Carnival Legend this past June. As we all know,...
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In the Tropics: A Pineapple Rum Cocktail
I’m not sure what happened in this house, but we’ve been on more of a tropical kick than usual. Maybe it’s just the change in weather or the breezy vacation thoughts that are popping in our heads, but...
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Printable Tropical Vacation Photobooth Props
The weather’s rapidly getting colder and so fantasies of a warm cruise getaway are definitely on the mind! Over the next few months, we’ll be partnering up with Carnival Cruise Line to share some...
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You Don’t Have to Share These Chocolate Cakes
We threw an end-of-year celebration with Carnival Cruise Line and ended it with this single-serving chocolate cake—and a free cruise for every guest (yes, really). Break out the streamers, conical...
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Black and Blue Sliders
Whenever you take something wonderfully delicious and make a mini version of it, it seems to become twice as delicious. It’s kind of ironic because usually smaller doesn’t mean better. But in the case...
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DIY Sunglasses
I have been freezing cold for what feels like months. No kidding, I feel like I haven’t been warm since October. It’s been a chilly winter, and our house has these old windows that you can feel the...
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Vanilla Coconut Sugar Scrub
Everyone could use a little pampering every now and then, and I love having my homemade vanilla coconut sugar scrub ready at my sink for a quick spa fix anytime I need it. They’re quite easy to mix up...
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Coconut Flan Recipe
While spending a day in Old San Juan during our last Carnival Cruise, we visited the famous Barrachina Restaurant. Not only is it the birthplace of the pina colada, but they also make a host of other...
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Guest Room Ready
Life is full of surprises. When my house was a bed and breakfast, I had hundreds of people coming and going through my door. During the past few years, however, I haven’t had many overnight guests....
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Bottoms Up: Island Hopper
If you’ve been following me on instagram then you already know that Michael and I spent last week doing some major island hopping in the Caribbean. (Not a terrible way to close out February, I must...
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Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches cake is the perfect dessert for those of us that love to dunk their cookie or donut into a glass of milk or cup of coffee. The name of the cake, “tres leches,” means “three milks” in...
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