Growing up in Reno, Nevada meant skiing was always an important part of my life. Middle school and high school were filled with daily 4 A.M. wake-ups for ski team, weekends were spent with friends on the local mountain, and afternoon classes got out early so we could catch at ...read more
Besides a few trips to New York in the winter, I haven't been to the "snow, snow" in about 25 years. It was on a quick weekend excursion to Lake Tahoe with my family at ten-years-old, where I was enrolled in a ski class with toddlers. I don't remember much from the experience, ...read more
About a month ago, over dinner on a particularly stressful week, some girlfriends and I decided to plan a little getaway to New Orleans around Halloween. I'd been once before (with Raina and Mandy about seven years ago) and had always wanted to return, so it seemed like as good ...read more
I met Jonah six years ago in a Psychology class while studying abroad in Denmark—but he was far from the only thing I fell for that semester. During the four months I spent living and studying in Copenhagen, I became convinced it was the best city in the world—and still believe ...read more
A few months ago, on a trip to visit a friend who recently moved to Portland, Oregon, we found ourselves with a free afternoon. Usually, this would be a welcome opportunity to go to a favorite store or restaurant in L.A., but instead it felt like a gaping hole in our itinerary, ...read more
As I'm writing this, it's been less than 24 hours since my boyfriend Jonah and I returned from our whirlwind, four-day trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. The unofficial purpose of the trip—aside from celebrating our anniversary—was to eat and drink as much as possible, and revisit the ...read more
I'm not someone who's typically interested in large gatherings of any kind - concerts, amusement parks - you get the idea. So when we first started discussing the possibility of going to the Minnesota State Fair (the largest in the country), it wasn't high on my list. But in the ...read more
I've always been something of a light packer. As someone who's an aspiring minimalist at home, I love the idea of only bringing what I absolutely need for a trip. In the weeks leading up to a vacation, I begin to pare down my beauty routine, carefully shop for pieces that serve ...read more
I met my friend, Kelly Zajfen, under rather emotional circumstances. G and I had just dropped Sloan off for her first day of preschool last summer and I could barely walk down the street I was crying so hard. It was there that I met Kelly, who was gorgeous and sweet and ...read more
When I found out that Brooke, one of my best friends in L.A., got a new job and would be relocating to Portland, I was devastated. She's like family and I hated the idea of not getting to see her on a weekly basis. Luckily, we've been able to see each other three times since she ...read more
A couple of months back, we decided to take a family trip to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. Initially we'd envisioned someplace in Europe—a coastal spot in Italy or perhaps the French countryside. But since we waited until the last minute to plan, everything was either ...read more
We don't think the magic of going to sleep in New York and waking up in Paris will ever wear off, but that Insta-worthy shot of croissants and café au lait in bed isn't always as bright-eyed and beautiful as the perfect lighting would have you believe. Anyone who's ever had a ...read more
When my mom first told me she wanted to go "somewhere exotic" to celebrate her birthday, my mind immediately went to exotic-to-me places on the other side of the world—Morocco, Istanbul, Japan... That is, until she announced the thing she'd really like to do: A cattle drive, or ...read more
We leave for Hawaii in exactly one week (not like I'm counting down or anything) and I cannot wait to get there. In the meantime, here are a few of the things I'm considering for the trip to elevate my vacation look. 1. Marysia Jumpsuit. A comfy, throw-on-and-go jumpsuit that ...read more
There were a few moments over the course of Jonah's and my trip to Vietnam last month when I stopped short in my tracks. How am I going to tell people about this? The two weeks we spent there (including two days in Bangkok) were packed with so many trip-of-a-lifetime ...read more
While I've gone on plenty of quick girls' trips to Palm Springs and Ojai (both of which are within a two-hour drive of L.A.), I've never ventured this far away with a friend—until this week. On Wednesday, Cristina and I are heading to Paris for a few days! I'm going for work and ...read more
Every time I pull up my friend Stacie's Instagram, she's in a different part of the world—it's safe to say she travels more than anyone else I know. In the past year, she flew from Los Angeles to India, New York (more than a few times, including upstate, twice), Paris and ...read more
I've wanted to travel to Vancouver for as long as I can remember, but for whatever reason, it took until this past weekend for me to finally make it there. And let me tell you: It completely exceeded all of my (very high) expectations. It probably helps that I didn't have to ...read more
Travel can be stressful. Between dealing with changing flight information and making sure you didn't leave your belt at the security checkpoint, taking care of yourself usually is the last thing you consider. I often board planes feeling a little rushed, frazzled, and in serious ...read more
Makeup does a great job of covering it, but I have always had extremely sensitive skin that used to break out into dry patches and Sloan-like (but not as cute) red cheeks. A few years ago, I saw an esthetician about it and she recommended that I start sleeping with a silk ...read more