Cruising' to Cozumel Overview

You read correctly, we went on our very first CRUISE!

Well, it was our first cruise Larry and I went on together, and we traveled to Cozumel, Mexico. We jut got back a few days ago from one of the most relaxing vacations I personally have had in a long time. Things have been so crazy lately, always making myself be on and busy with my extra side hustle has really been getting me. So being out in the middle of the ocean where I didn't really have a choice in the matter was actually really good for me.

We sailed on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas and it was a really nice ship. I believe it's newly renovated, and you definitely could tell. To be honest it didn't even really feel like we were on a boat, that's how nice everything was done up. This was also our first time taking Royal Caribbean, and not that it wasn't a nice cruise line... I was just expecting more from them. I'm sure every ship is different. The two biggest let downs of our ship was the quality of the food and the entertainment, or lack there of. The food was whatever, nothing bad and nothing that great... besides the ice cream lol I'm always happy with that. We didn't upgrade any of our meals, so it is what it is. It just seemed a little under scale from where the standard should be for a 5 day cruise. Then when it comes to the entertainment, we were not impressed at all. Being a performer myself, I will admit I can be a little hard judging and critiquing, but the fact Larry agreed with me I knew I wasn't being over the top. It kind of felt like it was high school productions of the shows on board. There was one really good guy group who sang like a "Pitch Perfect" type of show, but other than that the dancers and the main headliner "Grease" were kind of a drab.

Moving onto more fun and exciting things though was pool time! We barely even took time in the pools, but laying out deck side soaking up that sun - now that we did do! Oh my, was this nice. Just to lay there in the breeze, looking at either the pool or ocean, ugh just beautiful. Oh, and don't forget cocktail in hand of course! Got me a little be of a tan and I felt complete glowing a little extra when we got dressed up for dinners.

*Two Piece from ViciCollection

* White Top from ViciCollection | Bikini from Lulu's

Now for the actual island. Cozumel was so beautiful in a simplistic way. Now I say beautiful speaking about being ocean front seeing the waves crash up into the coral reefs and rocky mountains. The enticing greens and palm trees just pulled you in. We ended up renting a dune buggy for the day and traveled the island basically hopping one stop to the next enjoying a margarita or cerveza at each of course. Couldn't do it any other way! Before we started out, we did make a stop for an authentic Mexican breakfast though. I mean typically Americans, we got pancakes still, but they were almost like corncake mix. Larry got strawberry and I got caramelized cinnamon banana, but omgoodness were these delicious!!! And the oj was freshly squeezed, ahhh I don't even really drink orange juice and this stuff was good. The main and most exciting stop of the trip was to Coconuts. So Larry has already been to this place and this is all he could talk about, was taking me here. I'm not gonna lie though it lived up to his hype. They had amazing food as well. I got a shrimp quesadilla that was to die for, and the margaritas... damn these were potent and delicious! The view was absolutely stunning. The restaurant actually sat up at the edge of the rocks over looking the ocean and there were tons of little pathways for other viewing points too. Definitely some amazing sights to be seen.

* White kimono from Shein, and if shop the site use code: Q2LOVELAURA for 15% off!

Ok, there's so much more I want to share with you from the trip especially look wise... I gotta break up the posts. I realized I'm swarming y'all, so stay tuned for the next post come Monday for the rest of the deetz :)

Xo's

Laura

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Details from Our Recent Trip to Atlanta

Hi friends,

As you prolly already know Lar and I just took a recent trip to Atlanta last weekend. I know I had been sharing all about it on my insta, but I thought I wrap it all up in here for you to get more of the scoop.

So we went up to ATL for supercross... which for those of you who may not know what that is - it's dirt bike racing. This is definitely a Larry thing, but I will admit I really do enjoy it too. Ever since we started dating we've been going to the race when it's in ATL, so it's like a ritual now. It's a lot of fun! A group of friends usually come with us or a few of them live there now so that's alway nice to get together. We usually make it a weekend shindig of it so we can do some more things while we're there.

So have you ever stayed in an Air B&B before? I know I'm late to the game in testing this out, but I must say it wasn't a terrible experience. I've been so against doing that because it kind creeps me out. We ended up finding a cute little house though that was near the stadium and we were able to fit all of our group in there, which made it extra fun. The only thing I def will do for the next time is bring my own bedding. I know everything was clean, but that was the only part that really didn't set with me. The house ended up being located right around the corner from a pretty popular street for night life. This was nice for going out, but also sucked when we wanted to go to bed. This area was very hipster. Lots of bars and restaurants, a few coffee shops. We ended up getting doughnuts from this place called Revolution the one morning, and OMG - these were the most amazing, most delicious doughnuts I have ever eaten! Like crazy good, soft, doughy, ugh I want one now! I tried the vanilla bean and of course I had to get the maple bacon too. Also, there was this diner we hit up, Thumbs Up, and they def got a thumbs up from me. Very retro and everything looked absolutely amazing. I know my cartelized peach french toast was!

We made time to do a little shopping, which I'm always ok with. I was pretty good as far as not going over board lol. Only bought from one store! Oh, also I was able to squeeze in getting to take a Bar class while I was there. The studio was right by the mall so it worked perfectly. It was so nice to visit another studio while out of town. It felt good to get a little workout in while on vaca. Oh and I can't forget to mention this rad motorcycle shop we ran across the one evening on our way to dinner. It was actually a coffee shop, but had an entire shop full of old school bikes. Of course my eyes went straight to the merch corner though and you'll see why below.

Below I'm just sharing a few looks I wore while on the trip. It decided to be winter again, so I got some more wear out of these cute sweaters ;)

sherpa: A&F | leggings: Gymshark | sunnies: RDB

leggings: Gymshark | sneakers: adidas | tank: Lululemon | jacket: Target

sweater: chicwich | jeans: ag via Nordstrom | sneakers: adidas | belt: gucci | purse: LV neverfull | hair bow: VS

sweater: RDB | jeans: AG | bracelets: TSC | necklaces: Miranda Frye | hair: T3 wand

leggings: Gymshark | sports bra: Gymshark

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Our Recent Trip to Pennsylvania

Hi friends,

Super fun post I'm sharing with y'all and it's all about our recent trip up to Pennsylvania. You might be thinking why the heck PA, well that's where Larry's from. He needed to make a quick trip home to pick some things up, and I thought it would be nice to go with him. Besides being with him for his travels, it's been forever since we got to see his family, and also I couldn't pass up seeing snow!

It was a last minute trip because of the forecast to be quite honest. Larry was like, "Babe, we need to go. They're getting like a shit ton of snow." So, we did. Luckily I was able to get my work schedule covered so last minute. I'm not gonna lie, it was kind of nice to be so spontaneous for a change. Y'all know I like to plan everything out, so this was very unlike me. It was quite the road trip to say the least though. On the way up we hauled a golf cart with us. Larry was giving one to his folks as a surprise to help get around on their new property. Then on the way back we were hauling a huge old school Dodge van, which will be Larry's new project for his Noble Speed Motoworks transportation vehicle. Crazy, I know. Him and his ideas... boy do I love him though.

We ended up getting up there in a days time driving right through. Which was nice, but a little rough. For me, I got to rest on and off, but it still sucks being cooped up for so long. Once we got in we def crashed for a nap that was much needed. I was starting to get so cranky lol. At first I was trying to stick to my whole food plan and counting my macros, but I decided I was gonna need to forget that for the week. Road trips in general consist of snacking and eating crap to help stay awake, and I caved one day in. Now that we'e back though I'm starting fresh and getting back on top of it. The trip in general was pretty chill, just visiting with his family. Of course, Lar agreed to doing some snow shoots for me. So no worries, I'll have lots to share in my posts to come.

I also went snowboarding for the very first time ever! Now, I'm not gonna lie I was scared shitless. Everyone told me I need to ski first if I've never done either, and I wanted to but at the same time I wanted to do what babes was doing so he could help me more. He kept saying snowboarding would be easier anyways. He lives right by Blue Knob All Seasons Resort so we traveled up mountain for a little adventure the one day. It was so pretty driving up there especially with all the snow and log cabins. I decided to just snowboard. Figured I'd be falling down either way, so what the heck lol. We stayed on the beginner slope. There was like no one there. Probably because it was blizzard like conditions, oh and the slope was nothing but ice! It was crazy, and so hard, but I DID IT! We had fun even though we were on our butts more than planned. There was like one spot where the slope started to level out and there was powder and for that little bit it was sick. I could totally shred! So next time hopefully the conditions will be better that way we can really rip around.

The trip ended up with perfect timing too, because it was his brother's birthday while we were up there. It was nice to get together for dinner to celebrate too. We went to Jean Bonnet's Tavern. It was really nice and super cool because there's some history behind this Western Pennsylvania inn. It now serves as a bed & breakfast, tavern, and gift shop, but back in the day during the "Whiskey Rebellion" of 1794, President Gorge Washington along with a large group of troops summited camp here. Talk about interesting fact of the day.

We're back home now, so that means back to the old hustle and grind. Unpacking and getting settled back at home currently. There's so much laundry and things I need to get done. Crazy how things build up so quickly on ya.

Sneak peak of some of my outfits and what I wore during the trip below.

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