On a random day years ago, I was brainstorming surprises for Nazari and I thought it would be fun to surprise him with a hot air balloon ride for our anniversary or his birthday. Because it's such a splurge, I threw the idea by him to gauge his interest and he shut me down real fast, declaring he had no interest in said activity. Fast forward to this past fall months prior to my 30th birthday. He informed me that he was planning something that he wanted to be a surprise, howe

Zion National Park is renowned for breathtaking views, and scenic hikes. It didn't take very much research to discover the hike to Angle's Landing, the most popular, and also one of the most dangerous hikes available in the area (between 8-15 people have fallen to their death over the 100 years the park has been open). It is 5 miles round trip, and while the view at the top is certainly a tremendous reward for the strenuous trek, we read that it's more about the journey than

When planning our trip to Sedona, we knew more than a few people that had visited this picturesque destination and in all of their recommendations, there was one commonality: The Pink Jeep Tour I took their word for it and insisted that we HAD to set one of these up. Nazari was a bit more skeptical, worried that it would feel too cliché or “touristy”. Plus, it wasn’t exactly cheap. My continued persistence led him to do some research of his own, and he was blown away by the r

A year ago, a past mother of a bride called to inquire about a date for her third daughter's wedding day. She shared that she had just returned from Sedona, one of her favorite places to visit, and asked if we had ever been. We had not been, and prior to that conversation didn't have plans to go. She assured us that is was AMAZING and that we had to visit. We took her word for it and that phone call inspired our recent trip out west. Our first day in Sedona we were pretty exh