One silver-lining of quarantine has been that I have more time to craft and I’m okay with that. It also gave me time to reorganize my craft supplies, I love my improved little craft corner. I also finished all my pages from our trip to Greece and France last year! To view those European pages, […]
Author: Mercedes Santana
Passport to Orange County: Victoria Beach
By Mercedes Santana on September 11, 2020You may have seen Victoria Beach on Instagram or in a bridal magazine. I had it saved in my bookmarks on Instagram for so long that we finally planned a day to visit it. Victoria Beach is in Laguna Beach, just a bit passed the downtown area. We go to Laguna often and more recently […]
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: COVID Edition
By Mercedes Santana on August 15, 2020Like the rest of the world our travel plans for 2020 were canceled. I couldn’t take much more of being home and to be honest, I was feeling major burnout from working remotely. I knew I needed a few days to disconnect and get outside. Luckily for me, I live in California which is home […]
My Wanderlust Wish List
By Mercedes Santana on July 1, 2020I’ve always been obsessed with maps and learning more about the world. I’m still proud of the fact that I was the only second grader in my class to get 100% on the US maps test. After college Henri and I started planning an internal trip each year. First we went to Mexico, which I […]
This weekend kielbasa skillet is another recipe that tends to get a lot of DMs anytime I post it on my Instagram stories. So I finally put it to a poll vote last time I made it and it was a 100% “Yes” you all wanted this recipe. Again, like most recipes, I adapted it […]
If you needed another reason to add Italy to your travel list.
Inside my Scrapbook: 2019 Greece & France
By Mercedes Santana on April 5, 2020Well here I am writing from couch at the end of week 3 of self-isolation due to COVID-19. I have to say, despite the fact that the world feels a little scary right now I’m really enjoying my time at home. I am getting work projects done that I always put on the back burner, […]
Most of you reading this now (March 2020) are more than likely self-quarantined at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. But, it’s not all bad, I like to think of the positive in this. It’s giving us time to rest, recharge, and get to that long list of things we always want to do but […]
A sprinkle themed birthday brunch party!
Weekend Getaway to San Diego
By Mercedes Santana on February 12, 2020Need to plan a quick trip from LA or the OC? Look south to San Diego.