The Perfect Excuse to Drink Wine at the Holidays The holidays are the perfect excuse – I mean time – to create beautiful drinks full of holiday spirit. Otherwise known as: the perfect time to heat up wine and throw some cinnamon and other holiday flavors into it. And by that, I mean we’re making […]

Sharing My 2017 Goals with You! Guys. I can’t believe 1) That 2016 is almost over and 2) that December 15th has come and gone, which means this business is a YEAR OLD! AHHH. Honestly, when I called Ryan and told him I was going to the bank  for my business accounts because I’d filed […]

So far in my life, I’ve been to NYC twice around the holidays. Once was right before the decorations were out – a girl scout bus ride with my mother, sister and grandmother. It was actually the first time I stepped foot in the Gershwin Theatre (where Wicked plays) and I cried. A lot. The […]

Senior portraits are always so much fun because being a senior in high school (or college!) is a whirlwind of emotions + wonderful things to do and celebrate. I was so excited when my cousin, Christopher, asked if he could pass along my information to one of his good friends (“adopted family”!). Celebrating seniors isn’t […]

I don’t know about you, but until my tree goes up with lights + ornaments it doesn’t quite feel like the holidays. This is our first year with our beautiful tree (thanks, Mom + Dad!) in our new home. We had it in the apartment last year but seeing the tree in the window – […]

Morais Vineyards & Winery feels like a hidden gem to me. Located in Bealton, VA (that’s off of US 17 for all of you non-geographically challenged folks – aka, not Kristina), the winery is such a breath of fresh air. The wines are made in a Portuguese style as the owners are Portuguese. The winery itself is […]

Okay, I don’t think I can take anymore of my cousins growing up! Christopher is a senior in high school this year and I had the extreme pleasure of being asked to take his senior portraits! I’ve taken my sister’s – both high school + college (that would make for an interesting then + now […]

I can’t believe I’ve had this new website (can I still call it new?) and blog for a year. A year of my mom and a few other people reading what I write and I am SO GRATEFUL. This blog is a space to share what makes my heart happy, what I find fun and […]

What can I say about these wonderful people?! I was so happy when Marla messaged me asking for a family session with her husband, Steven, sweet girl Ellie + Steven’s grandparents! She told me how big a part Steven’s grandparents play in their lives and as someone who loves her own grandparents very much, I […]

Thanksgiving this year was spent beach side – again (See last year’s trip to Myrtle Beach here!). And I’m SO grateful. I love hearing the waves crash, smelling the salt air and munching on pies + turkey. We visited Virginia Beach this year because my sister + aunt live down there. We had a wonderful […]