Thankful

Not to be too dramatic, but 2024 has been one of my hardest years yet {anyone else?}.  While it's easy to get into a funk and think of all the terrible and sad things that have happened this year, I'm trying to get into the spirit of Thanksgiving and think of all of the things that I am instead grateful for including yoga, cups of tea before bed, the NYT games app, friends that check in, trips to the desert, therapy, my patient and supportive husband, fantasy football wins, neighborhood pups, modern medicine, an amazing family, The Real Housewives of anywhere, moving my body, books, date nights, acupuncture, after work walks, burritos, and snuggles, but the thing I'm continually grateful for is the health and happiness of my friends and family - we really are the luckiest to have each other.

Cheers to a yummy, long, and relaxing holiday weekend!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Arizona {Sedona Pink Jeep Tours}

Our absolute favorite thing we did in Sedona was a Pink Jeep Tour to Broken Arrow.  When you first get to Sedona you see all of these open air Pink Jeeps driving about and it seems like kind of a cheesy, gimmicky tourist thing to do, but after reading reviews and hearing about the tours we decided it would be a good way to see more of Sedona.  We really lucked out with our tour guide Chris who was incredibly knowledgeable and well-read and loved to take staged pics {like the one above} so you would have the perfect shot to share at home.  The 2 hour tour of Broken Arrow takes you on an off-roading adventure up and down the red rocks {it often felt like the Jeep waz about to tip over but it's incredibly safe} and we were able to get out and explore our surroundings at both Submarine Rock & Chicken Point where we took in the majestic views and soothing stillness.  If you find yourself in Sedona I cannot recommend this tour enough - it was a bumpy, fun, educational ride that I'm so happy we did!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

The Weekend {In Pictures}

{neighborhood coyote keeping watch}

{after work walks are so dark now}

{friday night takeout}

{thai friday}

{saturday morning strength}

{brought my helper to the grocery store}

{sunday afternoon walk before the rain}

{treats}

{rainy sunday soup}

{i love that this holiday commercial is still going strong}

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Halloween Walk

I know we're in full Thanksgiving {and some Christmas} mode but I thought for this Friday morning I'd share some pics from our annual Halloween walk around the 'hood.  Even though it was cold and rainy, Queen Anne really stepped it up with some insane decorations and mazes that even had us pretty spooked.  I love going for a walk on Halloween and seeing all the cute costumes and how into it some people get - and I bet the candy hauls were epic!

this house looked like it was on fire, but it was just their smoke machines

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,

stephanie marie