PurelyPope Hospital Bag Essentials for Mom & Baby

Hospital Bag Essentials!

I have FINALLY packed my hospital bag for myself and my little babes and I'm feeling soo much better now that I feel more prepared for when these little ones arrive. I'm currently 35 weeks pregnant with my identical twin girls, so they could truly arrive any day now as most identical twins are delivered around 36 weeks - eek! Let's break down everything I'm bringing in my hospital bag with me.. My Hospital bag essentials: First off, I wanted a super cute and functional hospital bag to bring with me, and I found the cutest one on Mina Baie. I went...

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My Twin Baby Shower: Two Little Cuties

I have to throw my mom and SIL's a huge TY for hosting the baby shower of my dreams! In case you missed it, I'm pregnant with identical twin girls and I knew right away that I would want to have the baby shower theme be "Two Little Cuties On the Way!" I had a lemon citrus themed bridal shower and the orange citrus theme just felt right for my twin baby girls. Before we dive in, HERE is the baby shower dress I went with, it's not maternity but it worked PERFECTLY with the theme. Let's dive into the...

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My Palm Springs Bachelorette Party!

To say that my Palm Springs Bachelorette Party was a dream is an understatement, so I have to start off this blog post with a HUGE thank you to all of my friends an family for making me feel so insanely special and curating a weekend I’ll never forget. Britt, Maris & Mommy - I love you all beyond belief and you’re each so insanely amazing - I’m so lucky to have you! And to all of my other besties: thank you for celebrating with me and making me feel so special. I love each one of you beyond belief! The...

Maroon Bells, Aspen Summer Travel

Aspen Summer Travel Guide

Let’s just start off with this: ASPEN IS A DREAM! The entire town is like you’re living in a postcard, TBH. This is focused on the summer in Aspen, as I’m sure the winter is a whole other ballgame. We were in Aspen for a wedding, but highly recommend no matter the occasion! Aspen Summer Travel Guide The Stay: We stayed at The Gant, which was perfect for the 5 of us (we went with Nick’s family.) There was a full kitchen in our condo, a gym, pool, hot tub, etc.! The location was also UNREAL so close to town and walkable. I...

PurelyPope Napa Valley Travel Guide

Napa Valley Travel Guide!

Are you excited for the full Napa Valley travel guide recap?! This was our first true vacation during COVID-19 was all in all a SUCCESS! I'm going to cover everything that we did, as well as the safety level at each winery, activities, etc. If there's anything I don't cover, feel free to add questions in the comments. Let's grape right into it! See what I did there..?! LOL Napa Valley Travel Guide Day 1: LA to Napa Valley Lunch of the Day: Gott's Roadside Winery of the Day: Sterling Vineyards Dinner of the Day: Bistro Jeanty We left LA Thursday morning...

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LA the Healthy Way: 6 Must Do’s!

Now that I’ve lived in LA for over a year, I feel confident to share with you all my Healthy Girl’s Guide to LA! Covering all of my top activities I would suggest to any tourist (or local for that matter) that never get old! This is your complete guide to LA the healthy way! LA has this amazing thing about it that you can literally find something for anyone and everyone on any given day, and the healthy options and things to do definitely don’t disappoint! So without further ado, let’s get rollin! #1: Go to the 'Bu Malibu is quite possibly...

PurelyPope California Coast Road Trip

First Timer’s Guide: California Coast Road Trip

First of all, if you’re at all on the fence about doing the California Route 1 road-trip, you’re doing it! You 100% need to and it’s a bucket list item that needs to be checked off. We did the drive over a holiday weekend, Labor Day, which worked perfectly. Seeing so many new places in so little time FUELED my gemini soul to a tee. We hit the road around 11:30am on Friday and we’re back home by 7pm on Monday. Get ready because this is going to go into some serious detail for you! And I can’t wait to do this...

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All About that Booty!

When it comes to working out - it's literally all about that booty! A common misconception for girls looking to tone their tummy area is that they need to do crunches non-stop. To the contrary, it's actually your lower body that is the most important for full body, and especially core toning. Your butt and legs are home to the largest muscles in your body, which makes sense as to why they would be the most important! That being said, let's dive into how we can make the booty a focus in our lives! Home of the Better Booty! Perhaps one of...

Vacation Vixen: Healthy Eating Tips & Tricks

I love to not feel like I need a vacation POST vacation, don't you?! LOL. Don't get me wrong, I have been there and done that in the past (way more than I'd like to admit, haha), I come back from my ‘vacation’ feeling sluggish and quite frankly, like $h%t and like I need another freaking vacation! And my wallet unfortunately will NOT allow for two vacations in a row, not yet anyways ;) (wishful thinking?!) Enter my new & improved way to vacation...

Healthy Travel Must Haves – A Peek in My Carry On

Failure to plan is planning to fail - how true is that?! I always like to bring a few travel essentials to ensure that I'm setting myself up for success and eating healthy while I'm traveling. If I'm not eating healthy and feeling good, I get crabby (multiple people can attest to this, WHOOPS) - I'm an angel, swear! Ha! Yesterday, I just touched down in Barcelona and I will be doing a seven day cruise, and I wanted to share with you all the items I made sure I brought with me in my carry on, no ifs ands or...