Instagredients

By Fabe April 26, 2013

In addition to the Everly updates and happenings, our Instagram is shamelessly filled of the savory adventures that we embark upon throughout the weeks. However busy we get, we ALWAYS have a satiable appetite for good food! From a morning cup of joe to savory apps to a late night bite of our favorite pie, there’s a recurring theme that makes our tastebuds dance: simple dishes that highlight its ingredients. Here is what’s making our tummies happy as of late:

It’s Friday and I can’t wait to sleep in, relax and eat some more good food! I hope you will do the same. Have an amazing weekend everyone!

Xx, Fabe

My Wild.

By Fabe April 25, 2013

I’ve been following this blog for a little while now, and found it suiting to share it with you all. You Are My Wild is a portrait project brought by 14 photographers set out to document the livelihood of their own offspring. I thought this project was interesting just in itself – a challenge to document your own life through snaps of your loved ones and of special moments found in your everyday life. The images that I connected most with were the quiet interactions and unspeakable bond of siblings that were caught on candid.

My fondest memories while growing up were with my sister Adri, and now with her very own little one on its way, I can’t help but think about the siblings and cousins that Baby Everly will have one day and be able to share these exact memories with. Back when I was planning my wedding, Adri surprised me with the sweetest words of encouragement and notes called Letters to my Sister. When I look back, I am so happy to be able to have these letters as part of my wedding memories too. Here, we continue Letters to my Sister, where hopefully my words of support will provide a memento for Adri during this exciting journey of her life:

My dearest Neca,

You just made the wildest announcement to our family tonight, that you and A will be expecting a baby in September!! Our crazy family really went crazy. Literally! Screaming, crying & laughing all at the same time is something I will never forget. My mouth literally dropped because I was really not expecting your amazing news but all I could think of was… I should have known! There were so many signs that you were pregnant and I still can’t believe that I didn’t know or even expected it, which only makes me realize that there’s just way too much going on to notice the little or BIG things. I should have known, so I’m sorry that I didn’t. To top it all off, you’re not even a good liar!

You know in my heart how I feel about being an auntie because you and I were able to experience these past 6 years with our nieces and it’s truly been the best experience yet, right? It makes me even happier to know I’ll be an auntie again, this time to YOUR baby. I don’t know anything about being a mom but I do know and have experienced your love, and with no doubt is your baby already SO loved by you and all of us. I’m so scared for you because c’mon, let’s be honest, YOU’RE GOING TO BE A MAMA!! I know deep in my heart that you will be the best mama ever. Baby Everly is so lucky!

Remember when I was a little sad that you were getting married because I was going to have to share you with your hubby? Now I’ll have to share you with 1 more person but honestly it’s true when they say the more the merrier. Watching our family grow and thinking about you being a mama makes me want to cry of happiness. I’m beyond excited to say that I can’t wait to share this next stage of life with you. Congratulations Neca from the bottom of my heart! I couldn’t ask for a better way to start the new year.

Always by your side,

Suca

(photos courtesy of You Are My Wild)

The Ultimate Carry-On

By Fabe February 25, 2013

We headed to Las Vegas last week for Everly’s very first showing at the MAGIC tradeshow (woo!). In the midst of packing up for our trip, I realized most of my essentials were already in my purse (score!), which ultimately saved us some valuable time. From various moisturizing/fragrance options to my much-needed daily dose of Emergen–C, I am always prepped with these essentials for whichever mood I’m in. Here is what’s currently in my bag:

xoxo, Fabe

A Fabiana Favorite

By Fabe February 7, 2013

Always looking for inspiration, Closet Visit is one of my favorite online reads. I love it that there are interviews with awesome designers, artists and other creative types, but my favorite is the peek into one of their most intimate places – their closet. Artist and creator of Closet Visit, Jeana Sohn, interviews some well known industry people and also sheds some light on new designers and artists.

A particular interview with Fathom’s creative director Crystal Meers caught my eye. I adore her step-up closet space (cute!), built-in library shelves (that she uses to display her shoes – something I would totally do), and eclectic arrangement of necklaces and accessories. I just love the feel of her complete house – simple and clean, with woodsy details.

All photos via Closet Visit

Xo,

Fabe

The Honeymoon: Khao Lak & Thailand

By Fabe January 15, 2013

Ahhh. Thailand. I’ve finally gotten around to uploading pictures from our honeymoon to share with everyone.

It is after our honeymoon that I finally understood the importance of why honeymoons exists. It was by far one of my favorite times spent with J that I will never forget. We still talk about how much we miss it all the time. Just knowing that you are finally married and free from wedding planning just takes you over the moon and to be in a beautiful place makes it that much better. (Wedding planning is for another post, but it was stressful!)

When choosing a destination for our trip, a friend of ours recommended Khao Lak in Thailand since we wanted to be away from tourism. J and I both highly recommend Khao Lak if you want to experience a peaceful, up-scale and secluded vacation. We stayed at Casa de La Flora and it was the most amazing experience ever. Everything about this boutique hotel was amazing.

Every morning after breakfast, we would literally hop on our scooter and just ride around town. Our goal was to find as many hidden waterfalls and get as many foot/body massages our bodies could handle.