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🇮🇹Took me my entire life to get here. Better late than never! 

📍Roma
📍Napoli
📍Ischia

Next up, 📍Amalfi Coast

#italyorbust #italia #ischia #italy

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Jun 4

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I almost didn’t take this trip.🇮🇹

Not because I didn’t want to go. Because life is busy. The timing wasn’t perfect. There were a hundred reasons to wait.

I’m so glad we didn’t.

Italy is reminding me that the best things in life aren’t things at all.

They’re watching your kids stand in front of history they’ve only read about in books.

They’re laughing through a dinner that lasts three hours because nobody is in a rush.

We’re eating the pasta, ordering the dessert, wearing the swimsuit, taking the picture, and realizing life was never meant to be lived “someday.”

This trip is reminding me that experiences are an investment that never loses value.

That family comes first.

That the world is one of the greatest teachers.

That some people are meant to stay forever and some are simply beautiful chapters and both deserve gratitude.

That the right people make every destination better.

And that the memories we create together will outlive every possession we’ll ever own.

If there’s one thing I learned in Italy, it’s this:

Stop waiting for the perfect time.

Book the trip.
Wear the swimsuit.
Eat the pasta.
Take the photo.
Make the memory.

Because one day your children won’t remember what was in your bank account, what size jeans you wore, or how clean the house was.

They’ll remember that you showed up for the adventure.

What’s one thing you’ve been putting off that this post is giving you permission to do? Tell me below. 👇❤️

#ItalyTravel
#FamilyTravel
#TravelWithKids
#MakingMemories
#TravelInspiration

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Jun 2

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🇮🇹 When Jackson comes home from the AirForce and he gets all of his siblings in one video! And before you ask, brody was laughing the boys filmed this four times till they chose this one to share! #Naples #naplesitaly @jackson.schaffer @dylanluciaschaffer @bossbabybrody @romanwalkerjude #siblings

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Trends from Rome! 🇮🇹 #vaticancity #rome #italy

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May 31

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We came for the views, the water, and the adventure… but somewhere between jumping off docks and island hopping through the USVI and BVI, something unexpected happened.

Brody fell in love with the rhythm of it all. The music, the movement, the way different cultures tell stories through dance. Watching this trip spark his curiosity and confidence to want to learn, move, and connect through cultures beyond his own has been one of my favorite parts of this adventure.

Proof that travel gives us so much more than memories …  it opens minds. ✨
#FamilyTravel
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#CulturalTravel
#VirginIslandsTravel
#TravelChangesYou

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May 30

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Two kids. Two milestones. One day that broke me wide open. 🎓🎓

My 8th grader is heading to high school, and my girl just closed that chapter for good. I couldn’t be more proud of who they’re becoming.

Days like this are such a loud reminder that motherhood is a million ordinary moments that somehow become the memories you ache for later. The rushed mornings, the carpool chaos, the late-night homework tears… it all mattered.

If there’s a lesson in today, it’s this: don’t wait for the big milestones to realize you’re living the good stuff right now.

If you need me, I’ll be ugly crying in the pantry. #keepingitreal 
#GraduationDay #ProudParent

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May 28

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I walked into @headlinesthesalon in full blown “running late, mildly spiraling, questioning all my life choices” mode before a packed day of interviews… and somehow walked out looking like I had my life completely together. Which is honestly the kind of magic I can get behind. ✨

This is why I love Headlines in Encinitas. Before they even touch your hair, they actually talk through exactly what you want and personalize everything so you leave feeling like the best version of you.

And because they knew I was in a full on hurry, they basically launched an emergency glam response team and had two girls blow drying my hair at the same time to get me out the door faster. If that’s not VIP treatment, I don’t know what is.

Add in the heavenly 10 minute scalp massage, the heated towels, all the little details that make you instantly relax… and somehow they managed to make being in a rush feel luxurious.

I came in looking like my schedule had personally attacked me and left feeling polished, confident, and interview ready.

Headlines understood the assignment. ✨

#HeadlinesEncinitas #EncinitasHair #BlowoutMagic #LuxuryHairCare #HotMessToHotGirl

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One of my favorite flashbacks! #momhumor #parenthumor
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