Four months of tiny feet, soft smiles, and a love Four months of tiny feet, soft smiles, and a love I never knew was possible 🧸☁️🌸 | 📸: @cactusandvine
We have a feeling this will be the best chapter ye We have a feeling this will be the best chapter yet 🥹🫶🏼☁️✨ Baby girl coming February 2026! 💗
Paradise found: weekend staycation at the chic bou Paradise found: weekend staycation at the chic boutique resort @mountainshadowsaz ⛰️🌵⛳️ | outfit linked: https://liketk.it/4S0wm
Yachts of fun thanks to @craicyachtcabo 🛥️🥂🍣 Highl Yachts of fun thanks to @craicyachtcabo 🛥️🥂🍣 Highly recommend saving this for your next trip to Cabo 🌅✨ || 📷: @brettokland
Took our annual road trip to California filled wit Took our annual road trip to California filled with beautiful views and delicious food + drinks ☀️🌴🌊 Thanks for the memories @sonestaredondobeach! #StaySonesta
Mini travel guide to Flagstaff, Arizona (save post Mini travel guide to Flagstaff, Arizona (save post for your next trip!):

Cabin: @villagecampresorts 🏠 (use XOKELLY15 for 15% off your stay)
Korean: @kokiyoflag 🥟
Fine dining: @atriarestaurant 🥂
Brunch: @tourist_home 🍳
Brewery: @lumberyardbrew + @beaverstbrewery 🍺
Wildlife park: @bearizona 🦬
Park: Buffalo Park 🏞️
Explore: @downtownflagstaff 🛍️
Ski: @azsnowbowl ⛷️
Observatory: @lowellobservatory 🪐

My complete Flagstaff travel guide is up on my blog 🏔️🌲 #visitflagstaff
09.01.2023 🤍 Remembering the happiest day while lo 09.01.2023 🤍 Remembering the happiest day while looking forward to what will be the best days. We’ve grown so much together; I love you in ways I couldn’t have imagined four years ago. Cheers to forever 🥂
In celebration of booking our Hawaii 2024 trip, he In celebration of booking our Hawaii 2024 trip, here are some of my Kauai faves:

Hotel: @kauaibeachresort 🏨
Shopping: @oldkoloa 🛍️
Beach: @poipubeachkauai ☀️
Hike: Haena State Park 🥾
Boat tour: @capt.andys 🐬
Rum safari: @kauairumsafaris 🍹
Luau: Smith Family Garden 🌺
Donuts: @holeygraildonuts 🍩
Poke: @hanaleidolphin 🍣
Tapas: @baracudahanalei 🍽️
Açaí bowl: @littlefishcoffee 🥣
Date night: @tidepoolskauai 🍷
Chinese: @wongs_restaurant_bakery 🥡
Coffee: @javakaikauai ☕️

Save this post for your next trip. 🌴🌸 #visitkauai #visithawaii
Grateful for a relaxing and rejuvenating stay on K Grateful for a relaxing and rejuvenating stay on Kauai at @kauaibeachresort 🌺

Some of my favorite parts of our resort stay:
• morning Starbucks coffee in the open-air lobby ☕️
• sipping cocktails poolside🍹
• live music at Shutters Lounge 🎶
• 90-minute couples massage 💆🏻‍♀️

My complete Kauai travel guide is up on my blog 🌴🌸 #visitkauai #visithawaii
Havasupai — you were worth the 3-year wait, 20-mil Havasupai — you were worth the 3-year wait, 20-mile hike with a 30-pound backpack, and painful blisters 🥾🏕️ | 📷: @brettokland
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Hi, welcome to my blog! I'm Kelly, a Midwest gal living in the desert, wife to Brett, mama to Arielle, and dog mama to Tucker & Copper. Lover of iced coffee, lipstick, and mint chocolate. This space is to inspire modern women to live a life of beauty, indulging in life's little luxuries, whether abroad or at home. xo
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