Marrakech Part Three: Ben Youssef Madrasa

Ben Youssef Madrasa was hands-down my favorite place in Marrakech.

All the intricate details blew my mind.

I can't even fathom the time it took to complete all the carvings and plaster work.

Get ready to feel the travel bug nibbling away at you.

This place is incredible. 😍

My 30 Before 30 List

Lately, I have watched so many 30 Before 30 videos.
I love this idea, but I am too awkward of a human to sit down and make a video. 😅
Maybe someday.
But for now I will write out this list.

I am currently 24 years old.

30 is a bit away still. My eldest will be a preteen at that point. 😵

So I think I can do a lot of things from now until then.

These are 30 things I want to accomplish before I am 30:

SAHM Life feat. Mayalein Tights

My life as a SAHM (stay at home mom) is simply me having my hair thrown up into a mom bun and wearing my same momiform for the umpteenth time but joyfully dressing up my goobers in adorable outfits. 😂

Case in point:

So I was excited to try out these adorable dip dye tights from Mayalein.

Marrakech Part Two: Menara Gardens

If you read Part One of my Marrakech travels, you know that our taxi driver told us nobody from Marrakech goes to Jardin Majorelle.

We asked him where his favorite place to go is, and he told us the Menara Gardens.

Marrakech Part One: Jardin Majorelle and Musée Yves Saint Laurent

 Finally getting around to posting about my Marrakech trip 🎉 👏

The first place we visited was Jardin Majorelle.

It was absolutely stunning.

I mean, COME ON 😍

France Finds: Talmont-sur-Gironde

While in the Sud Ouest for Christmastime, we briefly visited a quaint village called Talmont-sur-Gironde.

It was a very chill and windy day, which cut our visit short as the girls were freezing.

Nonetheless, it was a lovely time.

Three Christmases Throughout France

Every year we have a few Christmas celebrations, but celebrations were prolonged this year as we road-tripped to visit the girls' great grandma on the west coast.

The girls were so good with all the traveling we made them sit through.

(Makes me want to do more family roadtrips, but the hubby isn't feeling that 😂)

Here are our three different celebrations...

Trimming of the Tree

The girls gain so much joy from adding baubles and trinkets to our Christmas tree.

Last year they took a pile of clean laundry I had yet to put away, and draped it on the plastic branches of our fake tree.
They thought it was so much fun and were so proud of their work.
So this year I just let them at it again.

France Finds: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

I have been living in France for almost 6 years and specifically the French Riviera/Côte D'Azur for 5 years, so I thought I would start up a series about places I love here.
First up on the list:
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild 

That Autumnal Feeling

Winter is creeping up on us.
It snowed near my husband's workplace today...
So let's pretend it is still perfect autumnal weather. 👍

A Night à la Fête Foraine

This week we took the girls down to the fête foraine (like a little carnival/fair) at the esplanade du Pré des Pêcheurs in Antibes.
They had so much fun fishing for ducks and going on rides.
Well... Ellie had fun on the rides.
We learned that our little firecracker Coco is pretty terrified of roller coasters... 😬 🤦‍♀️

Oops. Mom fail.