By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Aug 5th, 2015
24 Comments
7346 Views
Living in California has a lot of perks. First, we live in a beautiful part of the country! Second, we’re only about 20 minutes from the beach. Third, it only takes us about 7 hours to drive to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway! Frank and I recently headed to Las Vegas for a weekend […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Avila Beach
Jul 15th, 2015
68 Comments
11860 Views
We live in a small town on the Central Coast and sometimes get a chance to enjoy romantic getaways together. Most recently, we enjoyed the weekend at Avila Beach. We took our RV and were lucky enough to find a spot with full hook-ups for our family RV. It was awesome! Our RV spot with […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cruising Life
May 25th, 2015
37 Comments
44701 Views
It’s hard to believe that almost 3 months ago, Frank and I got married on the Carnival Miracle Cruise Ship in the Port of Long Beach! I remember searching high and low for information about cruise weddings on blogs and wedding sites and really didn’t find all that much that was current. I hope that […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Health/Beauty
Apr 7th, 2015
30 Comments
16584 Views
I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I married my best friend on the Carnival Miracle (more posts to come for sure!!!)!!! I was so excited to wear my beautiful wedding dress and have my hair done as well. I went back and forth on whether I was going to do my […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Beauty
Mar 21st, 2015
72 Comments
25715 Views
Can you believe it? I am married!!!! I married such an amazing man and have been waiting months to show him (and you) my gorgeous, perfect wedding dress! Here it is…finally!!! There’s nothing quite like the feeling of marrying the love of your life and donning a stunning, unforgettable wedding dress. If you’re a bride […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cruising Life
Mar 11th, 2015
37 Comments
15523 Views
Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well. I am back and now married to the most amazing man ever – officially complete with six children!!! We were married on the Carnival Miracle on February 28th and it was awesome! In fact, I had never been to a cruise wedding before and couldn’t really even […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cruising Life
Feb 23rd, 2015
73 Comments
49207 Views
Frank and I love to go on cruises! Every cruise I’ve been on has been with Carnival Cruise Lines and I am so impressed. In fact, we have two more cruises already booked (including our upcoming wedding cruise). Last year, we went on a cruise to celebrate Frank’s 40th birthday with a group of our […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Fashion
Feb 11th, 2015
27 Comments
13033 Views
It’s hard to believe that I’ll be marrying the love of my life in a little over two weeks! My wonderful Maid of Honor and future Mother-in-Law threw me a beautiful Bridal Shower a few weeks ago. I was so in awe of the job they did (pictures and post to come shortly). Originally, I […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Anaheim
Oct 16th, 2014
54 Comments
11086 Views
We received passes for our visit. All opinions are mine. I love Disneyland! No matter how old I am, there is always something magical about visiting Disneyland. I especially love visiting during the holidays, particularly during the Halloween and Christmas seasons. Frank and I recently headed to Disneyland on a weekend getaway sans kids. W...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Family
Oct 4th, 2014
26 Comments
5347 Views
Yes – you saw that right. I am finally writing a post on our family with the words, “Brady Bunch” in it. Frank and I met a little over 2 years ago and are getting married in February 2015. Together, we have 6 kids. I have 3 boys and he has 2 girls and a boy. […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Recent Posts
Sep 18th, 2014
56 Comments
24375 Views
I have 6 very special women who are part of my bridal party for our upcoming wedding. They include both family and friends and are all women who have a special place in my heart. Once I asked them to be my bridesmaids, I began thinking about ways I could show them how special they […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In California
Sep 17th, 2014
26 Comments
6771 Views
Frank and I love to travel! Recently, we headed up to San Francisco and spent a weekend exploring the city like tourists do. It was pretty fun! I definitely think we’ll be visiting San Francisco again – especially since it’s only about 4 hours away north of us. We had a great drive up and […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In California
Aug 25th, 2014
35 Comments
7561 Views
I LOVE to eat crab! Living on the Central Coast of California, you think I would have it a lot, right? Not so. It’s kind of outside our budget on a regular basis, but this was a special getaway weekend for Frank and I and we decided to splurge. And oh my gosh – was […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Fashion
Aug 21st, 2014
53 Comments
29973 Views
Even though our wedding is still 6 months away, I am so excited about the upcoming Big Day! Heck, I have my wedding gown, my veil, my shoes and now my wedding accessories that I got from a local jewelry store. I even have a few wedding outfits planned for our honeymoon cruise. I cannot […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Fashion
Jul 30th, 2014
49 Comments
15284 Views
It’s hard to believe that our wedding is less than 7 months away. The time is starting to fly by now more quickly than it was 5 months ago! I’m getting so excited and can’t wait to marry my best friend. Wedding planning has included shopping for a wedding dress, as well as a veil, […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cruising Life
Jul 22nd, 2014
30 Comments
6719 Views
If you follow The Mommy-Files, you know that I love to travel and especially love to cruise! This May, my handsome, smart and amazing fiancé turned 40 years old. To celebrate his birthday, we decided to go on a Carnival Cruise to Ensenada with some of our friends. It was so much fun!!!! We decided […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Lifestyle
Jul 17th, 2014
32 Comments
11286 Views
In my life, I’ve only been to a few weddings. The first weddings I went to were when I was a little girl and they were the weddings of my mom and stepdad, as well as my dad and stepmom. The next wedding I went to was my own at 20 years old and I was […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Fashion
Jul 2nd, 2014
35 Comments
10829 Views
Can you believe our wedding is less than 8 months away? Woo hoo! I am so excited (can you tell – just a little bit)? We are slowly preparing for our wedding – with Wedding Cruise reservations, Save the Dates, Invitations, hiring a wedding videographer, Wedding Ring shopping and more! I love it – especially […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Movie Review
Jun 18th, 2014
1 Comment
10866 Views
You know how when it’s Christmas, you love to watch Christmas movies? Or when you’re pregnant and love to watch mommy movies? Well, we’re getting married in February and I love watching wedding movies! I thought a fun part of Wedding Wednesday would be to feature some of my favorite wedding movies or movies with […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Recent Posts
May 28th, 2014
14 Comments
11036 Views
Nine months from today, Frank and I will be getting married – woo hoo! I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by! If you’re following my Wedding Wednesday posts, you know that I found my dress, but I haven’t shared with you about the gorgeous veil I found to go with it. It is […]...
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