Alex Goldschmidt

Sometimes it feels like she just fell out of a coconut tree. 🥥🌴

Whatever it takes to not get kicked in the face. 🙃

Four years. 💍❤️

Have you ever been to Pismo Beach? 📍 @rossgirard and I made a resolution to explore more this year, now that Kiara is 1 and life feels (a little more) under control. We had heard great things about the Central Coast, and neither of us have been much, so we decide to make it a trip. We found @spyglassinn in Pismo Beach and it was the perfect home base to see the area. It’s only a 10-15 minute drive to downtown Pismo, San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach while Hearst Castle is just under an hour north. Kiara loves a car nap so this is how we conquered it all… THURSDAY 🚗 Drive up after work to avoid traffic FRIDAY 🍳 Breakfast at @spyglassinn 🏰 Grand Rooms Tour at @hearstcastlehm 🥪 Lunch at Linn’s Easy-As-Pie Cafe 🗺️ Walk around Downtown Pismo 🍽️ Sunset dinner at @spyglassinn SATURDAY 🍳 Breakfast at @madonnainn1958 🗺️ Walk around Downtown San Luis Obispo 🥪 Lunch at @avilafamilybarn 🏖️ Beach stroll at @spyglassinn 🍽️ Sunset dinner at @oysterloft SUNDAY 🥤 Breakfast at @joyshellbeach 🗺️ Drive around Avila Beach (unable to park) 🥪 Deli sandwiches from @depaloandsons 🚗 Drive home Our only fail of the trip was trying to visit Avila Beach on Sunday before heading home because there was no parking to be found. Other than that, we absolutely fell in love with the area. It had everything everything needed for a vacation weekend - incredible views, great food, eclectic shops and perfect vibes. Let me know if we missed anything so we be sure to stop by on our next trip!

Vegetable Garden Update: Episode 5 👨‍🌾 We have fruit ripening on our trees and we’re determined to try some before the squirrels take hold! Last year, year they ate pretty much everything, and they’ve already taken the one avocado we had growing 🫠 We’re excited to harvest more peaches and hopefully nectarines, apples, figs and passion fruit soon. The avocados might not really set fruit until next year and our citrus trees have been slow to grow. If anyone has advice on how to stop squirrels from eating our fruit, let us know. We’re going to try a mesh tree net next year that a friend recommended, but open to other ideas too!

Praying it’s not a brat summer though. 🙏

When the pest control company tells you to empty out your kitchen, every room in your house becomes kitchen. 🥴😵‍💫

Have you ever been to Joshua Tree? 📍 @rossgirard and I finally went back for the first time in years and had the best quiet desert weekend away with friends and kids! We usually go to Palm Springs when escaping Los Angeles for the desert, but it can be brutally hot during the summer and we also wanted to switch things up. The Joshua Tree area is cooler due to the elevation and it’s a great place to relax and feel like you’re in the Wild West. Paired up with outdoor adventures, unique sights and artisan shops, it makes for a great trip. If you’re planning to go, these are my musts: 🌵 @joshuatreenps 🍹 @jt_saloon 🍖 @pappyandharriets 👨‍🎨 @noahpurifoyfoundation 🥖 @lunabakery 🛍️ literally all of them but def @tradingpostjoshuatree and @thestationjoshuatree Let me know if I missed anything so I make sure to stop by on our next trip!

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Vegetable Garden Update: Episode 4 👨‍🌾 After raccoons dug up our vegetable garden one night, @rossgirard officially got summer crops going and everything is just starting to flourish now. Ross gardens at home and this year expanded into our local community garden to double our space. This is what we have growing right now: Lettuces, bush & pole beans, curly & lacinto kale, radishes, cucumbers, summer squash, basil, collard greens, strawberries, eggplants, banana peppers, shishito peppers, mini watermelons, tomatoes, beets, carrots, avocados, passionfruit, lemons, apples, nectarines, peaches, and figs. We also have orange, meyer lemon and lime trees but they haven’t produced fruit yet. I’ve been cooking lots of the following four general dishes with the big harvest we did after the raccoon pillaging: 🥗 Roasted vegetable and kale salads 🫘 Beans and greens enchiladas 🍲 Chicken and what I have in the fridge soup 🍗 Roast chicken with roasted root vegetables What should I cook this summer with all this produce?

*Old Rose voice* it’s been ten years... 🥹