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elise ivy
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From finding true love and spilling the beans along the way...to sharing beauty secrets and sweet life hacks to to make the most of every day...it's all right here in my blog.
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How To Start the Year off Right..
Happy New Year! These days it really does feel like a true celebratory moment of which collectively 'we made it.' In years past, I think...
elise
Jan 2, 20235 min read
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Canal House - Post 2 (The Guest House Bathroom)
It's renovation time! Here's a look at our Guest House Bathroom Before and After
elise
Dec 30, 20222 min read
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In celebration of the Summer Solstice...
Refreshing Mango recipes fit for a warm summer
elise
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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We all say that time flies...
I can’t believe I’m writing to you mid-June! Honestly, I know we all say that time flies, but it never ceases to amaze me how truly fast...
elise
Jun 16, 20228 min read
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Summer Fun / Summer Reads...
It’s summer! Well technically the Summer Solstice is 8 days away, but who's counting. It’s officially my favorite season and it makes me...
elise
Jun 14, 20223 min read
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How did you do it...?
The most beautiful part of sharing my love story on my blog has been the outpouring of love stories I get to read from YOU! Yep – isn’t...
elise
Feb 21, 20225 min read
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Chapter 43 - This is my current reality...
Guapo proposed to me on New Year's Eve
elise
Jan 15, 202211 min read
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Canal House - Post 1
We bought a fixer-upper! It's my first time buying a fixer-upper, in fact, it's the first actual house I've owned. The last time I...
elise
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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Final Show Countdown #8 - Beauty iQ
What a dream it was to host on Beauty iQ for 2.5 years. Here are some fun facts... - I found out that I was moving out of overnights and...
elise
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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Final Show Countdown #9 - The Trips and The Remotes
MEMORY COUNTDOWN 9 – The Remotes (Filming on Location) and out-of-town visits. Back in the day, it was customary that new hosts got to go...
elise
Dec 19, 20212 min read
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Final Show Countdown #10 - The First Show
Here goes: NUMBER 10 – MY FIRST ON-AIR APPEARANCE Going on national television without a time delay or teleprompter for the very first...
elise
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Final Show Countdown #11 - The First Day
Here goes: THE FIRST DAY I moved to PA and didn’t know a soul. I had about a week to settle in from my move before my first day at work....
elise
Dec 12, 20212 min read
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Final Show Countdown #12 - The Audition(s)
A trip down memory lane...Day 12.
The Audition(s)...the many many auditions and some fun facts as well
elise
Dec 11, 20212 min read
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Chapter 42 - Potentially my best chapter yet...
Chapter 42 of #Spillthebeansonlove
elise
Dec 7, 20215 min read
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Chapter 41 - Holy shiz, it's 2020 and wth is happening...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 41 Here's the deal - I took a break from writing our story because quite frankly I wasn't emotionally...
elise
Aug 18, 20214 min read
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Chapter 40 - I can't take my eyes off all the glitz, glam and insanely beautiful people...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 40 We arrive at one of the top 5 hottest restaurants in Miami for a New Year’s Eve celebration. As we...
elise
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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Chapter 39 - I wanted to soak in the sunshine...
#spillthebeansonlove – Chapter 39 I had just a few more days with Guapo before I had to leave the sunshine and head back to the reality...
elise
Feb 4, 20215 min read
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Chapter 38 - It's all taken care of...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 38 I hear Guapo talking with someone in Spanish. I can make out about 50% of the communication, and for...
elise
Aug 23, 20203 min read
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Chapter 37 - It had been six months of pure bliss...
#Spillthebeansonlove – Chapter 37 It had been six months of pure bliss, but throughout all of our amazing experiences and the deep...
elise
Aug 21, 20207 min read
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Chapter 36 - I knew very early I was falling in love...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 36 Overall the birthday trip was a raving success. I got to meet some of Guapo’s friends, we had a...
elise
Aug 20, 20207 min read
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