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Keswick Hall Resort

A little photo diary and details from our stay at Charlottesville, VA Luxury Resort Keswick Hall.

keswick hall virginia

To say we are lucky to have such great luxury vacation options in Virginia would be an understatement.

Having littles makes traveling a little more *complicated* so it is really nice to have options close to home where we can hop in the car and feel like we are on vacation just an hour away from our own front doors. We recently got to stay at Keswick Hall to kick off Spring Break and it was such a lovely, relaxing, time.

Located just a few miles outside of Charlottesville, surrounded by horse farms, a beautiful golf course, wineries and more, Keswick is beautiful destination. It has a boutique hotel and luxury feel all at once. On top of all of that, it is home to Marigold, a Jean-Georges restaurant which makes it a destination in and of itself.

See Video from our Stay HERE and HERE. Keep reading for more!

keswick hall virginia
keswick hall virginia
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Baby Motherhood Rebecca

Olive’s First Year Milestones

Life with Olive through our month milestone photos.

olive milestone photos

Oh, what a joy it has been to be the mom to this little miracle baby girl. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know about our journey to Olive.  Years TTC and then going through IVF was the hardest thing we have ever done, but BOY was it worth it a million times over! These photos may not seem like anything too interesting and let’s be serious – they are mostly here for me to look back on.

My favorite thing about this is probably watching her hair grow. SO CRAZY.

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Fashion Lookbook Rebecca

4 Spring Dresses You Need In Your Closet

These 4 dresses are flattering, affordable and fun for spring.

abercrombie spring dresses

I am getting used to my postpartum body & weight loss and finally felt like buying myself a few nice new things for spring! I have been faithful to Abercrombie for a few years now, and as always they come through with this haul of dresses! They have options for all shapes and styles and they are basically always having sales. SO, if these aren’t on sale right now, bookmark the links or save this blog post and come check back in the next few days. Chances are, a sale will be going on!

OR as always, follow me on instagram, because I will let you know when the sales are the best!

ANYWAYS, lets get to the dresses.

abercrombie spring dresses

EMERSON RUCHED PUFF SLEEVE MINI DRESS

This is a classic Abercrombie style and I have to admit that I just ordered it to “see what it was like.” I didn’t think that I would love it as much as I do! It comes in a few different colors and is SO flattering! A spring must.

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Baby Motherhood Rebecca

Baby Registry Items We Used in The First Three Months

newborn bath

There are SO many suggestions for things that you need before your baby comes. All babies are different and all moms are different but we all want to be prepared, so we register for all of it. I was definitely guilty of this! I thought if I had all the things that would make this giant life change easier.  And it some ways it did, and some ways it didn’t. It certainly didn’t hurt. But there were definitely lots of things we never used because they just didn’t fit with our needs.

SO, I thought I would just highlight a few things that we registered for, got and used a lot in the first three months.  Again, these are my personal experiences and opinions but hopefully they are a helpful for you!

BOPPY! 

The boppy is one of those things you either receive as a hand-me-down or you definitely have on your registry! It is meant for different uses as your baby grows and starts out as a *nursing pillow* Personally, I didn’t really use it when nursing, but we did use it just as a little lounger on our lap to give our arms a rest. John particularly loved using it this way! Then, as they grow you can use it for tummy time, help to learn to sit up and lounge once they can sit up. Definitely worth having.  Our rainbow Boppy Cover.

boppy for newborn

boppy for baby

 

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Baby Fashion Lookbook Motherhood Rebecca

Valentine’s Day with Lake Pajamas

I* In case you missed my love letter to LAKE at Christmas time *

I am just absolutely swooooooning over the LAKE Pajamas Valentine’s Day Collection! The lips and the hearts are just too adorable.  LAKE’s super soft PIMA Cotton pjs have become a staple in our house ever since my best friend gave me a pair during pregnancy! We wore them over Christmas as a family (even John had them) and I just think their mommy and me sets too sweet.

I went for the Poplin nightgown for this collection since I have a good number of the sets and it is breathable and cooling and chic. Honestly, it is kind of out of character for me but my style has changed since Olive was born! I’m a sap. I mean, the kisses! It comes in the heart print, too, and both come with matching sets for the little ones. Cath even got the kisses for Phoenix too and I gotta say they are ADORABLE for little boys.

Because I have a little baby Olive napping in my arms right now, I will keep it short and sweet but trust me when I say that any purchase from LAKE is money well spent. Every pair I have is worth the price!

lake pajamas valentines
lake pajamas valentines
lake pajamas valentines
Baby Cathclaire Fashion Holidays Lookbook Rebecca

TCP Favorite: Lake Pajamas

Lake Pajamas became an instant favorite of ours this year!

lake-holiday-pajamas

TIS THE SEASON! PAJAMA SEASON.

We have been highlighting gift ideas that we will be gifting / would love to give this year. Like the things we actually have and love. LAKE PAJAMAS are DEFINITELY on that list. We fell in love with LAKE’s Pima Cotton pajamas earlier this year and haven’t looked back. They are BEYOND soft.

I wore them throughout my pregnancy, they have nursing friendly options now, they carried us through the summer and now we are loving their holiday collection! They have pajamas for the whole family. Phoenix and Olive have little matching sets and we are gonna grab a couple of pairs for our husbands this year.

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HAPPY GIFTING!

lake holiday pajama sale

~ for the littles ~

( olive is wearing baby nutcracker & phoenix is wearing kids ornaments )

Motherhood Rebecca

Olive Rebecca’s Birth Story

Olive Rebecca Piersol was born on July 29, 2022 and here is her birth story.

rebecca piersol birth story

I am sitting here at my desk, with Olive asleep in the carrier and it is surprising and not surprising at the same time that it took me 3 months to get this written out. Life is so completely and utterly different and beautiful and hard all at the same time, everyday. BUT ANYWAYS LETS GET TO THE STORY!

On my due date, July 27th, we were scheduled to go in at 4 pm to check in for my induction.  Even though baby Olive wasn’t showing any signs of making her appearance, I was getting anxious and because some doctors recommend inducing IVF babies, I figured we should go ahead and get the ball rolling. We called at 3:30 to make sure they would be ready for us at 4 and they said, no, call back at 8. BOY, did those 4 and a half hours CRAWL by.  (Obviously I made a tiktok) When we called at 8, they said to go ahead and come in. So we got all packed up and headed in. EEK!

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Fashion Holidays Rebecca

Holiday Style: The Bodysuit Trend

free people x revolve turnt body suit

IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOLIDAY ‘FITS AND BODYSUITS ARE TRENDING IN A BIG WAY!


Across all of my favorite retailers I am seeing bodysuits of all kinds! Comfy ones, sparkly ones, long sleeves, halter etc etc. I had to see what all the fuss was about so I ordered this Free People x Revolve Turnt Bodysuit. I gotta say I was very pleasantly surprised. Honestly it could have gone either way, but….. Bodysuits are flattering. 

Shocked me, honestly!

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Fashion Holidays Rebecca

Beth Dutton Casual Style: Yellowstone Halloween

If Beth Dutton had an everyday uniform, I think that this would be it. Call it a costume or call it western-inspired style – whatever it is, here it is 🙂

beth dutton style inspoLast year I shared my most visited blog post to date, which was how to recreate Beth Dutton’s style for Halloween.  I chose the big fur coat look and for a whole year you guys have been repeatedly visiting the site.  Is it Beth Dutton’s not give a F attitude or just that we love western inspired style? Maybe both!
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Fashion Lifestyle Motherhood Rebecca

Reb’s Favorites: SKIMS Fits Everybody Collection

A real and honest review of the SKIMS Fits Everybody Collection – especially for postpartum bodies.  skims fits everybody

ICYMI: I reviewed six pieces from the SKIMS Cotton Collection during my pregnancy. This was my first experience with SKIMS and it truly lived up to my expectations. I was excited to try some new pieces after Olive was born to get  better idea how they would fit into my day to day and decided to get underwear and bras from the Fits Everybody Collection this time round.

YET AGAIN, they lived up to the hype.  The website boasts that this collection is buttery soft and each piece stretches up to twice their size.  When they say buttery soft, they mean buttery soft.  It almost feels like you aren’t wearing anything.  For me, in my postpartum body, I definitely needed the bras and underwear to be extra stretchy since my size is fluctuating so this collection was perfect.

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