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Dreaming of Paris ☁️🥐

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Two years of seeing the world through your eyes. The greatest adventure of our lives, and we’re just getting started. 🌁 Besito, besito, besito, mi corazón. 🤍

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When I was 10 years old, I begged my mom for a Juicy Couture (IYKYK🤣) Eiffel Tower necklace. To me, Paris wasn’t a city. It was a fairytale. It was quaint cobblestone streets, chic little cafés, artists painting on sidewalks, and lights that somehow looked softer than everywhere else. It felt less like a place on a map and more like a scene from a movie I’d watched over and over in my head. I didn’t know how, but I knew one day I’d make it there. My mom bought me the necklace. (Scroll for more)

Looking back now, I realize that necklace probably wasn’t a small purchase for her. But when you’re 10 years old, you don’t think about things like that. You just know your mom somehow makes your little dreams feel possible. Over the years it followed me from jewelry box to jewelry box, through every room I’d ever called home. Every time I found it while cleaning things out, I’d smile, hold onto it for a second… and put it right back. I literally never wore it. I was waiting for Paris. (Scroll for more)

When I clasped it around my neck beneath the Eiffel Tower, I was 10-years-old again. Sometimes, as a new mom, it’s easy to forget you’re just a girl living life for the first time, too. Maybe this is what people mean when they say we’re our ancestors’ wildest dreams. Not because I did anything extraordinary, but because somewhere along the way enough ordinary sacrifices from those before me added up that a little girl from Texas got to twirl beneath the Eiffel Tower wearing the necklace she’d been saving since she was 10. It made me feel so grateful. (Scroll for more)

Michael and I were actually supposed to go in 2020. Flights were booked. Hotels were reserved. Then, like so many other dreams that year, this one quietly went back on the shelf. Life kept happening: we got married, moved states, built careers, became parents. The trip kept getting pushed back. Twenty years after I first begged my mom for it, I finally zipped the necklace into my suitcase. Meanwhile, Michael (who is approximately 5% French according to Ancestry) was basically returning to his homeland he said. (Scroll for more)

Back in 2020, it was supposed to be just Michael and me. By the time we final

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Turns out taking the trip really did defrost my personality. ✨

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Rome-ing around 🛵🇮🇹 I know my outfit is good when I walk out and @michaeldonlopez starts laughing 🤪 The boys don’t get it!

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And it was better than we could have ever imagined

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I can proudly say I resisted the urge to wear polka dots during Euro summer 2026

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We forgot what it was like to be out after the sun goes down 🌚

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Imagine this being your ancestral home and Americans show up blasting the timeless hit Low by the psalmist Flo Rida

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Pick your favorite Raphael museum moment:
🎨 Pointing at the Mona Lisa: “MAMA!”
🗿 Pointing at David: “PEEPEE!”

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The Lancaster royal wedding felt like something straight out of a French fairytale ☁️✨ @natalieecortes & @_amirlancaster_ are one of the most intentional couples we know, and every detail reflected the love and care they poured into this unforgettable day for their guests 🖤

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Happy Father’s Day to our favorite person! Whether we’re off on an adventure or snuggled up on the couch, Dada is always exactly what we need. Chief of fun, food, and living room Lucha Libre in the Lopez casa 🤼🏽
Rafa couldn’t have a better role model. He watches everything you do, and I hope he grows up with your kindness, work ethic, sense of humor, and big heart.
I’m so grateful for the way you love our family and show up for us every single day. We are so lucky to call you ours. 💙

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