Steven and I spent the first few days of the week in San Diego. I wish I could say it was for a relaxing, kid-free getaway and while it was kid-free it wasn’t exactly relaxing. … Read more
Weekly Recap + 5 Things I’m Loving


Steven and I spent the first few days of the week in San Diego. I wish I could say it was for a relaxing, kid-free getaway and while it was kid-free it wasn’t exactly relaxing. … Read more
Here’s what’s been happening this week: At The Properties Highs: Coachella and Stagecoach festival weekends are filling up at top prices Crossing December owner statements off of our to-do list … Read more
If you follow along @therockawayhouse on Instagram, then you may have seen our Operation Hot Tub by NYE saga on stories. Overall the installation went smoothly, and I learned a lot from Steven! The most difficult part was lowering the tub from the pallet onto the paver pad. That thing is HEAVY. Like, squash you like a bug heavy. My dad, Steven and I had it mid-way down when we realized we really needed a fourth person and, luckily, our neighbor dropped what he was doing to come to our rescue and help. Thank you, Merritt!! … Read more
At home, we were busy bees getting the house prepped to host my entire family for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and gift exchange. I “warned” everyone in advance that our house is still very much a work in progress, but one thing I really wanted to get done was moving the giant hot tub we ordered from Costco on Black Friday out of our driveway and into the backyard. … Read more