I come from a broken home. A blended family. Whatever you want to call it. My parents weren’t together. And growing up, I always thought I’d end up with another man who came from a broken home. It always seemed like having your parents together was almost like an elite club that you had to… Continue reading Navigating Love & Marriage from Different Backgrounds
Officially Mrs. Crystina Thompson. Lugo-Beach is now the last name of my past. It's an emotional process, but it's a decision I'm so glad I made. For those who knew me growing up, I was always pretty set on the fact that I would never get married. It didn't feel like a priority to me,… Continue reading Celebrating My New Last Name While Saying Goodbye to My Old One
With each year that passes by, the "life is short" feeling only becomes clearer to me. When I was young, I had that magical, invincible outlook about almost everything. I thought I had so much time. Thought nothing bad could ever happen to me or the people I love. Thought that it was okay to… Continue reading Being Intentional with my Life
Wow, 2 months married! Time has FLOWN. It's a weird feeling to go from spending every second of every day planning for a wedding... just to have it be over in a day. But in the end, the stress was all worth it. I couldn't have dreamed of a more perfect day with my family… Continue reading Our Wedding 🤍
For the past few months, I've been surrounded by love. My best friend, Melissa, and I got engaged just 2 months apart in 2022. We both had about 18-month engagement periods before our wedding dates, so while it was a longer process/waiting period, once things kicked off, they really kicked off. Starting at the end… Continue reading Vulnerability + Love
Wow, 3 years? I can't believe it's been that long since the last time I blogged. I keep trying to figure out what happened. I think life just got really busy. Around the same time I stopped, Myles and I were just starting our journey of buying a house. We've now had said house for… Continue reading Life’s a Lugo-Beach is BACK!
I'm finally 25! So yes, that means I'm a Virgo. If you know any Virgos, you know that our birthday celebrations are over the top and we make a HUGE deal out of them. I got my passport when I was 19 as I was planning a trip with some girlfriends to celebrate my 20th… Continue reading A Summary of #CLB25th Tour– Celebrating my 25th Birthday in Aruba!
Brazil! The biggest country in South America and somewhere I've wanted to visit since I watched Twilight: Eclipse Part 1, since that's where Edward takes Bella on their honeymoon. Myles had also always expressed interest in going so we decided to go for his 27th birthday, when it would be summer in Brazil. We had… Continue reading Rio de Janeiro, Brazil– Visiting Christ the Redeemer and the sites in Snoop Dogg and Pharrell’s “Beautiful” Music Video
Career switching. I still remember when I made the decision to do so. I was absolutely terrified, but so relieved at the same time. I knew the field I was in at the time was not the field I wanted to be in any longer. It was an entire process that I had to go… Continue reading I Switched Careers– Here’s My Best Advice to Anyone Thinking About Doing It Too
AmsterDAM! My first time to Europe and it did not disappoint! Amsterdam was a beautiful city and I see why it's so popular with so many travelers. The canals throughout the city were gorgeous, bikers outnumbered drivers and there was tons of things to see and do. The canals are spread throughout the entire city.… Continue reading Amsterdam– the Must-Do’s and All About the Coffee Shops 😉
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