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
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!
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
Pitching multiple stories. Keeping up with as many community events as possible. Rushing to breaking news. Editing several videos at once. Going live when you know barely any information. Those are just a few of the many duties television reporters have everyday. Taken in between my live shots at a story in Benton City, WA.… Continue reading From Reporting to Marketing– Why I Chose to Leave the Industry I Pursued for 10 years
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