IMG_0630

IMG_0417

IMG_0402

IMG_0425

IMG_0625

IMG_0516

IMG_0622

IMG_0426

IMG_0511

IMG_0391

IMG_0633

IMG_0488

The homie @erubes1 – amazing human and photographer. 

IMG_0456

IMG_0512

IMG_0464

IMG_0457

IMG_0536

montage

IMG_0487

IMG_0535

IMG_0503

IMG_0493

IMG_0568

IMG_0658

My sisters and I got to spend a couple days at the Montage Laguna Beach – best time we have spent together in a while. I think it’s necessary for sisters to have their own little pampered getaways often – giggles on giggles and unforgettable memories made. Sister bonding on fleek. #MariettaMontage

Upon arrival it was already good vibes – we walked into the opulent lobby which has a breathtaking panoramic view of the beach and then checked into our ocean view room which already had champagne awaiting us. Literally could not have been more perfect.

The service at the Montage is phenomenal – anything you need help with – they are on it immediately and the staff always has a smile on their face – so refreshing. It was the best staycation I have had in a while. We felt so relaxed and pampered – it felt like a home away from home. It actually reminded me of Hotel Du Cap in the South of France – but a California version. Aka it is the best hotel in Southern California.

While in Laguna we explored Three Arch Beach as well as the Montage beach but other than that we just had dance parties in our room, drank champagne and went out to eat in the town – I definitely want to make this a yearly tradition. Follow them on Instagram @montagelaguna for daily photos to inspire you to visit.

BTW – you can live at the Montage – just throwing that out there. Dear future husband – take note. Jk I’ll buy it myself. But seriously.

Happy New Year everyone!

xx

 Inspirations of the day:

“We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colours and all cultures are distinct & individual. We are harmonious in the reality that we are all held to this earth by the same gravity. We don’t share blood, but we share the air that keeps us alive. I will not blind myself and say that my black brother is not different from me. I will not blind myself and say that my brown sister is not different from me. But my black brother is he as much as I am me. But my brown sister is she as much as I am me.”

-C. JoyBell

“Never hold resentments for the person who tells you what you need to hear; count them among your truest, most caring, and valuable friends.”

-Mike Norton
“I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.”

-Alice Walker

 Song of the day: “Earned It” by The Weeknd