Kristen and Whitney's best friends, Coti and Ally stop by for some candid girl talk. We get personal as we dive into our favorite segments; YAY and NAYs, Fresh out of Fu***, Rollin with the Homies and Let that Shit go. We share some major secrets, so tune in to find out who has never used an uber, who's peed in a starbucks cup while driving, who has dated Steve Urkel, and who has a major phobia of the clavicle bone. Grab a cocktail and get ready for happy hour with your favorite BFFS.



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It's officially Christmas week everyone! I don't know about you, but I am feeling unusually festive for a Monday morning. This weekend, Denver graced us with -5 degree temperatures forcing Adam and I to stay inside, watch movies and for me, bake!

We watched Home Alone, one of my all time favorite christmas movies and it made me realize how horrible Kevin's family is?! I mean, that scene in the kitchen, yikes! And, one thing I don't get - does Kevin ever tell him family about what happened while they were gone? I mean, the cops just left him house and didn't think to come back and tell his mom and dad? Seems a little unrealistic to me.

So, now that we've gotten Home Alone straighten out, let's talk about things I love. I love christmas, I love hallmark movies (who is with me here), I love baileys and last but not least, donuts. It is no secret that I love donuts. If you follow me on Instagram (kgrace01) you will see that I post a new donut picture about once a month. I cannot help myself. Those sugary little circles are my favorite.

My best friend Coti is obsessed with donies. When we were in college, we would go at 2am to the donut store to get the fresh, warm donuts right out of the oven. Man, I miss the days when 4000 calories at 2am didn't go straight to my hips. Also, my donut dish is from my paleo guru, Callie. This recipe is dedicated to Coti and Callie, my two best girls always making sure I'm making the best recipes. <3

My love for donuts is almost always squashed when I try to make them paleo. They are good, but just not as good as regular, white sugar donuts. I made some apple cider donuts a while back and Adam has never asked me to make them again, which is usually a good hint that he was crazy about them. I never really mastered paleo donut making, until now.


I found inspiration for this recipe on Paleo Hacks, one of my go-to recipe blogs. I used different flour, more of some ingredients and less than others and I am so pumped about how these little babies turned out.

Because it's Christmas, I decided on some to crush some candy canes and sprinkle them on top. Cute and SO festive, am I right? Ya know what else would be good? Melt those candy candy kisses and drizzle that on top! Oh man, I know what I'm making this weekend.

This little babies would be a perfect treat for Christmas morning. Can you just imagine. I would have to make like 12 dozen, my fambam would gobble these up. Without further ado, let's get to the good part.

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• salt
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. Combine dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt) in a large bowl.
3. In a microwave-safe dish, melt coconut oil completely; Whisk eggs and coconut oil together. Add the other wet ingredients (applesauce, honey, vanilla) to that same bowl and stir.
4. Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
5. Grease donut pan with nonstick spray; Add dough to donut pan, pressing down so the dough is tightly packed and smooth.
6. Place pan in oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until dough is no longer soft.
7. Remove from oven; Flip your donut pan upside down and the donuts should pop right out.
8. Allow at least five minutes for them to cool before icing them.

The Icing: 

1. On the stove, heat the chocolate chips and coconut together, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
2. Eat warm or refrigerate to allow the icing to harden
3. Enjoy!

The best part about these little donuts is that you don't feel like you're eating that many because they are so tiny. So like 9 tiny donuts equals one right? Cool, glad we are on the same page here. Don't mind me, I'll be in the kitchen coming up with all the different things to drizzle on top of these. I wonder if you can melt baileys and mix it with chocolate to make a boozy syrup. I'll report back.

Happy Monday! Happy one week until Christmas! Happy 2 weeks until 2017! Let the countdowns begin!

Last weekend I had the pleasure of hosting two of my best girl friends FIRST weekend in Denver. Both of them had spent time in the mountains, but neither had spent any time in Denver. The pressure to show them a great weekend was on. I contacted some of my Denver girls and asked for their must haves.


Coti and Jen arrived around 6pm on Friday night and we we're doing Denver things until I dropped them at the airport Sunday afternoon. It was a jam-packed weekend full of food, cocktails, snapchats and laughs. It was one for the record books and I cannot wait until our next girls trip. See ya next October, Portland!

Let's start with some Denver history:

• Denver really does sit at a mile high. There is a step on the State Capital Building that is exactly 5,280 feet about sea level. Golf balls go further, tennis balls are hit harder, the sun feels hotter and alcohol packs more of a punch. 
• Denver was founded on November 22, 1858 and the Denver metro currently has 3,418,876 people. 
• Denver has 300 days of sunshine. Did you know this was used to convince people to come out and build the railroad? It worked! 
• Denver is not in the mountains, it's near them. Our views are spectacular. 
• Denver is the second highest educated city. 
• We have seven profession sports teams! GO BRONCOS. 
• The Broncos just became the winniest team in history. How does that taste Kobe?
• Denver brews more beer than any city in the nation. 
• There is a blue horse as you enter the airport (the largest airport in terms of land in the country) and it's cursed. It fell on it's sculptor and killed him. The horse has red eyes. Yikes.
• There are more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks. 

Brutal honesty. I am burnt out on the gallon challenge. Yes, I feel great, but the 3pm chug session and the 3am pee sessions are making me lose it.

Brutal honesty #2. I've been kind of burnt out on blogging. So please excuse the lack of - but I have some great recipes coming this week andddd some great dog food recs! Get excited. Sometimes breaks are good for the soul and I know this mini-break was good for mine.

But hey! I am LOVING all the lovelies out there participating in the challenge! You all rock and really are the reason I push myself to keep chugging at water at 3pm so I can post my results on snapchat.

We only have ONE week left! Can you believe it. Let's talk about week 3 and let's chat about the weekend!

PS -- If you are new to the blog, we are in the final week of the #everydaygracegallonchallenge where we drink a gallon of water a day! There are so many amazing benefits and you can read all about those here! 

• Loving: How my body feels. My joints & muscles don't hurt and I just feel lighter on my feet. Digestion finally on point! Yes! 
• Feeling: Good! I am still craving sugar though and I would hope that would go away! Great! I went through an entire hot power yoga class without having to chug water. No thirst! 
• Anticipating: It being over. That's negative, but I am anticipating implementing the water challenge into my normal life and seeing if I can keep up. 
• Enjoying: Writing this post :) Inspiring others - other teachers and my fiance are doing it! My fiance even wants me to get him a jug! 
• Working on: Callie and mine are the exact same - finish earlier in the day. 
• Hating: How much I pee and how water full I get. That it seems harder to get it done this week.
• Struggling with: Getting it done before 6pm. I get lost in the day and forget! Peeing while teaching, but thank god I'm used to peeing on a schedule!

So, my best friend has been married for 11 days, which means it's absolutely time for throwback Thursday post with everything wedding. A few Fridays ago, we ventured to Charlottesville, Virginia to celebrate #MattandCotisayIdo.

I shared with you her engagement, her Bachelorette Party (10 Tips), we talked about Bridal Showers (gold balloons are a must), we spent 18 hours together, I told her what I wanted her to know on her wedding day. Well, now it's time to talk wedding.

Have you ever been to Charlottesville, Virginia? I never had been before either. It's about a hundred miles south of Washington DC, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thomas Jefferson is from there and you can even visit his home at Monticello.  Or, with a short 30 minute drive from Charlottesville is Montpelier, the home of James Madison.

Charlottesville is also home to University of Virginia, tons of amazing restaurants, wineries, cute hotels and shops. Think I'm trying to sell you on Charlottesville? Well, I am. One trip and I'm in love.


If you ever go, here is what I suggest doing while you are there. As always, picture evidence is to follow.

1. Have a best friend get married in Charlottesville. (It helps if the couple is a STUNNER too) 
2. Have your best friend get married at a vineyard there.  I suggest Pippin Hill, but the cool thing, there are over 30 vineyards in the area. 
3. Make sure your best friends has other best friends you can become best friends with. 
4. Dance.
5. Smooch. (This one is more bride and groom, but you get it!)
6. Take pictures in sunsets. 
7. Eat delicious BBQ - you are in the south ya'll. The Whiskey Jar is amazing. 
8. Walk the mall. 
9. Make sure there is a rehearsal dinner at an amazing restaurant. I suggest The Local. 
10. Use snapchat and boomerang. 
11. Drink champagne.
12. Photo booths are always cool. 

THE day is finally here. My best friend, Coti is getting married!

We're celebrated the engagement, thrown the bridal shower, partied at the bachelorette party,

We're all rehearsed, we've mingled with friends, we've cheersed the happy couple and we've toasted. It's time to say I do!

Matt and Coti go way back, 9+ years back. I still remember when Coti visited me in college telling me about him. It was different. He was different.

Today we celebrate them. Today we celebrate a love that deserves to be recognized.

Coti and I have been best friends since we were 13 and today at 29 (okay, shes still 28) she's getting married! I have a lot to tell her, but since she's a little busy today, I thought I'd share those things here. She can check on it later.


21 Things I want my best friend to know on her wedding day. 

1. The day you've been dreaming about is here. Don't forget to soak in every minute, even the little ones that don't seem important. 
2. I will probably cry through the entire ceremony, please forgive me for ruining my makeup. We both know I'm not a cute crier. 
3. I knew when you came to visit me in Malibu and told me about him that he was the one. I could hear it in your voice and see it in your eyes.  
4. If you're ever mad at him, remember that every morning he makes you honey lattes and every night he falls asleep holding your arm. 
5. I knew I loved Matt when the first night we went out he held my hair back when I was puking in the rocks while you hailed a cab after a super rowdy new years eve. 
6. I love that our husbands are friends and are so similar. They both have the best voices. 
7. I love that Matt loves you so much. 
8. I hope you know that even when something is hard or you fight, that you will get through it. Because if you can forgive and love me all these years, you can forgive and love him through it too. 
9. I re-wrote that toast last night 100 times, I'm sorry I cried so much. But, what was I supposed to do.
10. I hope he understands that I am not going anywhere and he should expect me to show up uninvited and call you whenever I feel like it -- and maybe pick me up from the airport every now and then for surprises. 
11. I know Matt is your husband now and always your lifeline and best friend, but I'm still here too if you need me. 
12. Remember all those times we cried over boys? We never have to do that again. You found the boy that will make you smile after you cry and will do his best to never make you cry. We always knew we'd find him and now you did. 
13. I hope he always puts you first.
14. I hope he knows that life is incomplete without you, that all the good things in life won’t mean a thing if he is not sharing them with you. 
15. I hope you become the only thing he truly can’t live without.
16. I hope he gives you all the kids you want. Even though you don't know what that number is yet. 
17. I hope your daughter has your sense of humor and your kindness. And I hope your son has his chivalry and his determination.
18. I promise that we will still have our inside jokes that he will never get.
19. I promise you I will be his friend too and try to understand him, but he has to know that I will always be on your side.
20. I want you to know that even though your married, I'm still your best. 
21. I want you to know that today will be the best day of your life. 

It's your turn Co. Let's do this, let's get you married.

So you wanna take a trip to San Diego do ya? I just love San Diego. It's one of the most picturesque places ever. The weather is almost always perfect, the sun is shining (except for that June gloom), the boats are always in the harbor and the food and drink is incredible. I used to go every summer as a kid because we had family there.

My most recent trip was a little different from the trips I used to take as a kid. This trip was a bachelorette party for my best, Coti. Her sister planned the most incredible getaway and because of her, I have 10 tips and tricks to having the best time in San Diego.



This is dedicated to Coti. Only 37 days away from I do! I'm so glad I could celebrate with you this past weekend -- I cannot wait for the big day! #mattandcotisayido

I also have a lot of photo evidence of my 10 tips and tricks, so get excited, they're really good.

1. Make sure your best friend is getting married and having her bachelorette party there. This really ensures that the weekend will be full of girlfriends, laughing, delicious cocktails and lots of selfies. 
2. Stay at a great hotel in a great location. We stayed at the Andaz and it was right in the middle of downtown San Diego. We walked to breakfast every morning, uber drives were short and the rooftop bar at the Andaz is awesome. 
3. Eat delicious breakfasts. Our first morning there we went to Coffee and Tea Collective where my BFF bachelorette and I split an avocado toast and an Acai bowl. Wow... Make sure you ask for some extra pink Himalayan salt for your toast. And, the Americanos' are amazing there! 
4. Eat delicious lunches. Are you seeing a theme here, we love to eat We lunched at Tower 23, right on Pacific Beach. There is literally nothing better than a delicious salad, amazing wine and a gorgeous view of the ocean. Oh, and top it off with great girlfriends. Done and done. 
5. Eat delicious dinners. Might I recommend Kettner Exchange and Nobu. Both a little more on the expensive side, but both totally worth it. I've never eaten better. At Kettner, get the tuna pizza and at Nobu get the yellowtail sashimi with jalapenos. Trust me.
6. Go to fabulous clubs and dance the night away. We went to Omnia which was so fun. Granted the girls around me were like 12 and didn't know that Kelly Kapowski actually invented the crop-top instead of Forever 21, but hey, it was so fun. Then against our better judgment and the fact that Uber couldn't "find" us, we got on a rickshaw. Literally one block and $20 later he started cursing at us and calling us names that I refuse to type. Just let the Uber find you. Take my word on this one. 
7. Get cute matching t-shirts. This is a must. 
8. Make sure there are presents. Presents are also always a must. 
9. Find a yacht and go on the yacht. Cruise the harbor. Party on the yacht. Repeat. Oh, and when they let you drive the yacht, you drive the yacht and you honk the horn. 
10. Take thousands of pictures, make a shared album and relive the weekend over and over. Oh, and for sure get on Snapchat. Those stories are some of the best.