Riannah Pouncy

Happy New Year!🥳🎊🎈What a wild year it’s been, but we made it through! My hope for this new year is that each and everyone of you don’t just survive, but that we THRIVE, and explore and release every untapped ounce of potential that’s within us! May everyone’s 2022 be filled with sparks, joy, peace, love, health, travels, prosperity and every good and perfect blessing from above!❤️ And as always, travel happy! 😄💕

Reality V.S. Instagram!😋💗 This photo was taken right before a huge snow storm in Lake Tahoe hit covering the trees an a sparkly powdery white. The town is equally as beautiful in the snow months as it is in summer, but I prefer it in the winter because it’s beauty is otherworldly. And I get to pretend I’m Elsa from Frozen. Hey you’re never too old to fling a cape! The second photo is me playing around with Picsart app to show you what it would have looked like if I took this same photo a day later. More posts to come regarding the winter activities here, but this house was located in the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Oh yes! I forgot to mention half of Lake Tahoe is in California and the other half is in Nevada! But it’s literally a five minute drive to the California side from the Nevada state line so you’ll have two states worth of fun things to do. Do you prefer Lake towns in the Summer or Winter more?

So y’all hitting the last of the slopes or the beach this weekend? Missing Lake Tahoe but not mad at my current white sand beach situation. 🌴Check out my stories if you’re looking for a staycation or in mini-getaway!

Definitely walking in a winter wonderland! My last Christmas photo of the season! It came and went so quickly! Found this top on @amazon and necklaces are from @target Santa hat from @walmart!

What’s the appropriate amount of time to leave your tree up after Christmas? Asking for a friend ;) Also, I got my tree from @kingofchristmas after seeing how beautiful @amberlancaster ‘s was, I just had to get my own after last year’s messy DIY snow flocking attempt! 😂 But for real when do you take your tree down? Can I keep it up till February? Lol

Sometimes you’ve got to “Treat Your Elf!” 😂♥️🎄🎁 This cute ugly sweater is another @walmart find from when I was on my Christmas tree ornament hunt lol! The last photo is before the snow was added. It was snowing when I took these photos, but not very hard so I gave it a little help using @picsart. Would you guys like to see more editing tutorials in 2021? Color correction was done with Adobe Lightroom CC as one of my custom saved presets. On a more serious note Happy Birthday Baby Jesus! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!

Watching the Disney Christmas Extravaganza this morning totally reminded me of last Christmas when I took this at Disneyland! Missing those magical days getting fast pass to fast pass going through two parks in 8 hours and getting on everything plus tax! Who remembers these days! Working for Disney for 7 years allotted me a special pass to get friends and family in so I had the day mapped out and a system of what to get on first, when to eat, all the way down to what food stands were the best lol! Who remembers power walking with me through the parks??!! Lol! I def recommend getting a park hopper pass and staying at a hotel nearby so you don’t have to rush and can fully enjoy everything. My favorite meal in Disneyland is the vegan gumbo in Frontier Land at Royal Street Veranda! My favorite place to eat in California Adventureland is Wine Country Tratorria. I recommend making a reservation in the morning as soon as you enter the park because it’s popular and fills up fast. They require a credit card on file in case you don’t show there’s a fee they charge. You won’t charged a fee if you cancel before a certain time. Make the reservation time for around the time of a parade and boom! You have front row entertainment while dining!

Happy Merry Christmas Eve! I’m not really much of a Christmas pajamas type of gal but as I was hunting for Christmas tree ornaments I walked into @Walmart and saw these bad boys and was like yes! This is the year I change it up! How are you guys spending your Christmas Eve? Any special traditions? We usually watch Christmas movies and read the nativity story. Today we went skiing and it was so fun! Stay safe out there! ♥️

This week I’ll be cranking out the last few photos of Autumn before my Christmas tree arrives tomorrow! 🍁 Who still needs to decorate?😬😂🙋🏾‍♀️

Savoring these last few weeks of Fall and resisting the urge to make a mad dash to buy up Christmas decor! 😂 Wish me luck! Are you clinging to pumpkin spice or busting out the candy canes these days?😘🧡🍁

Once and flor-al I finally found Fall! Lol I can keep the fall puns coming all day long. I guess they’re like my Dad joke equivalent? 🤷🏽‍♀️☺️Can we just take a moment to talk about how Fall fashion has literally THE BEST fashion out of all the seasons?! Should I say fashion one more time? 😂 I know it can be a little chilly depending on where you are in the world, but there’s nothing like putting on a well made pair of boots, a flowy dress, hat to run through a pumpkin patch. Which I finally found here in the good old Midwest! Now all I need to do is go on a hay ride! My hat and dress are from @target. The dress is from their “A New Day” brand (right!!? super cute), boots are by @naturalizer. I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend. Praying today is your fantastic start to a fabulous and productive week! Stay safe!😘💗

Fall breeze and Autumn leaves! 🍂🍁🌙 Got this entire outfit on a @Target run from @whowhatwear The wind in my hair provided by The City of Chicago...and God! 😂 Headband I stole from my mommas closet, a habit that’s super hard to break and partake in every time I come home because her clothes are just so darn cute lol! What’s your favorite thing about Fall?!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

Guess who finally found Fall!! 🍂🍁 Don’t get me wrong California Autumns are fun in their own special way, but there’s nothing like going back to your hometown and experiencing Fall the way you remember it as a kid! It’s so good to be back in Chicago! These orange colors and rainy days are revitalizing my soul. They are small but things that I’ve truly missed. If any #chicagophotographers would like to Collab while I’m here, send me a DM!📸 I’m off to explore a little today!

Felt cute, might delete later 😜💗 Do you all enjoy seeing behind the scenes shoot footage? I can try and incorporate more of it if you like? Let me know in the comments below! This was shot pre-pandemic and was swarming with people, despite how still and peaceful this shot looks lol! I guess it’s one of those Instagram versus reality moments dodging people every five seconds to get a clear shot hahaha! Can’t even imagine trying to go there now under the circumstances but hopefully things will return to normal in a timely manner and until then stay safe and stay fashionable! 💁🏾‍♀️ 👗@Simplydresses 📸 @carrielynncerta

Paris I will always love you! ❤️ Who remembers their first time in Paris? The views, the food, the smells? All these elements create unforgettable memories and I feel so fortunate hat I was able to capture this one for you all! In honor of completely binge watching @emilyinparis 😂 (so guilty 🙋🏾‍♀️) I share this gorgeous photo with you that I took on my first ever trip to Paris! It was a solo trip and I was exhausted because I had literally just been to three other countries in 5 days but I couldn’t let the exhaustion or jetlag stop me in my tracks especially since it was just a two day trip. After a delicious meal at a nearby cafe, I rushed down to the Louvre and to my astonishment this beautiful view was waiting for me! And y’all know I love me some sunsets so it just all felt so special and magical. What was your first time in Paris like? Should I create a video for you guys on how to see Paris in two days time? Let me know in the comments! 😘💗