Meet Bassam and Lena
Hi and welcome to our blog! We are Lena and Bassam, a newly(ish) married couple living in Southern California with our dog, Buddy and our baby, Zayn. At our home on the web, we hope to share with you our journey in finding adventure in everyday life. We truly believe that no matter how busy or how hard life gets, there is always something fun and positive to be found. After a rough first year of marriage (you can read about it here), we started this blog as a way to hold ourselves accountable in our goal of finding adventure in everyday life.
Our greatest interests include: travel, home decor, entertaining, cooking, exploring our city, and outdoor activities. Our travel style is luxurious and adventurous- but on a budget! We are always figuring out how we can travel often, stay at nice places, and experience fine dining without straining our finances. Almost everywhere in the world is on our bucket list and we are always planning our next trip. We recently bought our first home together and are having so much fun setting it up together.
We’re new parents and learning how to prioritize our relationship with baby. We are so obsessed with him and are loving our adventures in parenting!
We are trying to find a balance in working full-time, prioritizing our relationship, being the best parents we can be, making time for family and friends, and fulfilling all of our passions in life. We hope you enjoy as we share all of these adventures with you!
Some things about us:
- We are high school sweethearts and have been married for almost 5 years. {See our first year anniversary shoot here}.
- We love all types of food but could eat sushi and Mexican food all day every day!
- We are always on the hunt for a new fun activity to try! Recent favorites include: white water rafting, zip lining through the jungle in Costa Rica, and helicopter rides in Alaska and New York.
- We wanted our wedding to go all night, so after midnight we busted out snacks like grilled cheese and s’mores and passed out glow sticks and tequila shots. The cops came 3x, but we kept partying.
Meet Lena:
Hi! I’m Lena! I’m a behavior analyst and have been working with children, teens, and adults with autism for almost 15 years. You’ll notice some of the happiness and productivity articles here have some concepts derived from behavior analysis! I’ve also always wanted to be a journalist or magazine editor, which is why I love blogging so much.
When we travel, my favorite way to get to know a city is by walking for miles and miles, then chilling at a nice cafe for awhile to eat, drink, and people watch. I’m an avid Yelper and am constantly dragging Bassam to try all the places I’ve bookmarked.
I’m a huge adrenaline junky and get bored easily. My family always makes fun of me because they say I’m the only person in the world who would get bored sky diving {which I did}. I’m always on the search for our next activity! My current faves are snorkeling and white water rafting.
I’m happiest by the beach, have a giant tea collection, and love to cook up fun and healthy meals for us. I’m obsessed with entertaining and decorating our home. I’m also a giant book nerd who would often prefer to be lost in a good book than to talk to people.
I’m really excited to share all my passions with you!
Meet Bassam:
Hey there, I’m Bassam! I moved to California from Lebanon over 20 years ago and fell in love with the girl you see on this site. She still hasn’t left me alone. 😉
I recently started my own accounting firm, offering concierge bookkeeping and accounting services. While I love my clients, if Real Madrid came calling, I’d drop everything in an instant.
When we travel I’m the gadget guy; I love finding new and useful techy tools to take with us. I have a gadget for everything! Plus, Lena’s constantly breaking things I need to fix.
I love our travels because I get to experience new adventures, sometimes things I never thought I’d do. For example, I’m terrified of heights, but Lena convinced me to go on a glacier helicopter ride in Alaska and I’ve been obsessed with helicopter rides ever since. No trip is complete until I buy a shot glass to add to my collection.
I love playing soccer, video games, and building Lego sculptures.
This is our Happily Ever Adventure and we are excited to share it with you. We hope you enjoy sharing in our journey as we try to find the adventure in everyday life.
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Photo credit: Jillian Rose Photography {She’s seriously amazing by the way!}