On Episode 026, we sit down with the lovely and vibrant Sal Stowers! We chat with Sal about following a vegan lifestyle, winning America’s Next Top Model, her transition into acting, humanitarian work, giving back, spreading love, dating your BFF and leading a positive life.
Read MoreFor any new friends to the blog, my fiancé Freddie has been on the long-time running soap opera, Days of Our Lives for seven years now - It feels just like yesterday that he booked the job!
The show itself is celebrating its 53rd Anniversary this upcoming Thursday! In honor of this milestone event, the production will be throwing its annual Day of Days Bash in Universal City on Saturday, November 10th.
Read MoreOn Episode 026, we sit down with the ever so entertaining Eric Martsolf! Eric shares his journey of graduating from Dickinson College with a degree in Political Science, to pivoting and pursuing a career as an entertainer. He brings us through his humble beginnings working as a singer and dancer at Hersheypark to being hired as an entertainer on a Hawaiian cruise ship, working at Dollywood (and getting to perform with DOLLY PARTON), performing at Universal and breaking into the Soap World on Passions and eventually Days of Our Lives. Eric also sheds light on the importance of family, relationships and spending time with your loved ones.
Read MoreOn Episode 024, we do our first ever long-distance podcast! While one of us was on the West Coast and the other on the East Coast, we decided to indulge in a playful couple’s long-distance Q&A! Throughout this episode, we discuss relationships, Halloween festivities, writing projects, babies, getting emotional in movies, what helps Freddie cry on cue, adventures with Benji, and upcoming Christmas plans!
Read MoreThis past Friday, I flew into New Jersey as my sister is due to give birth this month! Although she measures early, her official due date is October 31st (my favorite holiday- Halloween!) On Saturday afternoon, I was reminiscing with my parents, and we couldn’t believe how long it had been since we all carved pumpkins together! If you saw last year’s Halloween Vlog with Freddie, I am ALL about the holiday spirit! Carving pumpkins, scary movies, candy corn, you name it - I am there!
Read MoreOn Episode 023, we sit down for a LIVE Q&A. We share a big surprise leading up to the Days of Our Lives 53rd Anniversary, storylines, influential people we’d love to meet, meaningful friendships, getting comfortable being uncomfortable, diet updates and our thoughts on nude scenes!
Read MoreThis past weekend, I connected with a long-time girlfriend of mine. We caught up, made sure all was well in the world with one another, and then we got real af. We started discussing the future and had an insanely transparent convo with one another.
Read MoreOn Episode 022, we sit down on a special Facebook Live and share our reflections on our Four Year Anniversary of the major car accident we were in. We also discuss updates on our weight loss journey, not worrying about haters, being grateful and how to start a blog.
Read MoreHow is it already October 8th!?
Yesterday, I did a post on social media that ended up being a bit of a microblog, if you will. It was The Four Year Anniversary of a very intense car accident I was in. The collision left me in the hospital for three months, re-learning to walk and undergoing 12 surgeries.
The post looked something like this:
Read MoreOn Episode 021, we sit down and share recent life updates including our 90 Day Run, what plan and app we are using for our weight loss journey, behind-the-scenes of shooting Vision in Vogue, getting Freddie out of the house for A Night at the Theatre, our meeting with a real estate agent, and eliminating the non-essentials in life.
Read MoreA few months ago, I was editing some photos in Lightroom when a notification went off on my desktop. The alert New Message popped up. I clicked on it and was greeted with a lovely note from an old acquaintance of mine, the fabulous and bright Vivian Kwarm. It read:
Read MoreOn Episode 020, we sit down with the hysterical and delightful Carlie Craig! Carlie is an actress, comedian, songstress and celebrity impressionist extraordinaire. We discuss what it was like breaking into the entertainment industry by working with Todrick Hall, performing on First Impressions, booking MADtv, working on Will & Grace, meeting Chelsea Handler, her favorite celebrity impressions and her four-night run of “Have Several Seats” - a musical comedy solo show at The Colony Theatre.
Read MoreAllow me to introduce you to Kenneth Taylor: WWII Veteran, Successful Entrepreneur and the absolute BEST Gramps in the entire world. He is kind and loving with a huge heart, sharp as a tack and will make you laugh all day long!
Read MoreOn Episode 019, we sit down with the fabulous and talented, Hayley Larue! Hayley is a jeweler and helped us design our engagement ring, but her talents don’t stop there. She is also a successful fashion blogger! We chat all things weddings and proposals, how she got into the jewelry industry, Blondie in the City, what the dance world in LA is like, botox, finding your purpose and a must hear life tip!
Read MoreWhen I was in 8th grade, I remember sitting in English Class and my teacher, Mrs. Pomerantz, told the class that she would be guiding us in a visualization exercise. She instructed us to close our eyes and envision it was our wedding day. She painted a beautiful picture which made us all feel as if we were right there. She continued on and had us visualize, in detail, our wedding dress as we walked down the aisle. At the end of the exercise, she had us greet our significant other and then we were to open our eyes. The class began to roar into discussion as she asked us different questions: “What did your dress look like?” Or “Were you able to envision your future husband or wife?”
Read MoreOn Episode 018, we completely unplug and explore what to do about noisy neighbors, thoughts on buying a home, our adventures of renting in Los Angeles, winning free rent for a year, real estate, fitness, changes in society and our new favorite activity.
Read MoreThis past weekend, Freddie and I were out for a walk when we started discussing different hobbies and interests that we had. Freddie mentioned something he had recently heard, and I fell in love with it! I knew immediately that I wanted to share this on the blog because it really resonated with me.
Read MoreOn Episode 017, we sit down with the brilliant and vibrant Vivian Kwarm! Vivian shares her inspiring story of how she got to where she is today, life behind the scenes as a news anchor, the creation of her uplifting show, Vision in Vogue, and some infectious insight you do not want to miss!
Read MoreOn Episode 016, we return from hiatus! In this life update episode, we fill you in on what we’ve been up to, what’s to come and have a very eye-opening Q&A with the listeners. We chat all things Days of Our Lives, our upcoming book, a change in wedding plans, and some very real talk about therapy and anxiety.
Read MoreAfter being on hiatus for a few weeks, Freddie and I went live yesterday on our Facebook Page to shoot a new episode of The Freddie & Alyssa Show. We adore going live for the Q&A portion and let me just say, Y'all brought the questions! The official podcast will be up tomorrow but if you love consuming content through reading as I do then allow me to give you a recap of some of my favorite moments…
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