our story

It all began on the evening of Nov 29th 2003, at former Chat Noir French Restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA. Brad approached me [Jana] and we instantly connected; it was love at first sight. The next 4 years that followed were a whirlwind of romance, growing pains, and adventures. We circled the globe, traveling to South America, Europe, and Asia. Then one night, Brad surprised me with a romantic beachside proposal. We made it official on August 23rd 2008 with an intimate wedding at a hip art gallery in Laguna Beach. A year later we finished redesigning our home in the beach village of Corona del Mar.

On May 18th, 2010, we were blessed with a sweet little miracle of our own, our baby boy Taj Leon. He stole our hearts and took our breath away! Then, 19 months later, his incredible little brother, Jax Franz, arrived on Christmas morning (December 25th) 2011. What an amazing gift we received! In an effort to slow down the clock and enjoy our beautiful family, in Spring of 2012, we sold our CA seaside home and moved across the country to our dream lake house in Brad's hometown of Bemus Point, a resort village on Chautauqua Lake in Western New York! Even though we are living a more slow paced life, we are living a life far from ordinary!

From the West Coast to the East Coast, our Grover family adventures continue! So won't you come along and join us on this journey of love, family, and travel we like to call our La Vida Grover!

Monday, August 29, 2016

Spain Roadtrip 2016, Part II: Maria & Sergio's Wedding, Madrid

 Maria & Sergio's Wedding weekend!
 Beginning with a surprise Boda Ibicensa (white Ibiza wedding) for the couple, the night before, at their countryside wedding weekend rental compound, that had us doing a wild good chase driving unmarked dirt path roads to get there!
 American and Spanish cousins reunited.... all boys except for their girl cousin!




 Next day's wedding in beautiful gem beach town of Nerja
 on Balcon de Europa


 The reception, back at Torre del Mar .... the waterpark event area


 My lovely senora and I... my Spanish mama


 a little dip in the pool after such a big and long wedding day!

 Sunday family day massive paella
 Torre del Mar beach day before driving through Granada to Madrid

 Beautiful Nerja



 Madrid!









 our rooftop pool was so necessary to cool off after exploring the city by foot... 
we loved our accommodations and would definitely stay here again!!


Madrid- the cosmopolitan city!  Absolutely love how EVERY city in Spain is so different and cool!

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