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About Kara

Hi, I’m Kara! A California Mom Blogger who wants to help you feel positive and fulfilled in your life. I share tried and true food recipes, tips for family travel, and deals on the latest things that I love. It’s simple, I like to eat and laugh!

I’m married to Matt, my best friend who keeps me laughing and thinks I’m hilarious. Read the story of how we met and fell in love here. We own Bravo Pizza Lompoc & recently sold Bravo Pizza Santa Maria. He walked away from his 9 to 5 and we are truly living the entrepreneurial life!

I run the website and social media marketing for our restaurant. We are raising three beautiful, smart, and strong daughters: Ada, Lola, and June.

I hope you find something here that inspires you! Connect with me on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest

Contact me: kara@karajmiller.com


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Junie turned six and we celebrated with friends an Junie turned six and we celebrated with friends and family at the trampoline park! She wanted a fairy party and Amazon delivered ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿงš๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฅณโฃโฃ
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Everything you need for a fairy birthday party including the birthday girl's adorable dress linked here: https://karajmiller.com/fairy-party-supplies/โฃ
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#birthdaygirl๐ŸŽˆ #birthdaygirl๐ŸŽ‰
My 9 lb. 9 oz. baby girl with a dimple is SIX year My 9 lb. 9 oz. baby girl with a dimple is SIX years old today! Born on a Friday the 13th like today, hours after her due date. Bless you, child. So grateful for our little caboose that completes our family. Stubborn, smart, funny, athletic, sweet & salty. We love you Junie bug!! ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’–

Hereโ€™s her birth story if you want to go down memory lane with me (I love birth stories)! https://karajmiller.com/junes-birth-story/
โ€œWhatever problems your family is facing, whatev โ€œWhatever problems your family is facing, whatever you must do to solve them, the beginning and the end of the solution is charity, the pure love of Christ. Without this love, even seemingly perfect families struggle. With it, even families with great challenges succeed.โ€ 

- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf โ€œIn Praise of Those Who Save,โ€ Ensign May 2016

Love is always the answer ๐Ÿ’• 

๐Ÿ“ธ: @beth_armsheimer_photo
This weekend, I ran my third half marathon! I have This weekend, I ran my third half marathon! I have been training for it since January, but then we got sick with Covid at the end of April. I didnโ€™t know if Matt and I were going to be able to run.ย ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

We worked so hard to train with our longest training run being 8 miles, and then the last 2-3 weeks of our training were non-existent! We were resting, trying to get over Covid, and getting winded going up the stairs. I was uncertain up until the morning of the race when our alarms went off. I asked Matt, โ€œAre we really doing this?!โ€ He said yes, and that Iโ€™d regret it if I didnโ€™t. He was right! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Coming off Covid and not feeling 100% was not ideal, but that is life. Something will always come up and there will always be an excuse. We did it and I am SO proud of us!ย ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I put together my list of everything I need to run a half marathon, check it out here:

https://karajmiller.com/what-i-need-to-run-a-half-marathon/
Grateful to be the mother of these beautiful girls Grateful to be the mother of these beautiful girls ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’• Happy Mother's Day to all of the mamas!! ๐Ÿ’—
๐Ÿ’– *Giveaway Closed* Motherโ€™s Day Giveaway wit ๐Ÿ’– *Giveaway Closed* Motherโ€™s Day Giveaway with Gabb Wireless!! ๐Ÿ’–

5 lucky moms are going to be selected to win a free Gabb Phone Z2 or Gabb Watch! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰

We love the @gabbwireless watch because we can track where Lola is, and she can send text messages to & call approved contacts. The Gabb Phone Z2 is awesome and keeps kids safe without social media, internet access, or any harmful apps while still being a cool-looking smart phone. ๐Ÿ“ฑโŒš๐ŸŒŸ
 
To enter:
1. Follow me: @kara.j.miller
2. Tag at least 3 moms in the comments who are in need of a safe watch and/or phone for their kids this Motherโ€™s Day (extra tags = extra entries)
3. Share to your stories & tag @kara.j.miller for extra entries!

Five winners will be announced on May 8th. Good luck! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

#gabbwireless #gabbgiveaway #safetyfirst #safephone #firstphone
Oh, how I love these people! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ Ada rea Oh, how I love these people! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Ada really nailed the photobomb in this shot from our family photo session a few weeks ago ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคช

Being sick has made us that much more grateful for the health we usually enjoy, and for one another. ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ“ท: @beth_armsheimer_photo
My Ada-girl in front of the cutest little cottage My Ada-girl in front of the cutest little cottage in Carmel-by-the-Sea ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿก

She's in a "cottage core" phase and loved how the cottages in Carmel don't have addresses but have names instead โค๏ธ๐Ÿก

She wants to move there, live in a cottage, and crochet ๐Ÿงถ I told her I love this plan and will visit all the time if she goes through with it ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒŠ
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