from the top: beach day with rosy; cuddles watching “girls;” amazing art from our friend lyle owerko; matt at cafe gratitude ordering “i am magical” and drinking kombucha (priceless); yummy eats; facetiming with the birthday boy silas!!; sunset over our neighbor’s house.

california.
i fall more in love with this state every passing day/month/year. pure gorgeousness. pure sunshine.

cali sunsets.
THERE’S NOTHING PRETTIER.

thanksgiving.
i love thanksgiving. the chill in the air, the feast, the football, the drinks, the laziness of the day, the company. this is by far, my favorite time of year (christmas included.)

roadtrips.
probably nothing better than road tripping with these two. lots of tunes, stops for treats and sights, and naps (for me and rosy, of course.)

i hit snooze. i cuddle rosy and my man, when he’s here. i take a bubblebath rather than a shower. i put on alison krauss and union station (my current fave track is “if i didn’t know any better”.)

i linger a bit. i slow it down. it’s delicious.

the ocean.
sunshine + saltwater + sand between my toes = california girl bliss. as my friend nicole says, if i get in the ocean in the morning i will be happy with myself for the rest of the day. planning on putting my super thick wet suit to use this winter!

“the cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.”
- isak dinesen 

this weekend was a celebration of everything i love about living where i do – walking barefoot, swimming in the ocean, fresh juice year round, a whole lotta salt water up my nose after surfing for a couple of hours, drinking beers with great friends.

#gratefulforcalifornia

and it’s 84 degrees on a wednesday in october…

i had such an amazing weekend in san francisco that it’s taking every ounce of me not to pack my car and head north like right this second. my favorite part (besides the endless amounts of girl time!) – walking absolutely everywhere. i parked my car on thursday, and didn’t see it again until monday morning, and that was only to head back to los angeles.

the weekend: chai tea tasting, fog then sunshine, seeing the ocean from the highest hilltop, $2 flipping unbelievable coffees, naked cyclists, william elliot whitmore, cafes on every corner, afternoon beer drinking and dice playing, yummysweatystretchyyoga, playing in the park.

it rocked. thank you sf. thank you linds!

(disclaimer: venice, i still love you too. sunny days, 75 degrees, barefoot surfers with coffee cups, gorgeous hikes. i’ll be here awhile longer. i am not done with you yet.)