el matador state beach

from a little road trip we took down the coast, through topanga and malibu canyon to el matador state beach in malibu while cassie was here for a visit this pas weekend. i think the pictures speak for themselves. i really loved having cassie here and getting to show her around. we have known each other since 6th grade and she is one of those wonderful friends that you can just pick up where ever you left off and i always love having her around. this last picture we look like superheroes [really we are watching a seal play in the waves].

san clemente beach

we stopped for gas on the way back to LA and decided to drive down to the beach and just hang out for a couple minutes ... it was so beautiful. [i caught Ash in quite a few shots, so i thought the post could be a mini ode to her and her trip to visit! thanks for visiting Ash, can't wait for the next time you come!]

San Clemente on Dwellable

san diego

dinner date with some of favorite people at Taka in san diego. awesome sushi! we joked that we would make the 2-3 hour drive just to eat here again! then we went to a few bars, got to see the firework show after the padres and dodger game and finished the night on the rooftop bar of our hotel. the next morning we had breakfast at cafe 222, which was also very good. then we hung out on the water, drove around a little (found this awesome house with tons of really great succulents pictured below), and then drove back to LA. tt was so great to see kelli, if even just for a short while. 

mardi gras 2012 - part 1

my favorite parade the krewe of muses, a crawfish boil for my 25th birthday, hanging out in the french quarter with my family on lundi gras ... it was a wonderful trip home. 

new years eve 2012

had a really fun new years eve full of champagne, feathers, glitter, fireworks, and tons of laughter. then new years day jess, my mom and i had to track down the cab that my iphone decided to runaway in. it was quite the adventure and we were able to recover it.