images from january.

life according to my iphone & instagram.

 

take me away.

i wish i could go to any one of these places this weekend.

wanderlusting...

 

instead, we'll be home. we're going to a fun Moroccan dinner tonight, working on some house projects tomorrow and catching up on some much needed zzzzzz's.  oh and of course, watching the super bowl on sunday.  cheers to the weekend and to daydreaming.

 

 

 

 

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here, there and everywhere.

glimpses from 9/3 - 9/16.

 

 



glimpses from the week 8/13 - 8/19.

while on the run // watching some indoor footy

lovely morning // every breath counts, every moment matters. life is beautiful, but so fragile.

our tootsies are done // kinders!!  bbq for lunch

road trip in the jeep // good morning, santa cruz. view from the balcony.

glimpses from june 11-30.

while in New Jersey 21 long days in New Jersey.  what an incredible experience.  many days at the courthouse, late nights in the war room, ventured out to some wonderful restaurants and made time to workout in the hotel gym.

back in California  i returned from Jersey the day after my 30th birthday.  spent the next week and a half gardening, devouring my favorite foods, getting pampered at the spa, enjoying time with my friends, date night with my mum, and even indulged in some reading  - a guilty pleasure.

glimpses from the week 6.4 - 6.10.

1. back in NJ for work.  they gave my last room away so i'm in this one for the duration of the trial. great orange couch.   2. aunt tina's pizza from the hotel restaurant.   3. chess anyone?!  checkmate. hanging in the lounge.  4. i'm definitely going to need to work off this salad... bacon!!!   5. view from the treadmill... sweat is just fat crying! the hotel gym is keeping me sane.   6. missing my niece and nephew. thankfully my mama sends me photos all the time.   7. spanish coffee - perfect combination of coffee & alcohol. amazing dinner and evening with my bosses and co-counsel at Spanish Tavern in NJ.  i also had the paella valenciana, banana cheesecake and of course, good wine.   8. jumping on the bed cause i wanna.   9. breakfast spot.  love looking out at NY.  so close, but so far away. still hoping to make it there before i return to cali.   10. sliders and beers with one of my bosses. hilarious night. long story, short - a bottle of tarter sauce exploded all over me from head to toe. ruined my jcrew sweater, but worth all the laughs.   10. i finally got some pancakes.  honey cinnamon.   11. shopping for the war room again.  working hard for the money.

glimpses from the week 5.28-6.3.

1. mimosas and pool time with friends on memorial day   2. packing again - hate it   3. left denver an hour late due to bad weather in newark, but i really didn't mind because I had my own little tv on the plane. finally watched the vow and two other new releases.  luv united economy plus... thanks boss.   4. after circling newark in the air, for what seemed like hours, we were sent to cleveland until the backup at newark was resolved. goodbye cleveland   5. my cute hotel room   6. the war room at a quiet moment   7. nummy nummy! lunch at the hotel restaurant   8. new jersey district court - trial   9. traveling back to cali for the weekend. no delays on the return which was great, but flying on a super small plane from SF to sac freaked me out.  yep, my eyes watered up during takeoff.  almost had a panic attack   10. off the plane and straight to sushi with dids   11. awww he really did miss me   12. at a vineyard in pleasanton for kristin's wedding    13. on our drive to the vineyard   14. women's fitness festival with the girls and lil hunter.  such a fun event   15. breakfast after the run   16. had a little scare on sunday after the run.  very grateful for the ER docs and nurses, but hate being at the hospital... my ryan is ok.  

glimpses from the week 5.21 - 5.27.

1. sometimes you just need a little mac n cheese.   2. i don't think mieka likes her new toy much. 3. that's my chair, sienna!   4. working on my 30th birthday crafts now since i'll be in new jersey for a few weeks.   5. while i'm at work the doggies are playing poolside. love mieker's happy face.   6. cheers to a great beer named "bad ass".   7.   sauna time in a tahoe cabin. detoxing.   8. pear dessert by tonnnay.   9. i forgot my tri-pod again.  temporary camera stand.   10. spending time with friends at fire n' ice.  one of our favorite spots in tahoe.   11. heavenly donuts. fantastic.   12. how great is this ceiling?!  another amazing trip for ryan's birthday/memorial day weekend.  

labor day.

We took our annual trip to Tahoe and Reno for labor day weekend annnndddd, of course, I took way too many photos.  Here are some of my favorites (out of 300+).   

FRIDAY

We couldn't have asked for better weather.  It was absolutely gorgeous.

Arrival times varied so we hung out at the pool, grabbed a bite to eat and messed around a bit before hitting the casinos. 

Started out at the california bar, ventured to cabo wabo, round bar and ended the night at vex.

annndddd this is how I remember the evening.  blurrrrr.

SATURDAY

Best coffee ever.

Enjoying Zephyr Cove Beach.

What?!  I got this...

Turned my whistle necklace into a whistle-koozie necklace.  Solid.

The group.

The night was spent on stage in VIP with our closest friends.

Thank you Red Bull. 

SUNDAY 

Reno Rib Cook-Off

My favorite ribs, hands down!

After some gambling, we relaxed at Fire N' Ice back in Tahezzy.

MONDAY

We ended the holiday weekend on Sac River for Dougie and Melissa's bday.

No comment on the hats. 

Long weekend.  Nap time.  Shocking.

The Twinkies, G, Meeee, Ryann & Liz.

Best friends.