la photo diary mashup

currently listening to "fade into you" by mazzy star

saturdays off the 405

currently listening to "sunshine and rain" by the icarus account

a trader joe's picnic followed by snugglefest at the getty's summer concert series, saturdays off the 405... can we do this every saturday please?

manhattan beach

currently listening to "friday i'm in love" by the cure

{ray ban aviators, j.crew bathing suit and sandals}

what are the chances i'd meet up with my girlfriends from dallas... in los angeles?! so happy that the universe was kind enough to let that little bit of fate happen. wahoo's fish taco salad, striking a yoga pose, and making really cute heart shapes are just a few highlights from our beach day. 

LA photo diary

currently listening to "the aspidistra flies" by stars

simple pleasures

currently listening to "here comes your man" by meaghan smith

im officially starting my journey back to dallas today, but first ill be traveling to la for a few days then to dallas to look endlessly at apartments, maryland for job training, boston to ship some belongings, and finally settling back down in dallas.. all within 3 weeks! ill be posting about all of my travels, but bear with me as it will likely be incredibly sporadic. but yes, today is finally here and it is my last day in monterey.. i cant even believe it. thank you for all of the wonderful memories, sunny little monterey! i will miss you very dearly. here are a few shots of happy things from my last week here:

{not your basic sandwich: pastrami, arugula mix, and mustard on whole wheat sourdough bread}

{the vibrantly painted mural that i pass everyday on my daily run}

{pretty paper decorations made from the pages of winnie the pooh}

{i literally squealed (understatement) when i received this in the mail!}

{cloudless skies and sailboats}

sailboats and candy

currently listening to "fragile bird" by city and colour

for those of you who didn't know, i have been living 7 blocks from the pacific ocean. yes, 7 blocks.. rough life. anyways, along the coast there are just the cutest places to go to, including monterey's old fisherman's wharf. besides being able to sample every restaurant's "award-winning" clam chowder, there's also a shop that makes salt water taffy on a daily basis. i bought 3 bags of the golden nuggets and another bag of coconut peanut brittle.. i seriously cant wait to try them all!