Weekend of Pictures

Wedding planning, eating, baby girl. This was my weekend.

Pit Stop

After work yesterday, I met up with my mom at New Frontiers, our local organic grocery store. They literally offer everything there - even a coffee/smoothie bar and gelato! Naturally, we had to stop on over there to get some little treats. I got one of their strawberry smoothies, it was so good!

Saint Patrick's Day

I hope you all had a fun and safe holiday weekend! My best friend and my Dad (yes, my dad!!!) went with me downtown at 6:30 am to get a head start on this crazy holiday. We figured why not? It's a Saturday, we don't work, and this will probably be the only appropriate time to be a little rebellious. And I am so glad we did it. Live bands, good food, green beer, an all around good time.

Sunshiney Day(s)

Beach day with friends, sushi with the fam, Saturday brunch!! Gotta love the beginnings of a good weekend.

An Eventful Weekend

 

So I would say that it has been a pretty eventful weekend. I started it off by visiting my friend Anna's new food truck business over by Cal Poly at just after 11 pm. The food was amazing! I was so excited for her. On Friday I got a last minute invitation to attend the Madonna Inn Fashion Show, which is quite a big deal around here- tickets sell for $130 a pop! I got all dolled up in my Betsey Johnson dress, some berry colored lipstick and of course, pearls. The show was awesome, I laughed at the funny musical skits, admired the clothes, and ate delicious food. I even ran into one of my favorite high school teachers there! On Saturday I got up bright and early so Riley and I could meet our friends for breakfast and walk around downtown. After Riley's nap we spent about an hour at the beach. Sunday we spent four hours at the beach in the glorious heat that we have been waiting for, then I put Riley down for her nap and continued soaking up the sun in my backyard on a lounge chair. I definitely have the best spot up there on our little part of the "hill". I can see the entire city from there! I had stopped at Trader Joe's and picked up some chicken hot dogs and honey wheat buns, my brother fired up the grill and they made for a delicious lunch topped with the hot and sweet mustard sauce I had also gotten from there!

When Riley got up we went downtown for some ice cream, bookstore browsing, and a little window shopping. We wore our Toms together and took cutesy pictures. The last thing I did this weekend was try two new hairstyles. The waterfall braid is pretty hard, but I did get one side down! Now I'm on the the more retro looking way to curl my hair without heat. Let's see how that one goes.

Hope you had a fabulous weekend!

The Weekend

So far I started my weekend off right...by baking until 10:30 at night on Friday. I decided that Blue Moon cupcakes were not enough for my friend's birthday potluck, so I made a batch of brownies that I cut with Halloween themed cookie cutters, and also roasted pumpkin seeds. Riley and I woke up and carved our pumpkins this morning, and I finished decorating the front porch with lights and spiderwebs. It was a pretty productive 24 hours. I figured this was the last hoorah before Halloween was over and I get crazy with the spirit of Thanksgiving and Christmas! I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!

French Apple Tart

My brother came home for Family Dinner on Sunday since he's been living in his new apartment on campus at college. Mom whipped up some Coq Au Vin and using the Gala apples Riley and I had just picked at Avila Barn, I made a French Apple Tart via the recipe by Barefoot Contessa "Back to Basics" by Ina Garten. It came out delicious, especially with a small scoop of Vanilla ice cream.