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This city is my favorite for so many reasons, but one of the big ones is the food and drink. New restaurants and shops open up weekly and I feel like there's always a place to go. I want to share with you my favorite coffee spots, brunch spots, dinner spots and places to hit up for good cocktails
Twenty eight was the year of learning for me. I look back and am in awe of how much i've emotionally matured in the last 365 days. I went through some ups and downs and have learned so much. I want to share some of my biggest learnings..
After reading Body Love by Kelly LeVeque, I immediately started re-thinking what I eat. I already eat really clean, but once I opened this book I realized there were some super easy modifications I could apply to make my meals more nutritious. Some of the super easy changes I made were...
Loving my curves is something that's taken me a while to get used to. When I was younger I was a string bean and it wasn't until my Junior/Senior years of High School when I started getting curves. Year by year my body was turning from a little girls to a woman's and that sh&% was weird! I didn't know how to dress this new body of mine. If I wore a tank top people would continuously comment on my boobs & it made me super uncomfortable.
When I was in Orange County visiting my friends Sammie and Sheila, my great friend and photographer Shannon Righetti was there as well. I told my friends we had to do a shoot with Shannon, no questions. They've seen Shannon's work on my blog and immediately accepted.
I got to spend forth of July weekend in Newport Beach and man was it one amazing holiday weekend. I got to see so many of my favorite people and do a ton of fun things with them. We ate, drank, and explored our was through OC. If you didn't already know, I went to college in Orange County so some of my absolute best friends still live there.
The West Coast Craft Fair made it's way through San Francisco & I was so excited to check it out. This was one huge craft fair filled with artists, designers and creatives. There were booths filled with cool clothes, jewelry, wall art, rugs, pottery, you name it!
The other week I was on a walk and I peeked in to this little taqueria on the corner and I feel like I wandered in to a hidden gem,Mestiza Taqueria in SOMA, San Francisco. Can we talk about this pink wall with pink trim? It's so fun & the cacti next to it just is the icing on the cake for me.
The Bay Area never ceases to amaze me with all of it's beauty. I have lived here most of my life & I seem to be able to discover stunning places I've never been to all the time. I just went to The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek & I was WOWED by the beauty of all the desert plants.
Whenever I read a 7x7 article of a new restaurant opening up in San Francisco, nine times out of ten I want to try it. I literally have a list of restaurants I want to try in this awesome city, but since new ones pop up so frequently it is hard to tackle them all. This week, I checked another off my list. I stopped by the new Cuban Restaurant called Media Noche in the Mission.
This is something I've wanted to post about for years, but never had the courage to on social media. Social media is a funny place- it's a place where we share all the highlights of our lives, but tend to try to hide the not so glamorous times. Social media is also a place that glorifies fit bodies and shames people who don't look "perfect".
If you haven't checked out Flora Grubb Gardens you are definitely missing out on one of the cutest places in the city. I discovered this place on instagram when I saw a really cool photo of this wall stacked with colorful tables and chairs. When I started looking in to it, I noticed, it wasn't just a cool spot to sip on some Ritual Coffee ( one of my faves), but a place to buy plants & make cool arrangements.
I hit up All Good Pizza while roaming around new parts of San Francisco this weekend. It is one of the cutest little outdoor pizza spots in Portola. This little trailer pizza shop is parked on a really awesome lot with plants and picnic benches everywhere. I just love how cute, chill and quiet it is I can't wait to go back on a warmer day with a big group of friends.
Wedding and Festival season are right around the corner & who doesn't love a good flower crown? I have always loved flower crowns, but assumed they were super complicated and hard to make. Wow, was I wrong. These things are so fun, so easy and quite more affordable to make than I thought.
I visited a store called Pigment this weekend while visiting San Diego and I fell in love. It seriously is one of the cutest stores I've ever stepped foot in. Whoever the buyer is for this shop and whoever created the design is someone I want to be friends with. It is so eclectic, yet clean and stylish. There is a place for everything, and it's set up to make you want to buy one of everything.
I'm in San Diego for my best friends bachelorette party and one of the places we knew we had to try was communal coffee. This place is one of a kind. It's half coffee shop, half flower shop and it is simply one of the cutest cafes around.
This recipe is by far the most popular recipe I've ever made. Every time I make these goodies someone asks me to share the recipe. It is my take on a "healthier" version of a chocolate peanut butter cup, with a crunch!
One of my favorite things about my new neighborhood is that I am ridiculously close to the San Francisco Flower Mart. I can wake up, walk a few blocks down the road & buy a ton of flowers at a super low cost. I spent my day exploring and ended up finding some beautiful flowers at a great price.
YOU GUYS! I just spent the last week in Belize at the most beautiful resort called Victoria House with ten of the most amazing people. Let's just say, we rang in the New Year right! Ambergris Caye is a small island in Belize that is most known for it's beautiful beaches, amazing warm weather and water sports.
As we approach the New Year, I want to take a look back on some memorable times in 2016. My family and friends are all doing great. Lots of engagements, weddings and job promotions. I feel extremely blessed to have such amazing people in my life always encouraging me to shoot for the moon and supporting me through all of the changes I've had throughout the year.
