M.I.A.

I've gone a little M.I.A. in the blog world over the past few weeks. I guess I've been enjoying this glorious thing we call life a lot more. Here's a quick update with what's been going on with me:

1. No big deal, but... I GOT A JOB!!! Woop! You can call me a career woman now ;) I just finished my second week and so far so good!

2. We moved into another apartment (subletting, fun stuff!). It's a lot bigger than the first and only two blocks away from Dolores park!

Dolores Park (love taking a book here on a sunny day!)

2. I've been spending quality time with some of my best girls. I'm lucky enough to have a couple close ones in/near the city, so we've been taking advantage. Nights out, shopping (I had absolutely NO professional clothes, jeeze!) and just relaxing and enjoying each other's company.

3. I went back to Sacramento since having the car in the city was a pain in the arse. I had a lovely visit with my fam ♥. I got to see the house my sister and brother-in-law just bought, and hung out with the people I love most in this world.

4. Keg-a-thon... need I say more?



My spirits are high and I finally feel like everything and my life in the city is coming together. Hooray!

Blogger Award

My blog friend, Sean Marie, over at A Madgirls Lovesong included me in her blogger award post despite my disappearance in blogland lately. This little lady is a newlywed and soon to be mom! Exciting things ahead for her :) I thought I'd play along in the Blog Award game? because, well, I don't really have much else to do on this Sunday morning.

The rules after accepting this award are:

• Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post (Shoutout to Sean!)
• Share 7 things about yourself
• Pass this award on to 15 recently discovered blogs (I only did 10 because I haven't branched out with the blog readings in quite some time).
  

1. Run With Scissors - CRAFTY. This one is talented. She can make anything and everything! And she and her hubby are currently in the adoption process. So exciting!

2. Cakies - Aside from having the three most adorable girls, she is such an amazing mom and so creative. I have to add that they may have the best looking family ever.

3. These Happy Miles - I sit on my arse reading her blog while she's out running marathons and blogging about them.

4. keeping up with kelly & co. - This girl's got the life! She's always going on so many fun weekend getaways.

5. Alice's Bucket List - This inspirational teenager in the UK is fighting terminal cancer while raising awareness and accomplishing all of her dreams. Amazing.

6. West Sac Honey - Representin' Sac Town! Weird story... my sister has followed this girl for a while now and recognized her at a Rivercat's game we were at! After that crazy coincidence, I had find her blog :)

7. BG :: life and design - Another blog my hermana kinda sorta got my reading. She followed her wedding blog way back when... then discovered my real-life friend, Chelsey, was friends with her! I love her blog and now she's expecting too! There are going to be so many babies in the blog world :)

8. Meals & Steals - Went to high school with this one :) Blogs about healthy eatin' and shopping deals.

9. Another Day Stronger - I watched the video on her page and was bawling. Kellie and her husband recently lost their daughter to SIDS. This blog captures their everyday struggles and attempt to live a normal life after their devastating loss. ♥

10. Captain's Log - My new sis-in-law! Love her and love this blog :)

Now, on to me :) 7 Things...

1. Things always seem to work out for me (crap, I hope I didn't just jinx it!). And I honestly believe I can do anything I set my mind to.

2. I'm a wanderer. I've moved to a different city every year for the past six. Redding, Corning, Sacramento, Dublin, Sacramento, San Francisco... ?

3. I was quite the athlete in my younger days. I got recruited to play volleyball, basketball and softball after high school (Okay not actually legit recruited, just at junior colleges).

4. I'm picky ;) This is the longest amount of time I've gone being single, but this has also been some of my happiest times.

5. I was born at home and lived in that same house for 17 years.

6. I'm the middle child and clearly had middle child syndrome growing up :/

7. I'm an introvert living in an extrovert's body. When I tell my friends I'm an introvert, they laugh. Maybe I'm both? But seriously I'm a homebody and that's something that most people don't know nor believe.

Napa Wine Tasting

I've been so busy lately (with various things that hopefully I'll be able to share soon - fingers crossed!) that I've been slacking in the whole blog department. Well two weekends ago I had the best time that I just have to brag about it now :)

My mom and sister drove down from Sacramento to spend the weekend with Lisa and I in our new place. We spent nearly all day Saturday in Napa wine tasting and had so much fun! I honestly think wine tasting is on my list of all-time favorite things to do.

The winos :) Thanks for driving Mom!

I just thought this was the coolest picture ever. I used
to think oak trees were fugly, but now love them!

Any Bachelorette fans? Well I ♥ Ben and was secretly hoping to stumble across the hottie on our wine extravaganza even though his winery is in Sonoma. Unfortunately, no such luck :( but I would love to check out his winery one of these days. Creepy? Stalker? Wine lover? Ummm ya... that one ;)

When we got back home later that night, we went to Twin Peaks for some sightseeing. They are two hills about eight minutes from my place with an elevation of 922 feet situated at the geographic center of San Francisco. They form the second-highest point in SF and offer an incredible view of the city, as you can see here:


Thanks for the wonderful weekend, girls ♥

Yosemite

I've wanted to go to Yosemite for as long as I can remember, and now I can finally scratch that off my bucket list! Lisa and I began the four and a half hour road trip through the wilderness on Thursday evening.

We stayed at an adorable little hostel-ish place and loved it! It was about an hour from Yosemite National Park (the ONLY available accommodation we could find) and we had our own personal tent with beds inside. Yosemite Bug Mountain Resort is adorable, has a great location, and is very affordable. And they have the nicest staff EVER! We seriously loved them! I definitely recommend YBMR to everyone.

Our adorable little tent.

♥ camera timers ;)

View from Glacier Point - another hour drive, but so worth it!

Aren't the photos so beautiful that they look fake?! I ♥ Yosemite! This was a great weekend getaway and just what I needed to escape life's stresses and recuperate.

Words of Wisdom Wednesday

I love my quotes just as much as I love alliterations ;) That's why I decided to create my very own Words of Wisdom Wednesdays! And the very first W³ provides inspiration to this recent college grad venturing out into the world (fyi it's meeee!)....



"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost."
- J.R.R. Tolkien


"Don't be pushed by your problems,
be led by your dreams."


"When you discover the world outside,
you discover the world within."

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
- Mark Twain

What quotes inspire you? :)

Happy Independence Day (yesterday), America!

I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating yesterday and all weekend! I know I did :)

It was the Irish roomie's first... and possibly only?! :( ... 4th of July, so we had to make sure that we went all out on the big day. We relaxed all morning before consuming the necessary delicious beverages and a picnic while enjoying a wonderful view and the sunshine.


Then we headed down to Fisherman's Warf for some good ole American celebrations; drinks aplenty, live music, good food, and the best part of the night - FIREWORKS!!! I just love fireworks and am always so impressed with them. Last night's show was no exception.


Oh ya and we had to paint our faces to show our patriotism :)


Happy 4th!

Photo Friday

I never imagined that I would be so outdoorsy/surrounded by nature when moving to the city. Literally right across the street from my house is a hike to Randall Rock, which offers an incredible view of San Francisco. I've already hiked it multiple times and have found that it's a great way to start my day.