summer, 2012

i can't bear the thought that summer is almost over. even though i love the fall, it's going to be hard to leave the long evenings and 80 degree days. the beach just won't feel the same, and ice cream will step aside to make way for hot chocolate.

in the midst of my nostalgic sunday night (gave a tour to some friends at the ol' alma mater...weird.), i decided to go back through the photos of summer. i'll be in nashville for the remainder of the week, so here's a bit of beautiful california before this blog gives way to tennessee posts.

summer, 2012

 {best sundaes. ever.}

 {excuse the hair in my face//it was a bit windy}

 {treats on a saturday}

 {watching the US women's gold medal soccer game}

 {two of my favorite people at the el coyote}

 {malibu trip}

 {someone pulled the fire alarm...in 100+ degree weather}

 {dodgers game with the ladies}

 {this is the, "we just bought tickets to africa" face.}

 {getting ready for a trip home//ice cream for breakfast}

 {filling the vases with flowers//saturday morning tradition}

{love/hate relationship with the glasses: i love, best friend hates} 

{helping the family move}

{in love with old photos}

{iliad//favorite bookstore} 

{berry cake? success.} 

{new hairstyle during june gloom}

this place.

i'm not usually the first person to recommend a trip to the beach. i like to curl up with a movie or a good book and eat ice cream...and that doesn't exactly equal a couple hours in the hot california sun. my best friend, though. she's in love with the sand/sun/water. so, we decided to spend a weekend at the beach.

i'm so glad we went.
because the sun? can be such a beautiful thing.

we spent the morning by the water, and found a fun ice creamery in a tiny bit of brentwood. i think a beach day is pretty self-explanatory, but here are a couple pictures to give you an idea of the lovely santa monica saturday we had. there's still a couple of weekends left in august, of course, if you want to do the same...?

{sun spots on the nose}

 {our fellow beach bum}

{brentwood}

{soy chai ice cream}

LA crazy(ies).

it's wednesday, and i feel like i am still recuperating from the weekend. every morning is a strain. but, of course, the weekend in hollywood was more than worth it. it was time for a dearly departed tour with the college roommate, a couple crazy independent drives through benedict canyon (up cielo drive! yikes!), and a few hours to relax on the beach in malibu before sunday afternoon dimmed into evening.

it was an amazing couple of days that i WISH weren't over.

we visited the grave of marilyn monroe on the fiftieth anniversary of her death, and still found time to eat at the now famous el coyote and catch a movie at the hollywood forever cemetery. i don't think our weekend could have been more intensely, "los angeles."

here are a few pictures that might paint a pretty good picture...and i promise. in-depth stories/moments of laughter/utter joy posts are coming soon.

 (the gorgeous sunset in the cemetery)

 (hanging out with scott - published author/dearly departed founder/hollywood fanatic)

 (visiting natalie wood's grave)

(the denny's where the manson family celebrated with chocolate shakes :: yes, morbid. i know.)

(beach with the best friend//ps: i'm in love with these red sandals. thanks, taza!)