camping

somewhat belated, but i spent 4th of july camping.  the campground was in the los padres national forest, which was about 20 mins outside of ojai.  normally i camp around some kind of body of water (ocean, lake, river...) but this campground wasn't near any water.  actually there is a reservoir near by, but we didn't find out until the end of the day before we were leaving.  oops!  anyway, camping fashion, its like... just dirty.  dirty hair, dirty shoes, dirt covered everything.  so naturally we just decided to have a photoshoot, cause why not?  its not like my hair is dirty or anything...

ray-ban aviators, lululemon bra (similar), vintage overalls (similar)

actually, it was a pretty fun camping trip - minus the lack of running water and the things that were supposed to be a bathroom (GROSS).  next time i need a beach within walking distance!

angel wings

these pictures are funny because i am standing in front of some street art that makes me look like i have angel wings. i am not an angel. neither is carlos.  ask anyone.  we are more like devils (i was sorted into slytherin on pottermore).  on another note - it was actually cold this weekend.  like below 50 degrees!  at night!  that's cold for los angeles.  i made bf light the pilot light for the heater.   

free people jacket (old, but similar), free people slip, lululemon leggings (similar), frye boots (similar), ray-ban sunglasses, dog not available in stores - he's one of a kind.

my sunday: brunch at urth.  moca at the geffen contemporary.  macaroons from bottega louie.  stopping by the garden to water.  dinner at la cabinita.  i wish it was always sunday.  happy monday?

snow day

a big storm hit southern california this weekend, which means a wet los angeles and snowy mountains! i went out to see my mom in the high desert and we made a trip up to wrightwood to get some coffee & enjoy the snow!

madewell trench, free people sweater, madewell shirt, lululemon leggings (similar), hunter boots & socks, ray-ban sunglasses

i love the snow.  i love it even more that i can just go see it for the day and come back to my warm, snow-less house! carlos didn't like the snow at all - he was trying to bite the snow as it was falling!  happy monday! 

beautiful views, delicious food

i go hiking pretty often, probably average one 3.5 mile hike about once a week.  or i will at least go on the elliptical.  i'd say im in okay shape.  good enough to do a hike described as moderate to strenuous.  i'd hiked mt. whitney when i was in high school, so i thought "hey, 8 mile loop?  NBD."  maybe i was a little be ambitious.

the 8-mile loop at andrew molera state park is actually 3 trails combined - starting with the ridge trail, then the panaroma trail, finishing with the bluffs trail.  we did the whole hike, and i'd totally recommend the hike, but if i were to do it again i might do a few things differently.  like wear pants.  and better shoes.

the ridge trail - lots of uphill.  beautiful views and you get some shade from some huge redwood trees, but the uphill part was hard.  like the hardest part of debs park times 10. 

once you get to the end of the ridge trail you have a beautiful view as a reward!

the problem with traveling as a couple - you rarely have pictures together.  we set the timer and put the camera on a bench for this. 

and then you start the panorama trail.  by the name of it you'd probably say that this hike would offer amazing views.  and it does.  it also offers the best chance to get poison oak since the trail is overgrown for quite a while.  and i'm talking so overgrown that at some points i wasn't sure if we were actually on a trail or just walking through bushes.  i'd invest in some of those awesome pants-that-zip-into-shorts deals (nerd alert!) if i was gonna do this hike again.  i probably spent more time staring at the trail trying to avoid poison oak than taking in the beautiful panoramic view (but i did get some lovely pictures none the less!).

view from the panorama trail

california condor - an severely endangered species, but i probably saw about 8 the entire trip!

the bluffs trail - the easiest trail of the three with some great coastal views.  in fact i would say this is a SUPER easy hike.  but then we did it at the end of the uphill ridge trail and overgrown panorama trail so maybe it just seemed a lot easier.  i'd also say this trail is shorts approved, with very little poison oak.

head to toe lululemon, its addicting - cool racerback, power within short

after the 8 miles my knee was throbbing with pain, i probably need real hiking shoes.  we ate our picnic lunch in the shade and then right back to the cabin and into the the shower to wash off any chance of poison oak.  so far i haven't seen any (whoo).  we took naps and then went to dinner at nepenthe, which has just as beautiful views as the hikes with basically no effort and you can eat amazingly delicious food.   we got there just in time for sunset, and even with the fog rolling in it was beautiful!  

madewell cardigan, iris basic dress, american apparel pouch, diy vanessa mooney necklace 

after waiting like an hour for a table (which was okay since we were like zombies from the hike) we sat down an amazing meal on the outside patio. 

laura chenel goat cheese with whole roasted garlic

house salad with the house blue cheese dressing.  so yummy!

rib eye steak with chimichurri sauce and garlic mashed potatoes

we ended the night back at the campfire with wine and smores.  such a good weekend that went by way too fast.  i think i could have had one more day - maybe to just get an inner tube and float down the river.  next time!   

art in the streets @ the geffen contempoary at moca

thursday was my mom's birthday, and she wanted to go to the art in the streets exhibition at the geffen contemporary at moca, which was fine with me cause i'd heard really great things about it & wanted to go.

gap denim jacket, ella moss crochet tank, lululemon leggins, zara scarf, pendleton bag, tory burch flats, ray-ban glasses

the geffen contempoary is free on thursday from 5-8pm.  we got to dtla around 515, however with all the traffic and searching for parking we didn't make it into the museum till around 6.  parking across the street from the musem was $6.50, not too bad however no one had cash and the lot looked filled already.  we drove a few blocks away and found free street parking!  it was a short walk to the museum, but i would definitely recommend parking away from the museum & walking - waaaaay less traffic which means way less stress.  unless you are one of those people that likes traffic (yeah right).

 

the amount of art in the museum is insane!  i've never been to such a big exhibition before.  seriously, the ENTIRE museum was taken over by street artists!  unfortunately it was really crowded, i think because it was free entry to the museum, but there was just so much to see so we could move to less crowded areas.  i definitely want to go back to the exhibit to see some of the things i missed, there was just so much you couldn't see it all in 2 hours.  

art in the streets will be at the geffen contemporary at moca until august 8th, 2011.  check out the video below & for more information and videos on the exhibition check out moca's blog, the curve.