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August 3, 2012

late night donuts

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my best friend is going back to england to be all cool and tour with his band. whatever. after visiting for the summer, we decided to have a little late night send off and what better way to send someone off than an all night hang out and donut shop-hop? we three have been friends since we met on a mission trip to england and austria a few years back and though we never seem to be in the same place for very long, we are inseparable when we are together. i sure do love these people! by the way, if you are in the newport/ costa mesa area and want donuts, dippity donuts is the way to go. janky but oh so yummy

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In travel on
July 29, 2012

balboa island

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most every morning, my mom and i walk around balboa island for exercise and just to catch up. it is pretty year around but it really comes alive in the summer. from summer bbqs to labor day parades, it really is the place to be in the summer. when we’re not walking, we love to get balboa bars and window shop in the cute stores like ect. ect. ect. and even sisters. so if you’re in so-cal, go!

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July 27, 2012

grateful for…

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  1. drives on pch with the windows down and the music loud
  2. headstands in yoga class
  3. the new spiderman movie. so. freakin. cute.
  4. reconnecting with friends after years and it seems like no time has gone by
  5. finding new music
  6. rediscovering old music
  7. remembering to bring my camera to beautiful places
  8. whole foods coming to fashion island
  9. vsco film
  10. books that i can’t put down
//polaroid taken by me at portola coffee lab//
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July 23, 2012

sawdust festival

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the sawdust festival is the place to be in the summer. it is an arts and crafts festival in laguna beach where all the local artists showcase their work in little handmade booths. it’s inspiring to just walk around and look at what people have created, both awesome and weird. the food there is also really good and i’ll go there just for the mediterranean veggie plate. its that good! there are also booths for great baked potatoes and sorbet. between the art and the food and the peaceful atmosphere, the sawdust festival is my favorite summer hangout

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In food, recipes on
July 22, 2012

matcha green tea cupcakes

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lately, i’ve been obsessed with all things green tea. green tea macaroons, green tea lattes, green tea boba, just plain green tea, etc. so when i found this recipe, i knew i just had to try it. i hadn’t made cupcakes since college so i decided it would be a fun change from all the cakes, cookies and macaroons i’ve been baking up over the past few weeks. thank goodness for yoga or i would be seriously fat with all this baking. i used this recipe and they turned out great (if i do say so myself)… they made 18 cupcakes instead of 24 and i had tons of extra icing but i’m not complaining. they taste really “green” and not as sweet as usual cupcakes which i enjoyed but that probably isn’t everyones cup of tea (pardon the pun). overall, these cupcakes were a success.

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