orange county – Hello Hayley

In life on

June 1, 2013

(later)grams

happy june everyone! this is the best month of the year but i might be a little biased 😉 after an unintentional blog hiatus, i’m finally back! being home has been so nice and such a change of pace from life in new zealand! honestly, i’ve been doing a whole lot of nothing: just relaxing, catching up on some of my favorite tv shows (revenge and modern family), reading some great books and unpacking and its been glorious… well besides the unpacking part. i feel like i’ve been home months instead of 2 weeks. goodness time flies. besides all the ‘nothingness’ i’ve been doing, i got to see one of my favorite bands, daughter, perform at the troubadour and it was such a wonderful performance, saw one of my besties graduate (congrats christina!), had some fun adventures in la, eaten a lot of fruit, drank a lot of green smoothies and taken lots of beautiful walks by the beach. so far, this summer has been so good. summer, i like you. stay a while

hayley

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In travel on

February 13, 2013

california adventure

while i love disneyland, i must admit that california adventure is the place to be for great rides. most of my favorite rides, such as soaring over california and mickey’s roller coaster, are all at california adventure. cars land opened about a year ago but i haven’t been around long enough to visit. my mom, who got to visit cars land before it even opened to the public, said i had to go on the radiator springs roller coaster which was the highlight of my trip. it was definitely worth the hour and a half line.

hayley

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In travel on

February 11, 2013

disneyland

hey everyone! i made it safely to new zealand! its so nice to be back and i have a feeling this is going to be an amazing semester. before i do any posts about my time here so far, i have a few posts about my last weeks home before the semester began. the day before i left for new zealand, i went to disneyland with a few friends. the number one thing i wanted to do before i left was to visit disneyland and i finally got to fit it in the last day right before i went to the airport. it was a great day and i had a blast spending time with my friends and getting to use my new 50mm f1.8 lens. no matter how old i get, disneyland will always be one of the happiest places on earth

{cute floor in the gift shop}

{my only clear shot from the pirates of the caribbean ride}

hayley

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In eateries, food on

January 14, 2013

milk+honey

coffee and great conversations with friends are one of the things i cherish most about being home. casey and i met at milk+honey, a great local spot, and chatted and laughed for hours. the best part about this coffee shop (besides my other best friend ellie working there) is how beautiful it gets at dusk. this was my new camera’s first run and i’m so glad i got to capture these moments