Sunny Days Ahead.

Looking forward to a weekend of sunshine in Santa Cruz with my mom and Ziggy. I wonder what kind of trouble we get ourselves into. Happy weekend! xo

In Two Words.

Maison Martin Margiela

In love. 

Must have.

Need now.

Really I could go on for days. This only child has years of practice under her belt. But all bratiness aside, how amazing are these rings?!

Watermelon, Balsamic, & Feta Salad.

Full transparency, this was actually my second attempt at this recipe. While it is fairly simple to assemble, it all comes down to the balsamic reduction. During my first trial, I failed to let the balsamic reduce into a syrup and ended up submerging the watermelon in a pool of balsamic. Not good. The balsamic infused in the watermelon and in turn, the taste was overwhelming. You know, the sharp feeling when you encounter something too sour and pucker up like Renee Zellweger? That bad.

Anyway this time, with some patience, I drizzled the balsamic reduction over the top of the watermelon, topped with crumbled feta and garnished with mint. The result was exactly what I had originally anticipated - simple & sweet.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp of sugar

1 seedless watermelon, sliced

4 oz of feta cheese

mint, to garnish

Directions: In a small sauce pan, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and sugar. Cook over medium heat, until reduced (a syrupy consistency), about 4 minutes. Next, drizzle the balsamic reduction over watermelon. Sprinkle with feta cheese and mint. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Blonde Moments.

Chloé leather heels / Rachel Zoe camel shoes / Geé WaWa leather flat / Bottega Veneta brown heels / Fergie small heel shoes / H&M snake print shoes, $20

Sooo, I may be losing my mind. For the last week or so I've been scouring my closet in search of my favorite pair of brown leather sandals. Vivid in my mind, they're simple with one strap over the toes with another around the ankle in smooth leather. Devastated over the loss of the perfect summer sandals, I'm now beginning to come to terms with the fact they are gone, no where to be found. That, or said shoes mentioned (in great detail) above are merely an illusion in my mind. Either way there's a silver lining to everything, now I get to shop.

3 Things.

Each birthday, I like to take a moment to reflect on the year's event. At this time last year, I was enjoying life with good friends, special time with family and overall feeling happy about the life I've built in San Francisco. I realize now this was the first time I felt truly content with myself, who I was becoming and where my life was heading. Little did I know just a couple weeks later, I was about to meet S, fall in love and he would end up moving out to San Francisco where we now live together. Today at 32, I'm the happiest I've ever been. Not all aspects of life are perfect, but I have faith everything works out the way it should in time. It's so crazy how life can change in just one year. I look forward to what's to come next.  

1. Enjoying sweet watermelon on a hot day at the park.

2. June 1st marked the beginning of my month long juice cleanse. Wish me luck!

3. An early morning walk down to the beach with S & Ziggy - enough to make any day better.