Fly Away Friday

Let's fly away!

I found Chantal and she is living in my hometown of San Francisco.
Since I cannot be there to give you a tour of my favorite city in the world,
I asked Chantal to share her favorite places!

sniff. sniff. It makes me miss home so much. 

Take a peek around SF while I book a flight back home ASAP. 

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Hey guys! I am Chantal from B in the Bay .  This is my first guest post so please bear with me!  In case you didn't know what "The Bay" I reference is, it's the San Francisco Bay because that is where I moved in March.
Since I have moved here I have come to love San Francisco more and more every day.  I have done some of the touristy things and also some of the "local" type things.  Here are some of my favorites in photo...

SF has tons of festivals and city-wide events.  This is Russ (the man friend) and me at the Bay Area Brewfest

SF has amazing food! One of my favorite restaurants is Pizzeria Delfina

In the North Beach neighborhood they shut down a street and have a block party for St. Patty's day.

SF is super close to the mountains.  This is me and B&B (Bijou and Brussy- the pups) snowshoeing in Tahoe.

SF has amazing culture and one of the best ballet companies.  This is Russ and Me at the Opera House to see SF Ballet.

When the city has hot weather, the young folk flock to Sam's in Tiburon across the bay for day drinking, food and sun.

The Bay Area has lots of awesome bloggers!  This is the Bay Area Bloggers meet up!

The wind that people complain about is also great for sailing.  It is also a great way to see the city from a different view.  This is me and my mom sailing the Bay.

SF has a tiny island in the middle of the Bay that used to be a prison (Alcatraz, duh!)

SF is home to Mrs. Fields cookies and Ghiradelli chocolate!  I think I could stop here, but since SF is SO awesome, I'll keep going!

Awesome Fisherman's Wharf with delicious fish and home to Boudin's Bakery

The Bay is super close to Napa and Sonoma.  Wine country is the perfect weekend getaway.

One of SF's most famous events is Bay to Breakers.  It is a huge walk/run fest where people flood the streets in costume...

The streets literally shut down and fill with people.

and of course, SF is home to the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge

We like to take the girls to Baker Beach to play in the water and view the Bridge.

and the best thing about being in SF is being with my three loves Russ, Brussy and Bijou (you're not blind, Bijou's not pictured here).


Thanks Lauren for letting me share a little of my home and my loves here with you guys.  Please come to SF and visit!

Friday's Letters

Dear Scentsy- I am pretty in love with your scent. Especially the ones that smell like food. It tricks Bubba into thinking that something yummy is being made. Like when I was burning mochadoodle in the bathroom. "Who is cooking? Do you smell that? It smells heavenly". Now I am going to have to make some sweets for him to make up for all the trickery. 
Dear Mochi- your teeth are looking fabulous these days. It took some getting used to, but you love that chicken toothpaste. Your little tongue works overtime to try to lick all that toothpaste of your chompers while Bubba is brushing. It's too adorable for words.
Dear Nordstrom Sale- I realize that I just can't look at the website nor go in your store, just to avoid the burning desire to shop. I love sales. It feels like it's killing me to avoid the sale. Just be strong willpower. I realize the only way to save money is to just avoid stores all together. 
Dear Vacations- I just need like two days off in a location outside of Orange County. I want to be in a city possibly outside of California. I want two days to wander around a city like Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, or any other big city. Now if only my bills would go away for just one month I could make this happen. 
Dear Hair- You are getting cut today. But I promise it's just a little cut. I am not even dying you. You are getting really dry and a little brittle at the ends, so I want to take care of you, and love on you to make you stronger. Because I love keeping you long. Let's not go through another hair mistake. Remember this?Big Hair Mistake

West Coast Blog Hop

It's that time again! We're hanging out with our fellow West Coasters! Link up with us! 

Are you a blogger on the West Coast?

Are you seeking to find new friends in the blog-o-sphere and possibly in real life?

Well you have come to the right place!

Your Host:
Katlyn @ The Dreamy Meadow

Your Co-Hosts:
Krizmah White @ Little Homemade Housewife
Selena @ A Little Piece of Me
Kailyn @ We Are Young
Lauren @ Pink on the Cheek

What are the rules?

1. Follow your hosts.

If you are interested in co-hosting email me at katlyn[dot]larson[at]gmail[dot]com

2. Link up your home page in the state that you reside in.

3. You see those little Twitter and Facebook buttons? Hit them and share!
4. Grab the button and put it somewhere on your lovely blog!

5. Mingle your heart away & have fun!

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Washington:

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California:

Alaska:

Hawaii:

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Current Crush

As if I cannot get enough of all these fabulous blogs!I am getting obsessive with lurking around blogs and I am constantly getting inspired about what to write.But Danielle seriously has me inspired, she is taking on the blog world one post at a time!
                                    

I am currently crushing on color palettes. 

I am working with a blog designer for a little be a rehab for my site. 

But I cannot decide on color choices. 

I have so many "likes" it's hard to make a choice.

I like all of these:

But I am starting to see a theme. I love the berry colors:)

Pretty soon you will see a lovely new design on the blog, I can hardly wait!

hump day

Like I have said before, my work schedule is different.I work 5 days a week but my two days off are not  Saturday and Sunday. There are benefits to having a day off during the Monday-Friday hustle.Stores are empty.Traffic is slower.Daytime TV is great thanks to the Ellen show. 
Today I headed over to the OC Mart Mix to look for baby items!{no no, not for me!}My lovely boss is 8 months pregnant so I wanted to get her unique items outside the realm of Babies R Us.Tomorrow is her baby shower so I will show all the fun things I got her, since they are all wrapped up now.

I adore this unique shopping center.It's like a farmer's market but with clothes, jewelry, baby items, a wine shop, coffee store and more!There is an openness to The Mix and nothing is better than buying local.Yes, I am definitely a Nordie's girl but sometimes I just want something that not everybody has. 
Hope your Wednesday is going well!xoxo

Elevate

In less than a monthI will be joining new friends at the Elevate Blog Conference.
It's going to be in Huntington Beach, right in my back yard!The day will be filled with
:networking:speakers like Nina from Momma Go Round:a craft & I chose this design

{because I need to be reminded of this daily}

plus

:making school lunch kits for Shine Project

:and lots of blogging workshops!

If you are going to this mini conference, let me know, I can't wait to meet everyone:)