southern california, i just love you a whole lot.  why did i have to move away for a few years to appreciate you to the fullest!?

we’ve been settling in pretty well to our new neighborhood and i’ve fallen in major love already.  the first thing we did on move-in day after we got the keys to our place was buy some vintage cruisers.  we’ve been exploring these parts by bicycle and it’s one of my favorite things about where we live.  we can bike to the ocean in about 1 minute and 30 seconds and then cruise alongside the coast for a few more minutes to get to TRADER JOE’S (!!! we are beyond happy to be reunited with this place), starbucks, and yogurtland…all of the essentials.  we’ve hit up most of the local coffee shops around here and are slowly making our way to all of the cute, beachy cafes.  i absolutely love mornings here.  the 60 degree + overcast weather makes me all sorts of happy…especially now that summer has arrived and a few miles inland is 20 degrees hotter!  my collection of sweaters is growing and getting lots of wear in the AM and PM and i’m already super giddy for fall since hawaii didn’t exactly warrant the wear of scarves and boots.

i’m trying (keyword trying) to get back on a regular blogging schedule so bear with me as i catch up on work and slowly make my way through the boxes i have yet to unpack!