we made it to california!  we’ve been here for about a week so far and things have been a little bit crazy and eventful.  i am so happy to be back here, though!  it still hasn’t sunk in that we aren’t just on vacation here.  we still kinda feel like we will be flying back to the HNL in a few days.

we moved into our little cottage in redondo beach on saturday and we love it so much!  our neighborhood is adorable, we live about 2 blocks from the ocean, AND we have HARDWOOD FLOORS!  ah!  dream come true for this girl right here.  it has a whole lotta charm and i am currently in a major nesting phase.  i can’t wait to get the whole place furnished and feeling like home.  as much as i want this to be instant, i realize it does not happen overnight and is actually quite a long process.  we have spent the past few days trekking all over LA chasing craigslist finds and hunting for good thrift shops.  reis is slowly getting his bearings driving in the big city!

we miss hawaii and our friends + family over there, but we are really excited for our new adventure here in the golden state!  there’s something about starting fresh that is really refreshing and exciting.  we can’t wait to explore and adventure more in our new town!  more to come!

*we had heart-shaped sparklers at our house that we hadn’t packed so we lit them on our last night in hawaii!

ever since we found out last friday that we will be moving to california, i haven’t stopped 1) smiling because we will be within driving distance to so many of my dear friends and family or 2) dreaming about our next house!  we plan on living in a quaint beach town in southern california (most likely redondo) and we cannot wait to get cruisers to bike to coffee shops, dinner, and to ride up and down the esplanade.  i am beyond thrilled to be able to enjoy my favorite california luxuries once again, namely trader joe’s, road trips, anthro, and flea markets.  we have known for awhile that a move may happen this summer, so we strategically saved all of the anthropologie, williams sonoma, and target gift cards we got for our wedding.  they have been burning a serious hole in my wallet and i am so excited to finally use them!  i’m also excited to scour craigslist, flea markets, and thrift shops to find little treasures and some furniture for our home.  i’ve been pinning a lot to my living space board and it’s pretty obvious that i’m into neutral colors (which is also reflected in these items…except the cruiser because those need to be colorful!)

1 / i would really love a grey couch and have decided that a sectional is a necessity.  i have had one the past few years in hawaii and i sit in the chaise section every single day.  it is just so ideal for reading or computering!  this one from west elm is way out of our budget…but i can dream right?

2 / this gold lamp from urban outfitters has been on my radar for a few years now!  but the shipping fees to hawaii are just so ridiculous.

3 / this rug from west elm is also out of our budget, but i will definitely be on the lookout for something similar.

4 / love love love this terrarium kit from anthropologie!

5 / having a cool chair like this in our living room would be so great.  i feel like chairs in living rooms make them feel more “grown-up” for some reason.

6 / i adore this print so much.  and it would look really cute on an art wall.

7 / riding one of these will totally bring me back to our college days in santa barbara where we rode our bikes to class, to starbucks, to dinner…everywhere!