Friday, April 19, 2013

Postcards From San Francisco

Some of my favorite shots from our San Francisco Road Trip. 
Couldn't think of a better way to spend my Birthday! xx





Thank you for such a wonderful time momma!

 xoxo

Tuesday, April 9, 2013


Welcome to Part 1 of our San Francisco 21st birthday adventure!  When it’s just the two of us sharing girl time, especially 8 hours in the car,  it’s all about the music, (dare we belt out the finale to Hairspray one more time!?!)  It's about stopping to take lots of pictures, planning the cutest places for lunch and of course lots of green ice tea and soy chai lattes which means lots of potty breaks. Which by the way is a challenge on the many miles of Highway 1 between Los Angeles and San Francisco.  (Miles and miles and miles.)


I had made this trip by myself when I was 22. Excuse the cliche but I was off to find myself.  I flew from New York, (my home town), to LA, stayed just long enough to fall in love with CA then took this drive, alone, (pre cell phones!), up the coast to SF. I met a women while touring Hearst Castle on that trip who told me how brave I was for going it alone. Turned out she was alone too, all the way from Oklahoma and she was 85!  Now who’s the brave one! 

As we drove one winding sharp curve after the next I thought about that trip and realized I was brave, and in case you’re wondering, I did find myself ;)

 
I loved seeing my daughter in awe of the sheer beauty of it all.  It’s truly breathtaking and if you have never seen it I highly recommend.


Sunbathing seals were an amazing site.

And where else would we stay for a 21st birthday but a hotel called DIVA.  (More about that in part 2.)



We tried to do some new things this time in SF like climbing the stairs at Telegraph Hill to Coit Tower.  We actually discovered the stairs by accident, they just looked cool. As we started up a man offered to take our picture and told us about Telegraph Hill. Usually we like to visit neighborhoods and shy away from too much touristy things so I never had Coit Tower on the list. Turns out there are good reasons things are touristy. As we climbed, (284 ft!) and yes, she was WAY ahead of me, I kept thinking there better be something spectacular at the top to make this worth it. And there was, a 360 degree view of all of San Francisco. Gorgeous! What intrigued me the most were the homes and apartments along the stairs tucked into nooks and crannies. (I’m a nook and crannies lover.)  Living along the stairs offered amazing views and trade offs like if you forget something when you get to your car you may have a 200 step climb to get it! On the way back down, which was much easier, I counted 590 steps that means we did 1,180 all together, although my brain was deprived of oxygen  around step 100 so that may not be a completely accurate count.



And what else makes 1,180 steps worthwhile? …lunch of course


Grove on Fillmore is a favorite.

As always, my favorite pics are from under the Golden Gate just having fun at Crissy Field.
 




 
Shot a fun outfit post for fashionloft8.

Sometimes I look at her and think how the heck did she come out so gorgeous!?!

On the way home we stopped in Carmel by the Sea for an early dinner at La Bicyclette.  A charming French Bistro where my now adult daughter ordered her first split of sparkling wine and possibly her last since she hated it.  I knew she would, a tea girl like me ;)


Lots more from the birthday girl coming in Part 2.
 
If you have the opportunity to make memories instead of giving material gifts, we highly recommend it :)
 
Check out last years blog posts of SF here and here for shopping and eating recommendations.
 
xoxo
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Birthday Celebration

We celebrated a 21st birthday this week!  Can you guess which one of us it was, yeah, not me.  But in a way, as my now grown up daughter put it, your kids birthday should really be a birthday for the Mom who gave birth.  Hmmm is she referring to those 36 hours of pain that lead to a C section that lead to feeling so relieved in recovery that I was out of pain that I forgot I had a baby?  OK, aside from that, my daughter is my greatest creation.  She’s as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and as you can see that’s pretty darn beautiful!  And I couldn’t be prouder of the woman she has become.  Those of you that know us know it’s no accident that this blog that we are sharing is called ‘attached at the hip’. 

Having a 21 year old is a little shocking if I focus on the number.  Some people have said to me “you must have had her when you were 12!”. OK I’ll go with that.  I think what keeps me feeling like I’m somewhere between her generation and mine, (except when I’m trying to work hand held electronics), is that I’m lucky enough to have her still wanting to hang with me. 

We started her birthday us two ‘girls’ and then added the hubs and grandma. Here’s 21 in pictures.  And stay tuned because we are about to hit the coast road for a little more birthday girl adventures.




Sunday, March 10, 2013

Hello

Welcome to our new lifestyle blog! What better way to celebrate then with our usual soy chai lattes!?! We are very excited to share a different look into our lives aside from the fashion you find on our individual blogs, Fashionloft8 & From Drabulous to Fabulous. So welcome to our newest adventure! xo