san diego weekend...

spent the weekend in san diego with eli's family...

his lil sister 

graduated from sdsu this weekend

 road tripped down on friday

stayed in a beach rental on mission beach

it was fun to meet all her friends + her bf

serious banagramming all weekend long

morning beach walks

i like how eli's finger is always creepin when he takes photos with my phone

beach volley ball

so cute..

liz got tons of rad gifts - including this beach cruiser from her other brother and his gf

this poorly taken photo of liz + eli + kenny was the only one i snapped from the whole graduation

sometimes i can be the worst with capturing the important stuff...

ninety three degrees tomorrow

i want to be 

on a beach

in gorgeous swimwear

taking black + white film photographs

60+ years in the past...

all images snatched up from weheartit.com

a bit of good news

On this past Tuesday (5 years to the day from our very first date) hanging out on the beach in Big Sur, sipping champagne, Eli gave me a ring and asked me to be his life partner.  I said 'hell yes!'  I was totally surprised and obviously so excited!  Yay for love. 
 

The trip was amazing!  I will post more pictures and details as soon as I get the chance.  

m a z a t l a n

This was the view from our hotel balcony in Mazatlan.  What an amazing trip!  6 ladies, 5 nights, nothing but relaxation, good conversations, beach bumming, playing in the waves, story telling, constant laughter... all around, the perfect time.

I did not bring my big camera, so these are from my phone.  I am patiently* waiting for T & L to post their photos!

Stone Island

Trying to figure out how to get O a bikini on Stone Island !  Huge success, btw.

Cecilia's rooftop tile

Topo Chico !

Free tequila tasting after our zip-lining adventure.

Agave fields.

oh july!

So, it has been a bit of a slow start here at 34H, but I have a feeling that will change soon!  Personally, I have been feeling really inspired lately and finally feel like perhaps life is slowing down a bit, and I can refocus some attention here.  So far the month of July has been jam packed with awesome summery fun.  Lana, Scott and Omar visiting from Minneapolis, which included lots of pool time, a trip to the Academy of Science building in San Francisco, BBQs, and overall entertainment provided by little O.  A perfect family beach trip to Santa Cruz where we lodged literally a block away from the crashing waves.  Amazing family meals on the deck, a constant flow of mimosas, pictionary, scrabble, and a little bit of hide and seek.  Here's a little collage...

I am totally loving all those blues.  Here's more... photo album.

The Saturday after our Santa Cruz trip was the reception for the Portrait Show.  It was a great turnout and the pieces were really fantastic.  Lana accompanied me to the reception, which was really great because she got to meet some of my dear friends (who hear about her ALL the time). Zeina was in Boston at that point for a wedding, but will have to come check it out next time she is in town!  I have a few favorites from the show that I will post about as soon as I make it back over to Bows & Arrows with my camera.  In the meantime, Olivia blogged about it here: Bows & Arrows .

ok, more soon.   

love.s