One Last California Adventure.

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7-25-14: Disneyland | California Adventure

I am so blessed to have been able to visit both Disneyland and California Adventure. Although it's one of my favorite places, Disney is ridiculously expensive. Thus, it has become one of those rare treats that I so desperately wish I had the luxury to of going whenever I feel. But I guess that's what makes these moments all the more memorable. 

My family and I started the day in California Adventure. I haven't been there since before they renovated it. It has changed so much. Honestly, I miss the huge California sign in front of it, but it's all good. Right when we entered the park, my family and I had to visit the new Car's Land. It's just as cool as I imagined. Pro-tip: wait in the single line for a shorter wait time (we waited 10 minutes for Radiator Springs. Afterwards, we explored the park. I'm so sad that they replaced the giant peach swings. But, I finally tried a Disneyland corn dog. (yes I know that's a weird thing to note, but I've wanting to try it)

Anyways, we went to Disneyland after lunch. We visited some of our favorite rides: Astro Blaster, Space Mountain, Matterhorn, and Indiana Jones. My dad and I got to ride Matterhorn twice which was a nice surprise. Our car was pulled to the side for a while, so the workers let us ride again after that. Plus, I got to get Dole Whip. I don't know if it's something in it, but it's freaking delicious. 

We ended the night back in California Adventure to watch World of Color. I've always heard great things about it. Boy, it surpassed expectations. I don't know what to say other than, check it out if you can. Best way to end a great day.

Here's to one last California Adventure before I leave for Boston. I really hope you enjoyed that pun. Maybe it's not my last Cali-venture, but it's definitely one of them.

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Venice Canals

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Featured: Venice Canals
Outfit: top - UO | skirt - Cotton On | shoes - Reef | Sunglasses - Anthropologie

I've always wanted to visit the canals near Venice beach because it's reminiscent of the famous canals in Italy. I can't really afford to hop on an airplane to Italy, so this is the closest I can get for now (besides Las Vegas). I am kind of jealous of the people who live here, and have a boat. Did I ever mention that I wanted to try rowing? Well I do, and these boats just remind me of that goal.

Anyways, I've been really digging skirts this summer. They are ridiculously comfy. Although it may look like you're dressing up, in reality you were just too lazy/hot to wear pants. Perf. Add a mix of prints and you're set and looking put-together. I kept it pretty basic with neutral colors. But, my top has sexy (not too sexy) cutouts which make everything interesting.

To be honest, sitting on the bridge was pretty scary even though there was only 10 inches of water below me. But that's okay, live life on the edge (of the bridge). Don't follow the rules, mix prints and stuff..

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Let's Hike, Beach

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7/18/14: Hacienda Heights Trails | Newport Beach

Sometimes life isn't a walk in the park. Life can be a beach. Haha don't mind my horrible puns. I tried really hard. Anyways, my friends and I decided to go hiking Friday. In retrospect, it would've been best if we vaguely looked at the map before we started. We kind of just picked a pathway and followed it. But that created ADVENTURE. sort of. At the end of the hike, the group split up because we couldn't decide which way was the fastest back to our cars. Lesson learned: go back the way you came. So my friends and I took another route back to civilization. Too bad it was an hour away from our cars. We eventually stopped a bus only to become more confused. The bus driver just gave us a transfer ticket to the correct bus in pity for our lost souls (haha band joke). But, free bus rides! In the end, we didn't make back to our cars before the boys. We just sat a McDonalds waiting to get picked up.

Later on, we went to Cha2o. Food. Then friend's house to watch a movie. It was really boring so we decided to go to the beach. Pro-tip: Bring flip flops wherever you're going; they are lifesavers. Or maybe I just hate wearing proper trainers. Anyways, I learned how to find sand crabs. They tickle when they crawl in your hand. In the midst of crab-catching, we saw dolphins (I think) close to shore. It was so cool. I'm not too sure that it was safe for them, but it was really cool just seeing them.

That was my Friday.
Sidenote: Get to know your poison plants one of the trails we hiked was filled with poison oak. Or just don't touch anything.

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Safety Not Guaranteed.

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Featured: Newport Beach | Downtown Brea
When: 7/10/14 | 7/11/14

You know that movie, Safety Not Guaranteed? Well this post is not like the movie. Except for the fact that some sketchy stuff happened this weekend (and it was not all that safe).

First off, my friends and I went out for drinks on Thursday. By drinks I mean crazy boba concoctions. I have the privilege of not having to work on Friday, meaning I can stay up late on Thursdays! Woohoo! Anyways my friends and I didn't feel like ending the night. In retrospect, we should've had some plan to do something at the beach. But it was fun nonetheless. We just walked around haha. We did touch the water! It was crazy because there was a a huge drop from the sand to the water. I thought I was going to slip and be swept away by the waves. But no, it was fine. 

Then the Friday after, I spent the day chilling with friends. I unexpectedly competed in an ice cream eating contest. Nope, not for me. Although I love ice cream, I liked to take my time eating it. We also celebrated my friend's "birthday." Ahaha I told our waitress that it was her birthday without her knowing. Anyways, afterwards we had time to kill. We decided to climb up to the Brea sign. Lessons of the day: (1) always wear spandex under your dress because you never know what you're going to do (2) trespass at night (3) bad ideas sometimes lead to some pretty awesome memories (4) don't do this kids.

With an empty schedule my summer seems to be really busy. I like it.

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4th of July: San Francisco

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Featured: Fireworks at Pier 39 | David's Tea 

This is an unusually late post. I apologize. For the Fourth of July weekend, my family went up north to San Francisco. I wish that we spent longer than 2 days there, but it was fun nonetheless. The pictures are not in chronological order, but I figured that you don't want to see all these food pictures. 

Anyways, Friday was our first full day in the city. We spent the first half of the day shopping in downtown San Francisco. I had to check out David's Tea because one of my favorite youtubers, Estée, mentioned it in one of her videos.  I really like all of their unique flavors like cotton candy, caramel corn, etc. Afterwards we went to Pier 39 to watch the fireworks. We ended up watching the show from the top of the parking lot. Sadly, it was so foggy that we were only able to see half of the fireworks.

The next day, we visited my dad's uncle. It's kind of crazy just knowing that he's lived through so many things. It's nice to know he's kickin' it and doing well.

Anyways, that's a little snippet of a very short but sweet trip to San Francisco. I only wish I could explore the city some more.

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Hollywood Foodventure.

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Featured: Chibiscus | Mashti Malone's Icecream
Spicy Pork Ramen | Turkish Coffee & Saffron Rosewater with Pistachio | Pistacho

I'm one of those weirdos who likes to yelp different dessert places in random cities. I even have a list bookmarked of all the places I would like to visit. Every time I happen to be the area of a place, I always make sure to stop by and give it a try. 

So recently, my parents and I went hiking in Hollywood. Unfortunately, we couldn't hike up to the sign since it was closed. So, we just walked around the Hollywood Lake. Honestly, it was a pretty boring track to walk around. It think it's just one of those places you run or bike around. 

Afterwards, my dad wanted to try a ramen place in West Hollywood. I ordered Spicy Pork Ramen. Although, I have poor spice tolerance, but I'm always up for some good spicy ramen. I have to say the noodles were the best part. 

Anyways, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to try a new ice-cream place. (yes I know most of my posts include ice-cream) But hey, I'm on the search for the best ice-cream in California (before I leave to the east coast). Plus, Mashti Malone's was nearby; they've been bookmarked on my yelp account for a while. Their reviews are beyond the charts. And let me tell you, they live up to the hype. They have the best coffee ice-cream I've ever had. It's not like other coffee ice-cream that is basically all sugar and barely any coffee. This ice-cream tasted of good strong coffee. 5/5 would go again.

If you have a favorite ice-cream joint, please tell me! I'd love to add to my "must try" list. 


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