YOU GUYS... How is it already May?! And I haven't blogged in a minute. Well, life has been busy offline. We have been exploring this new state of ours and keeping busy despite not really having much of a social life here in Long Beach. But, we are having fun in the meantime! I can't believe Jake is only weeks away from finishing his first year teaching. This year is truly flying by.
I am definitely in a groove in my work-from-home life but could improve my eating and workout habits (always room for improvement there). I find that the older I get, the more I want to focus on goals, improving my daily life and just being happy. Because -- to me, that is what life is all about.
In the first four months of 2017, we (I):
Still on our list for 2017:
As you can see, I have an ongoing list, so if you have any rec's, send them my way! And as you also know, I am always planning my next trip.
Cheers!
I am definitely in a groove in my work-from-home life but could improve my eating and workout habits (always room for improvement there). I find that the older I get, the more I want to focus on goals, improving my daily life and just being happy. Because -- to me, that is what life is all about.
So, what have we been up to?
- Explored Downtown Pasadena
- Finally went to The Grove (fave shopping center in LA so far!)
- Went to the Getty Villas
- Purchased a wifi extender and now the internet works in our bedroom and outside. Best purchase of 2017 so far.
- Dropped a bookend on my foot from the 2nd highest shelf and possibly crushed a few bones. NBD. I am currently on ~2 weeks of R&R and I have been instructed to avoid unnecessary walking. And I just got back from a 4-day work trip to Nashville where we walked all over and also ziplined... oops.
- Got to see Gonzaga play at Pepperdine (reminded me of the OLD KENNEL!)
- Went to Malibu Farm and ran into some Instagram models.
- Discovered Newport Beach and Corona Del Mar (The houses there are insane! Does anyone have a couple mil I can borrow?)
- Stumbled upon Lido Marina Village. Went back 3x since.
- Went to Palm Springs. Again. You know I love that place!
- Got to experience Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Incredible!
- Discovered my favorite lunch spot - LEMONADE! Think: healthy foods, cafeteria style + a bunch of different kinds of lemonade
- Walked along Huntington Beach for 3 miles
- Had lunch and walked around the Promenade in Downtown Long Beach -- for the first time!
- Headed down to San Diego for a conference over a long weekend
- Saw the Superbloom in Lake Elsinore
- Made a spontaneous trip to Phoenix to see the ZAGS in the Final Four. Didn't get to see the Championship game since Jake had to get back to teach a class. Educating the future generation is important, too. And it was for the best anyway since we all know how that turned out.
- Shopped at the Rose Bowl Flea -- you can bet we will be back!
- Had drinks at the wine bar in my new favorite grocery store -- Gelsons -- where have you been all my life?
- Flew out of LAX during rush hour traffic -- it took me 1.5 hours to get to the airport and I live 20 miles away. So I can officially consider myself a Californian now... I think.
- Ate In-N-Out too much -- we had set a new rule, only once a month from now on. Wish us luck!
- Have a few other exciting things up our sleeves which will reveal themselves in time... (#notpregnant though).
Still on our list for 2017:
- Go to Disneyland (Jake will probably veto this until someone comes to visit us) COME VISIT US! We only live 20 minutes away.
- Visit Catalina Island for my birthday weekend
- Try almond charcoal ice cream from Little Damage in LA
- Make a trip to Hawaii to see the fam (this is now an annual requirement in my book)
- Take a Pacific Coast Highway Roadtrip (if that bridge near Big Sur will ever open again?!)
- Drive up to Santa Barbara -- in the books for this summer!
- Try Open Sesame (Lebanese restaurant in Long Beach (LB))
- Find a good nail salon (ongoing)
- Find my favorite coffee shop in LB
- Explore Temecula -- in the books for this summer!
- More celeb sightings! I now keep a list in my iPhone notes to keep track of who we run into! Ha! And the funny part is that most of the sightings took place outside of LA (or Cali, for that matter). I do love flying in/out of LAX though cause two of my celeb sightings have been on a plane in First Class (one day I will be sitting up in First Class with them... one day)
- This list could be never-ending... but I will stop now.
As you can see, I have an ongoing list, so if you have any rec's, send them my way! And as you also know, I am always planning my next trip.
Cheers!
