Happy New Year!!!

What are you all doing this New Years Eve???

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Happy New Year!!!

xoxo

This Week...

• Asher went back to Texas for his last semester. Sad day.
• Got back into my yoga routine. Can you say ouch! 
• Ate a lot of frozen custard and painted my toes
• Bought an antique claw-foot bathtub
• Checked 3 big things off the wedding to do list. Ceremony musicians check, reception musicians check, photographer check. Let's not talk about everything else that is still on that long list of things to do 
• Ate some amazing tacos, I found my caterer!

I feel like there is so much change going on in life right now and if I let my mind wander, it gets to overwhelming to handle, mostly about the uncertainty....Not of my love for Asher or what dress I'm going to wear on our wedding day, unsure of where life will take us in 10 months from now. He might take that job in Alaska. Or maybe that job in Orange County meaning we would be living near the cost that we both love so much and I could become an event planner that I've been working towards. But hopes and dreams aside, we will be married--that's all we know. 

I am slowly learning to embrace the uncertainty and take whatever may come our way and let go of my constant need to know and my perpetual planning, regardless of  careers, states, where we may live or wedding dress, in 10 months our biggest dream will already have come true, with two little words..

I do

it all started with a plane ride...

 August 4th was one of the best days ever, mainly because Asher asked me to spend the rest of my life with him and gave me a beautiful 1920's vintage engagement ring.

Other highlights of our wonderful day

• Asher flew me to a surprise location
• Rode up the Palm Springs tram which I have been dying to do
• Asher lead me on a beautiful hike to a breathtaking veiw
• After the proposal took place {with a hired photographer and all} Asher arranged for some of our most loved ones to meet with us at the restaurant that is at the top of the mountain for dinner

Asher really put so much thought into our day, he is such an amazing man and I can't wait to start our married life together.
 

"there is no greater risk than matrimony.

but there is nothing happier than a happy marriage."

--Benjamin Disraeli,
1870 in a letter to Queen Victoria's daughter Louise,

congratulating her on her engagement.

via the book Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert

My Birthday

Today I am 25 and what better way to celebrate than baking a cake for myself, eating Thai food and being surrounded by people I love. I spotted Benjarong Thia Cuisine in the Inland Empire magazine, with it's rave reviews and fancy pictures we had to give it a try and I must say it was a fabulous birthday dinner.

I've never tried this recipe before but it looked delicious and I must say it's a keeper, despite the recipe being very vague. Definitely a summer cake, I used farmers market peaches that are so sweet that I barley added any sugar to the cooking process for the syrup.  Perfect dessert for an end to a wonderful day.

25 is going to be a great year!!!

Anthro Fashion Passion Update

Today I just got my birthday gift from Anthropologie in the mail, a 15% off the entire purchase coupon!!! This is a good thing because with all that hot yoga I've been doing, my dresses are becoming a bit baggy which is not so cute. Speaking of hot yoga I found a company that makes sweat proof/quick dry clothing for yoga/running/cycling/anything sweat related and I think Lululemon has become a top favorite store for me...we're talking Anthro status here that's how much I love them!

This outfit is about to make it's way to my closet.....

I love this dress, it can be worn so many different ways. Dress it up or down for any occasion and of course you all know I'm a firm believer that every occasion is a dress up occasion. I'm going to dress it up with this belt and shoes...

 Lululemon needs a post of it's own because it's that amazing! 

Here's to Happiness {Beach Style}

Since summer has officially arrived Asher and I have made quite a few trips to the beach, so I thought I would share some of the things that make me terribly happy.

P.S I got this idea from one of my favorite blogs

 

carissa, asher and I

1. Feeling the cool wind on your back

2. Waiting for the lifeguard to leave in the evening 

    so I can sit on top of the shack

3. The smell of bonfires and that salty air

4. The sound of squeaky bicycles on the boardwalk

5. Watching the fog roll in

6. Flip Flop tan lines on your feet

7. All those dancing kites in the Sky

8. Long, long walks along the shore

9. People watching on the pier

10. A cup of hot tea after a long day in the sun

11. Paddle Boarding all afternoon in the harbor

12. Falling asleep to the soothing sound of the waves

The list could go on forever because there's just so much to love about the beach.

My New Obsession....

I will be the first to admit......

I am a girl. 

A very girly girl.

The girly girl who's favorite color is pink and red, 

loves make-up, nail polish and headbands

has a closet full of shoes (you don't need to know the number) 

smelling good is essential,

believes that every occasion is a dress-up occasion,

and did i mention sweating is not cute, for any amount of time.

With that said you probably know that girly girls tend to be crazy and change their minds with no forewarning.

Last week I tried Hot Yoga for the first time ever.

I've had friends tell me to try it and that I would love it...

I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

As I walked into the heated room with my borrowed yoga mat I couldn't help feeling a little intimidated, nervous, petrified, hot and already sweaty.

Needless to say I made it through the class without dying, (even though every inch of my body was sweating including my eyelashes) I couldn't wait to go back because I felt like I did something really good for my body, energized and relaxed.

So.... even if you think you wouldn't like Hot Yoga, you should at least give it a try and if you don't care for it, at least you tried something new.

But you will love it, I speak from experience