Weekend Roudup.

This weekend was glorious! It was the first taste of summer and it had me wanting more!

Friday: After work Anthony and I went to sushi. We have been craving it but sadly we couldn't go to our favorite place because they were closed. Sushi Q in Nevada city is still a nice treat. After, we strolled around with an ice cream cone. There is the cutest ice cream shop in Nevada City called Treats. Anthony tried their basil ice cream! Different but surprisingly good! I stuck with the bing cherry. Yum!

Saturday: I spent most of the day running errands in town. Stopped for a smoothie with Anthony. Then spent the afternoon at an open house at a local flower shop. My moms Relay for Life team hosted it. There were snacks and sangria which is my absolute favorite summer drink. It was a successful event!

Later that night, Anthony and I tried a new mexican restaurant and was pleased to find out it was very authentic! We will definitely go back.

Sunday: another day of sunshine. Started the day off with a little walk with a cup of joe. Did some cleaning, went to the laundry mat, and I had a relay for life meeting to go to that evening. We had it at a local brewery so that was nice. Sipped on a few brews while making Relay for Life plans and goals. 

All and all it was a fantastic weekend. I hope the cold front coming in passes by quickly so we can get more of this weather. Come on summer!  =) 

(please excuse the lack of order in my pictures... I'm using the blogger app on my phone and for some reason it doesn't keep the pictures in order....soooo annoying!) 

blue bottle.

Blue Bottle Coffee. 

Seriously some of the best coffee I have ever had. I want it every day. The New Orleans style iced cafe is delicious. You don't even need sugar. The mocha is creamy, dreamy, and chocolaty in the right way. Not overly sweet. 

I will dream of my next cup until I'm in SF again. =) 

food fool.

San Francisco was amazing this past weekend. The weather was incredible. It was actually hot! I was walking around in a tank top with no jacket at 9pm. Almost unheard of..

Anywho, while in SF we did lots of walking! Hung out in different neighborhoods that we don't normally get to spend a lot of time in. And of course we did lots of eating. 

Here is a nice sampling of some of the treats we had. =)

Blue Bottle Coffee. It's the best! 

 Boccalone. Meat Cone. Flavorful salami 

Umami Burger recently opened up a location in SF. You might have heard about the famous burger joint that's originally from LA. The namesake burger was awesome. So many different flavors going on! 

 Cheese tots. Not on the menu... you have to ask for them. Plus umami ketchup. I don't want the regular stuff ever again.  

For a mid day pick me up we found our way to the Tipsy Pig. We had a few rounds of a drink called Strawberry Fields. Delicious and could be dangerous. 

 

We ended up at a place called Farmer Brown for dinner. Soul food. Started with jalapeno biscuits and an apple jack. I then remembered that I'm not much of a bourbon drinker...oh well. 

 Fried chicken, mac n cheese, and greens. Pretty darn good. 

We ended up at blue bottle coffee again for breakfast... But for lunch we went to a place called Cha Cha Cha on Haight st. It was a cool funky place. My friend told me about it and said we must get some sangria. I didn't argue. I'm a big sangria fan. 

 Fried plantains with beans as our tapa 

 And a Cuban sandwich to share which came with plantain fries. yum!

I love trying new restaurants and finding the places that locals like to eat. It's a passion of mine. I travel through my stomach. =) 

I wish I left all those calories in SF... sad to say they came home with me and I will be working out lots this week. ha! 

treats and beach

I want to finish up on Anthony and my trip down to SoCal.

Sunday started off with Breakfast in Downtown Fullerton. Ant and I enjoyed sitting outside on a perfect morning.

After, we met up with Erica and Chris. We got a Joelatti (the best treat ever! fresh fruit shaved ice combined with the best soft serve ice cream) and then we headed to Newport Beach.

♥

It was a glorious day. We ended the day with watching Erica, Chris, and Leslie play in their Kickball game. They are on a team. Then headed to the local bar that sponsors the league. We were going to do karaoke and sing Shoop by Salt n' Pepper but for some reason they didn't have that song! How is that possible??

Anyway, it was an awesome trip. It's always fun when we are down there though. Just hanging out with friends, eating good food, and exploring the surrounding areas.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! I'm headed out to the lake now for the weekend. =)

food trucks galore

Hello... back to the LA madness...

To finish up Saturday we had planned to go to the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest that took place at Grand Hope Park in downtown LA. We bought tickets before hand and arrived around 6. There were quite a few people already there with their blankets but we found a decent spot...and more importantly it was close to the FOOD TRUCKS! =)

Office Space was the movie of the week. It was awesome. It had been forever since I had seen that movie and I forgot how many catch phrases are from that movie. If I lived in LA this would probably be something I would try to attend at least twice a month.

Nothing better than being outside, food trucks, good friends, and a movie. oooohhh and a local band.

Check out the pictures =)

*really good hotdog. basil aioli, arugula, tomato, and fried onions.*

*i like my coke in a bottle...can you tell?*

*mochi ice cream.. =)*

ahh.. what a fun night. I love summer. I love the city of angels too.