It's hard to believe the magical Point Vicente Lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes is only a 30 minute drive from where we live - the cliffs make me feel like I'm back on the east coast, somewhere in New England during a summer vacation. Just the fact that Rancho Palos Verdes is in LA County is kinda mind boggling! It feels so different from the hustle and bustle of the LA districts we frequent the most. Everything seems a bit more spread out, calm, and peaceful. That's one of the reasons I love Los Angeles, each part of the city is so different from the next. You could go surfing, mountain biking, and skiing all in the same day if you felt like it! 

I'm in love with how green and lush Portland is! Such a beautiful city, with trees everywhere. It actually reminded me a lot of upstate New York where I'm from, tons of trees on every street. I sometimes forget how much I miss all that green. Even though I love our LA palm trees, there's something so magical about green, leafy forests. Maybe that's why I felt such an instant connection to Portland - it made me feel like I was back home. When I found out there was a Portland Japanese Garden, I knew I had to visit.

You guys, I finally made it to cactus heaven. I've been wanting to visit the magical Moorten Botanical Garden for a while now after seeing so many glorious photos on Instagram, and I have to say it's even more stunning in person! We were greeted by Clark Moorten when we arrived, the son of the garden's original creators and now the curator himself - he gave us a little map of the grounds and off we went! 

COACHELLA! Another year of amazing music, yummy food, and good times with friends. My legs were so sore from 3 straight days of dancing and running around the Empire Polo Club where the fest is held - it's actually still a lil painful to walk right now if I'm being honest. So here I am, thankfully sitting,  rounding up my fave memories and highlights from the weekend.

This spring in SoCal has been such a dream. That crazy amount of rain we had this winter has made all the plants explode! I've never seen it so green and jungley here, all the parks are super lush right now. On Easter Sunday, Eddie and I visited the beautiful Harriett M. Wieder Regional Park in Huntington Beach where the super bloom is in full effect.

Coachella Music Fest in less than 1 week! I'm living vicariously through all the weekend 1 festival goers, and I'm very jealous of their under 100 degree weather. Weekend 2 is supposed to be scorching! But the music, friends, and good times make it all worth the crazy heat.

Los Angeles has this awesome event called CicLAvia where streets are closed down to cars and open for people to walk, skate, bike, play, and explore! Eddie and I try to always go when they have our fave route through Culver City, Mar Vista, and Venice. Apparently, it's the country’s largest open streets event! 

Eddie and I visited the beautiful Palisades Park in Santa Monica this week! I love coming here, it's such a pretty place for a picnic or a stroll. The park is located right on top of the bluffs next to Pacific Coast Highway and has the most breathtaking views of the ocean. You can see for miles along the coast!