Hello 2014!

Spent the day strolling around downtown San Francisco and decided to watch the sunset at Grand View park to cap the first day of 2014. The couple in the picture makes it more romantic. What a sight to see. Picturesque.

Looking back, 2013 has been an amazing year. I am truly beyond grateful for all the wonderful things that came to pass and humbled upon all the difficulties we've gone through. I am a better person now and we are stronger even as a couple. As I welcome this new year, like this beautiful sunset, there's always a promise of a better tomorrow and a new beginning.

Happy New Year!

I stumbled upon this quote online from Meredith Grey:

Who gets to determine when the 

old ends and the new begins?

It's not on the calendar, it's not a birthday,

it's not a new year,

it's an event -- big or small,

something that changes us,

ideally it gives us hope,

a new of living and looking at the world,

letting go of old habits, old memories.

What's important is that we never stop believing

we can have a new beginning,

but it's also important to remember

amid all the crap

are a few things worth holding on to.

Travelogue: Los Angeles

This beautiful sunset greeted us while traversing the end of highway interstate 5. Before the dreaded crawling traffic in downtown LA. We were too exhausted by the time we reached home (Joseph's cousin Mia was our host) that we skipped doing anything the night before Thanksgiving and decided to just catch up and talk.

The next day, Joseph's uncle, Joe was too kind to drive us around Malibu and Santa Monica Pier. Now I understand why so many people fell in love with LA. The sun, sand and sea. 

It's been so long since I felt that salty air and warm sand on my feet. Winter is not the best time to be here. I miss the beach a lot. Back home in the Philippines we have easy access to the beach and we don't have to wait for summer to enjoy the water. I will make sure I'd check out the summer vibe here when the weather warms up. For now, this is enough to cure my craving for the beach. A lot more reason to visit LA often.

We didn't do touristy stuff on this trip but  we made sure to have lunch at The Grove. 

Travelogue: Monterey Boardwalk

This is a very late post. I am just now trying to update my blog for having been lazy and MIA since last month. We spent Thanksgiving with Joseph's uncle and cousins in Los Angeles and we took the long drive instead of flying coach. We enjoy road trips together and I have been looking forward to this trip for so long. Our drive to the south took roughly around ten hours including our quick pit stop at Monterey boardwalk. The scenic route will have taken us twelve hours. So we started off at Highway-101 and had our first pit stop at Monterey boardwalk to grab a decent lunch with amazing views of the bay. We had fish and chips. It was really that we forgot to take pictures of it. We spent almost two hours enjoying the little shops and taking in the beautiful view before we finally head off to LA.

Old school candy shop. Caramel taffy is a must try.

Met a new friend. Isn't he cute?

Joseph took this picture while we were having lunch. He was hanging out by our window.

It was rather a rushed pit stop and I would have loved to try the ice cream shop and dolphin watching next time. I am definitely going back sometime in the summer.

Travelogue: The 17-Mile Drive

This is a very late post but I am trying to catch up on me  being MIA on this blog for a very long time. I've been flying back and forth to Houston to help out my sister as she being not so well lately. I can't complain as I adore the kids a lot and I miss them too! Anyway, before I flew to Houston, the husband and I had a quick weekend getaway to the famous 17-mile scenic drive in Pacific Grove, California. I fell in love with California even more. Here's why:

 We had lunch at Stillwater Bar and Grill at the Lodge at Pebble beach. This was our view. 

The food was great. Looking at these pictures makes me hungry.

The fresh oysters was to die for! My tuna was cooked perfectly and oh, the dessert was decadent. Definitely worth checking out.

Baker Beach

I had to overcome one of my fears earlier today (blood drawn and needles) for my doctor's appointment. So, dear husband Joseph decided to take me out to San Francisco as a reward. In an instant I forgot the whole ordeal at the hospital and fell in love with view.

This is a nice vantage point for those wanting to get that perfect landscape of the Golden Gate bridge. It's quite cold as summer is about to end in a few weeks. I have to warn those of you who wants to spend a day here to be prepared seeing perverts hanging out in this area. I mean half-naked old guys walking around watching girls or kids (yes, there's a lot of them). I don't know why they're allowed to loiter in this family beach park. So don't blame me if you see something you hoped you hadn't look. 

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you all are having an awesome weekend!

XoXo