Fall around the Luster House

Levi got me flowers one day...they were beautiful fall colors

Some of our fall decorations

Our pumpkins! They didn't last long before they got moldy. Luckily we were able to use them on Halloween for the trick or treaters :)

Our 1st Anniversary

Levi and I headed up to Santa Barbara for our 1 year anniversary. We had a really great time, and loved everything we did. We stayed at Oceana Hotel which was right across from the beach. It was a small hotel with a lot of personality; the rooms were fun and bright. On our actually anniversary we went out to dinner at an italian restaurant called Ca Dario. After dinner we went through our "Make The Wish" cards from our wedding as well as eating our wedding cupcakes from Sprinkles. They were just as good as they were on our wedding day :)

After we celebrated our anniversary, we were able to really enjoy Santa Barbara. We walked downtown, went into some of our favorite stores and ate at some really great places including The Habit. Their burgers are one of our fav's! When we were in Urban Outfitters, we actually ran in a few famous people - Katy Perry and Russell Brand. We aren't really fans of either but I get slightly 'stockerish' when I see famous or semi-famous people. I never think I will but when I'm in the moment, I surprise myself. Levi was able to see this for the first time and couldn't help but laugh. He was able to take a picture of them walking out while I 'casually' acted like nothing was going on.

One of our favorite things we did was go horseback riding. We went to a place called Circle Bar B Ranch. We absolutely loved it. We plan on going back one day for a longer visit and being guests of the ranch for the full experience. The ranch is tucked away in the mountains and has some incredible views of the ocean along the property. It was very peaceful and relaxing. Our horses Wiley and Herman were great to us and we plan to take another ride with them in the near future.

1 year under our belts, and many more to come!

Evoke Photography

Micheal and Emi at Evoke Photography posted a few of our wedding pictures on their blog. You can check it out here if you'd like :)

Beach Days

This past weekend Levi and I heading down to the beach for a little R&R. We started the morning out by going to Laguna Beach/Crystal Cove area to have breakfast at the yummy Beachcomber Cafe. If you haven't been there, you should go, its a great experience. It's part of the Crystal Cove State Park Historic Distrct. There is a lot to do in this area. There are paths to walk or run on, right along the coast, you can go for a walk along the beach and there are even beach cottages you could stay in. I was reading up on the cottages and they were originally built in the 1930's & 40's. They have since been authentically restored to reflect that area of when Crystal Cove became a community. Some of them are kinda cute! It would be fun to stay in them for a night or two :)

Levi & I on our way to breakfast

An old photo from the 40's (look at the rolling hills in the background!)

The cottages

Beachcomber Cafe

Yum! Macadamia Nut Pancakes

After Levi and I have breakfast we headed towards a different part of the beach called 'the wedge' in Newport Beach known for its awesome waves. We found a great spot and enjoying relaxing, reading, and most of all people watching :) We were pretty entertained to say the least! Overall we had a great relaxing day and are once again thankful for being so close to the beach.

Milk + Honey

I am so blessed to have all the wonderful friends that I do. God has truely blessed me with great friends and friendships. This last week I was able to catch up with Cathleen! We have a few 'usual' spots where we meet but this week we decided to try something new. Its a little place in Costa Mesa called Milk + Honey. I love unique places like this. The sign alone is one of my favorite parts; I love the simplicity of it. My second favorite part is their 'business card'. I grabbed a couple of them when I was ordering. I love the uniqueness of it. Who says a business card has to be 2" x 3.5"? I love when people think outside the box. Not to mention their food & drinks are pretty good too :)

Cathleen caught in the act!

Yum!

Memorial Weekend

For Memorial Day Weekend Levi and I went up to Big Bear Lake with some of our friends for a little getaway. One of our friends has a cabin up there so we were able to stay there for free, which is always nice :) We had a great time; relaxing, playing games, going out to dinner, making dinner in, going sledding, and catching up with each other :)

Bike Riders

Once we moved to Irvine and I noticed its the perfect city for riding bikes, I knew I had to pursway Levi into getting a bike so we could go bike riding. There are paths all over the place! And since Irvine is sometimes like Mayberry, its just too perfect not to be outside enjoying the wonderful scenery. I could bike ride all day!

Well, Levi found a bike online about a couple of months ago, so I finally have a riding partner. Lately some of our bike rides have been a little more productive like riding to the grocery store, haha. Its a good thing I have a basket on my bike! On our last trip we went to Starbucks in the morning and then to the grocery store to get bacon for breakfast...Levi spotted the sale section in the store (who even knew there was one?!) and we found a great deal on a big pack of toilet paper. Soo needless to say my basket was quite full!