Tradition

We love traditions in my family. I think everyone's favorite of this trip was running to the beach every evening to catch the sunset. (Although some people may argue it was chasing each other in the sand pretending we were airplanes) here are some of the sunsets we witnessed at Mission Beach.

Planes, Trains, and Margaritas

While the fam was flying across the country, I was taking the two and a half hour train ride from LA to San Diego. I really recommend taking a train up or down the Pacific coast, it really is beautiful and for the most part peaceful.

Our first stop before checking into the house was of course celebratory margaritas at Casa Guadalajara, this adorable place my family found circling the Old Town San Diego Historic Park looking for me. Bright colors, fountains to keep Charley and her baby away from, and drinks the size of fishbowls. The food was pretty great too. Southern California has some pretty great Mexican food and you can't find it anywhere else. (I usually grab a burrito before heading on a long trip away from L.A.)

Then it was off to the house we would call home for the next week.

A little time has passed

2014 has been a pretty intense year so far. A whirlwind trip to Canada in the midst of a polar vortex, where I met everyone, ate everything, and traveled to 2 different Provences and 5 different cities or towns.

The decision K and I made to live together, weekends spent clothing swapping, deciding what goes, stays and is stored. I will miss my little place, its 1920s charm, my hardwood floors, my neighborhood that is growing into this bar and food paradise.

I won bleacher seats to the Oscars and am planning a Week of Hollywood for my visitors. Studio tours, lunch where "people" lunch, Oscar costume exhibits, etc.

I guess all this to say that these are the reasons I have not written on the blog. I left somewhere off in San Diego. I have posts written, sitting there waiting for me to insert pictures. Hopefully it won't take another 6 months to post them.

I seem to have more time for instagram. Photos of things I have seen, eaten, inspire me, interior design, etc. you can find me there, when I am not writing this blog. My username is ulainla. 

Ok, back to San Diego, sorry for the bad timing when it is so cold everywhere else.