You got nothing on California

Tis' the Season

What a gorgeous summer this has been. I had a whole month off mid June to late July and I spent every possible second relaxing and enjoying being happy in LOVE. The heat hasn't been as excruciating as other years, quite tolerable to the point I actually laid out to tan in the sun a couple of times, gasp! I had a wonderful mini vacation in humid Washington DC during the Fourth of July weekend and had the pleasure of attending a few outdoor music festivals. All of this is making me kinda sad that summer is going to be over soon.

Traditionally in October I like to spend a week in New York City, but this year I've decided I'm going to MIAMI! My homegurl lives there and she says the water is warm all year round, something I haven't experienced since I was a child frolicking in the beaches of Mazatlan with my family when we lived in Mexico. The San Francisco Bay where I live, is all coast but the water is so cold all the time it's impossible to swim in the ocean unless you enjoy to suffer. I'll probably be going on my sweet tropical vacation early next year, but while I wait I'll think of the life that is summer...

The Woods Are Knockin'

What can I say about my beautiful weekend of nature? Let me try to explore in a few words: trees, the other tree$, abuelita chocolate, ping pong, the other ping pong, night hike, log luv, freestyling, twinkle, oyster hearts, lady peace circle, christian bros, snoring accusations, frolicking in the creek, carlos, dust spots, tree house luv, familia, primos, morning walk, teeming food from the sea, hammock luv, and more LUV...

Nature Rocks

Still thinking about the Gem collection at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C...















It would be a dream to be able to wear such beautiful things. Each piece is absolutely amazing in person, I seriously spent the most time in this particular exhibit because I did not want to stop looking at them! The crown especially is so lovely I am in love with the mint green gems, so delicate and soft-looking. Definitely a fine adornment for a Queen.

Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals
http://www.mnh.si.edu/visit/

Georgetown: Easy On the Eyes

One post will not do my trip to Washington DC justice so I will have to write a few to share all the gorgeous photos I took during my four day stay during the Fourth of July weekend. If you know me you know that I am a history freak and when I booked the hotel for our trip my homegurls and I stayed in the historic district of DC- Georgetown. I am so glad I decided upon this location because in my opinion it is the most beautiful part of this city. Judge for yourself...














Georgetown used to be the home of the Nacotchanke Indians until the arrival of the British in 1696 who eventually set up a slave port to carry out their immoral practices. Today many of the buildings remain including beautiful churches on practically every corner and a very old cemetery on Wisconsin Avenue which has tombstones that date back to the 1700's. I know this because my ladies and I had a fireworks show on the property (FYI: I paid my respects to the dead prior to the light show). Georgetown today feels very much like a college town because of the university being very close by and the majority of the people who live there are white, which is a bummer because I missed my brown and black folks. If you enjoy spending money on beautiful clothes, shoes and such material pleasures like I do this is definitely your spot because everything is here- Betsey Johnson, Gap, Steve Madden, Sephora, United Colors of Benetton, Barnes & Noble and the list continues. There is also an abundance of restaurants, coffee shops galore and the Metro System conveniently runs through this part of town frequently and at $1.35 per ride you can ditch your rental car and check out the beautiful memorials downtown. More of my DC adventure coming soon...

DC history credits: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401398.html