New England

Our trip to Massachusetts was incredible!
It was the first time Chris & I had ever been anywhere just the two of us (we didn't have a honeymoon since Chris was in law school when we got married), we loved it! It was so fun to go at our own pace, not having to worry about other people & just be able to do what we wanted when we wanted.

We stayed in Boston, which was GORGEOUS! What a beautiful place.
Ah, I am in love with it.
The cobblestone streets, the old buildings next to new buildings (sounds a lot like NY, which I also adore), the pubs on the corners, the beautiful trees & all the history!
Our first day we followed the 'Freedom Trail' (a route that takes you to all the major historical sites in the city). Chris was the tour guide, and would read about each location when we got there. So much better than a tour group btw! It was really cool to see so many of the places that are a major part of our country's history. Plus it was a great way to see the city!

Embarking our Tour!

Old South Meeting House: Where Sam Adams organized the Boston Tea Party

Boston Commons

Before we started the tour, we walked past this book store & I pretty much fell in love with it. Its so cool! Later, we found out it IS apart of the trail! I guess I have a good eye for rad things, that happen to be historical sites..what can I say? Authors like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beetcher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Charles Dickens were all published here.

This cemetery is in the heart of the city. Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin's parents, etc. were buried here. *does anyone know if those baby headstones in front of the big ones are children? Maybe buried with their parents? Hmm.

Where the Boston Massacre took place..


cute chris..



i saw this & had to take a picture...


'One if by land, two if by sea'...

had to take a picture of it, too cute..

Boston.

Bunker Hill

USS Constitution aka Old Ironsides

While wandering the city, I decided to photograph all the places I would like to live, here are a few of my favorites:

After our tour of the historical sites, we decided to grab a bite at Durgin Park. My grandpa Carver attended Harvard, and HIGHLY recommended this place. We had to experience grandpa's old stomping grounds right? I am always a fan of local, non-chain restaurants when I'm traveling-it just adds to the experience.

After shopping at Quincy Market & the Freedom Trail we decided to head to a famous improv comedy club (featured on HBO) that night. The 'Improv Asylum' did not let us down, we had a great time!

After the show, we had dinner at an amazing restaurant- Ristoranti Damiano. OMG! It's probably the best food I've ever had. By far my favorite restaurant from our entire east coast trip! After dinner, we got canoli's from the famous Mike's Patry. YUMMY!

The next day we decided (more like Chris decided to be a sweetheart & cater to my slight obsession with autumn) to tour the landscape of New England to see the foliage. I wish we had a better camera, although these photos are beautiful, they do not even come close to giving what we saw justice. Solution:Plan a trip & go see for yourself. It was the highlight of the trip, for me.

*Unfortunately half the photos from this trip and from the night before were deleted by yours truly, sometimes I amaze myself with my skills! Ugh. I'm really sad about it too, because we had some REALLY good photos that I wanted. Boo! We have a new rule NO DELETING FROM CAMERA

Anyway, back to the LEAVES!!!!

We drove through the Berkshires. At some lookout points it was over 100miles straight of rolling hills covered in splashes of color.
Completely breathtaking!
(sounds cheesy, but again, I have a slight obsession)

I thought this valley was pretty, we stopped & I had some of the farm's organic fresh apple cider! Mmmm.

After our amazing day driving around the state (literally 8 hours), we had dinner at the Barking Crab after Court highly recommended it. Our entire trip we kept getting texts from family & friends telling us we HAD to try the Lobster. So, I experienced my first lobster ever.
I had no idea how terrified I would be of it! WAY too gross for me to touch! I can't just rip a limb off & crack it open! EWwwww! Needless to say, after much screaming & freaking out, Chris came to my rescue (after making fun of me) & did all the hard work.

(I did think it was delicious though! Next time Ill stick to my Lobster Ravioli though!)

i heart October

I LOVE October.

I am so happy it's here! I try to cherish every bit of this month, it truly is my favorite. There are SO MANY things to LOVE! {of course having a birthday during this month doesn't hurt either} Being an autumn girl at heart, I have to say my #1 favorite thing about October is the change of season--the leaves--and the crisp air outside. Oh, i miss that dearly! CA has had some crisp air lately, which has been amazing! October kick starts the "holiday season", it's Hot Cocoa time {you may drink it year round like I do, but it's much more enjoyable when its cold out}, sweaters & boots, fall recipes like butternut squash soup (omg! yum!), etc! etc! etc!.

glitter pumpkins...

gourmet hot cocoa..
oversized sweaters...

I am one happy chick during this month! ah! I used to say to Jeni (not sure if she remembers this) "we aren't allowed to have anything bad this month! only good things happen in October". haha, I am a total dork--but I'm just an autumn baby.

To kick start my October, I enjoyed some fashion @ Phoenix Fashion Week.

I was asked by one of their emerging designers to design headbands for her runway show {pictures coming later}. Although it's not a huge fashion event, I thought it would be a great experience. And as luck would have it, I sold enough MEC at the trunk show to pay for the entire trip! I loved getting dressed up & going to the runway shows! The first night I had just flown in & was not able to attend, but to my surprise my balcony over looked the runway so I was able to enjoy room service & watch the shows! The second night I attended the event. I took a million pictures, here are just a few:

I was also able to enjoy dinner with these fine ladies:

Lindsay's boyfriend called us "the first wives club" because all of us are married but her, it was pretty funny. We laughed a lot, I sure am going to miss them when I move to OC.

October has only begun & I'm already loving it!