i'm back!! so soon, i know. for the past couple of weeks, i have been going to pinterest for summer drinks and summer food inspiration. i have found recipes for roasted corn guacamole with the corn kernels from bbq'd corn ears, and it was heaven. so ridiculous. and then today i came across some shrimp recipes. if you want to follow me on pinterest ( Read more... )

a couple of weeks ago, here in auburn we had a winter storm right in the beginning of summer. it was raining for two days and one day, it didn't stop raining at all. in the aftermath of the storm, it was 100 degrees or more for a week. now that the heat wave has subsided, we are left with 90 degree temps here in auburn. while the heat wave was here ( Read more... )

for the past week, i have been in the lovely town of pasadena. last week my dad and i went to several restaurants for happy hour and it was like the best thing ever. i recently discovered the "french 75" cocktail and it's the most refreshing drink ever. so ridiculous. also, i tried out the moscow mule last time i was here in pasadena at setebello ( Read more... )

hi!! monday early in the morning we left auburn, and were off on a roadtrip down the 5. let me tell, the 5 freeway, is so so so boring. the road trip from auburn to pasadena is around 6 and a half hours. when we arrived in pasadena around 12, our first stop was lemonade, of course. we then drove to upland but that's a whole nother story. for the ( Read more... )

since living in auburn part time and living in pasadena part time, i am getting exposed to all walks of life all over california. since i'm in auburn most of the time and love shopping, i discovered mccaulous. it's cheap and affordable fashion. mac's carries skater brands and something called ymi jeggings. they are like the greatest thing ever. ( Read more... )

hi ya'll!! on may 14th, i went to pasadena for 8 days. while i was in pasadena, i ate fabulous food, drank ridiculous cocktails, and enjoyed the pool with the nice summer weather in la county. since i was in pasadena, i had access to a lemonade location. OMG, let me tell you, it's like the greatest thing on the face of the planet in socal. here are ( Read more... )

for the past week or so, i have been really really busy. my dad arrived on thursday and it's been basically non-stop since he got here. monday, tuesday and wednesday were definitely on the low-key side. thursday night, instead of having my dad do his cooking magic we decided to go out. we decided on trattoria milano in grass valley. it was kind of ( Read more... )

this past saturday night, i went to a blown glass "studio". while i really didn't pay attention to the "art" aspect, i was really enjoying the bottle of wine my brother bought from the winery who was pouring wine at the "gathering." the wine was great and the appitizers were excellent. then, the finale at the end of the night was the smore's. we ( Read more... )

for the past month or so, i have been working at a non-profit here in auburn. i didn't say anything sooner because i really didn't want to jinx it. i'm basically a receptionist and do office duties for the rest of the office for times when the phones are off the hook or we aren't that busy. isn't that awesome ( Read more... )

a couple of weeks ago, i started to go to jamba juice again. i started ordering the orange carrot karma and it's heaven. also, a couple of years ago i went to JJ and ordered the apples and greens. i loved it and drank the entire smoothie. they are also known as "green monsters". then, a couple of weeks ago, i discovered that the nugget grocery ( Read more... )