Christmas Lights!!

Don't you just love Christmas lights. I really believe there is no such thing as too many Christmas lights.

Classic Movie Cafe

Well it's been a while since I've made any classic movie recommendation I'm not sure if any of you even enjoy classic movies, but I absolutely love them and there are so many christmas favorites that I am going to recommend many movies over the next few weeks so here are a few of my favorites!
The Shop Around the Corner

In Ernst Lubitsch's charming, Budapest-set romance -- later remade as the Meg Ryan-Tom Hanks vehicle You've Got Mail -- Klara (Margaret Sullavan) and Alfred (James Stewart) fall in love, even though they've only met before as pen pals and don't even know each other's names. Over Alfred's objections, Klara is hired in the shop where he works. But as they continue their loving correspondence, they embark on a combative working relationship. This film is one of my many christmas favorites!!

White Christmas

For me nothing says christmas like hearing Bing Crosby sing White Christmas!!! Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play war buddies turned entertainers who fall for a pair of sisters (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen). The boys follow the girls to a resort, which is owned by their former commanding officer, and he's in danger of losing the place. What better reason to stage a show than to keep the resort out of hock?

Christmas is here lets wrap some gifts

I'm going to try to be intentional about blogging these next couple weeks because so much is going on but I don't want to neglect this festive season.

So today's post is about a little project I am doing with my preschoolers but it's so great I want to share it with you! I don't know if any of you are big into recycling but i've been collecting paper bags from Trader Joes everytime I get one I think well I should reuse this so I found a project that allowed me to do just that and get rid of all those bags I've been holding onto. This is a DIY wrapping paper project you can do if you want to do something different! So basically you take your paper bag and open it along the seems so you have just one large piece of brown paper, if it's super wrinkled pull out the old iron and flatten it out a little. If you don't have any paper bags you can get a roll of packaging paper from pretty much anywhere. Then go ahead and have fun decorating it use christmas stencils, paint, sponges, etc get creative. My preschooler's did red and green hand prints. You can even use stickers like the bottom photo.

Then use some pretty ribbons for finishing touches tie on a candy cane or some jingle bells if you want or if you are feeling really crafty you can do what I will be doing with my preschoolers and make some of these cool yarn pom poms click here for instructions on that!

My Engagement

Alright so I've been meaning to do this a while ago but transitioning always takes me a few days haha.

Well as many of you already know I am engaged I couldn't help but post it all over facebook the day after it happened. So here's my story. The week of Thanksgiving I said goodbye to Tim on Monday we had a nice dinner together and then we said good bye planning to spend our Thanksgiving apart due to the fact that Tim had to work. I had class on Tuesday night and Tim had an away basketball game he was going to work that night for USF (what he was really doing was flying down to San Diego, to be picked up by my sister to drive to my house in hemet and surprise my mom and dad and ask for their permission)

I went to work on Wednesday and then went straight to the airport after work to fly to San Diego and enjoy a great holiday with my family. My mom grandma, cousin Maddie and Isabelle came to pick me up from the airport. My mom was so excited to see me she hugged me and started crying (could it have been because her daughter was about to get engaged) I just thought wow my poor mom really missed me while I was up in San Francisco. As we started driving away from the airport my mom asked me if we could show Isabelle my undergrad campus because she had never seen it at night, so me being the tour guide I love to be agreed.

I wanted to make a stop before and show her this lookout of San Diego also. My mom not wanting to waste anytime said no let's do that later so we drove onto campus at PLNU. I was a little confused why my mom was bypassing the campus and heading straight down to the cliffs that overlook the water since it was night and you couldn't really see anything down there, but she played it off like it's just part of the tour and I of course believed her, on our way down we passed the security office and my mom pointed that and only that out to Isabelle I thought this was strange out of everything to show my cousin why that. My cousin Isabelle has always liked to play games and she asked me if her and Maddie could show me a new game they learned, they said we have to blind fold you though I being on the gullible side believed this. When we got to the parking lot they opened the door and I began to think that this is really strange.

As I thought that Tim grabbed my hand and said surprise, yes I was surprised ........wait what?!?!?!?! I was so confused wasn't he in San Francisco? A little bewildered and confused I followed him blindfolded I began thinking is this it he's not proposing wait what..... is he proposing wait ok slow down hold on don't get too excited wait I think he's proposing what if I get engaged tonight umm ok stop stop stop don't get too excited maybe he's not. (haha yes those were my exact thoughts) Tim began leading me down the hill to the cliffs he fell on the way down haha so I followed I could feel him shaking a little trying to keep his cool. He finally took of my blindfold and I found myself on the cliffs where he had all these beautiful candles and flowers set up.

I was so amazed he said some wonderful things about us and then asked if I would marry him got down on one knee. I don't think I could speak at first I think I just shook my head then said yes I was crying and smiling it was so overwhelming.
I looked down to receive the ring but to my surprise he was holding a ring pop HAHAHA I was really confused by this I didn't want to be disappointed if he couldn't afford a ring but then at the same time I wanted a real ring. I looked at him and asked is this true haha! He threw it aside and said just kidding!!!
Then he pulled out this beautiful ring!!!! Which I absolutely love!!! It is 60 years old it's from the 1950's a beautiful antique from a small antique shop in OB. I fell in love with it immediately could not have asked for a better choice. I believe that this ring was waiting just for me too because he went the morning that he proposed to buy a ring and found this lovely waiting for me. I look forward to having this be my something old on my wedding day!!

So there you go that's the story loved sharing that with you!!!

Have an Attitude of Gratitude

I'm thankful for YOU!! What are you thankful for today?
The point of Thanksgiving is to remember the things we have to be grateful for. It's our special time to give thanks... not just for the obvious, like food, but for the thousands of fortunate moments, the multitude of blessings that we receive each year.
That's not always as easy as it sounds. We tend to remember the bad things much more easily than the good. That's where this article comes in. using the tips below,

Going Home!

It feels so weird this year now that I am not a short drive away from home instead I am around 8hrs away and I haven't been home since August which is unusual for me I would go home maybe once every month or every two months. So I guess that is why I am so looking forward to this Thanksgiving I am ready to just hang out with the family and just be home! I am starting to get used to being up here so I hope I don't come back and get homesick all over again, but it will be great to see the people I miss and be around the stuff thats familiar! My thanksgiving holiday will consist of sleeping in, eating delicious breakfasts that my dad makes, shopping with mom on sister on crazy black friday, making tamales with my nana and cousins, and hopefully squeezing in some surfing! What about you any holiday plans will you be traveling home or will you be waiting until christmas for that?

Harry Potter

Tonight I am turning into a child and going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!!! I can't believe I'm doing this but I'm so excited I am a huge fan of the books and this one was by far my favorite. Any of you Harry Potter fans out there?

San Francisco Recommendation

Little Star Pizza

I've been meaning to make some recommendations for SF places to eat and Tim and I tried this Pizza place we heard was rated #1 Pizza in SF. I thought it was amazing so delicious I usually don't eat deep dish but this deep dish Pizza was amazing mmmmm my mouth is watering just thinking about it I definitely recommend this place to eat if you are in San Francisco. click the link for more info.

Let it Fall

So it is really looking like fall where I live there are leaves everywhere on the ground! I'm so excited to go home for Thanksgiving I'm counting down the days I love spending time with the family and It's going to be so great to see alot of the friends I have been missing here are a few fall photos I found on this blog love the fall!!

San Francisco and My Favorites

One of my favorite tourist destinations in San Francisco is Ghirardeli Square! I only get to go there when friends visit that want to hit up all the touristy spots but I wish I had an excuse to go there everyday. The chocolate shop has the most amazing desserts pretty pricey but big enough to share! It is definitely a favorite here in San Francisco.

In 1837, Domingo Ghirardelli left his homeland of Italy with dreams of selling confections and chocolate abroad. After spending ten years in South America, he immigrated to the United States during the California Gold Rush to see if he could strike it rich. He was immediately successful, and in just three years Domingo had created the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. In the early 1900's, Ghirardelli' Chocolate found a home in Ghirardelli Square, among San Francisco's historic piers. It's trademark lights began welcoming ships passing through the Golden Gate, as they still do today.

Babushka Dolls

Today I have been thinking about Babushka dolls who knows why but I just love these little dolls painted so beautifully and intricate. When I was really young my Grandma Nana Tutti used to watch me while my mom was at work she had a couple Babushka dolls and whenever I would go to her house I would go straight to the dolls and play with them. Everytime I see a Babushka doll I think of her. One of my favorite things about traveling is finding traditional artwork that other countries are famous for when I go to Russia someday I am going to go treasure hunting for the most beautiful Babushka doll.

Dear San Diego

I have been missing you San Diego since I left you August 20, 2010, but this is my final farewell; from now on I refuse to dwell on the fact that we are no longer close and to all my San Diego readers I will be unable to post San Diego fun things to do as I am no longer dwelling on my dear San Diego. So here is a list of the things I will miss about you San Diego and after this list, that is it I will be done I will force myself to experience in full my new life here in San Francisco.

To NORTH COUNTY

Encinitas/Cardiff lets even throw in Carlsbad

I will miss your street shows

I will miss camping at San Elijo

I will miss surfing Pipes oh and eating at Pipes

Hey Do You Remember?

Do you remember Lava Lamps!!! what a funny lamp. I remember I thought they were so cool I just had to have one for my room when I was a kid, I had a purple one. Did any of you have lava lamps growing up? That would be fun if they made a come back.

Obsessions

I just recently found out about this clothing boutique called Ruche. It's an online clothing boutique and there clothes are so beautiful. The clothes are pretty affordable and are as beautiful as some of the stuff in more expensive stores like Anthropologie. Here are a few of the pieces that are on my lust list.love this dress with tights
Love this hat!
really like this little jacket
such a pretty shirt

and I just love this picture for some reason not really anything I want to wear