San Diego Local Spot: Carlsbad Flower Fields

If you live in San Diego or venture down here and haven’t seen the Flower Fields, it’s something you have to do. It runs from March through mid-May and costs $12 to get in. Perfect place for grad pics or engagement photos.

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Exploring Santa Monica & Venice

Alli and I took a spontaneous road trip to Santa Monica this past weekend–no plans, no place to stay, no end goal. We may have had a vision in mind of nice restaurants, a cozy bed, and beautiful weather, but had a blast even though things didn’t turn out exactly how we envisioned.

Places we went: The Victorian, Abbot Kinney, Venice Canals

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DIY Cute Santa Costume

Instead of spending $50-$60 on a baggy Santa outfit for Santacon, I got a little crafty.  I cut the top of used x-mas sweater for an off-the-shoulder look and hot glued fur around the collar and cuffs.

-Red corduroys that I can wear again and again ($16 @ Old Navy)
-Cheesy red X-mas sweater ($2.99 @ thrift store)
-Black boots (already had)
-Striped socks with fur at the top (already had)
-Santa hat (dollar tree)
-Black belt (already had)
-Fur ($3.29 @ Joanne’s)

TA-DA!