Topshop skirt, Cole Haan flats, Coach bag, Jcrew necklace, Chanel watch

I spent the last of my 20's with the same ladies I've celebrated with -- almost all of the birthday's I've had -- this past decade. We took a road trip down to LA and stayed at The London Hotel in Hollywood. I Instagrammed most of our adventures but the festivities included: Soul Cycling, BluePrint Juice + Patron cocktails, Dinners at Chateau Marmont and The Bazaar at SLS, shopping at The Grove and the best bread pudding I've ever had from the Urth Caffe.

It was a short but very memorable trip, and a nice way to end being 29. Photos below were taken by my good friend, Steve Bitanga at LACMA.

Club Monaco top, Forever 21 skirt, Zara shoes, White House Black Market bag, Chanel watch

As a major Homeland fan, I was excited to read this interview with Claire Danes in Glamour, where she talks about being older and I couldn't have said it better:

"I'm happier in my thirties. I feel clearer about who I am and less apologetic about it and more accepting of my limitations and also more aware of the ways in which I'm capable. I was always looking forward to this time because people talk about it in very romantic terms. And I think it's true. Gravity hasn't had too profound of an effect, and you're a little less emotionally gangly. The twenties are a deceptively challenging-slash-painful time. I'm just glad to be out of that phase."

I started writing this blog when I was just about to turn 25 and it's amazing to see how much I've grown and am so happy I continued to do this. Even though I may not update it as frequently as I'd like, my Instagram is always buzzing and I try to use it often just so I can stay on the radar. Anyway, thank you so much for reading my blog and Happy New Year!! Up next are pictures from my trip to the Philippines!

Last weekend I spent time with the girls and visited Rachael down in LA to check out her new spot. You couldn't have asked for better weather and even though it was a short trip, we were able to make the most of it. Friday we shopped on Robertson and Melrose, ate at Little Door, looked at the Urban Lights installation at LACMA that was in the movie No Strings Attached. And if you know me or my friends well enough, you'd learn that a restaurant is only deemed worthy if it has a stamp of approval from Yelp. With over 2k+ reviews at Milk we wanted to see if it really lived up to the hype so had a low key night with ice cream. The next day we hiked up to the famous Hollywood sign then had lunch after at Tender Greens. We shopped at The Grove then got ready for dinner at Katsuya. We stopped by Lure Hollywood for this private Jordan event. I'm not big on the Kardashian's but saw Chloe and Lamar, which is always fun to see people who are semi-famous. Oh and we also took full advantage of the photo booth! These pictures don't do my outfit any justice but it was super cute with my burgundy lipstick since I rarely get to wear dark lips. After we went to Greystone Manor and had the time of our lives. We haven't gone out out like that in so long but we definitely paid for it the next day. We layed out on Venice Beach to recover then went to Santa Monica on 3rd Street Promenade before our flight back to SF. It's been a way overdue girl trip for me and forgot how much fun it is to laugh non stop and crack up the next day on the silly stuff we did. And after coming back from New York and LA and seeing everything they have to offer, I still think those cities can't top SF.