lna top, american apparel accordion skirt, urban outfitters flats, h&m hat, mango bag
I spent my weekend in
Napa Valley and surprisingly it was the first time I visited for wine tasting. Last March I went barrel tasting in
Alexander Valley and
two years prior I went to
Sonoma County so I was pretty excited to finally check out the heart of
Wine Country. I was so happy to have a driver take us since I was getting used to being chauffeured around after my birthday. We checked out
Honig,
Hagafen,
Del Dotto,
Darioush and
Domaine Chandon. So many other wineries I wanted to see like
V.Sattui,
Jacuzzi,
Artesa and
Caymus that I'm sure I'll be back in no time. My favorite of course was Honig since their Sauvignon Blanc is awesome and I'm not a big fan of reds but after having their Cab, I may be switching over. Hagafen was interesting since their wines are all kosher, Del Dotto was neat because of the caves and Darioush was just a pretty place to take pictures. Such a fun outing and way to end at Chandon for some bubbly. Oh and be sure to check out
Rutherford Grill for some grub-- highly recommended.
wacoal, wacoal, natori
These bras are my favorite brands. I'm not big on Victorias Secret, I am however all about Gap Body. These were a few of my newest purchases for the year along with a bunch of super cute underwear, tons of socks, and lots of vitamins. Oh and of course after I decided to give up alcohol as my New Years resolution, the first weekend into it had to be a pre-planned wine tasting trip. I decided to be realistic and chose to 86 hard liquor instead, leaving room for wine and champagne only. But then I realized Maria's bachelorette party in San Diego next month, Coachella in April and then her wedding in the Philippines all sort of require vodka/jager to happen and I'm not setting myself up for failure. So now I changed my new years resolution (again) to just not getting any parking tickets. I swear I spent a fortune last year.
My camaraderie with females is extremely high and am blessed to have a small close knit gang and various friends that factor into different areas in my life but aren't part of the same group. With these girls above, I have managed to celebrate my birthday with them consecutively for the past few years and it makes me really happy they wouldn't miss it for the world. We were stumped on deciding what to wear since every year we try to stick to a theme to make it more festive and found that difficult. Somehow surprisingly we ended up having matching shoes which was so unplanned but pretty cool. My mom wanted to host a small dinner for us which was nice since it was a good change up from our usual outings in the city and plus my BFF Tomiko is super pregnant so staying local for her was much more convenient. Had an amazing limo ride to the city that took us to
Twenty Five Lusk, my favorite spot for drinks in SF then hopped around what felt like a million places afterward. I finally came to the conclusion that my partying days are over and that my career in this area will end at 27. I am satisfied I've experience enough (at least in SF) and that resume is now complete. I am so so excited to be 28 and I started it with such an awesome day. Here's what I wore for the evening...
american apparel body suit, forever 21 skirt, steve madden shoes, liv boutique clutch, aritzia blazer
bayo shorts, dolce vita boots, xxi top, vintage mervyns velvet sweater, michael kors watch
During my thrift hunting days, I'd find duplicates of these kinds of velvet sweaters in different colors that I would swear I'd eventually use. I'm all about dressing in layers but it's the worst thing to do when you go shopping. I was searching for an outfit to wear for my birthday and a few holiday festivities but that was a complete fail after my pure laziness to try anything on kicked in. I did however enjoy one of my favorite meals- a custom salad from
Blue Barn, a chocolate chip cookie from
Susie Cakes next door, and a soy chai latte from
La Boulange! So that was a success! Anyway off to spin now........
