A trip to remember...

Too often, something very significant happens in my life and then its gone.  If I don't document the experience/event by writing it down or snapping a few photos, I honestly feel like I've lost it forever.  Hence, the exact reason for starting this blog...and why my camera's memory is maxed out to the fullest.

Two weeks ago was one of those experiences that I never want to forget.  It was an exciting week filled with meeting new people, eating lots of diggy food, and exploring places I've never been{right up my alley}.  Mike and I traveled an hour away{quickest flight ever} to his hometown in Orange County....comfer than comf!

Before getting off the plane, Mike looked at me and said, "This week is going to fly by...before we know it, we will be right back here heading home..."  He was right...we packed in so much everyday and had so much fun together that before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye and head back to San Francisco.  S.A.D to say goodbye, but the best memories that we took with us!

The secret ingredient is...

I'm 25 years old, but frequently feel the burdens and pressure someone in there thirties or later might experience.  From career decisions to financial stressors, it can become a bit overwhelming.  There is this underlying pressure that I think everyone in there 20's feels, although it might not be verbalized I believe so many of us have felt it...it's the pressure to have life figured out. 

What does that even mean?  Is there a recipe or a secret ingredient to understanding how to figure it out?{Please tell me if you know it!}

This personally has been on my mind for awhile now and I have definately seen so many of friends ponder the same question.

A couple weeks back, a few friends and I grabbed dinner and the topic that remained the most popular of the night was this feeling of not knowing what in life we are supposed to do.  Although all four of us have had very different paths in getting to where we are today, there was this common struggle that was very familiar to each of us.  At the end of our dinner, or should I call it counseling session, I concluded that it's not so bad not to know what to do but rather worse to not do what you want to do.  Does that even make sense?  I guess, to put it in easier terms, you can't really make the wrong decision if you are happy and doing what you love...and that goes for everything{work, love, friends, family, and whatever else is important to you}.  Those who tell you they have everything all figured out...they are either boring, lying, or both...
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This one is for you cousin...I know you have had a lot of decisions to make as of recently but I am confident that all of them will get you to where you need to be.  I love you and am always here for you!

Diggiest Photos Of The Week

The Dish- my fav place to run in the AM

SF USC fan/can collector

 

Little Man got into Rich and Kelly's dress up closet

 

Mike C goes 70's

 

The Dish...again

Diggiest Photos Of The Week

As I have written about before, I am in an obsessed phase with taking pictures.  I have so many photos these days, that I don't even know what to do with them.  So, my thoughts are to start posting my diggiest{favorite/best} photos on here once a week.  I would love to hear your thoughts, remarks, or comments.  Enjoy!

"CANCER"

I have not gone through a day this week without hearing the word "CANCER".  Sunday night , I heard about Lar's Mom{a family friend I met from a cancer support group} passing away from "CANCER", Tuesday I talked with Paul{my ex-boyfriend} and his Aunt was told she has only a couple days to live because "CANCER" has spread through her entire body, and tonight we did a girl's night and the movie we chose to watch was about a 20'something year old guy who is diagnosed with "CANCER". 

I do not understand cancer...I never have and don't think I ever will.  It always tends to attack the best people, taking their lives and removing them from their family and friends.  I don't understand it's meaning, presence, or determination...cancer has been so prevalent in my life yet when I begin thinking about it, it feels far and foreign to me. 

With my mom passing almost 2 years ago now, just these past couple weeks do I truly feel like cancer and its impact on my family is truly hitting me.  So many times I have tried to push away the feelings of vulnerability, sadness, weakness, and every other emotion you feel when someone you love passes away, but something about this week is making me face these feelings head on. There is certainly a higher power that is forcing me to face my fear of cancer and its impact on the ones around me.  There is no hiding from it this week or telling it to go away and come back tomorrow....to me, the lesson for this is because we are never guaranteed tomorrow.  For the last several months I have been telling myself that I would like to throw another cancer fundraiser, visit Paul's Aunt and Lar's Mom but I haven't done any of it...the famous line "I will do it tomorrow" always tends to pop up and interfere with my greater goal.  Today I began planning for our next fundraiser event and tomorrow I have a date with Paul's Aunt.  To be completely honest, I am so afraid of facing cancer but I am even more afraid to turn my back on it.  {As I was just writing this last line, a good friend of mine just pinged me on facebook to say her dad is home on hospice.  He has cancer}.

Honestly, it had been so strange how everything has unfolded this week.  It really makes me ponder the meaning of life and how I want to live it to better the lives of others. 

Firday in the woods

Last Friday the LandG crew(aka Rebecca, Noelle, and me) decided to take a little trip across the Golden Gate Bridge for a hike and lunch...

 After our 3 hour hike, that should have only taken us about 45 minutes we headed over to Sam's in Tiburon(so comf and diggy)

 This hottie Dad was flirting with us the entire meal.  He kept flashing his big burly muscles...I know, we're such lucky girls!

To finish the day off, we walked right outside of Sam's and the the streets were lined with people, food, and an OctoberFest themed banned.  We did some major hawking, and then off we went into the sunset, literally!

Your alarm is going off...

I am not a morning person at all, but this a.m. we had this crazy idea to rise before the sun and hike to Coit Tower to catch it! So happy Mike heard my alarm...

So sleepy...

 

After the sunrise, we headed to the best little breakfast place{Mamas} which doesn't open its doors until 8, and at 7:30 already had a line out the door{monte cristo sandwich and northern italian omelette...diggy}.

Loved today and it's only noon!