Weekend Road Trip

I'm still in LA, but am anxious to fly home and jump right in the car for a weekend road trip with my boyfriend.  We're headed upstate NY to see some family & friends and to partake in a movie night that our friend has scheduled at one of the local theatres.
I'm sure I will pass out the moment I buckle my seatbelt, as I have a tendency to do in these matters (don't worry I wont be the one driving!) and magically wake as we are pulling into his parents driveway.
I'm already making up our shopping list, I'm sure you can hear audible groans all the way from Philadelphia (he's not much of a shopper, but he's always game for explorin).
I love road trips.

lust for red

As a natural & current blonde as well as a former (unnatural) redhead, this image of Angela Kohler from ban.do's black label line has me itchin to change hue's again.  

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hollywood updates

This hotel room in LA has been my home away from home for almost week now. One more to go and I'm back to my little brick house and a shower that doesn't leak all over the bathroom floor. The weather here has been quite chilly. My dresses and sandals have not left my suitcase.
Went out with the girls to a little bar in hollywood (The Den).  Was hoping to spot Jason Segel as it's one of his haunts. Guess it just wasn't our night.  But the food & drinks were quite good, and the place was quaint and relaxed quite a different atmosphere from the other joints on the strip.

My Mom came to visit us before I left for LA. It was so great to be able to spend some time with her.  We weren't able to see/do as much as we had hoped.  But she was able to help me out with some projects around the house as well as give me some gardening advice.  We took a little trip down to Terrain and I treated her to brunch at their cafe.  It's all farm fresh and so incredibly yummy. I can't wait for an excuse to go back.

creme de la creme

These Chanel wheat sunglasses are incredible.  It's Ray-ban's grown up little sister.  I want to pull out my gingham blouses and find a great pair of overalls immediately. 

NYC here we come

we're off to the city this weekend.  i worked in nyc for many years and haven't been back since i moved to philadelphia to be with my boyfriend.  we're going to celebrate my birthday since i was away in california when it came.  he got us tickets to see "a behanding in spokane" with Christopher Walken & Sam Rockwell.  i am beside myself that we are going to see them live.  i plan on taking my love all over the city... riding the subway, eating cupcakes & banana pudding at sugar sweet sunshine, grabbing drinks at the bodega, strolling in central park, going for a lovely dinner, coffee breaks, riding in cabs, some light shopping, and getting back my nyc walk... it's lost it's speed.

xo, erin

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