What I Wore: Abbrarose's Wedding

Sorry, never got a picture of just me, but I can still document what I wore to Abbra's wedding. I love this outfit because it has the perfect amount of class for a wedding (you can never go wrong with lace), but is filled with fun accessories - the hot pink metallic shoes for one! I also love the fact that I was able to pair my grandmother's vintage Givinchy clutch into this outfit. I felt like this was the perfect bag for the occasion as the patent crocodile with gold hardware clutch had enough edge to make sure that this outfit wasn't over the top feminine.

Lilly Pulitzer dress (old, similar here) | Pearl Necklace (great deal here) |

Vintage Givinchy clutch | Marc by Marc Jacobs Pumps (old, similar here)

Abbrarose's Wedding!!!

In early September I flew down to San Diego to see one of my dearest sorority sisters get married. Not only was it great to see her get married to the love of her life, suffice it to say, getting a bunch of sorority girls together obviously resulted in an instant party. First things first, the bride's dress was gorgeous, and I wouldn't expect anything less from Abbra!

Walking down the aisle

Cake time!

So a few of us might have found an escape from the heat in the old schoolhouse, and let me tell you, we had a blast. Unfortunately the boys weren't the most coordinated, so getting pictures where we are all looking at the same camera is slim to none...

Point proven..

I'm sure Niki said something HILARIOUS and that's why we are all busting up laughing

It was such a beautiful wedding, and I wish that I had more pictures to share, but unfortunately I don't. *COUGH COUGH ABBRA SEND ME SOME COUGH COUGH* (I like how subtle I am too.) We had loads and loads of fun at the wedding and I can't wait until more of my Chi O sisters get married! Well, kinda. I can't remember any of the songs..

New Work Digs! (HQ Moved, Same Job)

One thing about working in the Silicon Valley is that change is inevitable. In this case my company, Informatica, had expanded to such a point where we were busting out of our old offices. In fact for the last year or so, I actually was in what I would call a half cube. Even though I will miss our old building's water front views, I definitely am enjoying the new buildings. More space, gym on site, 3 miles of running paths, etc.

New HQ!

Making my desk more homey

Not only did we get to move into our new buildings, but we also celebrated our 20th anniversary!

View of the party from HQ

Informatica & Vibe Cupcakes

Point Lobos - Hiking With A Broken Arm

While my friends and I were up in Monterey for First City Festival we decided to spend a half day hiking around Point Lobos putzing around and going on a long and absolutely breathtaking hike - without proper shoes ;). Don't worry, the festival didn't even start on Sunday until the afternoon, so we weren't totally skipping out.

I was really good about taking off the sling for pictures, drove everyone crazy

Rock that everyone else got to climb

If you haven't visited the California Coast I would highly recommend it, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth, but please, visit in September or October (for the Northern California Coast). We experience "Indian Summers" here, so the fog doesn't really burn off until September and it is just gorgeous through October and sometimes into November.

Fog on the California Coast in August

Fog on the California Coast in August

It was definitely tons of fun - and to boot, we even packed food to make our own sandwiches after our hike. I wouldn't recommend trying to feed a seagull, they are smarter than you. No, really, they are.

Really, this seagull was smarter than a UC Berkeley engineering grad..

First City Festival - Monterey, CA

During the weekend of August 23rd, a few friends and I headed down to Monterey for First City Festival, a two day concert with a pretty decent line up: Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, Capital Cities, MGMT and a bunch of others. One of my awesome friends was able to score us tickets, so naturally we went! Even though I had to go as a cripple, it was tons of fun getting to see so many great artists live. Plus, the ambience didn't hurt either. Would I go again if I had to pay for tickets? Probably not, being subjected to carnival food two days straight was a little harsh. On the up side, the corn dogs were REALLY good (although with the one piece of $4 bacon wrapped around it, it should've been).

One of the main stages

Stage all lit up - MGMT

MGMT

First City Festival sign all lit up

Soooo I'm Back!

Sorry all for the LONG delay, I *do* have a good excuse though! I fractured my radial head when I went curling, then had to have my arm in a sling for a good long while - well a lot longer than I wanted it to be constrained.. Obviously typing with one hand - and only my left hand (I'm right handed) was awful, so I took a little break. HOWEVER, I did not let my pesky arm stop me from having fun. :) I promise, I'll catch you up on all the things I did from then until now, even if it comes in a long series of blog posts!

Me with my sling in Monterey