...hello san diego...

San Diego has been like a second home to us these last few years. Besides it being breathtakingly beautiful with picture perfect weather, it's a place we visit often and share many milestone's with, such as our engagement and wedding. There's just something about the air in San Diego that the minute our airplane wheels touch down, I can feel the stress releasing from my body and the feeling of vacation setting in. It just offers an ease to both of us that we long for often, which makes this place a frequent weekend getaway for us. 

Luckily, this past weekend was one where we found ourselves taking a quick four day trip to this beautiful city to enjoy time with friends and decompress. Thankfully, we were able to stay at our great friend's and Mikis' best man Claude & Jen's place, which is in the heart of Little Italy in Downtown. Unfortunately, Jen, Claude's girlfriend was away in Chicago for a bachelorette party which left me as the lucky girl with two "husbands" for the weekend. 

Friday evening we found ourselves enjoying dinner at a new downtown locale, Analog for dinner and a few drinks. The decor and ambiance were cool, but their gourmet take on comfort food was mediocre. After dinner, we took a trip down memory lane and enjoyed a drink at Andaz, the place our wedding took place. Then we danced the night away at Quality Social. Seriously, they had one of the BEST dj's, mixing new and old school tunes.

Saturday the boys enjoyed a "date night" while I spent the day with a friend who was also our wedding coordinator, Kelly. Afterward I joined the boys at Craft & Commerce, our new FAVORITE bar in San Diego, for a nightcap. Seriously had the BEST cocktail's, one specifically that tasted like the end of a tootsie pop, it was unbelievable and obviously memorable.

Sunday, we enjoyed an action packed Chargers game, against our home team the Arizona Cardinals. I don't think I have ever seen such die hard fans, as the Chargers fans are. It was quite contagious being around all of them and just added to the day. 


Here are a few photos from the trip....


[in flight cocktail]

[stay classy san diego]

[nothing goes better with dinner than a little karaoke]

[on to the next bar]

[andaz memories, dirty martini for him and dragonfruit mojito a.k.a. troyanito for me]

[taking a dance break]

[andrew re-hydrating]

[the unbelievable tootsie pop cocktail]

[headed to the seats]

 



[enjoying the game with an adult water]



Thanks for the memories, until next time San Diego..... 

xoxo,

R+M

...hello chicago...

Mikis and I feel super lucky to have some of the best friendships! One's rich with memories and love. Unfortunately, many of my (rachel's) closest girlfriends trails have lead them outside of Arizona, making reunions with them that much more special. This past weekend Mikis and I headed to Chicago with his parents to visit the other half of the fam (his brother, sister in-law and niece all live there) and to celebrate our beautiful niece Hayley's 6th birthday. Between American Girl tea parties and family dinners, Mikis and I were able to meet up with three of my besties, Cortney, Erica, and Liz. Although our trip was short lived, it was truly memorable and so good for the soul. Here are a few highlights of our fun filled weekend. These memories will have to sustain us until our next reunion, thanks for making it such a great weekend ladies!

[beautiful bday girl at american girl tea party]

[hayley with her big bday cake]

[mikis very excited about his american girl gift bag]

[our american girl of liz, creepy i know]

[my three chi town amigas]

[broken ankle can't hold liz down]

[lots of laughs at blue line]

[blue line crew]

[view from the hancock lounge]

[troyan fam in hancock lounge]

[infamous hancock spiders]

[breathtaking hancock view]

[cort, liz and i after drinks in the hancock tower]

[wetting our whistle at the southern]

[what's a night of drinks without late night pizza?]

[mother and son site seeing]

[infamous bean at millennium park]

[sights at millennium park]

[drinks at big star]

[our big star group]

[babe, put down the iphone..]

[delish eats]

[attempting to get a photo of us AND the hipster]

[big love at big star]

[see you soon chi town]

xoxo,

R+M