This weekend

Chris's parents came into town from the bay area. It was a quick visit, but we had a full weekend of fun. We explored USD, where Chris's dad started law school, went shopping, ate a LOT of food and toured around some of the neighborhoods here in San Diego.

I'm looking forward to many more of these family visits now that we're not in the Midwest. I got so sick of visiting with everyone twice a year! Now we just have to figure out the holidays...

50mm

I am one lucky girl! Chris decided to surprise me with a new camera lens I had been lusting after for work (insert any other bad excuse here). My first non-kit lens! I put it on and snapped some quick shots tonight. Here are the first five shots I took. I skipped editing for now because they look so cool, I've never used a high-blur lens before! WARNING: This is a dog-heavy post. I have no other models in my house, Allie was not in the mood...

I can't wait to see how this will work out on the job tomorrow.

Birthday Scenes

This birthday, I had to work. Obviously, the world goes on. Nothing was going to stop my fun though! My morning started with bagels and lots of donuts. 

Took a light nap in the afternoon, and woke up to these!

Chris must have been paying attention...  He also got me the apron from Anthropologie I showed him almost 2 months ago!

Ready to head out for the night! What I wore, also seen in Las Vegas. Excited for next year, but there's no way I'm ready for 25. Quarter-midlife crisis anyone?

Lately

Things have been changing around here now that spring has sprung. Thank goodness! I hope I don't see rain for quite a while. I'm so sick of soup and comfort foods right now.

So far lots of salad and fruit among the goodies I picked up at the farmers market. Hello delicious!

We've definitely been on a fresh-mex kick lately. How can you say no to fresh produce-filled tortillas and homemade guac and salsa?

Chris surprised me with gorgeous fresh flowers from the farmers market (they've opened up quite a bit)! So sweet, especially since it's like pulling teeth to get him to go to any outdoor markets/festivals. 

In other news, the ducklings finally hatched! They have since moved on (I think to a nearby canal), but they were tons of fun to watch while they were here. How adorable are they?

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!