san francisco food/shop tour: part 3

in Outer Sunset:

i've never spent much time in Outer Sunset, but it's extra foggy, peaceful, and has

a laid-back vibe that other districts in SF lack. and parking is easy to find! hey hey!

only two things to recommend here (because those were the only two recommended to us!):

Outerlands + the General Store.

such a fun shop! especially because i found this beautiful print/calendar by Claire Nereim

that i couldn't resist taking home with me. watch out for the feisty shopkeepers dog, though. he just might get ya...

General Store

4035 Judah St.

after shopping, walk right on up to Outerlands to grab some delicious dinner...

My friend Annie told me about Outerlands over 2 years ago, but we never

could find the time to make it there. This trip, however, we were determined, and we are

so (so) glad we did. Have you ever seen two girls falling off their chairs

over butter?? Honestly, butter? It was heavenly(!).

The cocktails and food were good in a still-thinking-about-it-weeks-later kinda way.

Reasonably priced, rustic-casual, Portland-esque, and cozy!

I don't see why you wouldn't....

Outerlands

4001 Judah St.

san francisco food/shop tour: part 2

start your day with....

have you been? if you haven't, then this is a must!

it's full of pretty things to look at and delicious things to eat. Start with macarons at Miette, then get yourself a latte at Blue Bottle (my favorite coffee in the city!).

Wander over to Heath Ceramics and load up on Weck jars (this is what we did!),

then peruse your little hearts out. Our intention was to get breakfast at Boulette's Larder, which supposedly has the best breakfast in all of SF. We missed it by 15 minutes. Drat!

Ferry Building Marketplace

1 Ferry Building

if you have enough time, go to this amazing nursery. remember the last time we were there?

more amazing food + shops comin' up!

Flora Grubb Gardens

1634 Jerrold Ave

san francisco food/shop tour: part 1

this past weekend i enjoyed time in one of my very favorite cities, San Francisco, with one of my very favorite girls. we had an amazing time eating + shopping + eating some more.

we did our foodie research, and it really paid off. we ate an amazing assortment of delicious food that i think we're both still dreaming of! 3 days in the city can afford you a LOT of food and plenty of time for shopping in the meantime. here's a little list of places we highly recommend checking out in the city:

in the mission district:

a given. i always get the croque monsieur. delicious! my fruit-loving

friend always gets the bread pudding.

Tartine

600 Guerrero Street

While you're waiting for your stomach to digest delicious baked goods, fight the urge to walk it off and lay on the grass in Dolores Park instead. But first, stop in the always-packed Bi-Rite Market to get yourself something to drink.

it's a kite! does anyone want to go buy/fly kites with me?

once your stomachs have settled a bit, start standing in line

at the city's most delicious ice cream joint, Bi-Rite Creamery.

i got olive oil + brown sugar! the olive oil was so pleasant and mild....i've always been

curious what it tastes like in ice cream form!

Bi-Rite Creamery

3692 18th St. @ Dolores

My new MUST-GO (at least once) in the Mission is Pizzeria Delfina. OMG-delicious.

We got the pizza to-go, had to walk several blocks back to our car, and inhaled

it (in its semi-cold state) like it was the BEST pizza in the entire world.

i can only imagine what it tastes like hot!!

be prepared to wait in line for quite a while, but my goodness it's worth it!

Pizzeria Delfina

3611 18th St.

see you soon!

happy wknd!

hi! happy monday. :) hope your weekend was great.

mine was full of family + friends + sun + furniture shopping +

a little stress to top it off. here are some snaps from my trusty iphone:

fresh picked flowers from the garden

DIY chalkboard.

Room and Board and H.D. Buttercup-- both amazing places to

window shop!! i wish we could afford such beautiful furniture.

Sweet Rose Creamery - my first time!

i got a fresh mint w/ homemade chocolate chip

and cafe luxxe coffee sundae. OH SO GOOD! i'd recommend it.

spicy ramen from Kabuki- the perfect ending to our weekend.

have a productive and happy week!

central coast sunshine

hello! my blogging has been so sporadic, and i can't explain why, exactly.

life has been crazy, scary, exciting, and BUSY BUSY BUSY.

sometimes little cocoa green gets neglected.

this weekend was JUST what i needed.

thanks to all my amazing friends and family who put together a

beautiful and fun bridal shower for me!!

here are a few pics of the down-time from the weekend....i hope to post

a few pics from my shower soon! it was really quite photo-worthy, if ya ask me!

moments of a disney weekend

happy monday! it feels so nice to have it off, doesn't it? (sorry if you don't!)

yesterday, kenny surprised me with a trip to Disneyland. the last time we went to Disneyland

together was on our 6-month anniversary (in 2003). :)

time flies!

another exciting thing we did this wknd? picked up a new iphone! all photos

below are from my trusty new iphone.

have a great week!

love

i'll just say it...

i'm in a funk.

i haven't really felt much like blogging lately, and inspiration in the

form of beautiful photos, fashion, food, etc. has been wasted

on my tired, computer-screen abused eyes.

we've been dealing with lots of heavy stuff as of late.

the death of a very close family friend (and my best friend's

amazing father) has been a hard pill to swallow and

it's hard to comfort others when there's

nothing to do or say to relieve the pain.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

there is one thing i've been reminded of, though, and that is this:

love those you love, and love them GOOD and WELL.

{via joy the baker}

and always, in any circumstance,

eat baked goods. cookies are good for the soul.

ACE wknd

HELLO.

{photo by michael young}

this weekend was different than most. we spent it with our amazing

and talented friends at our fave desert location, the Ace Swim Club.

we listened to records, we ate amazing food, we swam, we bonded, and we dressed in fancy clothes and kissed in front of our friends.

this is not typical, you see.

two words:

ENGAGEMENT SHOOT!

we had soooo much fun and can't wait to see what the incredible jennifer young

cooks up.

have a great week!