Friday, December 20, 2013

Snow Wonderful!


It's Friday and I am sitting at work with just a couple of hours until my vacation starts and I'll be able to go home to see my family for the Holiday break. I especially can't wait to see my sister because she is one of my best friends with whom I can always count on to make me laugh. 
Whilst perusing the internetz, I came across a wonderful snow filled article. Kinfolk recently posted this beautiful photo spread of two best friends hanging out, having an adventure, instead of buying material possessions for each other for Christmas. Probably the best gift ever! Z and I try to give each other vacations/trips instead of buying gifts since it's really about making memories and capturing pictures from those trips that we will remember the most. Actually, since my closet is already exploding with clothes, Z refuses to get me anything that has to do with clothing...so I definitely do not need more of that. (Possible New Years resolution could be NOT becoming a clothes hoarder.) 
Anyways, sorry for the crazy tangent. Kinfolk's photos are magical in setting the tone for this upcoming Holiday break. (I secretly want that black and white checkered jacket though. Shhh! It is just purely amazing.)  The scenery makes me long for an outdoor excursion for myself with tons of snow. I'll have to remember to put this on my TO DO list of things I want to accomplish in the New Year. Happy Holidays everyone!


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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Portraits of Pig Dog

Sorry I've been missing again for these past couple of months, but now that the semester is finally over I can actually get back to writing regularly and photographing the various oddball things in my life. Since Finnegan is on the verge of becoming morbidly obese, I have taken to walking him daily compared to every other day or so when my schedule permitted. While out walking him, I would snap a photo of him in front of some interesting scenery for a few laughs. It does not take much to pose this pig dog since he thinks of himself as a little elite doggie model already. Below are some photos that I have taken the past couple of weeks. You can see more of them either on my instagram or vsco grid. If you really want to see what a true crazy pug lady I am, you can also check out Finnegan's own dedicated tumblr. Enjoy!


Monday, September 30, 2013

Lobster Bash

After a long, tiring, and lonely week (Z was away at an academic conference in Michigan), the weekend was a nice needed break. I picked up Z from the airport on Saturday and we headed straight for the Santa Cruz harbor to meet up with his family for an annual Lobster Bash. What is a Lobster Bash and is it really just as violent as it sounds? Well, it is a group of friends coming together and cooking food, eating lobster, drinking, gossiping...nothing much to it. All I know is that there is just so much butter flowing that Paula Deen would be there in a second if she could. This year, the weather in Santa Cruz was amazing! It reached the 70's and there was no cloud lingering in the sky at all.  I forgot to take pictures of my outfit or actually just anything else at all because I was too excited for the beautiful ocean/beach background and the yummy lobster feast. 
Outfit Details:
White & Black Strip Cropped T-shirt // F21
Black High Waisted Jeans // UO
Red Punch hole sandals // Madewell
Brown Leather Backpack // Thrifted

Down below is the huge lobster tail I received along with a nice Caesar salad, garlic bread, clams (not pictured), roasted potatoes, and endless butter. The surrounding harbor was so picturesque with sail boats, kayaks, and little motor boats zipping by while we sat on the beach. This was not my first time participating in the lobster bash. Z and I went a couple years ago. You can see some of the photos I took here.
After the Lobster Bash, Z and I headed back home to San Francisco. Z was pretty tired from going straight from the airport to the Lobster Bash so we had a nice lazy Sunday back in the city. For dinner, perhaps in honor of the last episode of Break Bad, we decided to eat at El Pollo Supremo located in the Outer Mission. It was delicious and cheap--which means that Z and I will definitely be back for future meals. After picking up dinner, we came home to a lazy pug lounging about on the couch. He woke up briefly to play with his new favorite toy (a plush soccer ball) and to eat, but that was the extent of his activity for the day. Oh man...what a life!
Hope you all had a lovely weekend! What did you guys do? I'm hoping this work week will go by quickly! Pugs and Kisses, Sam. 


Thursday, September 26, 2013

Pug Walk

One of the main reasons we picked the apartment that we currently reside in is its close proximity to a park and then a larger unleashed  dog park hill for hiking. Even though Finnegan cannot walk as much as he used to as a young pup, he still loves romping around in the grass while bugging couples who are quietly reading a book or picnicking.  (This can be quite embarrassing at times because Finnegan is such a ham for attention and petting.) A new cafe just opened up next to the park so the park is a nice, less crowded alternative to Dolores Park for people and dog watching. Here are some photos that I took of what can be seen in our neighborhood. Hope you all are having a great week thus far!