We're twelve days into 2016... and I could not be more enthusiastic about the fresh start and clean slate. Sure, I've often
been wary of the pressures of NYE and those gosh darn resolutions, but as the clock struck twelve on January 1st, pure joy and relief washed over me. I hugged Lorelei. Her, AJ, and I toasted to "another chance to get it right". And the goodness that's followed has me absurdly hopeful for what's to come. To honor my recent return to Los Angeles and Marie's upcoming visit (!), however, let's look back to the beginning of the school year (which I will never stop recognizing as such) when Leslie was in town for Labor Day weekend...
{Brunch at République}
{Visit to the Getty Center}
{Hike to the Griffith Observatory, and this view of DTLA that followed}
{Wining & dining at Eveleigh}
{Thrift & vintage shopping in Mar Vista & Los Feliz}
{Tacos at Guisados}
{Drinks at Far Bar--for Kerri's birthday!}
As jet-lagged and out of sorts as I was then, I reveled in the opportunity to introduce my New York-friend to the "pockets of magic" I've found in L.A. The forecast is looking very bright for more hosting and discovering in 2016 :) come visit!
