Happy Spring! Can you believe that we're almost a quarter into 2018? It's crazy how time flies! I feel like these months have sped by so quickly. Today seems like a good time to recap my recent workouts with you all. For anyone new here, I usually do a recent workout post every couple of months to chat about the most challenging workouts I've done, fun new local fitness studios and events I've been to, and to share my fitness goals for the upcoming months. At the start of the year, I decided that I wanted to regularly go to more tough classes, so one thing I did was re-join ClassPass. I collaborated with them when they first came to San Diego a few years ago, and I honestly love being able to bounce around to different studios. It's perfect for someone that gets bored easily in ... [Read More]
San Diego hiking
Hike to Eagle Rock via the PCT + 8th Anniversary Camping Weekend
A couple of weeks ago, my hubby and I celebrated our 8th anniversary. I feel like so much has happened & we've grown up so much in these years, yet the years sure seem to fly by being married to your best friend! To commemorate the occasion, we went camping for the weekend in the Julian area - a SoCal inland town a couple of hours away that's known for its apple pies. It serves as a countryside escape for San Diego city dwellers, and we usually visit once or twice a year. Our initial plan was to go apple picking, but unfortunately all of the orchards had already closed for the season or were in their last weekend. Plan B was to go wine tasting instead. We visited Volcan Mountain Winery first, which had decent red blends and a muscat that we left with a bottle of. After ... [Read More]
The Ho Chi Minh Trail: A Hidden San Diego Gem
One thing that I love about exploring California and all of the places I travel to is finding hidden gems. Sure, I like to see what all of the fuss is about at touristy spots too, but there's something special about experiencing a place that feels like a little treasure, an area unknown to most, a secret spot. A few weekends ago, I went on my most recent San Diego hidden gem adventure. Nestled in the multi-million dollar mansions of La Jolla lies the Ho Chi Minh trail. The hike leads down to Black's Beach - a secluded spot that partly attracts local surfers, and partly attracts people that come for freedom from clothing at the nude beach. Over the bunch of years that I've lived in California, I've hiked most of the San Diego area trails, but I only heard of Ho Chi Minh very ... [Read More]
Thanksgiving Weekend 2016: Hiking Iron Mt, Relaxing & Feeling Grateful!
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." - D. Waitley If you're in America or Canada, I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I also hope that your weekends were full of fun and relaxation like mine was! Today I'm backing it up to the start of my glorious 4-day weekend. We decided to stay in town for the long weekend. My hubby had off for the week from his MBA schooling, so with little work on our agendas, we were free to do whatever we wanted! On Thanksgiving I love to do an outdoor workout with my little family before the holiday festivities. By going hiking, we all get a workout in and get to enjoy the outdoors together! This year we elected to head to ... [Read More]
Hiking Cuyamaca Peak
Happy Friday guys! I'm sure you all are looking forward to the weekend! And speaking of days off, whenever I have a long weekend, I like to do spend part of it doing something fun and new. For 4th of July weekend, this was no exception. We had a party at our friends' on the agenda, which I made my very first red, white & blue cake {angel food cake with cream cheese frosting & a fruit flag} + caprese pasta salad for. We also had some house stuff to do (homeowners, do you also feel like the work is never-ending?!), but that was pretty much it... so, we had some time to go on adventure! I decided that a new area hiking spot was to be explored, and the weather was perfect for doing so. A lot of hiking trails in San Diego County are inland, and inland areas can get HOT ... [Read More]