photo diary: newport beach - last one, i promise

Finally, the last of the CA posts.  Our last day we went to Fashion Island, and after the disappointment of no macarons at a bakery we stopped in first, we found a tiny macaron shop that opened only two weeks earlier.  I was thrilled.  We found a spot near the koi fish ponds, and shared each macaron we tried.  When we were sitting there, a kid with a dog came up to us and started talking, and a Chick-fil-A cow also came up to us.  We got pictures of both.  After browsing a few shops, we headed to Balboa Island to look at the adorable houses and get some dinner before Ted had to drop me off at the airport.  As you can see, Ted was sad about this...

It's been nice having the chance to relive my trip through these photos, especially since now that I'm done, I only have to wait less than two weeks to see Ted again!  Thank goodness.

Happy weekend!

Newport Beach on Dwellable

photo diary: picnic

To wrap up a lovely day, Ted and I made this incredible avocado mac n cheese (If you love avocados and yourself, you need to make this) and had a picnic on a hill overlooking the beach.  Hands down one of my favorite things we've done together.  His parents were very sweet and concerned about my warmth, so his dad gave me his windbreaker to wear on top of Ted's cardigan, and my cardigan.  :)

photo diary: san juan capistrano

Ted and I had such a great time in San Juan Capistrano.  He introduced me to The Tea House, which was an extremely lovely situation.  I am incredibly lucky to have Ted, who not just tolerates this kind of thing, but actually really enjoys and encourages it.  Like me, he loves an excuse to get dressed up snazzy, so we had fun being fancy.  After tea and lunch, we walked around the picturesque area, taking pictures (most of the pictures above were taken by him), peeking into a couple of shops and looking at the petting zoo animals.