Portraits of a dear friend

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of taking some portraits of my dear friend Ali (I swear this blog is looking more and more like an ode to her each day LOL!) She's graduating from San Francisco State in a few short weeks, and she wanted some classy pictures for her invitation. I've been cooped up in the house sick for the past week, so of course I was up for the challenge! Take a look at some of my favorites:

We shot 3 outfits in 3 different locations on her gorgeous property, where I always love to photograph. We had a delish sushi dinner after at one of my favorite spots. It was such a lovely relaxing afternoon spent helping out a dear friend. I'm so proud of you, pearl!  

A Lovely Day For A Picnic

Ah, what beautiful summer weather we're having!  (Actually it's not quite as warm as I'd like,) but it was still the perfect day for a picnic at the park yesterday.  I gathered my pearls together for a luscious spread of cheeses, meats, baguettes, & champagne cocktails.  (A mere scoop of peach sorbet in a glass of champagne; simple and delicious!)

I love a good 'cheers' shot ;)

After our yummy picnic, we headed up to Ali's beautiful hilltop home.  (I could come here every single day!)  We strolled downhill to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous countryside & city lights after the sun set. 

Princess snuck out of the house and followed us, naturally.  What a sweet and loving little girl she is! 

Here's hoping you're enjoying all that summer has to offer, wherever you may be!

:)

Gay It Forward

To beat the mid-week blues yesterday, some friends and I went to one of my all-time favorite sushi spots. (I know..twice in one week!) We grubbed on tons of yummy rolls, and downed copious amounts of $1 sake.  We then ventured downtown for hump day happy hour for killer margs and humongous pieces of mediocre cake.  


We also started trending the best saying ever, "Gay It Forward," since I have the privilege of being friends with one of the sweetest gays in the world!  So if you're on Twitter, please help us continue the movement and remember to #gayitforward.  This summer's off to a great start, and I can't wait for the adventures to continue! 

I had the day off today and got an incredible amount done...slept in, had a True Blood marathon, took a nap, and ate pizza.  I know, it's tiresome just thinking about it!

Tomorrow I'm going to a sure-to-be marvelous hilltop party at Ali's house, and I have to work this weekend in San Francisco.  For the fourth, we're going to a nearby city we usually go to every year to watch fireworks, and I can finally get my hands on this drool-worthy ice cream from Blue Bunny! I hope you all have a wonderful & safe holiday weekend filled with cocktails and sparklers :)

xo

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Birthday Soiree

What a weekend!  My new Macbook Pro came in and it is FABOOSH!  Definitely going to be better for blogging and photography endeavors.  It was a pain in the arse to transfer everything over, and I may or may not have lost most of my phone contacts in the process, but hey...this sexy comp is worth it, and I cleaned out my phone book without lifting a finger.  Yeah, optimism.  You should try it sometime.  

I also celebrated the golden birthday of a dear little pearl of mine, Ali of A Pearl In The World.  I know, she needs to update her page with one of her amazing posts; that's what I keep telling her!  It was a wonderful day/night filled with chavelas, greasy Mexican food, & fist pumping.  I hope you had the time of your life, Al! Love you! :)

Pretty, pretty pearl. Cheers to a great year ahead!