a cold autumn day

 hi everyone!

well fall is finally here on the west coast. the cold came out to play after a longer then expected indian summer, how i miss it already.  after our running around on friday, we needed to eat so tom and i road our bikes to a cafe in down town hayward and enjoyed the sun, a couple of beers and sandwiches. it was really nice.

 i found this shirt the other day and really love the little pattern on it. i have a soft spot for button up shirts and with the combination of the 70's pattern it really fits in my style. since it was so cold i had to through on my favorite velvet jacket and fingerless gloves.

 our little city has some charm, you just need to go out and find it and as we passed by lucky's tom thought this wall was pretty so we stopped. i really love the color, it really sums up the day, a cold perfect autumn day.

also check out a guest i did over at with a chance of!

xo,
cb

a sweet farewell

what a trip!! a bittersweet, but glorious trip that tom and i will treasure forever! we were a bit worried about the weather as the day before we left it rained(wft!?!?) well it was a light rain but rain nonetheless. we were going rain or shine and hoping for the latter. we woke up to fog and sf was full of dewy wetness. this is what most of the ride through sf and part of marin looked like.

 we stopped at one of our favorite coffee place and had some espresso and my favorite: mexican wedding cookies!

in case you all were wondered what i looked like with my helmet on, super sexy

then about and an hour & a half into the ride the sun came out to play and just in time for the huge hill we had to climb. thanks sun! hehe

this is the way into the park, so so gorgeous! the weather was much nicer then last time which was a bit hard to believe.

 i had to show you guys what gilbert looked like, we kept calling it the vagabond because we had sooo much stuff piled on the back. we really need to get front bags so we aren't so janky while on our next mini bike tour.

we set up camp in the same spot we had last time, yay and set up some food for bob. which worked but damn he is sooo fast!!! we had our camera on us the entire time and he is as quick as lightening!

this is one of my favorite pictures. this picture looks like it came from the 70's

tom found this rock amongst the millions of other rocks, reminded me of wilson from castaway

view of where we spent most of our time this trip

my all time favorite camping buddy <3

brainwaves!!!!!

we headed down to the creek for some sun and drinks. this is basically all we did this weekend but got another ride in on saturday. on our way back from the coast saturday we stopped at a rummage sale and tom bought a little radio. for some reason it worked perfectly when the antenae was on my forehead, i've got some pretty powerful brain waves :)

i'm not sure exactly what i am saying in this picture but i just love it!

the water was a bit cold and i was way to chicken to get in but i loved searching for rocks and looking at all the tiny little fish that nipped at my feet and toes.

this ones for you shannon!

a little bit of us was left behind <3

 we had such a great time and we will surely miss this awesome spot but we will be back even if we have to ninja camp here!

xo,
cb

a bike date!

you betcha we went on another bike ride this weekend! but this one was a romantic ride for two <3  so what does one bring on a date bike ride? well of course, you, your bikes or in our case, bike, give it up for gilbert who has been a star this last weekend! so now that you have yourselves & your bikes, now what? where are you gonna venture to? we hadn't been to our favorite spot in sf for almost 2 years so we decided that is where we needed to be. we rolled out to golden gate park for some people watching & fun in the sun.

we opened the back of the film on these pictures so they look like they are on fire, i love it! LOOK! our panniers have a the perfect wine holder, yay!

you can kinda see a bit of our new mexican blanket and all our yummy goodies!

what to bring:
new mexican blanket from a disney cruise trip: check
yummy wine: check
amazing to die for cheese: check check
crackers & cold cuts: check
dominoes: check
bike chain: check
kicking misters a** at dominoes: CHECK!

once at your destination: pick a spot to plop!
our favorite spot is under the garfield statue no not the cartoon cat who loves lasagna but the president who was assassinated his first year in office, that is near the conservatory of flowers. garfield sits atop a little grass hill and when sitting on or underneath it, it is the perfect place to people watch. where only in sf can you see an old man wearing a kilt, while also sporting a bun and walking his two little black dogs!

thanks melissa for my awesome bike cup!!

what to do when you get there? have no expectations!
we had a great time just talking, drinking & eating and just really enjoying each others company. we used to go to this very spot e.v.e.r.y. single weekend when we lived in sf. it was and still is our favorite thing to do and wish we could go out there every weekend.

the flowers in front of the conservatory of flowers change seasonally so i was thrilled it was poppy season! they are my all time favorite flower. the poppies were so amazing that i had to take some pictures of them. they are so happy looking and make me smile whenever i see them :)

feel like doing more? be spontaneous!
we packed our bags and headed over to haight street where i popped into one of my favorite stores..buffalo exchange which is a used clothing store and never lets me down :D then we headed to a great little spot called the zeitgeist which is a great place because so many people from all different walks of life gather to this watering hole! if you can snag a place outside which is rare on amazing sunny days in sf then you have found yourself a gem...don't ever get up in fear that someone who has been hawking the backyard will scoop it up in a blink of an eye. don't worry though because there are portapotties outside. hungry?then you are in luck because they bbq all night long and make the best grilled cheese i have ever eaten! the mister and i grabbed a table and a couple of pitchers of beer and played dominoes into the night. 

we had to make sure we caught bart as the last one runs at 12 so we headed back home. it was the best date we had had in a really long time. i love riding with the mister and couldn't imagine riding with any other person. like i have said before and i will say it again...riding a bike is more fun when in love!

have you gone on any bike dates recently?

xo,
cb