life lately...

hi everyone! hope everyone had a great weekend. here is what i have been up to since not working but good news, i start working again thursday!

we didnt take many pictures, shame on us but the seats were so awesome! i really wish we got a picture of the awesome couples in front of us!

>>>went to an a's game with tom thursday night! tickets were $12 for field level seats which are normally around $30-$40! super score! we were really close, the a's won and the cutest pair of die hard fans sat in front of us. they knew all the venders, the guest service people, security and the tv crew, throughout the entire game, people were giving them hugs and chatting it up with them. they have been going to every game for years and sit at the same four seats. i want to be them!

>>>many many cuddles with rosie. she has been such a cuddle bug recently! i am not sure what has gotten into her but i don't want it to end! never ever.

she was having a blast!!

clemie squirming away wanting to swim!

i love this picture of tom and i

>>> more lake time!!!!!!! invited kelly-anne and the family to the swimming lagoon and had a blast! clemie was so adorable. we ate lots of yummy food, hung out in the sun and played around in the water. good times and i can't to do it again!

>>> working on some new ideas for the shop and working on a new tattoo design.

kelly-anne got me this pin, isn't it perfect!

>>> packing, packing, packing for our camping trip! we left sunday afternoon and are currently there right now and will be back tomorrow. so nice to get away for a few days!

what have you been up to lately?

xo,
cb

why i adventure

since i have started my wee little blog i get a lot of reactions, good reactions, about the many adventures we go on. it is awesome to know many of you all enjoy them. what we do is nothing out of the ordinary and nothing that anyone else can't do. we all have adventures in us just waiting to come out and be explored. i am a cautious person by nature and so, going out and being adventurous sometimes can be a little out of my comfort zone but i do it anyways because, to me, life isn't worth living if we don't live a little. i don't think i would ever try sky diving but heck, you can find me somewhere else enjoying some other type of adventure!

i think i would go crazy if i didn't get out and explore. i have a bit of that idle hand syndrome, i don't do well not doing anything at all. so i guess this is where my love of adventure comes in hand. it over powers my cautious personality allowing me to take full advantage of what this amazing life and world has to offer me. i feel if we don't take advantage of it once in a while, there will be a point where i will regret not doing these things when i could. i never was that kid who was out of control or did crazy things so now is my chance to do it my way and i think i am doing it right.

one of the reasons why i blog, is to remember the adventures we have gone on, a way to show myself that i am living my life to its fullest. i feel very grateful that i also have someone to share these adventures with. someone who also enjoys them too and maybe when i am not feeling an idea that he is there to say come on, lets just try it. it is a great way to understand more about yourself. to know your limits and how far you can push yourself. i know i have grown into a better person because of the experiences i have allowed myself to adventure to.

with each adventure, i become more confident with what is important in my life, what can be cast aside and what is worth sticking around for. i know without adventuring, i would not be the person i am today. that is why i adventure.

speaking of adventure, tom and i are packing up and going camping for a few days. we will be back saturday, can't wait to share!
xo,
cb

jam-freakin-packed

yup that was my weekend. you think it would have been crazy but it wasn't, it was awesome. our weekend went a little like this....

>>>started the weekend right with a little bit of thrifting. scored an awesome skirt and a sweater, yes i know summer is here but the nights get cold and who can resist a kelly green colored old man sweater? that is right, i didn't think so.

>>>bought myself a new bike helmet, thinking of ways to hide the hideous pattern/colors. if i think of one, then i will for sure share!

>>> went to the east bay bike party! it was our first time in many many many months. it was fun until about half way through the ride when an irate lady came within inches, INCHES of hitting tom and i. she did that about several times too, weaving back and forth out of her own lane and into our lane. we think  someone behind us might have pissed her off or something. it was the craziest thing that has ever happened to us on our bikes before and it wasn't fun at all. she was INSANE! yelling out the door with a tiny kid in the back. i hope that kid turns out all right.

>>> finished up a tattoo design revision; got the approval and will finish the final drawing on my next day off. will share soon!!

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>>> no pictures of this but we headed up north to hang out with one of our friends at a dallas (the AMAZING 70's show) themed party. i wanted to dress up but it was around 90 degree's and i vow never to wear polyester in weather hotter then 70.

>>> after the bbq we headed up  further north and went cabining (that is a word, right?). we really didn't go camping, i just wasn't sure what to call it. it was at a camp ground but we stayed in a ghetto trailer. never again but at least we all had a great time! the weather was perfect but the water could have been a bit warmer. it was pretty cold but with the heat it felt refreshingly good.

>>> not pictured: on the way home, we stopped by tom's parents house as a surprise, had some burgers and watched the first episode of true blood! it was nice to sneak in some family time.

after all this, it was pretty pretty hard to go back to work. especially since i had a work dream the night before coming back to work. those are never good.
xo,
cb

currently i...

turquoise nails, turquoise top, turquoise vw bug...i don't think i could be any more turquoise unless i painted myself....hmmm

>>> am working on a tattoo design

>>> am gearing up for a client meeting to discuss her wedding invitations

>>> am loving my morning coffee in our new record lounge

>>> am enjoying the sweet sweet ass bliss that i have four days off from work

>>> am loving the package that just arrived that i bought for my birthday <3

>>> am enjoying my new tattoo, every time i look at my wrist, i smile.

>>> am packing for a weekend trip up north to go camping for a few days.

>>> am loving the show, river monsters (thanks kelly anne for tell us about it) seriously soo good but it makes me not want to EVER to go the amazon river.

>>> enjoying the fact that for 4 days i don't have to look or lift another rug (for those of you who don't know i work at a really cool rug store) this week was from hell! like being stuck at the gym for 8 hours kinda hell. yea....

have a great weekend everyone. over and out.
xo,
cb

2011 is ending, yo

we only have a handful of days before 2012 is upon. word to the wise, as you get older the years really fly by....i don't like, no sir, i don't.  this year has been pretty good to me, i got a lot accomplished, had a lot of fun, became a stronger person, got a new job and have made some really fantastic friends (you know who you are, ladies)

i wanted to take a look at my year and check off my 28 things to do before 2012 list.

now i said i didn't want to hold myself to this list and i didn't but here are the things i got to check off my list!

**created new crafts: my gold rush collection & my illustrations!

**made a bike jersey for tom

**made a bike hat...actually several of them!

 **citybirds is now in 2 more shops! yippppeeeeeeeeeee!

**went roller skating and also bought a pair of matching skates!

**planted some poppies but won't know till spring if they survived the cold winter! sorry no picture and really no proof but i swear i did, i really did!

**went on 2 camping trips to the redwoods, oh how i miss you!!! you can read about them here & here

 bought a new digital camera, we love you!

i think i did pretty well, there are a couple more i am still going to check off, like go to the renegade craft fair & make a bike tool kit, which hopefully i can show you next week.

i am making a new list for 2012 is here but i want to make it a bit more project orientated and throw in a few more fun adventures for me and tom to go on.

if you made a list how did you do?

xo,
cb

camping+girls=good times

camping was a blast but what happens when the weather is 95+ degrees, dry heat mind you, no shade and lots of beers to cool you off while setting up camp?

answer: a girl with slug like tendencies and little motivation for anything else other then a cool dip in  refreshing water and a cold beer in her hand....at all times.

here are ALL of the pictures i did manage to capture on saturday when we rented a party boat for 8 hours. mind you, i took these pictures 10 minutes into our day out on the water and then the booze got me and i forgot all about the camera. if you were in the sun your skin would melt off, which wouldn't be pretty so we all took refuge in the water. not the prettiest place to camp, a bit desolate but with great amazing company, and a whole LOT of laughter, it didn't really matter where we were just as long as we were with each other.

drink of choice, my mountains are still blue!!!!!

i am so happy i have these ladies as my friends and that we have the time to spend with each other!

xo,
cb

all aboard!

 yay, we got our film back from walgreens and all is well ;) sunday was my nephews one year birthday and i was excited that it was down south which meant a bike adventure! we however had to wake up super early and boy did i want to sleep in but we got up and hit the road and took the train to sf.

we rode down the embarcadero and boy was it packed! there was a 10k run and it ended where we got off so we had to weave in & out of people. they always have cool sculptures on the water front and this rocket was new, so cool! would love to orbit the galaxy in that thing :D

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we hopped on caltrain which is so easy plus they have a car just for bikes. i noticed we didn't take a picture of it but found this one. i wish all public transportation made it easy for bike riders, what a wonderful world it would be :)

i love riding trains, i grew up going on many train rides and find it is such a wonderful way to travel. you can read about my last train adventure here. the ride didn't take very long which was nice but i did take a little cat nap so that made it seem faster :)

we got to mountain view and headed out to the park. the way there was so pretty and the houses in downtown mountain view are so cute! i found myself wanting to live in so many of them!

the park was really nice and it was so much fun to see my little nephew. he is my brothers little nugget and i think he looks just like him when he was little. niko is just starting to walk and it was so much fun to watch him wobble and do a great job of holding himself up.

i love these picture of my cousin with niko. he is such a sweet little boy and i would love to kidnap him and make him mine!

it was such a nice day but very long, it was nice to sit in the sun with family and just shoot the shit. i am so happy my family is all in riding distance :)

tonight we are finishing up our packing to go camping again and i can't wait to visit one last night, so bittersweet! have a great weekend everyone, i have a happy post planned for tomorrow so stay tuned!

xo,
cb