a ride around golden gate park

hi lovelies!
we finally got our film back from a little bike adventure a couple of weekends ago. friday tom and i really wanted to get some exercise so we took gilbert into the city. we had big plans of riding out to the beach but when we got to the city it was soooooo foggy, it was raining! i am not sure if anyone else experiences weather like that but here in the bay area it is the land of sea & fog. it is very beautiful but we were gonna get soaked. we made a pit stop at work to say hi to my co-worker and to decide what we wanted to do when it cleared up so we headed to golden gate park instead.

 this is my favorite park. every time you go, you discover something new. we made stopped at the garden between the california science academy and the de young museum. i remember coming to this very spot when i was little. i loved it and still do. it reminds me a lot of europe and the piazzas.

i just know how to turn that romance on with just.one.look...right...

 we then headed out to the beach where we stopped at the little pond were i have always wanted to check out these little greek pillars....so strange and out of place but it is kinda romantic.

 the pond was FULL of ducks and geese. just look at these guys! so awesome right, with their red faces.

 once at the beach we turned around and made our way back. there was a lake that just opened up again called stowe lake where you can take out paddle or row boats. i had never been so we went to check it out. when the weather gets warmer we are for sure coming back and renting a row boat and getting all romatanical :D

it was about lunch time so we headed to our favorite bar, where they serve the most excellent salad and pizza and of course we had a couple of beers to wash it all down. we rode by the civic center where they always have an art exhibit in the square. i want a dragonboat house, anyone else?

we felt like we didn't get as much exercise as we wanted so we decided to hit up the local roller rink where i had my birthday. the people there were so AMAZING and i was totally green with envy for their mad skating skills. it really made me want to come more often so i can fullfill a life time dream of being a rocking roller skating diva with my high waisted runner shorts and knee high socks! then tom and i could do tricks and blow everyone's minds with our awesomeness! some day this, will happen.
xo,
cb

going solo

yay, its wednesday! which means it is my friday :D

i couldn't wait to wear my new dress so i wore it sunday to work & an appt. after. i paired it with red, grey & yellow accessories. such a fun summery dress just wish the weather would corporate more. but i can definitely where this with some colored tights!

after work i road out to the sunset district to my tattoo artist to go over my idea and get her opinion on placement as i wasn't sure where i wanted it was gonna work. i had the pleasure of riding through golden gate park, i love this ride. here are some things i spotted along the way....

a fleet of segways. yes, sf offers segway tours of golden gate park..we are fancy like that!

BISON!!! yes we have bison in our park

me & the bison

i was so excited to show sam, my tattoo artist, my drawing and she loved it! she is a HUGE bird lover and she just adores quails so she can't wait to get my all inked up and i can't either. i had to change my appt. to oct. 21st as my co-worker is going out of town for a week i made my appt. while she was gonna be gone. bummer but it is just 2 weeks from my original appt. so no biggie, it will make it all the sweeter :) it was so nice seeing her and she gave me a fresh loaf of bread when i left, which was soo awesome of her!

the view on my way home of the civic center. such a great ride home :D

xo,
cb

a beautiful day for a tattoo filled with love

hi :) hope everyone had a great weekend! it was fantastic to say the least! the weather was amazing and of course i got my tattoo! saturday morning we hopped on gilbert and rode to the farmers market and then made our way out to tattoo tuesday in the outer sunset of san francisco. we drove the bug and we decided to take the scenic route through golden gate park...while we were driving we both really really missed living in the city...the one thing we truly regret is going to the park e.v.e.r.y. weekend. we would lay out our mexican blanket by the garfield statue (the american president not the cat..hehehe) and just hang out and people watch or throw the baseball around...truly one of the best things about san francisco is golden gate park...so i wanted to show you some of the pictures i snapped while we purred through golden gate park in gladys...(if you have ever rode in an old vw bug purring is  the perfect adjective to describe the sound they make!)

in the window of the tattoo shop they have a seal dressed in a sweater which has become the mascot of the neighborhood...it is just so cute! i never like bringing my camera while tattooing...just something i have never really liked so here are some shots the next day of my tattoo after the dressing came off and was cleaned. we ended up using my original art...sam played with the images as we thought we would combine two of the designs but the first and more simpler one looked best with the rest of my designs.

i am very very happy with them. they are so happy and they are something that represents the mister to me without being so literal..he is born in november and his birth flower is a daisy so this is my rendition of a daisy! we added some more of my flowers on my left shoulder as i really liked how my dogwood is hugging the daisy. too see more of my tattoos here is my last post on my other tattoos

now my mind is turning on what and where to get the next one! oh i can't wait!!!

xo,
cb