developed: a photo dump!

happy monday! this weekend, once again tom and i had the most magical day surfing. the sun was out, the water was actually pretty warm and we both got a bit sun kissed, it was marvelous. it was actually hard to get off our blanket in the sun. well, any who, we finally finished up the roll of film from our new underwater camera!

i think i was a mermaid in another life. me + sea + sun + waves = love.

this is the closest picture of me surfing, it is super hard to capture when we are both going for a wave but one day!

beach bum style!

yerp, that's me, floating like a little buoy in some of the sharkiest coast line... but really im in 3ft water

im pretty awesome at body surfing

yes, that is a box of pizza that we brought with us to the beach. you know your jealous.

 

 

 we did bring our digital camera with us and i wanted to share my favorite one.... so just a little behind this picture if you are wondering what the hell i am doing. there is no shower or hose at this beach so if you want to wash off you have to bring your own water. we found this coleman cooler at the thrift store and we fill it up with hot water and it is the perfect shower after a long surf session!

 we are pretty stoked that the film came out. i just love film, don't you?

xo,
cb

two if by sea

don't think i know what your thinking?!?! you dirty birds! haha...but seriously, sorry, to disappoint, there will be no nude surfing pictures ;D maybe another time...hmmm right...hehe. anywho, tom and i woke up early morning friday, hopped in our little bug and drove to an oh so secret spot called bolinas which is about an hour and a half drive from home. why is it secret? who knows but the locals sure as hell don't want anyone to know about it. most of the signs are taken down so you would have no clue about the place but if you do...it is kinda nice.

 before our excursion into the sea tom needed to get some banana fuel and while at the cash register i saw this banana flavored tootsie pop!?!?! it tasted like a banana chip which didn't float my boat so tom got to enjoy it instead, either way i was super excited to see a new flavor.

the waves were perfect and small. they could have used a bit more umph but it was really really fun. it was my first time surfing at this spot and i hadn't been there in 10 years. i think it is my new favorite spot :) HOWEVER, while surfing, we caught a glimpe of a black fin! boy did my heart start racing! but living by the coast and surfing you quickly learn what type of fin to look out for and this was some kind of porpoise but still it still makes you want to run out of the water screaming.

after our session we dressed and walked along the coast enjoying the beautiful beach.

we both were starving so we headed to the marshall store and gobbled up oysters and fish tacos, twas extremely good and hit the spot.

we found a super cheap hotel and plan on making a wonderful weekend by the sea sometime in the very very near future.

xo,
cb

sometimes i....

>>> want to scream at the top of my lungs

>>> want to dance on bart and not give a hoot

>>> live off the grid, move somewhere super remote and get lost

>>> want to go on a year long road trip around the states

>>> work 24/7 on my artwork

>>> want a leather fringe jacket, even when tom says no

>>> want to start a family

>>> want to renovate a barn into a loft like studio, thanks tumblr :)

>>> want to live on a farm, have a few chickens and a bunch of fruit trees

>>> wish were a cat, so i could sleep in front of the heater all day, and basically, rule the world

this weekend was a bit stressful. the government is not my friend and again for the second year in a row we are owe but i am still working on them to bring that number down. i am hopeful. we attempted to go surfing friday morning only to be a few miles from the beach and the rack, boards and cooler, just flew off the bug and crashed on the road. the rack was demolished. we were stranded on the side of the road until tom's dad, who has a truck, came to our rescue. it could have be waaay worse and we are grateful that both boards are still in one piece. they are in the shop getting repaired from the damages. it was just blow after blow and we did our best to rectify our moods. not every weekend can be magical and you deal with it the best way you can. thanks tamara for the inspiration for this post, sometimes when you have such high emotions it kinda feels good to write a list like this.

in other news, a received some really awesome & supportive comments on my last post regarding cayce's tattoo. the best being from mallory who mentioned me becoming a tattooist. my mind has been turning ever since i read her comment. since tom and i have known each other tom has always wanted to tattoo but other things have came up, like going to college and getting degrees. it hasn't been till lately that the idea of him getting a machine and learning has resurfaced. we talk about it casually that he would tattoo and i would help with design but i never thought about tattooing myself, not that i didn't want to but it just never crossed my mind..... i have been on a journey to find out what part of the art world to call home and designing tattoo's has been the closest to that feeling....now to dive in a bit further and truly find out.

xo,
cb

lost at sea

 lost at sea

 there ye shall be

so sweet and bright

 but cut short your time

   sunk to the bottom of the dark blue brine.

tom and i went surfing in santa cruz this weekend and we brought our wonderful underwater camera only for it to have sadly fallen off after tom had a little wipe out. what was on that roll of film will only live as the most wonderful, sweet and magical moment in my ENTIRE LIFE! yes, people my ENTIRE LIFE! picture this....

 a beautiful super bright warm day, tom and i jumped in the crisp cold kelpy water and paddled out. taking in the beautiful surroundings when a faint clapping sound interrupted my zen like moment...what i saw was heavenly, a huge otter floating on his back, slapping his latest crustacean meal against his rock, minding his own business as if i didn't exists, i was in HIS territory and he could have cared less. my jaw dropped, i yelled at tom and he started snapping away, the otter went back down only to come back CLOSER to me and my board. people, i could have quite literally jumped from my surfboard and claimed this furry bearded cutie and made him my pet! he was that close to me. it was beyond amazing and right after that i caught my first wave of the day and was the happiest clam ever until tom discovered the proof of my most magical moment of my life was claimed by the sea god.

we sat on the beach for a bit before we made the trek back to the car. me: "so when the otter was super close to me, was i like, in the picture with the otter?", tom:"...yea..." me: "hmmm...bummer dude"..... it was the saddest of times but also the best of times.

well, besides that we had a killer day. great waves, otter times, we did a bit of thrifting, i found a blazer, ate the most amazing falafel and then enjoyed some beach time before we headed out into the sunset.

it felt like summer and i never wanted it to end. sea, we shall meet again...very soon.

xo,

cb

oh the salty sea

happy monday peaches! what a GLORIOUS weekend it was here at the city birds nest! thursday tom kidnapped me and drove me to san francisco and bought me a wetsuit!!! another thing to check off my 2012 list and then took me out to dinner for pizza and beer, it was pretty fantastic. we ended the night early because...........

we woke up at 5:00AM to go surfing the next day! waaaaaay too early for my liking but the early bird always catches the good waves  or something like that :) we drove down to santa cruz which is about a 2 hour drive. we drove along the coast which is a super beautiful drive. it was pitch black and super foggy but by the time we reached santa cruz the fog had peeled back and the sun was shining.

a flock of seagulls, hehe. we had no idea why there were sooo many flying about. we were pretty lucky that none of them shat on us!

the spot that we typically surf at is called cowells which has a look out which we stopped to have a look at the waves. the water was spotted with a few surfers and A OTTER!!! you could tell he was a otter because of the way he was swimming, i couldn't get a great picture of him because he was so far away but you can see of glimpse of him, isn't he the cutest!

tom and i parked at the local surf shop and waited for it to open. we didn't want to use the board i just got as it needs some repairs and we didn't want to damage it further so i had to rent a board. the way of the surfer is to dress in the parking lot with a towel around you. you get used to it after a while....and now the moment you have all been waiting for....ME IN MY NEW WET SUIT! sexy huh? haha, im sure more then you ever wanted to see of my body :)

we had to walk a bit to get to the beach and the board i was renting was very big so it made it really hard to carry. carrying it on my head was the easiest way to get down to the beach.

the paddle out to the waves is far out, so my arms instantly turned to noodles. the waves were very small and lazy so it was a lot of work to catch one BUT i did however catch one! it was the greatest feeling EVER! i don't even know how to really describe it. i only wish tom had gotten a picture of it so i can look at it forever but he was trying to catch the same wave but failed, hehe.

it was soo exhilarating which gave me tons of energy to keep trying.  that was the only one i caught but so god damn worth it!! i was smiling for the entire rest of the day.

it can be really scary at first to surf, being out there all alone, in the deep cold water, seals playing about and waves coming towards you. you just have to remember that it is just water and nothing else. that wave gave me the confidence to keep coming back for more. but the fog set in, and the tide grew higher so the sets were coming less frequent or dying as you were trying to catch them. so we headed back in and did a bit of bodysurfing on the beach, i was super excited that the above picture came out! just look at that face, priceless.

 we dried off, ate some left-over pizza we brought and cruised around a bit. we drove over to another local break, called pleasure point. the waves were great there and maybe next time will hit up that spot.

nothing like the perfect day and sharing some waves with the one you love <3 until next time!

xo,
cb

nothing like the smell of ocean air

welllllll, helllooooo beautifuls!

meet my new little friend, phineus the fish

last weekend tom and i took a little biking date to alameda and explored a bit more of this super cute little city. it is a few towns from where we live and it is an island which used to be a navy base for many years. it is so cute. we are actually looking to either rent or buy a home there. 

our trip started off with super yummy burgers at a bar called lucky 13. we were really excited that we found it because we used to go to the lucky 13 in sf all the time. the bar had a photo booth which really put the icing the cake. i think they turned out really cute. tom is SO cute in the first picture, i just can't get over it.

the weather was a bit overcast and it had rained in the early morning so i came prepared. i got a bike rain cape!!!!! isn't she so pretty! it was lightly raining so i put her on. it is really awesome, the hood is perfect and the weight of the material is light and moves really well. it was on sale so i had to have it. i don't own a rain coat so i needed one.

after lunch we headed towards the coast. it was so foggy you couldn't see sf from the beach. it was actually really pretty, so white and eerie. it smelt so good too. we rode along the coast for a bit and then we happened to come across a bowling alley so tom and i decided to play a game.

after a round we got back on the road. the paved bike path ended so we did a little "mountain biking", not really but at times it felt like it. one thing about dirt/sand paths is when there is loose dirty you have to pick a path and ride right through it otherwise you can lose your handling and take a spill. i almost lost it but worked it out.

xo,

cb