Golden Gate Park afternoon

Lately, lady SF has been heating up.. and these past few weekends have been nothing less of amazing. When it's nice outside the whole city comes out and you almost feel bad if you don't go outside to enjoy the sun all day. So, my friends and I decided to head to Golden Gate Park, after brunch of course, to enjoy the beautiful day. We spent the whole day walking through the park all the while enjoying the sites, scenery, and people. It is such an amazing place--probably one of the coolest i've parks I've been in. Not only is there a Japanese Tea Garden, huge museums and paddle boating, but there are bison (literally) roaming around in the middle of the park. I mean, how do you top that?

Cannot wait for another sunny afternoon in Golden Gate! 

When friends visit...

Sometimes nothing is better than having friends come visit for a long weekend. I'm pretty sure I was non stop laughing the entire time.

Here we are at one of my favorite brunch spots in North Beach, Delluva.

We had bottomless mimosas.....

                                                                It was pretty fun....

Then we hiked up the hill to Coit Tower.

the next day we had a little more brunch cause thats what we do..

and we hiked up to Lombard St.

and then we hiked back down to Buena Vista for an Irish coffee.

and of course stopped at the water

struck the DG pose :)

became tourists in Fisherman's Wharf

became locals at Pier 23...

ventured down the Embarcadero

and of course went out on the town!

Such a fun filled weekend! I can't wait for them to come again!

Book Clubbin'

The best part of book club is the food and friends. A bunch of us decided to read the book Why Men Love Bitches for this particular Friday night book club. I had read it a long time ago, but it was fun to see what everyone else had to say about it. We had a ton of yummy snacks (mostly baked from recipes on Pinterest) and some great vino. I'll admit that this was my first Book Club and I had a blast!

Crown & Crumpet

Nothing is better than an afternoon of tea and treats! My girlfriends and I met up on Sunday afternoon at Crown & Crumpet in Ghiraradelli Square and it was adorable! I've been wanting to go for a really long time and I felt like I was in London all over again... Definitely expensive, but an experience I won't forget!

Pier 23

After our hike up to Coit Tower we stopped at a little dive bar called Pier 23 right on the Embarcadero. Its somewhat similar to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 minus all of the tourists. So, if you want to feel like a local and do some day drinking and eating, this is the place. 

Mas Sake

A few weekends ago for my roomies birthday we all decided to get a little wild and go to Mas Sake for dinner. According to what we had heard from friends, this place gets pretty interesting and turns into a club after dinner. The restaurant was dark with low lighting, but the music was bumping and it had a cool asian fusion vibe. We called ahead for reservations because they only seat people at 2 time slots during the night.

Apparently, they are known for their sake bombs....

I had never personally taken a sake bomb before so it was new to me. But, I enjoyed it! They served the sake bombs with the choice of cold or hot. We opted for the cold option with pear cider...YUM. The food was great too...and it better be cause this place was not cheap! But, definitely fun for a Friday/Saturday night out with the girls!

Bonafide Tourist

One of my favorite things to do in the city is become a tourist on the weekends. I love showing my friends around and doing new things I haven't done before..and in this city it feels like that happens frequently.

Also, with the frequency of gorgeous days we had in January, I've had some fun this past month!

{caricatures in Fisherman's wharf}

{crab season}

                    

{Coit Tower}

{pier 39 sea lions}