life lately: november

november was a blur. between a beach weekend with

friends, to siblings coming to town for a visit, to the ute

game at stanford, to leaving to india for 10 days, we

packed it in this month! i am currently typing this

from india in new delhi as we get ready to go to the

airport in a few hours -- it's one of the first times

we've had solid wifi and before i share loads from

this once in a lifetime trip, i wanted to share some 

snippets of november between all the craziness.

i hope everyone had a great thanksgiving, and 

sending love from india! craziest but best trip

that i can't wait to share more of! for now:

^^ this month we celebrated 3 years since getting engaged. 

proof that i'm a sucker for celebrating the little things:

i got chase this watch thinking i'd probably wait until

christmas, but we woke up that morning and i had to give 

it to him. couldn't wait! i told him "time has flown" since

he asked me to marry him, so now he has a new watch to

keep track of it. :) he pulled off the perfect proposal that day,

 so i think a watch was the least i could do for him to 

celebrate the day he flew to san francisco to surprise me on 

a sailboat under the golden gate bridge with sparkly ring. ♥ 

^^ the weather in SF finally decided to cool down a bit in

november, so we've been having lots of honey-lemon teas

at night before bed. we use the BEST raw, creamy honey 

from my parents and it's our nightly ritual. // also having

lots of berries since we are still in california and they

never seem to go out of season, another perk of CA!

^^ visited a new google office & loved this sign.

good seafood by the beach at splash cafe in SLO ^^

^^ we rekindled our love for nick's crispy tacos

this month, and now i'm worried i'll be back

every tuesday night. best EVER tacos.

^^ we loved seeing some of our best friends in the world

when di & ted came to visit, and finally meeting baby rocky!

 yay for ute games and yay for seeing bffs. ^^

^^ we also got to see our cute sis-in-law rach who came
to the city for a girls trip but made time for us! love her! 

 ^^ finally cooked for the first time in a while because i
was craving curry...funny timing right before india,
because now i don't think i'll be having it for a while - ha
(they make it a touch more spicy here ;)
^^ look what's up at fisherman's wharf ... !!!!
the union square tree is also up, with all the 
red bows + wreaths in the windows of macy's
so i think it's time to admit christmas is coming!

^^ rainy hot chocolate days + gourmet 
ice cream cookie sandwiches 
make for one very happy girl. 

 a bowling date...at work...on our lunch break...normal ^^  

^^ ha, there is too much irony in that sign! //

also, my photos were used in an ad for porcupine grill ^^

-- one of my favorite restaurants! i'm no photographer, 

so i was excited about this! i'll take a bow now :)

breakfast with a view, and the best g-chats from

my sweet husband. he's a good one! ^^

 ^^ a special night with my brother + sis-in-law 

in town at mozzeria, SF's deaf restaurant. 

loved it and can't wait to go back!

^^ am i the only one who stares at these and plans

my next trip in my head when i read all the places?

and finally..since it's clear christmas is coming 
{despite warm california and hot india...} i guess i 
better get in the mode. this 2015 wall calendar made me
excited for the new year and put me in the gift mode
...and christmas wish-list making mode (hint husband!)

on to december in a few days .. how is that possible!

talk to you on the other side of 24 hours of flying!
xo