mount tamalpais

say hello to our favorite hike of 2014 so far!

we've done muir woods a few times

{loved the dipsea trail...}

but we've been wanting to do mount tam

for so long. we hiked it on MLK day with our

friends in town. it was perfect + glorious!

the views, the weather, the hike,

loved it all. best day.

^^ love that boy. love that scene. 

the fact that it's a 10 minute drive from

here ----> to here is why we love the bay forever.

^^loved this pic of tay & meg, had to snap it!

after our gorgeous hike we

made a stop at vista point for some

golden gate bridge pictures just as

the fog rolled in, then headed back

into the city for a much needed lunch!

la boulange always hits the spot.

we loved mount tam! thanks meg for

taking 20 pictures at once and capturing

this moment...hehe.

xo

* if you want to do this exact hike, it is "east peak"

and you can find exact driving directions online. 

make sure to follow them! you can drive up close to 

the summit and then walk, or follow other trails 

to make it a longer hike like we did. enjoy!

brunch before a flight

today i'm heading to vegas for a little girls trip,

so chase and i did brunch and a run before my flight.

one of our goals is to explore new parts of SF,

instead of always eating in the same areas..

we discovered this classic diner right on market st.

in downtown SF, an area where we rarely go out to

eat...until we discovered this hidden gem!

 

my favorite part is that sam's diner is located 

around the corner from the orpheum theatre, 

so it is a favorite for people going to musicals...

and the actors themselves! they have every musical 

poster signed by the entire cast, because all of the 

actors eat at sam's the entire time the show is running...

so they truly become like family!

 we are such broadway fans,

we need to hang out here

more often and meet the stars!

 

veggie omelette with avocado + spinach

we got a veggie omelette, fruit parfait, and

banana pecan french toast... AKA chase's heaven.

 jeannie has created a "home away from home"

for people at sam's, and she just opened another

place downtown called honey bistro that we can't

wait to try. thanks sam's for the great brunch!

i'll miss you all weekend, hubby!

xo

healthy eating in january

january always seems to have a focus on healthier eating 

right after the new year..although we definitely didn't focus 

on healthy eating at the start of the year in sonoma,

we enjoyed and came back with a renewed desire 

to cleanse our bodies and feel good this month!

the only problem is how busy we are 

{and right now feeling even more than usual...}

with both of us working full time, + my last semester 

of grad school & TFA + managing apartments, 

having visitors and having adventures, it can feel 

hard to have time to shop for and cook healthy food.

luke's local came to my rescue when we first 

got back in town by delivering fresh, delicious meals 

to our door so that we had healthy food without even 

having to think about it. i was so impressed with

them, because you're getting local, healthy, organic

meals all at once. it felt so good to stock the fridge

not just with groceries, but meals ready to eat all

week long. it truly saved me and we both loved them!

the meals come ice-packed so they

can be delivered when you're not home.

^^ that breakfast burrito .... the best!

^^ they even partner with sow juice,

one of our favorites! yum.

^^ i took these to work and loved 

the flavor combo...kale, apple,

butternut squash, chicken, poppyseed 

dressing. all the good stuff.

the fish meal--grilled california walu with 

coconut curry + rice + squash-- was 

probably my favorite thing in the box.

the great thing with luke's local is that some

items are staples {like the kale salad} but other

meals change each week-- so there are always options!

///

aside from luke's, we also tried some amazing

fresh pressed juice at the ferry building, learned

how to make healthy thai food, and agreed to do

a juice cleanse together at the end of this month

as part of our 2014 new years resolutions. eek!

we also ordered this all-natural {delicious} pb

from peanut butter & co. to indulge 

ourselves with the healthiest, best pb possible!

here's the thing. 

food should not be a source of stress.

it's important to put good things into

our bodies, but not obsess over it.

we've adopted the 80/20 rule..eat

80% good stuff, leave 20% for

the treats :) nothing extreme!

here's to feeling good + being balanced,

and still treating ourselves in 2014.

xo