Boston

While uploading road trip pics I realized how much fun I had in Boston.  It's such a great place to take a trip.  There is tons to do.  It's a cool city + it has a lot of history. Boston!

Long Beach, California

Even after living in LA for a couple of years I'd never really been to Long Beach.  Luckily, my dear friend Ariz ♥ let us crash for a night and showed us around.  We weren't there for too long, but I really liked The LBC.  It reminded me of home (the South Bay Area in California) but with just a little more flavor.  It's a really diverse city.

Los Angeles, California

Hello from a rainy rest stop in North Dakota-- rest stops here have wifi...who'd have thought?

Anyhow, after going to Santa Barbara, it was time to go to LA.  I studied at UCLA, so visiting LA is always something of a homecoming for me.  We crashed at my best friends' apartment, and it was great.  I was a bit apprehensive about Nick meeting them for the first time, but he fit in just fine and we all hung out like old college times, only better because it was +love.

my best friend got me a belated birthday present -- japanese vinyl

my best friend & i ♥

couple photo

It's always good to visit LA, but at the same time it's also good to leave.  The place just starts to get to me after a while and I feel overcome with the feeling that I have to get the hell out.  So after LA it was off to Long Beach...