Thoughts from a Thursday, Part ?

Ramblings Travel

There’s only a few hours and a plane trip between me and a wedding weekend in southern California! I love the west coast and I love weddings. I could barely contain my excitement at work today and, as usual, I had a lot of thoughts:

  • Unlike the rest of the world, I love airport food.
  • I met a pilot in a bar once and drilled him with all the questions I’ve always wanted answered about planes. It did NOT help my fear of flying.
  • Would I like living in California, or would I miss the seasons?
  • I love all the yellows I’m seeing for the summer season, but sadly, I just can’t wear yellow because of my hair.
  • This time of year always leaves me feeling like something exciting is about to happen.
  • I’m spoiled by these four-day weeks.
  • Will there be cupcakes, whipped cream icing, or traditional buttercream?
  • Anyone want to buy a couch?
  • I’m ready for a tropical drink.

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Where’s the most unique or most beautiful place you’ve travelled to for a wedding?

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  • Jackie Smith
    May 12, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    You would love California! We skip all the icky seasons and keep the great ones!

    Welcome to the West coast!

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      Thanks!

  • maria
    May 12, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    only in southern california are there no seasons….norcal still has seasons!! just much milder, prettier ones ; )

  • Kristina
    May 12, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    There are PLENTY of seasons here! We have “May Grey” which leads into “June Gloom”. The Santa Ana wind season – that’s always a pain! And then wildfire season – that usually comes with the Santa Anas. Also, the rain/winter storm system season that brings mudslides…
    See, lots of fun here!
    But seriously, it’s pretty awesome right now. And I do love being able to enjoy running, biking, walking, hiking outside – pretty much year round!
    I’ve never had that crazy outdoorsy day of beach, mountains and desert, but I do love that I *could* if I really wanted to!

  • Lindsey @ Morningstar Project
    May 12, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    Oh you would love California! It might even turn you into more of a wine lover than a beer drinker 😉 I’m headed down to San Diego for a wedding this weekend too so maybe I’ll see you on the road!

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:51 pm

      Have fun!

  • Nadine
    May 12, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    I would love to live in California, all that sun. I sooooo would not miss winter at all, canadian winters are awful.

    I travelled to Antigua for my own wedding, we eloped on a cliff over looking the ocean, a warm tropical breeze, it was so romantic!

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:52 pm

      Sounds perfect!

  • Kath
    May 12, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    I can’t believe you’re selling your couch!!!!!

  • Kelli H (Made in Sonoma)
    May 12, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    I live in Northern CA and am interested in leaving CA.

    I’ve never traveled very far for a wedding. I guess to San Louis Obispo, CA which was only about 4-5 hours away. haha. I love weddings and really want to go to another one!

  • Katie
    May 12, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    For me personally, I severely miss the seasons here in SoCal. Growing up in the midwest and living on the East Coast, my favorite season has always been fall and I love the first few snows of the season. While I don’t miss being so cold I can’t feel my nose and I love being able to walk to the Santa Monica beach on my lunch breaks, I miss the variety of seasons.

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:54 pm

      I love fall too, but I’m so jealous of your lunch breaks!

  • Miranda
    May 13, 2011 at 1:19 am

    Well, I live in one of the most temperate cities in Australia – our seasons consist of warm, hot, hotter, really hot, and then a couple of inconvenient months of ‘cold’. A really cold winter day here is 15 degrees (during the day) which is about 59F. It rarely, if ever, gets down to zero overnight (which is 32F). And I haven’t missed the cold ever since I moved here 🙂

    I think you could wear yellow with your blonde hair! Maybe not bright yellow, but I really think you could get away with a lovely pale shade 🙂

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:54 pm

      Where did you live before you moved??

      • Miranda
        May 15, 2011 at 9:55 pm

        New Zealand… which is cold compared to Perth!!! But I also lived in North-Eastern Canada for a year, so that counts, right? I don’t miss the cold, but I do kind of miss snow. It’s just so pretty!

  • atastelife
    May 13, 2011 at 7:59 am

    You can wear yellow!!!! I have blonde hair and I love my yellow sundresses. The key is to let a little skin show – think halter neck or sleeveless with a v-neck.

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:55 pm

      But my skin is soooo white…

  • Allie
    May 13, 2011 at 10:45 am

    i am blonde and wear yellow- i thought it looked okay. haha.

    i actually am very interested in your couch, and live very close to you (like a half mile probabaly). the problem is i don’t have a car as i live in the back bay, and most of my friends are in the city and don’t have cars either. let me see if i can find anyone-i really am interested!

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 10:49 am

      Hey! You might be able to get one of those $20 vans for a day to move them and we’d be happy to help you figure it out. Let me know if you want to come take a look at them!

  • Jamie
    May 13, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    I am very blonde like you and love wearing yellow! I used to think the same thing, that my hair and anything yellow i wore would just meld together…but i felt adventurous one day while shopping and never looked back! I’m actually really pleased about all the yellows that are in clothing stores right now

    • Laura
      May 13, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      You might be right, but do you have translucent ghost skin like me:)

  • Kate
    May 16, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    I had to read your list of thoughts with a laugh. They are just as random as my own tend to be. Especially a the height of excitement 🙂