{1st #PSL of the year had to be iced...come on, still a couple days of summer left!

admiring the cute ivy league residences of princeton, nj

gorgeous jewel tone water of the pacific

my first ever acai bowl}

{killer shrimp! ah-mazing.

bright white interiors are seriously inspiring - so timeless and classic

new hat! got it at

nordstrom rack

:)

view of point vincente light - see more of t

hat gorgeous cliff here

}

{home made latte! still have to master cream and latte art...

mama-daughter date at a new italian restaurant

palm trees of redondo beach from last month's travels

goofing off in front of the camera for a

new look

!}

you can follow along my insta-adventures

here :) @tmango77

- - - 

if you follow me on instagram, i feel that I owe you an apology...

August I kind of went overboard...SO many pictures.

Which begs the question - how much is too much?

Like, in a day?

I am pretty sure that during my trip to california I posted up to 4x/day.

kiiiiiinda

overkill.

so, my apologies. 

anyway, in retrospect, August and early September have been stunning.

The summer in general was so good, so so good. 

Weather was actually delightful, rather than oppressive;

I was able to travel...thank my lucky stars for being so blessed.

Really kicked my butt into shape with running and exercising - slow progress, but I notice it. 

so happy with these things. so happy with this life!

I am feeling so content, even with work - I am surrounded by goodness 

and feeling so grateful for it all.

AND - to top it off - today is Friday!

so I am one happy girl.