Umbrella: J.Crew, Jacket: Vintage from Crossroads Trading Co, Skirt: Forever21, Tights: H&M
Rain boots: HUNTER
Dear Viewers,
Or should I say Dear Santa?! Whimsical December, how nice of
you to join us this time of year! The
rainy and cool days in San Francisco have been gorgeous. I don’t mean to be
quaintly cliché, but there is something about the holidays that brings warmth
and happiness. It’s like right after Thanksgiving day, everyone is figuring out
where to get the best Christmas light deals and the cheapest place to get a
Christmas tree. It gets nutso! I for one adore Christmas time, the lights, the
music, the yummy seasonal treats, holiday décor and especially the monumental
Christmas tree in Union Square. Forget, “there is no place like home”, ahm; “there
is no place like Union Square during the holiday's”! You can quote me on that
one. Union Square is predominately a
touristy area in San Francisco, so make sure not to get bombarded by foreign amateur
photographers. Like many other native
northern Californian’s it has been a tradition of mine since I was younger to
experience Union Square extravaganza. I
used to think that the christmas tree was redundantly ginormous. It stands at
83 feet tall, so compared to little ol me (four foot nothing) it is still
massive. If I could make one small suggestion, no pun intended, the best time
to experience Union Square is in the evening. For the obvious reason that
everything is lit up, and that is when the magic happens and you fall in love with
San Francisco even more than you already have. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to
take these photos at a later time to show you all exactly how much potential
this experience has to offer. I was also expecting rain, darn weather forecast!
I was fully prepared with my umbrella and rain booties. Either way I love my
booties and I found a what you can call a weak, muddy, water puddle to splash
around in. Next post I will make sure to
include and evening photo, so those who don’t live in California can see what I
am talking about. Although it is great to be outside all bundled up with a nice
cup a joe, it is also holiday appropriate to stay inside where it is nice, cozy
and warm. I don’t mean you necessarily need to be home, just not out in the
freezing cold. The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto is where I chose to relax get
cozy and spend my evening with a friend. I had heard about the theater and how
they premier classic films. It was a rainy night and my friend and I decided
while enduring our Sprinkles gluten free red velvet cupcake, that we were going
to pay a visit to the Stanford theater. After establishing our plans, we
gobbled our cupcake and headed to the theater. It was the perfect night. The movie
of choice was 100 Men and a Girl; we were running a few minutes late so I
wasn’t able to get a picture in front of the theater while it was still lit up.
Sorry about that, but you can still get the vintage feel that you are looking at
an older fashioned theater house, without the lights. The
movie was marvelous and dramatically hilarious. I told the ticket clerk that it
was a pleasure being a guest and that they should expect to see my friend and
I more often. They were delighted! There is still so much more adventures to
come, like I said before, I love the holidays and I enjoy sharing my
experiences with you all. Between work
and finals week, I will still manage to post a second December feature! Stay
warm and be a part of the holiday activities. I would also say, buy yourself a
scarf, beanie and a jacket or two, because viewers it’s cold outside. Wink*