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- rectory
  
  Posted at 1:44 am by jasminedesirees, on January 23, 2014
  
  I signed up for AirBnB awhile ago, but hadn’t had a chance to use it yet. After the new year I got an email from them offering one night free if you booked two nights, so I decided to give it a try when we went down to L.A.
  
  We found this amazing house to stay in, it used to be an old Catholic rectory, turned into a home by a cool musician and his wife. Our stay was lovely, he worked nights and slept during the day so we barely saw him and had the place to ourselves, and it was one of the most beautiful and most unique places I’ve ever stayed.
  
  There was a lot of stained glass windows, and lots of tiny little details that really made it special. I also loved his collection of musical instruments, scattered around the house as decoration, and also ready to be played at any time.
  
  Our first AirBnB experience was awesome, I’m planning a trip to New York in March (I’ve never been, and I’m soooo excited, I’ve wanted to go since I was little) so I’ll definitely be looking around to find a neat place to stay there during my visit.
  
  Posted in California, Los Angeles, travel, USA | 0 Comments | Tagged AirBnB, architecture, catholic church, decoration, design, Los Angeles, rectory
- runyon
  
  Posted at 12:01 am by jasminedesirees, on January 22, 2014
  
  We had a truly gorgeous long weekend in L.A., it was upwards of 80 degrees every day we were there. One of the things I had been wanting to do was hike Runyon Canyon, we did the Hollywood sign hike last time we were in town, so even though it was sweltering, we grabbed some waters and set off.
  
  After spending 45 minutes searching for parking we finally made our ascent. The hike is beautiful, if a little crowded, with scenic views of downtown L.A. and the Hollywood sign. It’s also a dog park so there are dogs of every shape and size coming up and down.
  
  It’s not a very strenuous hike, there are some stairs that are kind of hard to navigate but other than that it’s a pretty easy, pretty quick hike, I would definitely recommend it if you’re in town and want to get some exercise and some sun.
  
  Hollywood sign
  
  Stark can not hang
  
  made it to the top
  
  Posted in California, Los Angeles, travel, USA | 0 Comments | Tagged dogs, exercise, hiking, Los Angeles, Runyon Canyon
- south
  
  Posted at 10:38 pm by jasminedesirees, on January 16, 2014
  
  Happy long weekend!
  
  We are driving down to L.A. tonight, leaving right after work. I’d much rather drive down at night, it’s just 6 hours of singing and sleeping and then I wake up and we are there (sorry Derek).
  
  We don’t have a lot of plans, we’re going to tour a few universities tomorrow, but other than that we’re just going to creep around and explore, and try to decide if it’s somewhere we’d want to live.
  
  Other tentative plans include:
  
  A visit to the Santa Monica pier (and the Brandy Melville store right beside it)
  Breakfast at Toast Bakery
  A hike at Runyon Canyon
  Dessert at Bottega Louie
  The beach
  Visiting with Derek’s family
  
  And we found a really neat place to stay on AirBnB, it used to be a Catholic rectory so it has really neat architecture and stained glass windows, and a huge garden. And also a claw footed tub. I may never leave.
  
  I’m prettttttty excited to get going, is it 5 o’clock yet?
  
  Posted in beach, California, Los Angeles, travel, USA | 0 Comments | Tagged Bottega Louie, Los Angeles, restaurants, Santa Monica Pier
- pipe
  
  Posted at 12:39 am by jasminedesirees, on January 14, 2014
  
  This video of the Bonzai Pipeline on Oahu makes my heart hurt. Hopefully I get to go home soon.
  
  from Eric Sterman on Vimeo.
  
  Posted in beach, Hawaii, travel | 0 Comments | Tagged beach, Bonzai, Hawaii, North Shore, Oahu, ocean, Pipeline, surfing, waves
- bent
  
  Posted at 1:31 am by jasminedesirees, on December 4, 2013
  
  The last few days have been kind of a blur, Thanksgiving was lovely but I was too sick to be hungry so I consoled myself with tequila and cheesecake. The next morning I got up at 3 am to drive 7 1/2 hours to Oregon to see my best girl.
  
  The good thing about being an adult is that for the most part you are completely in control of everything you do, there is nobody that can tell you not to do something, but that’s not always a good thing.
  
  When I was in high school and was too sick to move but would still try to get up to go out to a party, it was annoying, but nice in a way to have my dad there to say “You are sick, you aren’t going anywhere,” whereas now there is nobody but me to tell me not to do things when I’m sick, and I clearly won’t be listening to anything I have to say.
  
  Aside from waking up in a panic on Saturday morning because I felt like I couldn’t breathe, it was a great weekend. It was really nice to be back in the “winter”, well it was plus 12 most of the time I was there, but it’s as close to actual winter as I’m going to get for awhile.
  
  We went skating, sat by the fire, drank Caesar’s with pickle juice and ate at some of Bend’s adorable and delicious local restaurants. Why more restaurants don’t have a chicken fettucine alfredo burrito on the menu is a mystery that will never be solved.
  
  Oregon is sooooo lovely
  
  gracefullll
  
  brunch at CHOW in Bend. Go. For real.
  
  guava mimosas by the fire. I usually have some kind of make up on my hand, but that’s what life is like sometimes
  
  old books in an antique shop
  
  there should always be cupcake cafes
  
  way too many craft beer to choose from
  
  new boyfriend Koa
  
  cute store in Bend called Gypsy Soul. I want everything.
  
  Posted in food, life, Oregon, travel, USA | 1 Comment | Tagged Bend, food, life, oregon, road trip, skating, travel
- gotham
  
  Posted at 10:52 pm by jasminedesirees, on November 15, 2013
  
  Life in SF has basically ground to a screeching halt today, because of Batkid. It seems like everyone knows about it, but maybe that’s only because I’m in the Bay. It’s a pretty great story no matter where you live.
  
  A little boy battling leukemia told the Make a Wish Foundation that his only wish was to be Batkid, and to help save Gotham City. San Francisco rose to the challenge, with more than 12,000 volunteers helping to transform the city into Gotham, complete with bat signal.
  
  Batkid has been all over the city today, battling the Riddler and the Penguin, saving damsels in distress and also the SF Giants mascott, Lou Seal, from certain death. He’s been riding around in the batmobile, AKA a black Lamborghini with bat adornments, accompanied by Batman, and Batkid’s little brother, who gets to be Robin for the day.
  
  Batkid has been sick since he was 20 months old, so most of his life has been spent in hospitals getting treatment, and today he got to be a superhero. Wishing to be Batkid is pretty creative, as far as wishes go, and all of these people rallying to help make it happen is really amazing.
  
  The bat symbol in a building across the street from my office
  
  You can learn more about batkid here.
  
  Posted in loveliness, San Francisco | 0 Comments | Tagged batkid, batman, loveliness, make-a-wish foundation, San Francisco
- makai
  
  Posted at 10:19 pm by jasminedesirees, on November 6, 2013
  
  A few more picture from my trip. Ok a lot more pictures. I literally can not resist taking a billion pictures, it’s so beautiful there. Even when I lived there, my phone was just full of pictures of the places I saw every single day.
  
  You would think it would get old, but it really doesn’t. Just when you think you’re immune, it sneaks up on you and takes your breath away again.
  
  cromwells
  
  I have this dress in black and white, and it’s a bit of a struggle to wear anything else, ever
  
  Brandy Melville
  
  these trees make me happy
  
  Ocean House in Waikiki. Almost too beautiful to eat, best served with a POG mimosa
  
  hello lover
  
  brunch with my second family
  
  Posted in family, Hawaii, life, travel, USA | 0 Comments | Tagged birthday, family, Hawaii, Oahu, travel
- surprise
  
  Posted at 8:03 pm by jasminedesirees, on November 5, 2013
  
  My little rat sister turned 21 last Tuesday, and I really wanted to be there to celebrate with her. One night in August after a lot of red wine I decided to buy a ticket to Hawaii without telling her about it. As it got closer, I started to get really nervous. What if she had plans or was not that excited to see me? I felt like she would be really excited but I’ve seen too many romantic comedies not to appreciate the true awfulness of a grand gesture gone wrong.
  
  I flew in last Wednesday night and walked up to what I hoped was the right door (I’d never been to her place before). She opened the door, and absolutely did not recognize me at first. An instant later when she realized it was me she got a look of sheer terror on her face, like she thought I might be there to tell her some really bad news.
  
  A second after that she must have remembered that it was her birthday and put the pieces together, because she was really excited and happy to see me, and I didn’t have to go sleep on the beach for the night.
  
  I had such a fun weekend, I love hanging out with my sister, and her friends on the island are really fun. Hawaii is my favourite place in the world and always will be, I feel happiest and most like myself when I’m there.
  
  Posted in family, Hawaii, life, travel | 0 Comments | Tagged birthday, family, Hawaii, life, surprises, travel
- favourites
  
  Posted at 11:15 pm by jasminedesirees, on October 18, 2013
  
  Just one favourite today. My mom painted this for Derek and I as a gift for our first anniversary. We met in Hawaii, and all of the signs point to places that are special to us.
  
  Lanikai is my favourite beach, Derek used to work at Sand Island, and the Barefoot Bar is the place where my parents met him for the first time.
  
  I love it.
  
  And also, my mom has mad skills.
  
  Posted in art, family, Hawaii, life | 0 Comments | Tagged art, diamond head, favourites, Hawaii, lanikai, painting
- buzz
  
  Posted at 3:42 am by jasminedesirees, on October 18, 2013
  
  It’s such a gorgeous day in San Francisco I just want to go play outside. I find it strange that it is 60 degrees here in July and 90 in mid-October, but that’s just one more thing to love about this weird little city.
  
  I am literally don’t think I can eat any more turkey, but I feel really guilty going shopping for any other food while we still have so much left because there are lots of people in the world that don’t have enough to eat, so there is actually no other food in our house.
  
  As a direct result of this situation, I had a very large coffee and some chocolate for lunch today and it was delicious and decadent but between the caffeine and the sugar rush I am feeling a bit crazy and I might be developing a twitch in my left eye.
  
  It might just be excitement though, I’m off to Vegas tomorrow to see two of my most favourite girls, drink a lot of margaritas and spend all my money. It’s not the gambling that gets me, though I do seem to have a unusual talent for craps, it’s the shopping.
  
  There is a Zara here in SF, but for some reason when I walk into the one in Vegas I want EVERYTHING! Plus they have a Top Shop. Life is good.
  
  Posted in life, San Francisco | 0 Comments | Tagged coffee, Las Vegas, life, San Francisco, shopping, travel, zara
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