A Tourist Kind of Weekend

I survived the first week of class and the weather is really cooling down now! I bought a caramel crisp candle that does wonders for our apartment and the tree outside my window is already starting to change color…too soon?

I had a really fun weekend, my friend Alex from high school came to Boston to visit her cousin who attends Boston University and we all got together Friday and Saturday! Friday we did a lot of walking around and later we went to a bar-club place in Copley.

Saturday Alex and I took the T to Harvard and jumped into a tour group for an hour and learned A LOT about the History of Harvard University! I definitely recommend taking a tour! The weather was absolutely perfect so we stayed outside as much as possible soaking in some sunshine!

Swan Boat river

We accidentally walked right through a hemp fest in the Boston Commons, which was absolutely insane. It was great to spend a weekend with an old friend and catch up! We were basically the only ones from high school that went to colleges on the east coast. Alex goes to Seton Hall in New Jersey, a school my family is very familiar with….Cousin Tim.

Anyway, I hung out with some friends later and was in bed by 11:30 Saturday night.

Today’s homework and cleaning day!

Here are some other random things I did this week.

Baked a cake from scratch, added sprinkles and pink food dye.

Had a fire drill at the new apartment

Hope everyone had a nice weekend! It’s going to be freezing before we know it.

<3 Caity

Any Last Wishes???

Me trying to be artistic

It’s the end of the semester, and just when the weather’s getting nicer and you want to get out and enjoy the day, you’re bombarded with final papers and projects. Well at least I am.

This past weekend some friends from the Berklee Music Business Club came out to LA! So Shannon, Elliot and I spent our Saturday out and about with a couple friends!

Elliot found his family...but not really

"Oh, that's my boss!!" - Shannon

I hardly took any pictures as I was driving all day, but I’ll tell you that we walked down Hollywood Blvd, ate lunch on Sunset, drove up Griffith park and had a wonderful view of Los Angeles, then strolled around Beverly Hills for a while until settling down for a nice Italian and carb loaded dinner.

My favorite wine from the wine tour

I received a massive amount of wine bottles in the mail from my mom for my upcoming birthday and bought myself a new nail polish along with a few other things…thanks mom!

Soon enough I’ll be re-packing my boxes and heading home for a couple weeks before more craziness ensues!

Hope everyone’s enjoying the warmer weather! Summer’s almost here!

<3 Caity

Accomplished With A Sliver of Patience

Shannon's Pasta!

This week has been another crazy week in Los Angeles, but before I tell you about my week, I have to post a picture from last week. This is the Pasta Shannon made last Sunday and It was delicious!!!

So, this week my good friend Tom came to visit! Since he’s been here there have been many visits to our favorite hot spot, The Farmers Market. He’s also had a few meetings at Fox so I got to drive by the Fox studios and see a sliver of the grounds.

Thursday night I went to a screening of the new movie Friends With Benefits. One of my co-workers at Sony did the Music Supervising for the film so I was invited to go see it before it’s been released. It was a very good movie, I laughed the entire time it was soooo funny. I recommend it to anyone around my age... or anyone older who’s into that kind of film.

Friday my little group went to see the new Matt Damon movie The Adjustment Bureau.

Saturday Shannon, Tom and I took a drive into Santa Monica and walked along the beach and the Santa Monica pier amusement park. We had beautiful weather, Shannon and I even got some color on our cheeks! Afterward we went to the promenade, walked around and had a tasty Italian lunch.

Pier

Pacific Ocean

One of my co-workers at Sony is a Curator and invited me to an art gallery showing Saturday night. So I invited Tom, Elliot and Shannon to come with me! It was nice to get out and see some art and casually mingle with people! Shannon, Elliot and I are definitely going to go back next month.

Welcome to Calabasas!

Sunday Tom had a meeting with a guy in Calabasas CA, which is about 40-45 minutes outside Los Angeles. After we dropped him off, Shannon and I headed to get coffee and walk around Calabasas for a while. We found “Dash”!!! Dash is the clothing store that the Kardashians own and operate. We were very proud of ourselves for finding the store, even though we knew it was closed on Sundays.

DASH!!!

Driving from Calabasas to Malibu! Amazing view!

After we picked Tom up we headed toward Malibu to grab a bite. We went to this place called Dukes and ate the lovely buffet and enjoyed the ocean view from our table.

The view from our table at lunch!

Tonight instead of preparing a meal at home like we usually do Sunday nights, we’re going out to Barney’s Beanery, which I’ve heard is known for having good chili! I’m sure it’ll be a lovely place and can’t wait to see it.

So as you can see, another busy week for me in California! It’s nice that I’m being invited to events outside of work!

Friday my mom’s coming to visit me for spring break! We’ve got lots planned so I’m very excited!

Hope everyone had a good week, looks like the weather in Chicago is going to be close to the 50’s this week!

<3 Caity

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