there's nothing better than good friends, good wine, and a good sunset.  unless you're enjoying those three things on a boat.  everything is always better on a boat.  

photo adventure // dana point harbor

the other day i wanted to practice shooting on manual since i haven't had a lot of time to take my camera out and really explore with it.  i headed out to dana point harbor and started snapping away, changing settings until i liked what i saw, and then changed them some more.  it was a gloomy afternoon, which made it a bit more challenging, but i'm happy with how some of my pictures turned out.  i still have a long way to go with this whole camera thing, but i'm learning more and more each time i take that baby out.  can't wait for my next photo adventure! 

brunchin' to beat the gloom // dana point harbor

last week was a bit overcast here in san clemente.  i mean, we like to really stay true to the whole "june gloom" saying around here.  so to beat the gloom, my cousin and i headed out to brunch in the harbor.  we went to proud marys, one of my favorite little places right on the water.  we sipped our drinks, ate some delicious food and chatted for hours just taking in the view and escaping the clouds.  my cousin and i spent many summers in the harbor doing junior sailors and camp at the ocean institute.  it was fun reminiscing on all the fond memories we have together; man we had some great times!