Little Hike(s)

Hi! I am back in New York after my short and sweet trip to Northern California. It has been an eventful week with the finalization of the election (yay!), all that travel back to the East Coast, and jumping right back into classes - this time in the right time zone - hallelujah! With classes, I had a lot less free time than I usually do when I visit, but I still managed to have a few nights with friends, thrift a perfect trench coat, and even take senior photos for Aisha and her friend Bayliss. Here are photos from a little hike I did with my Mom, Raoul, and Abbie and a little taste of the girls’ senior photos in Lower Park. 

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Oi! Estou de volta a Nova York depois de minha curta e doce viagem ao norte da Califórnia. Tem sido uma semana agitada com a finalização da eleição (yay!), Toda aquela viagem de volta para a Costa Leste e voltando às aulas - desta vez no fuso horário certo - aleluia! Com as aulas, eu tinha muito menos tempo livre do que normalmente faço quando visito, mas ainda consegui passar algumas noites com os amigos, usar um sobretudo perfeito e até tirar fotos do último ano para Aisha e sua amiga Bayliss. Aqui estão as fotos de uma pequena caminhada que fiz com minha mãe, Raoul e Abbie e um gostinho das fotos dos formandos das meninas em Lower Park.

xx

Mariamma

Upper Park

Here is a little flashback to a day in the sun and water with my friend Acacia and her puppy. Upper Park is the upper half of Bidwell Park that runs through Chico and up into the hills. It frames a creek that travels through town. Lower Park is lush and green with a tight-knit canopy that keeps the vines and moss green below. Upper Park on the other hand has dry, rustling blonde grass and a canyon of lava rocks where the creek runs through. The water was still pretty cold - it warms up in July - but we managed to swim upstream a bit and have a little picnic and sunbath on a little rock ledge. I've taken so many photos this month that it's hard to find time to upload them all! I love this 'problem'!

<3 

Mariamma

Living For the Weekend

Hi babes! I had a bit of a rough week. I got really sick at work on Wednesday and left early.  I was out of commision Thursday too but was back by Friday. I decided to cut my cleanse short because I'm not sure if the herbal pills I was taking were the cause. Either that or they were working and I just really needed to be cleansed haha.  Friday night I hung out with Jackson on the couch and watched Love & Basketball and The Notebook back to back. Whatever channel that was, thank you ;). Saturday I did laundry, cleaned, visited a really cool plant nursery near my house that is only open one day a week, and then went on a lovely adventure with Carolina. Afterwards, she came over for a girls' wine/pizza/sleepover night  with my roommate and some of her friends as well. Today I went to dance class and then caught up on some work so I'm not behind tomorrow after missing a couple days. If only Monday was part of the weekend ... life would be perfect. 

muito amor 

Mariamma

Brunch with a View

This past Sunday I got to catch up with my friend Stacey who I haven't seen since we studied abroad together in Rio! It's been three years! It was yet another birthday brunch - this time up in the hills with a beautiful view. A breakfast buffet, bottomless mimosas, and lots to catch up on is a recipe for a good time. I was watching my roommate's dog Jackson this week so after brunch I scooped him up at home and we went on a little hike along the beach. He just wanted to run and run. He's a tiny yorkie so I didn't expect him to be as fast as he was - a fun surprise :). And the sunset was the perfect end to one of my favorite weekends I've had in LA thus far. 

<3 

Mariamma