Santa Cruz

 Here's a roundup of pictures from my 5 days in Santa Cruz, CA. :) Loved this city! Reminded me of Portland a bit. It has great shopping, lots to do, good weather, very outdoorsy...

On the plane!

Day 1 outfit. I forgot to get a proper picture of it but I wore a tshirt tucked into high wast jeans with sneaker wedges, a cardigan and a statement necklace.

Day 2 I wore coated denim, a peplum top and a two tone blazer.

Santa Cruz boardwalk. I'd actually been here years ago with  my husband when we were dating!

Day 3. Tights, striped top, skirt and cardigan.I packed a lot of black!

Buttons in Hart's Fabrics. I think this was in Seabright. Great fabric store!!

Love this headband one of my sisters made me! It's so comfortable.

In an antique store.

Day 4. High waist jeans, sheer blouse, blazer.

With my dad :)

My parents and I all tried paddleboarding for the first time! Loved it.

Losing at Monopoly with family.

 Around Santa Cruz and Monterey. Gorgeous!

Santa Cruz Eats

I had such a great time in Santa Cruz with family, it was hard to say goodbye! It was a fairly healthy trip. My aunt, whose house we stayed at, is gluten-free and eats very clean plus we're all pretty healthy/active people. 

leftovers from a restaurant plus brown rice and veggies

Trader Joes salad with added quinoa

Jamba Juice orange/carrot juice

These were my indulgence! So tasty.

Leftover salad, brown rice and Costco dolmas

nachos with the toppings on the side so I could have some!

breakfast smoothie (almond milk, flaxmeal, frozen blackberries, banana and almond butter)

salad with pomegranate

at a restaurant (good but too much soy sauce)

Bran Flakes with walnuts and frozen pomegranate

Bran Flakes with flaxmeal, blueberries, banana and cinnamon

curry at Tally Gort's Cafe in Monterey

Starbucks snack at San Diego airport

dinner I helped make

almond milk and a cookie