Ali's Archive

The Beach!

Yesterday was our last day with my family. They were the reason we came out here as they had a time share at a resort in Escondido and invited us to share the week with them. It was bitter sweet because we had a great last day, but it was really hard to see them go. We needed to do a little shopping for our Mom's birthday so we headed out to Fashion Valley Mall. Like so...

Happy Easter!

It's official: I'm moving to La Jolla. What a gorgeous place! From the lush foliage to the cliffs and views of the ocean and strings of boutiques... I'm in love. We met some friends for dinner at George's at the Cove. Fantastic. Aside from it being a little chilly off the ocean, it was a wonderful experience. I had the seared tuna special and warm chocolate cake for...

Ok, so I lied. We didn't go wine touring yesterday.  We planned to, but it was so gorgeous we ended up lying by the pool and going for a hike instead.  Though I had slathered myself with sunscreen and lectured everyone else to do the same, I fried like a tourist.  It seems I missed a few patches and am now sporting some bright red stripes down my arms, neck and the bridge of my...

A 5 hour flight, a 2 hour line up for the car rental and a 2.5 hour drive from LAX and we're here! It was somewhat of a pain getting here but it is so beautiful I really don't care. The resort we are staying at is a dream. Unfortunately it is a bit of a drive to get to San Diego downtown but there is a lot to do in the area including touring wineries - which we hope to do plenty of.

We...

You finally catch on to the yoga craze, taking classes swathed in pricey lululemon duds and a cute pink yoga mat only to discover that the latest thing is to do it in the sauna with practically no clothes on.

I tried Hot Yoga this week for the first time and despite my reservations about excessive sweating, they made a believer out of me. I took a one hour flow class at Moksha Yoga Downtown with a...