Mission San Gabriel

UPDATE: It is important to remember that while California Missions have been hailed as places of peace, they also have deep and complicated histories, including slavery, violence, and forced religious conversion. I recommend reading this article that further describes the problematic history of Mission San Gabriel. I love me a twofer – and that is…

Birthday in Pink

I’m still trying to decompress from the weekend. It was pretty crazy. Not only was it my birthday, but it was also Dapper Day weekend! Yes, what started as a single day event has evolved into two day event, because of the unique shopping opportunity that is the Dapper Day Expo. This means people often…

Spooky Saturday

Saturday was the first day of “Spooky Farm” at Knott’s Berry Farm. Spooky Farm is Knott’s Berry Farm’s kid friendly event, happening every weekend during October, and it allows for kids to dress up and trick-or-treat within Ghost Town, take part in a costume contest, and more. For me, even though I can’t do any…