two weeks of paradise: the kayak adventures

i live in a beach town called mission beach in san diego.

it's sort of a peninsula, beach on one side of the street and the bay on the other.

i live on the bayside, but the beach is literally a couple steps away.

i recently discovered my love for kayaking a couple weeks ago when my neighbor suggested i borrow his kayak for a spin around the backyard (the bay).

i was reluctant since my arm strength is close to nothing.

 ( my guy friends say i have bird arms :/ )

welp, the adventures were magnificent!

and it is quite a workout, but plenty satisfying!

no regrets here!

these pictures are almost all different times i went kayaking over the past couple of weeks.

we always end up beaching our kayak on an island like beach called paradise point.

it's actually a private resort, but nobody has ever said anything to me, us... (atleast yet).

 ^ my friend brittany ^

 ^ barbara & rusty ^

^ stef & i ^

 ^ riley & rusty ^

 ^ rusty & i ^

^ captain rusty! (he sits like this most of the time when we are kayaking!) ^

^ rusty is verrrry tired from running around on the island we beached our kayak on ^

 ^ after kayaking with stef ^

 ^ does this look like a noxima commercial or what?? haha  (clueless... anybody?) ^

to end this short but sweet and adventurous post, id like to recommend this activity to anyone who lives by a body of water & was ever curious about it.

im not much of a "sporty" person,

but being in the middle of the bay

with nobody but maybe the other person paddling with you

is one of the most tranquil activities i have found to clear my mind (besides yoga).

and to those with no arm strength... YOU CAN DO IT!

remember -> bird arms over here <-

id also like to send my thoughts & prayers to those on the east coast.

i cant imagine how hard it has been!

stay strong!

until next time

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ps. my instagram is the best way to see my everyday funs and un-funs

@gab_marie

or

 my obsession (when i have the time) 

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halloween: friend or foe?

OK, every time around this year i get sick.

im thinking its the warm weather transitioning into the cold. 

but could it be i making myself sick so going out on a cold fall night in nothing but lingerie

^ (are these even costumes?) ^

and a pair of animal ears, 
the reason for my "sickness"?
an actual convo i had with my good friend shauna yesterday consisted of:
me: "but i have nothing to wear!"
shauna: "just put on some cat ears & call it a day"

im 26 going on 27 and most of my friends are still in the phase of participating in this tradition.

i seriously would rather stay home and watch scary movies with my dog 

(and maybe boyfriend -jk jk) haha

the worst part of this "holiday" is the morning after.

you wake up in a fog because you feel that you HAVE to get obliterated to tolerate the silliness that is halloween in your 20's.

^ ( probably going to be me tomorrow night :/ ) ^

fake eyelashes half glued to your eyelids or found in random places.

my friend once found hers stuck to the remote control (no joke)

^ (yikes!) ^

your slutty costume smelling of vodka that some rando (or friend) accidentally spilled on you the night before.
(sometimes) it is unfortunate that my boyfriend is a dj.

 the reason being every "industry" holiday
(ie. halloween, new years eve, new years day, st. patty's day, etc)

 ^ (thats him - aammeerriccaaa) ^

he is working (DJing).
i want to be there to support him.

so i do my best to attend these affairs as much as i can (stand).

^ (flyer for the event) ^
tomorrow night is the the big event.

and i have absolutely no clue in hell what to wear.

im still at work.

and will be working until 5pm tomorrow (before the gig).

so my question to anybody or myself for now...

halloween in your late 20's: friend or foe?

im still deciding.

(ps. if i do make it out tomorrow night, ill will definitely post what i came up with)

until next time

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pps. my instagram is the best way to see my everyday funs and un-funs

@gab_marie

or

 my obsession (when i have the time) 

pinterest

this is me

i think im starting this blog because i have no one else to vent to but myself, so naturally i would turn to something i am familiar with, social media.

i work at a ferrari & maserati showroom as a "social media/ online marketing specialist" 

(well, that would be my title), but working here is far from who i actually am. 

im a hippie at heart & neurotic at times (lately all of the time). 
i would rather not do my hair or
 make-up & go to the beach then to be at work and be someone that im not.

i ♥ music.

 i interned at a local radio station for a year before i got my big girl job at ferrari & maserati.

 i adored it, but to be to be honest, there is no money in radio. it is sad. 

i go to coachella every year and my "thing" to do" (besides being a beach bum) is go to a good show

 at a small, hole-in-the wall venue.

i ♥ taking pictures with my old ass '88 minolta film camera. 

 

the problem with film these days is that it cost more to develop the film 
(or to even find a place that still develops film)
 then to buy the actual ancient camera!

what has the world come to?

i also ♥ traveling.

i traveled all over europe last summer.

london, england

barcelona, spain

stockholm, sweden

st.gallen, switzerland

rome, italy

nice, france

monte carlo, monaco

dublin, ireland,

berlin, germany

 ...and fell in love 

^ midsummer party in sweden ^

i now live with my boyfriend on the beach in the cutest beach cottage.

with our black puggle, rusty.

or rustman, rustman puggleman, puggle master, poopy.... (it goes on & on).

^ my fam ^

since then i have the traveling itch, but my job holds me down from doing anything anymore! 

(well, that is my complaint lately).

working 5-6 days a week will really disable a person.

am i being irrationally? 

i guess if you have a career, boyfriend, dog, and adorable house you might have it all~

but there is something inside that says, "i want more!"

I honestly cant tell if im crazy or is the grass always greener on the other side??

my boyfriend is sick of hearing my "chick probs", so here i am.

answers & comments are welcome, i can take any kind of criticism-

i think i need it!

until next time.
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ps. my instagram is the best way to see my everyday funs and un-funs

@gab_marie
or
 my obsession (when i have the time) 
pinterest