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? part II

this is part II of my last post.
i ended up going to the halloween event (to support the bf).
i actually had a really good time aannnddd
dressed semi-sloooty to fit in with the crowd haha!
but definitely did not get wasted by any means.

 ^ (here i am before we left, a stereotypical naughty schoolgirl... i literally put the costume together in 10 minutes) ^
we went to my boyfriends friends house that overlooks
the baseball stadium in downtown san diego.
afrojack was playing a concert & we had front row seats from his balcony!

^ (pretty epic view) ^
of course my friend & i went to the bathroom & took pics of ourselves in our costume attire before we headed to the event 
(definitely a girly thing to do dooiii)

^ (trying to be sexy bahahha not happening) ^
finally, we left for the event!
my boyfriend (ri) picked an early set to dj so that he could hang out with his friends
(and me OF COURSE)! 
for the later and more happening hours of the party.
we had a table with bottle service in the ballroom he djed in.
we danced and hung out with friends at the table.

^ (couch at the table we had) ^
my friend, barbara (who was dress as dio de los muertos),
 got a candid photo while i was social media-ing (haha).
after the bf was done with his set, 
we headed to the rooftop of the hotel
where chris lake was djing the big event.

^ (chris lake - he's a scottish house music dj/ producer) ^
we met a couple earlier who was good friends with the headlining dj,
so we got to hang out on the big stage, dance, drink, etc.

^ ( main stage on rooftop of the hardrock hotel with chris lake) ^
i also ran into my good friend (who is a photographer) in the vip section.
he snapped some shots of us.

^ (veronica, barbara, & me) ^

^ ( my bf & i) ^
(ps. he decide to be a european tennis player..? no idea) 
in the end, the night was a success 
& i didnt mind (too much) dressing like a slooter (aka slut)
the next day was a beautiful day in san diego!
we went kayaking in my backyard! (mission bay).
ill post some pictures of that glorious day on the next post.
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

pps. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!