This weekend was all about celebrating that dude’s birthday.  On Saturday, I made him a homemade bloody mary and eggs benedict with smoked salmon.  I think he was a happy camper.  Later in the afternoon, we did this:

…hiked in Rustic Canyon.  The trails are just above Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles and they are absolutely gorgeous.  The canyon is filled with stone staircases that lead into a valley where an artist colony used to be.  Now it’s all ruins and kind of awesome.  PS – my legs hurt.

We started Sunday off at brunch with my family.  Seeing as the restaurant was only one block from the beach, we couldn’t help but take advantage of that a little bit too(first photo).  Such a beautiful day!!  The rest of the afternoon, we did this:

[Image 3 via Pursuit Aesthetic]