A little weekend re-cap, L.A Style...I feel like I played tourist in my own backyard this weekend which is kinda fun...Let's bullet point this ish.
- Friday night-Dinner and cocktails with Jessica. Good girl talk. It was nice to hang out with someone who is at the exact same place in life as me-"technically" single, career minded and just kinda going with the flow. It was super fun and badly needed. I wasn't having a very photogenic evening...I looked like casper next to Jess! Whatev, can't win em all! Speaking OF...COME ON LAKERS! Boo. Ok. Moving on...
- Then the boy came to meet up with us, and surprised me with a bottle of the rare vino we'd loved when we had dinner inside Disneyland a few weeks ago. Aw. Points!
- SATURDAY! Intended to sit on my bum, read blogs and watch T.V until getting ready for our dinner date but he surprised me again with...let's go to the Getty! Ok, I know it was a Saturday in L.A but the traffic was particularly more heinous than usual...and the Getty was so crowded. Like typical L.A folk, we hate crowds and tourists, so pass.
- On to Griffith Park, because why would that be crowded too? Ha, yeah...basically we would have had to park in Downtown L.A and hike all the way up, and I was wearing heels of course...but it was pretty driving up in the hills, listening to good music.
- Well. We tried. New plan...DRINKS! Tapas and sangria at the coolest, most authentic lil Spanish bar on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I highly recommend Bar Pintxo. Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with Spanish cheese? Yum! Third street is a fun place to walk around and see some amazing, and some not so amazing street performers too.
- Then we went to see 2012. I hadn't heard of this movie because the action/adventure/end of the world genre is notsamuch my thing, but it was really good! Completely unrealistic and cheesy, but John Cusack can really do no wrong in my eyes and it seemed kinda fitting to see a typical Hollywood blockbuster after spending the day playing tourist in L.A.
- Do ya'll like my new blog design?! I LOVE IT! I wanted something so fresh and so clean clean...and my girl crush Annemarie from Brunch at Saks did an ahhhmazing job!! We talked on Friday and my blog was done by Sunday! We're still playing with a few things too. I love her to pieces and can't wait to hit some sample sales and force her to be my new L.A partner in crime! :) If you need any blog help, you must must must go to Annemarie! Srsly. Thank you lady, love you!
Happy Monday lovers! How were your weekends?!
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I'm loving the new blog design. You're gorgeous. Sounds like a fun weekend!
I likey the NEW design!!! "So fresh and so clean"...you crack me up :)-
The new design looks fantastic!
Don't you just love LA...despite the odd wish-I-had-more-rain weather. You just have to love it!
k seriously, your weekend kicked my right in the vag. thanks doll. HA!
how much fun did you have living the socal life. love the title! californication is a good song, show and way of life. WORD!
and the new bloggy layout rocks! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
ps. might need to get on this button train. i want to make my mark on le liz blog :)
love the new design..so simple and clean it really allows your images and amazing post to stand out!
Looks like a great weekend. LOVING the new blog :D
Oh love the new design, Annemarie is a total doll.
Sounds like a great weekend, I saw 2012 too and thought exactly the same as you, Cusack is so cool.
xxx
I LOVE the new design... gorgeous :)
And yay for pictures... that's what I wanted!!!
I hope this is a better week for us all... my weekend was so/so... so I need a freaking fantastic week ahead!
This. Looks. Amazing.
i love the "I Have Fun" section best!
I love it! And I love your blazer you're wearing in that pic! Where's it from?
I definitely need to check out that tapas place. I LOOVE tapas and 3rd street Promenade
What a great weekend! I LOOOOVVVEEE the new blog design, so chic and so YOU!
So glad you had a great weekend!!!
XOXX.
loooving the new blog look lady. very nicely done.
as for third and promenade in santa monica.. loved it there. greek babe took me on a sunday so it was way chill and then we walked the pier. so beautiful. looved it all.
glad to hear you had a wonderful weekend and that this boy of yours earned points. nicely done indeed.
love you beautiful girl!
Your weekend sounds lovely Liz and I adore your new blog design... Awesome job Annemarie!
I likey the new design, it's purdy!
You make LA look so seductive!
i love it bitch!! LOVE IT! you're whole weekend recap IS fabulous!!! and your new layout is so adorable. black is always badass but white...and pink...love love...Annemarie did AN AMAZING JOB!!
It looks beautiful! She did such a lovely job on the redesign. Your weekend sounds great well, even though it was a bit too crazy to hit up the spots you'd planned on. I agree with you - crowds, no thanks! Have a great Monday tomorrow!
i LOVE playing tourist in my own city! i used to be able to do that all for free but not anymore, booooo!!!
and okay, bacon wrapped dates stuffed with Spanish cheese. WHAT?!?!?!!?!? can you mail stuff like that? hahaha! ;P
happy almost monday lady!
pee ess: you look GORGEOUS!
God I haven't been to Griffith Park in ages, I thought they closed the thing down.
Absolutely LOVE the new look! Gorgeous! So Y-O-U!
ohhh la laa!!i love the new blog outfit! so cute lady!!and sounds like you had an awesome weekend!!! i can't wait to go down there in ONE WEEK and play tourist....whoop whoop!! love you madly...can't wait to compare weekend notes tomorrow!! love you lady!!
ps- i didn't punch a door this weekend....victory!
Man, anything to beat LA crowds and traffic seems difficult for a native even!! But a car full of fun music is definitely more fun than hiking in hills! Hubby and I just let Pandora do it's thing, and I am a happy camper! Glad you had a lovely weekend - xoxo!
Lovely photos! As for the design...LOVE it! The black was great but I love the white even better!
Good clean fun darling!
I used to study in LA...kinda miss it sometimes, but not the traffic for sure! Fab new week okie...time to zzzz... ~Nightie night!
Awww he seems like such a sweet guy!! My weekends have turned into nothing...in fact, not having a job has turned me into an unproductive mass of silliness...and I need to go back to the gym, but instead I just sit around all day doing nothing!
Your blog looks great!!
I absolutely love your new layout!
And the fonts are sooo cute! :)
Glad you had fun! I want to go back to CA really bad. I love your new layout. It's so cute!
things i love: waking up to texts from my lizpants...waking up to AMAZING e.mails from my lizpants...waking up to awesome new blog designs...
AND that you had such an out and about event full weekend...but things i don't love...uh.it not being with me!! hahaha....
seriously love your new layout woman!! and i am with mayra...need button will travel!
I LOVE the new design! Soooo cute!
I'm glad you had a great time this weekend! This boy sounds better and better all the time...you totally deserve it!!!
Nice new look!
I love the new layout!! and you make me want to come to LA. like a lot.
i adore the new layout!! gorgeous:) i love the signature too. so glad you had a great weekend lady, you deserve it! xxxx
Loving the new bloggy blog design! Sounds like a FAB weekend! Living right next to DC I think it's fun to play tourist in your own town every now and then. Though I would give just about anything to come play tourist out in LA with you for a weekend and see the sites Liz style!
You and Jess look adorable!
love the new layout, too cute.
i LOVE the new design. and the pictire of you in the header is my fav. Gorgeous!
Great new design! It's perfect!! And sounds like a fabulous weekend too!
I love the new layout design and girls talk can be so much fun!
Sounds like a lovely LA weekend! The bloggy design is hauteness, too.
Sounds like a fantastic weekend!
Love the new design!
Sounds like a fantastic weekend!
Love the new design!
Happy Monday to you!~!
xo Laura
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I looooved Third Street Promenade when we were in Cali back in '07. I want to go back NOW! I distinctly remembering a convo JD and I had walking down the street. It was one of the first times we talked about the logistics of getting married (since we lived in different towns and whatnot). Awwwww.
Anyhoo, back to you. Sounds like you had an amazing weekend and I love love love the new layout! Definitely so fresh and so clean clean. Mission accomplished!
Love you, have a great happy Monday! XOXO
Fresh blog design Lizzy boo! I love it!Sounds like a packed weekend too and super cute photo of you!
:)
LOVE the new design, and can you take me on your next trip?
Hey girl-- YES. I love your new blog design! It's nice to lighten up a little after all that black! Love it love it!
Also: what a fun weekend. I love Third Street Promenade, I have to say. Even though I grew up in SoCal, I still play tourist when I visit.
The Mr. wanted me to tag along and watch 2012 with him, bc he's a SciFi geek, but I refused and went shopping all day on Sunday. Um... three hours of shopping versus three hours in a theatre? The choice is obvi.
Hope you're having a good Monday, dear! xxD
1) New blog design = love!
2) Yay for bullet points - whenever I feel the need to truly get my point across I resort to bullet points and numbers. Just realized I'm doing it right now. :P
3) Driving around listening to music - especially if it's mix tapes - is one of the cutest things on the planet to do! I envy you for getting to. I need to find a cute boy who will do this with me!
My weekend was full of Light White Chocolate Mochas from Starbucks and the sniffles. I need to start spending my weekends with you lovey! :)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your new design!! It totally shines now bc its brighter & reads well - excellent work Annemarie!!
So glad you had a fab weekend lovah - you deserve it!! And that pic of you guys is soo freaking cute!!
Love it all!!
XOXO
Love the new blog design. =]
And glad you found a great guy!
Sounds like a fantastic weekend, darling!
You and Jessica look fabulous!
And I looooove your new blog design ~ congrats!
xoxox,
CC
I, of course, LOVE your new design AND I've missssssssssssssssed you! Sounds like you had a delightful weekend. Can't wait to catch up. Big hugs and kisses to your mug lady!
Awwww your pic of the promenade made me wanna cry! Miss it SOOOOOOOOOO OH OH much!
I was just thinking your blog looked great!
Aaah, bacon, dates, AND cheese? Why can't we snack together? Though I guess I am in Europe I should get my butt to Spain. Totally going to check airfares now.
p.s. that boy sounds like a total sweetheart. :)
You look gorgeous! Pale is beautiful, at least that's what I keep telling myself.
Love the new layout.
I had no idea you had such an adventure this weekend! Ha! We totally crossed paths on Saturday too! I was in Santa Monica in the a.m and then went to Malibu and then back to Santa Monica! We HAVE to meet up soon! PS. Thank you for your sweet words! XOXO
Sounds like a fab weekend! I'm a huge Cusack fan too!
Love the new blog design!
And bacon wrapped dates are SO good! We had them in Chicago at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba and my mouth is now salivating just thinking about them!
It sounds like you had an awesome weekend and I love hearing about your new guy! He seems WONDERFUL! :)
xoxo
Yummy! I LOVE tapas and sangria! Sounds like a great weekend!
LOVE LOVE LOVE Bar Pintxo, i went this there weekend too. THE BEST dates ever. the wine is pretty amazing too. : )
I do love it!!! So fresh and so clean, clean!
xoxo
Sounds like a great weekend :) Your new blog design looks great- love your signature too!
I love Annemarie, and she did a wonderful job on your blog, I like the clean look too, I feel like mine is always getting so cluttered! :) Sounds like you had a Cali adventure, time with the girls is always the best! XOXO!
Great blog design! It's suddenly so bright here! Glad you had such a fab weekend... I love playing tourist in my own town, although it's really more fun to be doing it on a date. I think when I had friends visiting 4 weekends in a row, I actually started gagging when I approached the Notre Dame for the umpteenth time... haha. Ooh, and good to know 2012 is a good flick. I wasn't sure if it was worth checking out.
The west coast sounds so much fun!! I really need to go there one of these days. I'm glad to hear 2012 was good!! hehe. Love the new design. You look like a doll, that's awesome!
The blog design is very nice!!! and loved your weekend... compared to mine which sucked big time : (
Lurve your new design too! :) Oh yah, John Cusack can do no wrong in my eyes too. He's so cute in a dorky way...hee hee. Love the L.A post!
ahhh, I am really feeling the new blog design--so streamlined and gorgeous!! Sounds like the perfect weekend, missy :-)
yeesh, you were ALL OVER la this weekend! that is a lot of traffic and a lot of driving to do, but it sounds like you had FUN!
and you need to talk more about your boy! lucky thing!
and your blog looks LOVELY!!!! tidy whitey! love it!!!
the new design looks good:)
the blog looks AWESOME!!!!!!! i desperately need some lizzy time asap!
the boy is doing well...keep it up!
Um, your blog looks AWESOME! As do you, of course! Missed you!
xoxo
i am glad you commented on my blog so i could find yours! you are so gorgeous! i love your blog layout, and i will have to check out 2012!
LOVE the new look!
And my gosh, what a sweetie you have. But I already knew that - and you already knew that. Just love knowing he's treating you amazing because you soooo deserve it!
And we almost say that movie on Saturday. I was too sleepy from the Choo fiasco. Good to hear it was good - it awaits me next weekend :)
Have a great weekend, hon!
Great design! :) I like having time to just talk with my girls at dinner too. I had a long talk with some of my girls last week who were in my same situation, and it was sooo incredible and therapeautic.
oh there is a definite blog meet up in feb! deets coming really soon. but i can't tell you that it's definitely in the week of the 15th!
i'm coming down from the frozen north to do some california-touristy things myself. and meeting some lovely bloggers is part of that agenda!
eeep. i cannot wait!
sounds like a great weekend! I love the Getty, but it is a pain when it is overrun with people. and I've only been to the observatory once, but I loved it. I want to go back and hike to the Hollywood sign. I think that would be fun. and I LOVE Third Street. I've never been to Bar Pintxo though, only walked by. My fave place on Third Street is an Italian restaurant called Trastevere-- yummy bruschetta and pasta!-- and Cafe Crepe-- one banana Nutella crepe, please! so good, I want to go there now! :)
the boy wants to see 2012... I hadn't heard of it either but I'm glad to hear it wasn't all that bad!
ok, this comment is uber long, but I will end with saying I LOVE LOVE LOVE your new layout!! especially your signature at the end. so cute.
LOVE the new layout!
tapas and sangria? mmmm.. yummy I need some of that right now!
You blog looks so much lovelier than the previous. It looks like your having real good time with your friend.
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I love the font color choice. Its pink my favorite color. Your blog looks very feminine.
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Hey Liz. The blog looks great. It sounds like you had quite the weekend. Take care. Have a wonderful week. Cheers!
LOVE the blog makeover!!! so you girly!
glad you had such a fantastic weekend my sweet friend! :)
you look beautiful in that picture, as always!!
hope you are having a great day!
XOXO!!
PS - You are smashing! SMASHING!
PS - I want tapas now! Meet me at 8? lol!
LOVE tapas, bacon, dates, and cheese?? Seriously??? So jealous! The blog looks great!
yay for great friends!
double yay for a great guy!
and triple yay for the awesome awesome new blog layout!! love it.
I heart the new blog look!
Oh I do love the new design, I do!! Look at you and your sis, gettin' all hottie blog on us! :) Someday I will tend to my own poor, boring-looking blog... someday...
xoxo J
Not cool indeed! Grr... :( Since then I haven't touched any of their products.
Love the new look! I'm having her redesign my blog as well! So glad to see she's done a fab job on yours! :)
Bar Pintxo? I'll have to check it out! ;)
Hey lover!!!!!!! I feel like we haven't "talked" in ages!!! But anywhoddle, seems like you had a lot of fun, I will def check out some of these places, the only one I recognized was the Getty.. that btw I LOOOVEEEEEE.
kisses XOXO
PS: u cracked me up with the UCLA game thing, trust me I do NOT want that either.
Love the new design chica. I <3 Bar Pinxto. Such yummy food!
Hey! The new design looks great!
I love that picture of the trees, it looks great. and I am too scared to go and see 2012!
xxx
love your new blog, now just waitning for your new hair (and mine) which may blond happend today) in Europe!
I always love your pictures, you are so cute. I'm trying to keep up with your blog, but are you still planning on moving to NYC? I hope all is well with the like PR firm you're starting up.
can i be you girls la bffs also! ive been wanting to have an la blogger meet up one night for fun drinks!
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