SB Part Three

So. The best part of going on a Road Trip with Four Bloggers, is there are four blogger minds hard at work the whole time. That is why we have to credit Tammy with the wonderful idea of pulling over for an impromptu photo shoot on the beach as we were leaving SB. 

{Beautiful.}

We attempted some planned poses...which all didn't turn out exactly how we planned....

{we got ONE where we were all in the air!}

 {love}

 {Attempting to spell love...}

{yeah YOU!}

{Checkin out the goods}

Then we moved our little shoot to the nearby Railroad Tracks.

 {One of my favorite pictures of the day. My love Kelsey Boo Boo}

{Tammy gettin' her Yoga on}

:)

The one thing I love about us bloggers is we never miss an opportunity to capture special moments. We might be crazy kids....but we know how keep them memories!

SB Part Two

After a night out with these crazy ladies, we were all pretty tempted to stay in bed all day. Instead we willed ourselves up, and the first stop was Blenders in the Grass per my request.

This place has amazing smoothies. If you ever go to SB, please go! And get a Blood Orange, or whatever you please. (Blood Orange is just my favorite, and I have been craving one ever since)...now I am sad I don't have one in my hand right now...anyways moving on...

I was super excited to get this day going because we were going to Solvang, and I had never been before. After the beautiful drive up the coast on the 101 for a bit, we arrived at this little Danish hideaway just in time for some Danish treats. 

Honestly guys. These were the best danish pastries I have ever had in my entire life. I don't think I will ever be able to enjoy a store-bought danish pastry again.

We spent the rest of the day wandering in and out of cute little shops, and finding ways to entertain ourselves....

 {Yes. This happened.}

 {Solvang must know of my love for Jason Segel. I was very tempted to buy this puppet as a tribute of my love for him..}

Oh. Btw. Have you heard of Aebleskivers? They are basically amazing pancake balls (for lack of a better term), and they are the best tasting things on earth...

{Drool...}

{That is me shamelessly getting after these delicious pancake balls}

This town was too cute for words. And we ate....a lot....but that is okay because it was totally worth it. AND we totally walked all the calories off (shhh!). The best part? The day wasn't even done yet....

SB Part One

Hi. My name is Kai, and I am a week behind on my posts. No matter. I am here now to tell you about a wonderful trip I had with three lovely ladies. You may have heard of them (if not, you should chickity check them out), Kelsey, Tammy, and Olivia. 

I got picked up by this crazy crew early in the morning. Once we got to Santa Barbara and checked into our hotel, we enjoyed an amazing brunch at Cajun Kitchen.

{Yum. I want to go back}

{My boo boo Kelsey}

We decided to walk off our breakfast with a bit of shopping on State Street. This is one of my favorite places to shop, mostly for the amazing atmosphere State St. has. I could honestly walk this street for hours...

...but not this day, because we had better things in mind. (a.k.a a bit of wine tasting)

Due to some local recommendations we ended up on a street of three little wineries right in a row: Cork N Crown, Kunin, and Municipal. It was so nice to be able to walk from one to the other, and have ourselves a little wine tasting tour of sorts. 

 {Not sure what is happening here, but I am not a fan. Anybody see Ruby in the back?}

I honestly couldn't choose a favorite, they all had great wine and a great atmosphere. Most importantly, I was surrounded by amazing people, which makes any event more fun! I have never been wine tasting before, so this was really awesome experience for me! 

The we were off to explore State St. at night!

Us ladies painted the town red!

Stay tuned for more Santa Barbara amazingness...

Question.

What do you get when you put 4 Bloggers in a Car to Santa Barbara?

Awesome Pictures and Good Times!

I am home sick today, so can't post too much. But stay tuned later this week for the ridiculousness that was our Girls Road Trip to Santa Barbara!!!

Where the Party At?

These last two weeks have been CRAZY! Starting with a four day stint in Vegas, and then ending with a girls trip to Santa Barbara! I have been a busy bee, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Life is always more exciting when you are out and about! 

Now, if you are a friend of mine, or follow me on twitter, then you already know what I am about to say. But, I was told that I would be a crazy person not to blog about this, so here it goes....

I danced AND sang on stage with Nelly!!!!

Yes, Nelly the rapper. As in Country Grammar, Hot in Hurr, Air Force Ones....that guy...a.k.a Junior High Kai's Dream Man! Let me tell you, it was kind of amazing!! Here is a bit of photographic proof:

See that girl in the pink dress? That is me! See that guy in the shades? That is Nelly!

Awesome.

Still don't believe me? Here is a little tidbit of our duet. (When I say duet, I mean I lipsynched so nobody could hear how awful my voice is)

Not gonna lie. This might be one of the coolest moments of my life. Some might even say this was my peak (a.k.a Michael Lastoria!) lol Either way, it sure was epic, and I won't soon forget! 

But don't worry. Nelly hasn't asked me to go on tour with him (yet), so I will be back to my normal blogging schedule this week! Oh how I missed you guys!

Guest post: Amanda's Daily Obsessions

Hey everyone! 

I'm Amanda from Amanda's Daily Obsessions and I'm happy to be guest posting here on miss Kai's blog!

For those of you who don't know me I was born and raised (for the most part) in Sacramento, CA and I've recently moved to North San Diego County (with a brief stint in San Antonio, TX in between)

Now I know a ton of people are obsessed with socal. Most people I knew growing up wanted to move down here but honestly, I was never one of those people.  I loved norcal (still do) and although most of my favorite vacations were in southern CA (um...hello? Disneyland!!) I never really felt the urge to move here.

...but let me tell you know that I'm here I never want to leave! and since that's not likely to work out (my hubs is is the Navy) I'm going to soak it in as much as I can!

So I thought I'd let you all know some of my favorite things so far about socal:

The beach!

specifically, the dog beach in Del Mar! not only is it a super pretty beach, I can let my little Lulu (the pug above) off leash to run amuck with the other dogs.  She has so much fun!

Trader Joe's

ok...this isn't really a socal thing, but I did say I was in Texas for a bit and there were none and I missed me some Trader Joe's!

Ruby's Diner

Ohmygoshsodelicious! their chocolate shakes are seriously the best thing ever! I specifically love the one in Oceanside.  It's at the very end of the pier (which is the longest wooden pier on the west coast fyi) and has the most amazing views! you also get to take a nice stroll down the pier and back to get there (which you can then justify getting that milkshake...it's exercise right!?)

Being so close to Disneyland!

Disneyland is my favorite place ever! I mean... it's the happiest place on earth! What's not to love about that?  We've gone a couple times already in the 3 or so months we've been here and are saving up for season passes. I can't wait!

Coffee Bean

Oh gosh Coffee Bean is just seriously so much more delicious than Starbucks!  Don't get me wrong I love me some Starbs but there is one less than half a mile from my house and if it's open I will go 4+ miles out of my way to go to coffee bean instead

Torrey Pines State Reserve

It's seriously so pretty! normally I'm not a huge hiker but It really isn't that bad and it's a good way to get some exercise and have fun at the same time!

well that's my list so far, let me know what are some of your favorite things to do and places to go in socal. I'd love to find out!

SoCal Blogger Meet-Up!

Are you living in Southern California, and are a Blogger, like blogs, read blogs, or know what a blog is? Then you should sign up for...

The SoCal Blogger Meet-Up!

February 4th

1:00-4:00 p.m.

Roppongi Restaraunt and Sushi Bar

Tammy, Steph, Olivia, Kelsey, Hollie, and I have been working hard to put together a great event for you! I am excited to be able to help out this time, and let me tell you, it is going to be amazing! We are hoping to have tons more people, and so many fun activities and goodies for all!

If you want to come (trust me, you don't wanna miss it!), or learn more about the even, then head on over here! 

20 For 20

I know I am being lazy, but I just had to steal this from Kelsey. I know it looks like a lot, and there are no pretty pictures, but just humor me and read it. If you are in your 20's and don't relate to at least one thing, then you are probably a lot more sane then the rest of us...

20 New Years Resolutions for 20-Somethings

1. Before you status update, Tweet, Tumble or Instagram, pause and say to yourself, “is it entirely necessary that I share this morsel of thought with my entire social network?”and if the answer is not, “yes, I absolutely must,” then step away from the Internet.
2. Know which candidate you’re going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election, and know why.
3. Enough with the 14-day juice cleanses. If you want to lose a little weight quickly, eat less and exercise like crazy. If you want to lose a lot of weight slowly, do whatever Jennifer Hudson did.
4. If you really like the person you’re hooking up with and would like them to be your boyfriend/ girlfriend, find a way to tell them, and hope for the best. If you don’t and wouldn’t, stop.
5. Find a way to save approximately 300 dollars and spend it on a flight to see a friend or family member who lives far away.
6. Please stop liking the Kardashians, all of them. It’s not helping anyone, least of all the Kardashians.
7. Spend less than or equal to the money you earn each month.
8. Wear clothes that fit you, especially to work.
9. Call someone on the phone at least once a week, and speak to him or her for at least ten minutes.
10. Start preparing now to get over the fact that Facebook is probably going to change again in six months. You’re not going to deactivate your account. You don’t know how.
11. Wait 30 seconds before you look up a fact you can’t remember on your phone, and try to remember it using your brain. This is what the olden days were like.
12. Replace one terrible reality show you’re currently watching with one wonderful scripted show currently available on television. Swap suggestion: Real Housewives of Anywhere for HBO’s Enlightened.
13. Try that food you think you don’t like but have never actually tried, unless it’s brussels sprouts. They really don’t need any more attention.
14. Cut one person out of your life who you truly do not like and add one person who you truly do. Note: not on Facebook, on Earth.
15. If you’re still blacking out regularly, you should stop.
16. Volunteer once over the next 90 days. You’ll feel really good about it, and probably end up volunteering again over the next 275.
17. Tell someone who you love that you love them on a more regular basis. To their face, not in a text.
18. Back up your entire online life onto an external hard drive, especially your photos.
19. Crap or get off the pot. This applies to whatever thing you’re not doing that you should just sack up and do already.
20. And in the eternal words of Tom Haverford, “TREAT YO SELF!”

Originally from here.

Goals and Such.

Happy New Years Lovelies!!!!

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My New Years Eve was AMAZING! Pictures to follow...

This is always around the time where New Years Resolutions are on a lot of people's minds. I always am weary of making resolutions, mostly because I am always not the best at following through on things. It is one of my biggest flaws. I have to write things down, or have someone yell at me, in order to remember to do things. Alright. This is starting to sound like an episode of Dr. Phil....

Anyways, even though I have follow-up problems, I do like the idea of setting fun goals for myself for the year. So I am taking a Pro New Years Resolution stance this year, and creating a list of things I would love to accomplish this year.

1. Become More Organized. (This will help with the whole follow-up problem)

2. Continue my schedule and work out regimen at the gym, and get my booty in shape!

3. Make healthy choices daily with things I eat. 

4. Buy a fancy camera! 

5. Become more active in my Church.

6. Starting something special with Tammy, Olivia, Steph, Kels, and Hollie (You guys know what I am talking about!)

7. Read more books! (Already have 1 book under my belt...thanks Kindle!)

8. Learn to cook!

9. Make a life changing decision...by myself!   

10. Become better at saving money, and handling my finances.

I had one New Years Resolution last year, and that was to read the Bible more. I am proud to announce that I read the Bible EVERY DAY. Take that Dr. Phil! Now I am setting my sights higher with ten resolutions, but I am confident that with determination, and hard work, I will keep these babies going all year long! 

What are your hopes and goals for 2012?