Life

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays not only because of all the bright colors, delicious treats and warm weather that signify the beginning of Spring, but because it is one of the holidays that we always spend with extended family.

If you were anywhere around the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, then you already know how beautiful it was! We woke up on Saturday morning after a full day of wine tasting in Santa Rosa and decided to head to the coast. 

Wow! What a weekend we just had! One of my best friends, Callie and her boyfriend Roberto, came to visit me from Boca Raton, FL this weekend and since I am pretty new to the city life too, we decided to have a full SF tourist weekend.

I am such a fan of bright, bright colors because to me, they bring about such a happy feeling whether it’s in my surroundings, the food I am eating or even what I am wearing. Whenever I travel to somewhere warm, like Mexico for example, I love to pack all of my bright outfits.

I have to say that the early morning is one of my favorite times of the day. I love the quiet peacefulness of the world when everyone in it is just waking up. It was so relaxing to just sit on the beach and watch the day begin.

Two days before my family left for Mexico for the holidays in December, we moved to San Francisco! It was more of a drop everything and go type of move since we were leaving on vacation, so I am so excited to finally have some down time to explore my new neighborhood.

Yesterday, we stumbled upon this picturesque margarita shack on our afternoon beach walk and I just had to share it with all of you. If I were to run away, this is probably where you could find me!

Those of you who know me well know that two of my favorite things in this world are country music and fantastic wine. So, this past weekend when I was invited to a private wine tasting event and country concert at Gargiulo Vineyards, I was so excited. Gargiulo Vineyards is located in Oakville which is only about an hour away from our good family friend’s home in Santa Rosa, so I decided to make a weekend out of it.

Oh how I have missed you all! I am so sorry that I have not been very active on rachaelclairesf recently but things were pretty hectic after returning home from Europe and I think that I just needed to take some time for myself. But, I am very excited about the next chapter so I wanted to give you a quick update on what I have been up to for the last month!

Happy Monday everyone! I hope that you all had a fantastic weekend and are ready to take on the week! I am leaving on Wednesday for Mexico for 5 days, and then the following week will be leaving on a 3 week journey through Europe, so this weekend I really wanted to spend time with friends and family locally.

You know how I said a few weeks ago that I really want to do a better job of exploring this beautiful state I live in, well I took a step in the right direction this past weekend. I went on two incredible hikes that truly showcased what northern California has to offer.

Happy Tuesday everyone! I don’t know about you, but I am trying to recuperate from a fantastic long weekend. I spent mine doing some of the things that I love most including hiking, going to the farmer’s market, riding rollercoasters at the county fair and feasting on the 4th of July.

Last night at our year-end golf banquet, I tried to make a speech about just how much my coaches and teammates have meant to me over the years, but I wasn’t able to finish because I got so emotional thinking about all that we have been through together. So, I wanted to take this chance to write out what I couldn’t say.

Growing up in Northern California meant that I was constantly hearing about the latest and greatest in technology since my dad worked in tech and so did most of my friend’s parents as well.  I grew up with the appreciation not only for how much work went into creating these product and companies but also for how it made the customer feel and what problems it helped solve. Since I moved away and don’t necessarily hear about tech on a daily basis, I love to stay up on new products that come into the market!

Here are 3 stylish tech gadgets that I recently found and want to order immediately!!