A Huntington Beach sunset

With my friend Amy visiting my hometown of Huntington Beach for a couple days, it makes me see the city in a slightly different light. As we were driving along PCH during the sunset yesterday, she remarked, "You are so lucky to have lived in such a beautiful area." Having lived away from California for the past two years, I can understand her perspective a little better. Huntington Beach, or SoCal in general is a great place to live, and it was a privilege to have experienced the beauty of all this growing up. I will always have a deep sweet spot for HB <3 The sunset in December is gorgeous, by the way.

友達のエイミーちゃんが日本から遊びにきていて、南カリフォルニアを案内中。彼女のお陰で、実家のハンティントンビーチの良さを改めて知ることができています。昨日の夕日も本当に綺麗だった。エイミー、ありがとう！

Love,

Samantha

bye bye orange county

 

 

 

 

Some happier times during my stay in Orange County. Disneyland with my brother and cousins, family dinner at Tortilla Jo's Downtown Disney, dinner, boba and shopping dates with my amazing friends, and a cozy family dinner with my mom and brother at Black Angus. A lot more people I wanted to see and a lot more places I wanted to go, but that will have to wait until my next trip back.

 

 

 

 

 

Love,

 

Samantha Mariko

 



suburban

(tank: Brandy & Melville; shorts: Zara; shades: H&M; shoes: Converse; 

necklace: Rimo; purse: Jason Wu for Target)

Finally starting to settle back down in OC again, so now I have some time to get back into the swing of things, including blogging :) My last few days in LA went by too quickly, with moving and whatnot. I do miss living there and everything else about it, but I think the hardest part was saying good-bye to my boyfriend and doing the long-distance thing again. Despite that, I'm really looking forward to my much-anticipated trip to Japan this month! I haven't been there in 7 years, which is way too long. I'm excited to reunite with family & friends there, and for the adventures that await me :)

Well. that's it for now!

Love,

Samantha Mariko