wheeee

my favorite ‘oops’ photo from last weekend’s saturday hike with sadia and heather. it was a gorgeous day in marin and as we approved the top of barnabe’s peak the terrain opened up into soft grass and blue sky which was a shock compared to the dark fern and poison oak laden trail that was the four mile climb up. we all instantly had the same thought as we approached the light at the end of the tunnel and couldn’t help but start singing about the hills being alive.

weekend hikes are on hiatus this week and possibly next due to busy schedules but the past couple of saturdays have been a much needed break from the city.

every hike we’ve been on one of us has said, “GOD I LOVE LIVING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.”

it fits me, this place. when i first moved here it fit me in a different kind of way. a dive-bar-cheap-whiskey-mistakes-are-for-making-four-roommates kinda way. today it’s more of a vitamix-juicing-bikram-yoga-wearing-leggings-as-pants-vegetarian-hiking-staying-in-with-the-boyfriend-on-a-friday-night kinda way.

not that these things don’t fit in elsewhere. it’s just that i’ve felt like i’ve finally arrived home the moment i stepped foot in this city.

i may or may not live in san francisco my entire life but it will always feel like home.