hello, 2011 {santa monica, ca}

On new years, a couple friends from SD who all love photography came up to LA and we walked around Santa Monica enjoying some drinks + eats and shooting!

First we stopped by the Intelligentsia in Venice for some coffee:

















I like that everything looked like test tubes and beakers:





There was a surprise at the completion of my drink :)








Then, off we walked around Venice!





The lighting wiz setting up for a group shot:













I love all the red accents I saw...















Our next destination was Sweet Rose Creamery in Santa Monica! (Featured on Unique Eats)















So good.... salted caramel ice cream. *Drool*



















R + D for dinner! I thought the food was just okay... but maybe I should've ordered something else.













We found that the napkins had little holes to attach on collar buttons. Well, or jean buttons...





Great way to start the new year!