If you've been following me on Instagram you know I've been exploring California this past week! California is my absolute favorite place on earth and I can't wait to move out there in a few years. This visit was to see some potential colleges! It was super exciting to see some places that I could possibly be attending school in a year and a half.
By the way, of all things to forget...I forgot my camera! We were halfway to the airport when I realized that I had left my camera at home. I was super bummed, but I just used my iPhone to take some photos.
After I hopped off the plane at LAX (with a dream and my cardigan--lol) we headed straight for Newport Beach! We rented a car (an absolute must in California) and drove south to Newport Beach. We explored Balboa Island and it was seriously the cutest thing ever! I sported a super comfy striped tee that I picked up in NYC last summer and it was the perfect thing to wear.
After checking in at our hotel we went out for a dinner on the water in Laguna. It was so nice to eat outside in the warm weather and sip a virgin margarita!
The next day we drove into Orange, CA to visit Chapman. Chapman is a bit of a smaller school, but I still really liked the overall feel of it! It's only a few miles from Anaheim so we headed to downtown Disney for lunch.
We then drove about an hour north back into Los Angeles. Moments checking into our final hotel destination there was a knock on our door. My mom is an event planner so she has a few connections when it comes to hotels. They sent up the cutest macaroons and chocolate USC sign. It was so adorable and delicious!
After exploring the hotel a bit my sister and I decided to take a little walk around Beverly Hills. My favorite thing about California, besides the palm trees, has to be that there is shopping everywhere. I was so excited to run into one of my favorite YouTubers, Tati (aka GlamLifeGuru) on the street in Beverly Hills. It was so great to chat with her for a minute and see her in real life after seeing her on screen for so long!
The next day we headed to see Loyola Marymount University and the campus was absolutely stunning. The school honestly wasn't for me, but the grounds were just beautiful. It reminded me a lot of Pepperdine University (where they filmed Zoey 101!). After our tour we were starving and decided to grab lunch at the famous In-N-Out Burger. I have to say, it was a bit disappointing. I was expecting it to be super amazing, but it was just okay. I was glad to finally eat there, but I wouldn't necessarily go back.
On our final day in California we decided to make the trek to Santa Barbara. I'm so glad we did because I absolutely fell in love! The campus was beyond beautiful and beachy! And it only helped seeing cute surfer boys everywhere! We headed into downtown Santa Barbara to do a bit of shopping and dinner and we were back on the road to LA.
Before we left for the airport we had to stop for an early lunch at Lemonade. I had been dying to try it for some time now and Caroline via citrus & style had highly recommended it. It was seriously so good and the guava limeade was seriously to die for!
I absolutely loved my trip to Los Angeles and I can't wait to move out there in a few years for college hopefully. Sorry this post was super long, but we covered a ton of ground in Cali!
I hope your spring break was fabulous too! What did you do?
Xo
By the way, of all things to forget...I forgot my camera! We were halfway to the airport when I realized that I had left my camera at home. I was super bummed, but I just used my iPhone to take some photos.
After I hopped off the plane at LAX (with a dream and my cardigan--lol) we headed straight for Newport Beach! We rented a car (an absolute must in California) and drove south to Newport Beach. We explored Balboa Island and it was seriously the cutest thing ever! I sported a super comfy striped tee that I picked up in NYC last summer and it was the perfect thing to wear.
I hope your spring break was fabulous too! What did you do?
Xo
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