With Love, Mags: Weekend of running, hiking, and hanging :)

This weekend was so wonderful!

Friday after work I met my cousin for dinner and drinks at an awesome local joint. She makes me laugh so hard, I love hanging with her!

Saturday morning was so beautiful that I just had to run on the beach path. It was one of those mornings where it was crystal clear and sunny with a bright blue sky. I got a solid three miles in, and it was the kind of run where I felt so strong and 3 miles ticked by so quickly! I probably could have run longer.

Saturday night my Dad, Uncle, and I went out to dinner for BBQ. It's actually funny...we read there was a 1st Annual BBQ Cookout down at the Queen Mary, with all style BBQ: Texas, Kansas City, North Carolina, etc. So we cruise down to the Queen Mary only to discover it's next weekend! We were in a BBQ mood, so we ended up going to a local BBQ joint and sat on the patio. Perfect Saturday evening.

Sunday morning was incredible!!! My friend is a huge hiker, and she took me and my cousin up to Malibu to hike escondido falls!! It was beautiful!! It was a rugged course too, complete with climbing ropes, rock climbing, and getting down on our hands and feet! It was rigorous and SO FUN!!! We definitely went off trail (accidentally) a couple times! Our hike/climb ended up being 6 miles. I felt so energized and zen the rest of the day. It was wonderful!

This was a LOT more vertical than it looks!

Leaving the trail. So beautiful with all the wild mustard flower!

This weekend was wonderful and exactly what I needed! My hubby had to work most of this weekend but we did have a nice dinner date night followed by drinks and live music :)