Bardot's Holiday Event

I am so excited to announce that one of my favorite boutiques in Orange County, Bardot, is having their annual Holiday Shopping Event and yours truly will be the host!  I will be there all day to help you shop, talk holidays, sips some drinks and enjoy some much needed girl time.  With incredible trunk shows by designers such as Tibi, Merritt Charles and Ceek AND 20% off you entire purchase, there really is no reason not to stop by for a bit!  

Bardot is located at 2043 Westcliff Drive, Suite 103, Newport Beach, Ca. and opens at 11am.

I hope to see you there!

Also, today I am over at My Thirty Spot sharing some of my favorite hostess gifts for all your upcoming parties, dinner and holiday events.  Come on over and visit by clicking here.

Whales and Dolphins

Please note: this is not the boat we went on.  I just LOVE this photo.

Whale Watching.  I cannot even remember the last time I went whale watching.  I think it may have been a field trip in Elementary school.  Who knows how old I was.  Did we even see whales?  I cannot be sure.  Needless to say, it was a LOONG time ago. 

The sad thing is that experiences like these are right in our backyard and we sometimes fail to take advantage of them.  I can blame school, sports and schedules but really, I think sometimes it is just forgetting how awesome Orange County is and how beautiful it is to be out on the ocean.  For this reason, none of the children have been whale watching and it was about time we changed that.

We spent our Saturday afternoon down at Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching for their two-hour whale watching trip.  Because it had been so long, I had no idea what to expect and went into it telling the kids that there was a high probability that we may not see anything.  I was WAY OFF.

Through our 2 hour trip we not only learned a ton (our Captain was awesome) but we also saw three gray whales, sea lions, and the major highlight, HUNDREDS (it felt like THOUSANDS) of dolphins.  It was unreal.  Every where you looked, dolphins were jumping out of the water.  I wish I was faster with the camera but honestly, I forgot about taking pictures as I watched the kids take in everything they were seeing.  It was crazy.

If you have not experienced whale watching at Dana Wharf, it is an absolute MUST on your To Do list.  It is coming to the end of the season so there are only a few more weeks left to take advantage of the gray whales migrating north.  Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching offers a number of tours each day and you can click here to view times and purchase tickets.

* Juggling in Heels did receive complimentary tickets from Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching but the opinions stated are 100% my own.

Los Rios

When most people think of Orange County, they tend to think beaches and great weather.  I agree that our beach cities are pretty incredible, but there are also some little nooks around Orange County that many tourists never tend to see but if you are a local, you cannot stay away.  One of these areas is Old San Juan Capistrano (I am sure you have heard of it, thanks to the Mission) and the Los Rios Street historical district.  Restaurants, coffee houses and shops sit among old homes that you would never know existed if you didn't look for them, which also are some of the best in Orange County.  I spent two days down here last week and had to take pictures to share.  My photos do not do it justice but it is nice to see parts of Orange County that are not "So Orange County".