Woke up to rain and dense coastal fog in La Jolla. We tried to check out a few old school surfer beaches on our way to the OC, but couldn’t even see the shoreline through the clouds! Rolled into Newport Beach to pick up Ashleigh, our covergirl, who had flown in from Miami. She lost her lugage on the flight, but still looked like a summer breeze even in a pinch. Model in tow, we made our way to the Laguna Beach Handpicked Store (our very first FP store 14 years ago), where we were warmly greeted by both store staff and the elusive SUN! Double bonus. Holly, Sandy, Marsha, Becky, Paulie & Irene graciously agreed to model for us - they did a bang up job and represented the Oxford Shirt and our collection of screen printed Ts very well!

Ashleigh gave them some insider modeling secrets as an extra special touch. A couple of our FP beach balls made their way on to the beach and into the lives of some sun worshiping families. Be free beach balls, be free! CELEBRITY SIGHTING ALERT! Alex from the original MTV series Laguna Beach was rolling down Forest Avenue in her BMW X5 - not a life-changing sighting, but apropos to our location for sure. Around 5:30 the light was amazing - Anne, the owner of FP Laguna and her precious baby, Luca, brought us to Agate Street Beach, a beautiful little stretch with really incredible rock formations. We took advantage of the sunny gift and shot Ashleigh until the sun set.

Then back to Newport for an exhausted, sub-par brewery dinner and off to bed. Another successful day on the road! Thanks everyone for your help today! Nighty night.