Kitty Cat's Mischief: surfing

One of my favorite events all year is The Malibu Invitational at the historical First Point Malibu. This contest is one of my favorites because I love everyone who is involved including Val Surf, Freedom Artists, and all the brands that come out to support this event and their mission behind the contest which is "Blending generations to save and enrich lives." Each day of the contest, they hold a special one hour heat to take out kids with special needs into the ocean and spread the stoke that is surfing via THERAsurf. Watching these kids come down the line is such a blessing and it feels great to cheer them on from shore. This year, The Malibu Invitational raised $20,000 for The Young and Brave Foundation. Every year my boyfriend Kilian Garland has been invited and this year he took home the first place spot for the pro division. Words cannot express how excited we were! Thanks again to everyone involved, this is truly an amazing event with great people!

Malibu Invitational 2013 Home Movie from Brad Stanley on Vimeo.

Malibu Invitational from Blake Richards on Vimeo.

Traveling to Indonesia is quite the trek from California. It is the farthest my physical body has ever been from home and I couldn't imagine staying less than two weeks considering it takes two whole days to get there and another four for your body to adjust. A week into my vacation, Kilian and I were onto another adventure into the Bukit Peninsula. Canggu was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed it there, but once my skin hit the 75 degree aquamarine water at Padang Padang, I was on a whole new level of my vacation. My relaxation went from a 6.5 to a 10 in a matter of 30 minutes considering how wound up I was. I carry a lot of stress inside my body and have a lot of energy bouncing around most days so for me this was incredibly therapeutic. We booked four days at this European Mexican lookin' villa hotel called the Pink Coco just above Padang Padang cove and loved it so much we decided to stay another three nights. They have a great Italian Trattoria restaurant there which was comforting and it was just minutes away from my favorite spot to eat on the whole journey- Buddha Soul. Kilian and I spent most days going to the beach early for his wave quota, eating an organic infused lunch, followed by a cultural experience to site see, back to the beach for the afternoon for a sunset dip and lounging at the pool. We did this for about seven days straight and it was at Padang Padang that I realized that I could potentially move to Bali and live this lifestyle for an extended period of time. I wish I could have taken more bohemian outfit inspired photos but I found myself in a bikini and sarong the entire time, it was incredibly hot and humid and anything more would have been uncomfortable. I was having my Eat Pray Love moment and gratitude was exploding out of me in all directions.