Every year traveling has been a big part of our lives. It's what we look forward to during our daily grind: a few weeks of escape in a different place, refreshed and enriched by new experiences. This year we haven't even set foot in an plane. It's probably the longest I've gone without flying in …
Over the weekend we celebrated E's birthday at home, just the four of us. We spent a happy day playing with new toys, dressing up, and baking cupcakes. It was a simple and stress-free day compared to past birthday events I've forced myself to put together for her, yet she sweetly told us that this …
Last month, we welcomed a 9-week-old golden retriever puppy into our home and he immediately chewed through our furniture and into our hearts. Charlie, now also known as 2 Buck Chuck, Charles, Charlie Boy, Chucky Cheese (due to his love for cheese), couldn't have come into our lives at a better time. Our once calm …
We've been officially on lockdown for a month now and all the days are starting to melt together. Weekends are met with the same level of enthuthiasm (none) as Mondays. Despite the uncertainty, boredom, and anxiety that looms over our days, there are definitely bright spots. I love the time I'm getting to spend with …
For Christmas last year, we kept it quiet and low-key as we were planning a special Christmas RV roadtrip to Southern California with my parents. Still, we enjoyed putting up simple decorations, going to the city to see art and lights, and best of all, our very first Nutcracker performance. SFMOMA SF Ballet
It's September and school has officially started and I'm about to go back to work at the end of the month, yet these warm sunny days that have finally come to the Bay are fooling me into thinking that summer is still here... Here are a few snapshots of those slow summer days already …
Whenever we visit my mom Ellie always looks forward to "laolao's" good cooking. My mom always seems to be able to mix up some dough and make noodles in a matter of minutes. Now that I've tried it myself, I realized that it really is that easy to make noodles at home. You don't need …
Hello October. School was probably as big of an adjustment for me as it was for Ellie. Suddenly our house got a lot quieter and feels a bit lonelier with Ellie gone most of the day. I feel a new urgency to work and create, yet somehow the hours slip away and before I know …
It's been two months to the day since we've moved into our new house. Our "new" house is actually a small and very old house with a lot to love, crooked walls and slanted floors and all. My favorite thing are all the beautiful old windows in every room of the house that look out …
This season I've really enjoyed turning our loft into a cozy and festive nest for the holidays. We've made many seasonal crafts like leaf crowns, fun paper cut-outs using old paper bags, or snowflakes cut from junk mail paper. I can't believe it will be our third Christmas as a family of three. Three crazy …
