can we go back in time...please?

this weekend was one of the longest weekends i have ever experienced...
and not a "great-i-did-so-many-fun-things" long weekend, but a "terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad" long weekend.
our miss k is sick.
fevers that won't break, a terrifying cough where her insides feel like they are coming up, and sleepless nights filled with crying is just a taste of our lives these last few days...
why is it so heartbreaking to see your little one in pain that all you want to do is take away her germs and smear it all over your body to make the little buggies go away?

it may seem like all i do is complain... but i promise you i can be a very happy person!
this is what i wish we could be doing right this minute.

enjoying our maui pool...

go away black clouds.

it has been a loooong time since i have posted....
after a week of sun in LA & Maui, the family is back to its old routine.
and it is kicking me in the butt!
i can barely keep my eyes open from pure exhaustion.
it has been discouraging... one moment i'm enjoying life with all the guilty pleasures of doing absolutely nothing but have the warm sun on my face and then BAM!  back to the real world with 24 hour shifts & long days... days where nothing is going right.

when i see this pic though, i can't help but giggle.

the countdown begins...

FIVE more days of work & here we come LA & Maui!!!
is it just me or is time really flying by these days?
how is the weekend already over!?

we spent part of saturday at kaila's 3rd cousin's 1st birthday party.
joelle, the adorable birthday girl, is the daughter of the daughter of the mom who is kaila's grandpa's cousin... confusing, huh? haha.

the birthday girl in her fabulous korean hanbok.  she is TOO cute for words!!

here's K with her favorite toy.  on K: Janie & Jack sweater, Gap gray jeggings, Ugg Boo boots

the party happened to be right when K is supposed to be snoring away for 2 hours.
to prevent major meltdowns, the iphone was her best friend... and ours.
how do other parents keep their kids entertained when they are out dining??
it's still a mystery to me...

type it into a cake

after being asked about our wedding details recently by a bride-to-be friend, it reminded me of the wedding cake.  yes, i'm being snooty & talking about our wedding cake. :)
gorgeous on the outside, but also insanely delicious on the inside - guests were licking their plates clean! layers of banana bread cake, peanut butter filling, chocolate fudge cake, creme brulee...mmmm.
thank you to take the cake in chicago!

but the thing that won my heart was the typography we had copied onto the cake.
scott si, an über talented typographer who has done amazing work for coca cola, nike, and tiffany & co was willing to turn our names into art... which then appeared all over our wedding, including the cake.
here's the beauty...

i don't have the original image, but here's the design in reverse - hubby's doing.

 a taste of scott si's intricate work...

you have to check out his other pieces here.
who knew typography could be so beautiful?

my last twenty...

today i turn 29.
and my goal is to really live this year like i'm still in my twenties! HA.
the last 2 years it has been work-baby-work-baby-work-baby... but no more!

more date nights with hubby in "feel-sexy-who-cares-if-i-can't-breathe-dresses"

more "laugh-until-you-pee-in-your-pants" girls nights!  with girly drinks, please. ;)

more "stop-and-just-breathe" moments...  (and enjoy the view!)

more time with Him.

more "be-silly-who-cares-if-you-look-ridiculous" moments.

more "get-my-pale-body-in-the-sun-to-get-a-great-tan" time.  and maybe come up with better couple poses.  ;)

 here i go twenties...

new year traditions

growing up, we did the korean "sebae" year after year.
we would wear our colorful korean hanboks & bow to our elders wishing them many blessings in the new year.  we were then rewarded with new year money - all those crisp dollar or even hundred dollar bills as a kid was pretty exciting!

now that our kaila is old enough, we taught her how to "sebae" and she was a pro!
she kept bowing and bowing...

K was skeptical at first.

she decided to give it a try.

her graceful bow.  we were proud parents at this moment. :)

K was proud of herself, too.  :)

K decided she deserved a clap.

she cracks me up! 
LOVE family traditions.  don't you?