Morning...

...is my favorite time of the day. It's just exciting to know that the whole day is ahead of you with an endless amount of possibilities. And there's really a calmness that are only unique to mornings (I guess that's why the term "morning calm" exists).

Alright, let me just be real with you. The only reason I love mornings is because I get to have breakfast, which is my absolute favorite meal of the day. I get creative with breakfasts every once in awhile (like if I have a breakfast date *ahem* Charlotte *ahem*). But what I really love are my staple breakfast foods, which consist of coffee, peanut butter, bananas, wheat toast.

Put together, it looks something like this:

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It's 12:12 a.m. at the moment but looking at this makes my tummy grumble. What's your favorite meal of the day?

Lunar New Year

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This post is sort of revealing how far behind I am in my project, but oh well. This was taken during the Lunar New Year holiday. My dad's side of the family went to my grandma's tiny apartment to eat and spend some quality time with each other. In this particular photo, everyone was leaving and saying "goodbye." My grandma, as she always does, started crying. This is my aunt telling her "it's ok."

Here are a few photos of me with the g-ma. She's losing her vision, so she didn't exactly know where to look. Is it bad to think that was cute?

Until next time...

Marriage Talk

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There's really not anything aesthetically pleasing about the photo itself, but what was happening during this photo is what delights me. 

During this time, Mark and I were reading this book about marriage, which was such a great eye-opener. It had such great advice about what to expect in our first year of marriage. For example, the book talked about how important it is to be intentional in expressing our love and affection to each other or else we might slip into some bad habits in our first year. Anyway, this book ignited a lot of wonderful conversation topics between us about what we expect, what we hope for and what we look forward to the most in marriage. 

On this particular day, over this particular coffee and waffle, we had the most wonderful and honest conversation about each other. It was edifying, humbling and loving all at the same time. 

I can't wait to marry this guy. 

What a month!

I know my 366-day project hasn't been as consistent as it should be. And I've done a poor job of taking a photo a day for February. But I do hope to get back into it for March.

February has been a whirlwind of a month. We celebrated Mark's birthday, Valentine's Day, Jamie's going-away and we had a false start to moving into our new apartment (will explain later), among other things. February has been a month marked by transitions, a major test in patience and a lesson in time management.

I'll admit, I've let the pressure of wedding planning get to me at various times, but more importantly, the exciting realization that it's finally around the corner hits me all the time. It's really fun to know we're in the double-digits countdown now!

For some reason, a lot of financial curveballs have been thrown our way this month. However, it has also been a rewarding for Mark and I as we've seen the fruits of our frugalness (aka saving!). We purchased our flights home in April and our honeymoon to Riviera Maya, Mexico! The expenses were steep, but we feel good knowing that we saved for these exact things for the last month and a half. And it's sure gonna feel good when we're soaking in the rays on the white sandy beaches.

I'll be honest and say that I'm more than happy to say "goodbye" to February. I'm excitedly anticipating March and April as I've officially marked these two months as "crunch time." We'll be in major money-saving mode, and I'll be doing as much last-minute planning as I can do overseas before the real crunch time hits when I return to California.

Until next time...bisous xoxo

And another date

...but this time with my best friend. I had a doctor's appointment in the morning that Jamie so kindly accompanied me to. Then, we got breakfast. Then, we decided to walk around. Then, we decided to explore. And what started as just a boring ol' doctor's visit turned into a full day of exploring Korea. Don't you just love that?

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The photo above was taken at this beautiful furniture store we stumbled upon. In terms of aura, I'd rank it up there with Anthropologie. Everything had a French farm-feel to it. Wood, old books, vintage bottles, mint greens, worn copper...it was all so gorgeous. 

[Our delicious breakfast.]

[And end the day with a little dessert!]