Tuesday, November 9, 2010

얼마만에 들어와 보는 블로그 인지.
어느새 뜨거웠던 여름도 지나고 낙엽도 진 초겨울이 성큼 다가왔다.
일년에 반을 비와 함께 보내는 우리는 여름이 되면 주말마다 여기저기 다니느라 시간 가는줄 모른다. 하이킹, 피크닉, 바베큐 파티에 바이킹까지 금요일만 되면 들떠있던 것도 잠시 다시 비가 내리는 축축한 겨울이 돌아왔다.
블로그를 시작할때만 해도 한창 신혼을 즐기고 있을때. 웨딩 드레스만 봐도 설레였는데... 어느덧 나는 4년차 주부가 되어있고 이제 또 새로운 소식을 기다리고 있다.
그것이 아마 natural progression 이겠지만.
여름내 공사하던 새집이 이제 어느정도 자리를 잡았고 이제 내년 초 이사할 날만 기다리고 있다.
슬슬 인테리어에 대해 생각할 때가 된것 같다. 왠만큼 각은 잡아놨지만 막상 가구 하나하나 고를려니 고민이 이만저만이 아니다. 신혼살림을 장만하지 않고 결혼생활을 시작했더 터라 이것저것 살게 정말 많다.
우선 큰 아이템부터 결정하기로 했는데 벌써부터 걸린다. 오래전부터 EthanAllen 의 Chippendale Sofa 를 봐왔는데 남편은 앤틱의 앤자만 들어가도 기겁을 한다. 그리고 이제 아가떄문에 심플하고 막쓸수 있는 가구를 선택하려다 Crate and Barrel Petrie Sofa 쪽으로 마음이 기운다. 두개 다 들여놓고 싶지만... 주말에 한번 쭉 둘러봐야 겠다.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

이 달의 Buy:

J Brand Houlihan Skinny Cargo Pants


Rebecca Minkoff Monring After Bag with Strap


Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Summer Baby Shower




Last weekend's event: Baby shower for friends DY + his beautiful wife SH. Congrats!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

3 Things I found on Etsy

I found these adorable items on Etsy for a friend's upcoming baby shower. I am going with blue + orange theme. I love all the talent and the level of craftsmanship I find on Etsy I swear I could spend an entire day just looking and admiring all the handmade stuff.
{alittlelollipoptree}

paper straws from {cdkane59's}

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Design within our Reach

We are in the process of building our first home on west hills and have been busy picking out designs for various parts of the house. While this is the most exciting part of the whole process we are feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of different choices out there. I had no idea I had to choose between 5 cm/7cm fiber length for carpeting. Honestly I'd rather have the experts do that for us and just make us buy what they've picked . To help alleviate the stress we are feeling I have been reverting back to some of the images I've collected over the years in anticipation of this exact event. It's helped quite a bit so far and my hope is that we'll be able to create ours as beautiful as these.
Here are some of my favorite designs: Sorry to say I've lost my tracking sheet so I can't properly give photo credit to the owners. I do know that some of them def are from the design*sponge blog where everyone should go visit at least once a day!







Friday, August 6, 2010

Last Month's Buy: DB Burberry Trench Coat

내가 살고있는 포트랜드의 여름은 완벽의 가깝다. 그리 덥지도 않고 춥지도 않은 구름한점 없는 파란하늘이 7월초부터 9월초까지 계속 된다. 단지 너무 짧다는게 흠이지만...
남편과 나는 여름 시작 땡부터 지금까지 매주 하이킹, 자전거 타기, 바베큐 파티를 즐기며 행복한 나날을 보내고 있다. 일년에 서너번은 갔던 여행은 못가지만 쉬지않고 정말 많이도 놀러다니고 있다.
그래서 그런지 컴퓨터앞에 앉아있는 시간은 없어지고 그 덕분에 쇼핑은 물론 개인 이멜체크도 제대로 안하고 있다. 아 그래도 요즘 트윗의 재미에 푹빠져 열심히 쫒아다닌고 있는중.

일년에 한번 꼭 하는 Nordstrom Anniversary 세일 광풍때 벼르고 벼르다 산 버버리 트렌치를 사진을 올린다. 코튼이네 폴리네 말이 많았지만 내가 아는 터키공장에서 Synthetic 으로 만든 네이비 트렌치를 햇볕 가득한 요즘 사놓고 흐믓해 하고 있는 중이다. 가격은 $500불 조금 더 준거같다. 살림하는 아줌마로써 쉽지않았지만 클래식 라인보다는 가격이 좋았고 아마 그 세일이라는 함정에 나도 빠지지 않았을까. 당분간 쇼핑은 아마 못할듯. 키가 작다면 페팃 싸이즈로 오더하는것이 좋을듯 하다.
이 짧고 달콤한 여름이 가고 긴 우기가 돌아올때 매일 입고 다니지 않을까하는 생각이...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

note to self:

if the deal goes through and we end up buying the condo, find these patio chairs: photo credit (frolic) blog.

Friday, June 18, 2010


I just ordered these for my friend E's baby J's Dohl party next week. It'll come in PDF so I still have to make the toppers and everything myself but with less than a week to go I needed all the help I could get. Initially E told me she just wanted a small intimate gathering of her closest friends and didn't think she needed to decorate but I finally persuaded her into accepting my help. I feel bad that I don't have the time to make them myself but after searching for hours on Etsy I finally found a set that I really liked. Etsy seller tomkatstudio's simple and modern designs saves the day.

Saturday, June 12, 2010


I found this while deleting some of the old photos I had on my laptop to free up some space. It's the map I designed with a friend for my wedding. Very amateur but I still love it especially the cute little Fred Meyer drawing.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

satc 2


Last night i went to the movies with two of my friends all dressed up. We went to go see the SATC 2. i thoroughly enjoyed the 2 1/2 hour movie. the outfits they wore in the movie were crazy and over the top but very appropriate. i loved the scene where Carrie runs into her ex-flame on the street. Her petite figure looked even more tiny when the guy picked her up and swirled her around in the middle of the market place. The full satiny full skirt she wore with dior T made her look so femm, I just loved it. I am also still thinking about Carrie + Big's NYC apt and got some ideas on my own for ours. I think what made it fun was the fact that I was with my good friends and we really treated the night like a special girls only event just like the girls in the movie. Now go see the movie!

I'd like to believe that I am detail oriented, there are some things that I do that drive the hubs crazy but nevertheless we both feel that at least one of us has to be that way. So where am I going with this? well, recently i made some small mistakes that led me to realize that I might not be as DOriented as I once thought.
100 layer cake is one of my favorite wedding blogs I visit frequently and I didn't notice this the last time this was up but I noticed that this very stylish guy called out in the pic (bottom right) is our T-shirt designer! I guess he works with the groom. I forgot the name of the guy but I always thought that he has impeccable sense of style and knew from the getgo that he was a designer even before he was introduced to the group when he first started. He kind of reminds me of Daniel Henny who BTW is on TV right now and much much better looking. Anyways, my point being, how can I miss this photo? I should've recognized him when the post first went up. But then again, the wedding itself is not exactly my style with all the vintage things. Fresh flowers make me happy, tropical dried up looking ones, not so much.
The wedding isn't as pretty as other real wedding's I've seen on this fantastic blog but the guests' looks definitely make up for it only because I feel like I know someone famous now. ^^

Sunday, May 30, 2010

yum....my


지난 주에는 남편이 목요일 월차를 내고 그 틈을 타 나까지 덩달아 하루를 쉬었다. 느지막히 일어나 모닝쇼를 보며 여유로이 커피도 마시고 남들이 다 일하는 시간 한가로운 하루를 맞이했다. 오랜만에 런치 데이트를 즐기려 23가 파파 하이든에 12시가 조금 넘은 시간 도착했다.

토마토 쥬스 한잔과 커피를 시키고 음식을 기다리는 동안 꽉차인 레스토랑을 보고 우리둘은 저 사람들은 일 안하고 뭐하는 사람들일까 상상해보며 수다를 떨었다. 그리고 조금 헤비한 메뉴를 골랐는데... 오마이 마이, 정말 내가 먹어본 파에야 중 최고로 맛났다. 냄피 바닦이 보이게 싹싹 긁어 먹고 난후 서로에게 감탄하며 너무너무 맛있게 먹고 나왔다. 가끔식 농땡이 치는거도 나쁘지 않을걸?

Monday, May 24, 2010

through the lens


My one and only compact digital camera broke two weeks ago and I've been looking for a replacement ever since. The last one is an old Canon that my MIL gave me as a gift before we got married so it was over 3 years old. A lot of my friends own DSLRs that take great pictures but I am not willing to pay that much just yet and don't like the idea of carrying around a bulky object with me. After a few hours of searching on-line and reading reviews I found one that I really like. They say it's simple enough even techphobes like me can operate it. Hmm, I really like it.

Stripey Tees

Stripe Tees are everywhere these days. I mean everywhere... There are at least a million different versions too. Maybe not quite that much but close. I've been wearing Splendid's S/S crewneck practically every other day and noticed the other day that it's beginning to look a little worn out. I have another one though that I don't wear as often but found a few anyway on-line.

Vince Breton Stripe Tee @ Nordstrom

A.P.C Stripe Cotton & Linen Tee
This one's my favorite: J.Crew's Sequin Boatneck Stripe Tee

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

places we've visited + loved: clyde common


i am giving them 3 stars. it's situated btwn kenny + zuke's & jake's grill with open kitchen and shared seating. Great energy and vibe for sure. i went after work with my colleague who is visiting from Singapore. On her recommendation I ordered the monk fish off of their dinner menu but it turned out to be a bit too bland for me and the fish was too tough. i loved the ambiance and the casualness of the restaurant though. i just wish the food would have been better. i don't do seafood that often and it might have been just that this time so i would give them another try. i will go for their steak next time.

Monday, May 10, 2010

my new kicks

i think the last time i bought *nice* kicks was 2 year ago when i needed a new pair of comfy shoes to walk around in while we visited Seoul. Personally, of all the designs that they put out, Air Max is my favorite one.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

baby boy shower theme


thinking about felt cloud and rain drop theme for a baby shower coming up soon. i wanted to make felt mobiles and found these on etsy. these are handmade by etsy seller leptitpapillion. i want to "try" making my own tho. i better get to it fast.

블로그를 하면서 느낀건데 가끔 블로거들이 자기들의 아이디어를 누가 카피했다고 속상하다며 글을 올릴때가 있다. 개인적인 생각이다. 누가 오리지널인지는 잘 모른다. 내가 그 사람의 블로그에서 보기 훨씬전에 다른곳에서 본 아이디어들이 우연히 겹치는 경우도 있고 비슷하지만 다른것도 많다. 어차피 다들 좋은 아이디어를 나누는 공간인데... 남에게 뭐라하기 전에 자기부터 먼저 되돌아 볼수 있기를...

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

come to find out that they are not completely moving out of Oregon, they are opening a new Off Saks Fifth Ave. in Bridgeport. Yay!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

이달의 Buy: #2

We had great weather in P-town this weekend. I was looking at my closet this morning and thought it'd be good to put some of the heavier stuff in storage and put some fresh spring pieces out and back in the closet. Um... I found nothing fresh. Everything looked so... boring. I feel like now that I am in my early 30's I should really invest in a few very well made pieces that will last me through the decade. I didn't have any of those... So I moved on to my shoe rack in our other storage room. Nothing seemed to match the beautiful weather outside in there either.

So what did I do? I went shopping. I honestly can say that I don't enjoy it as much as I used to, and most of my shopping is done on-line these days anyway. With less than 2 hrs spent at the stores, first at Saks (btw the P-town store is consolidating/closing come July this summer) and then at the Rack, I came home with 6 pairs of new shoes. Yikes, went a little overboard but the prices made sense and of the 6, two were on my wishlist. As soon as I got home, I lined them up in the very front of my shoe rack so I can see them first thing when I open the door. Oh the Spring has come.








Wednesday, April 21, 2010



brilliant styling.
wedding deco from once wed.