bon(e) appetit!

Today I decided to try my hand (or should I say "paw") at baking my own dog treats. There are actually a lot of recipes out there, and I found one for peanut butter biscuits--it looked quick, asked for ingredients that I already have, and I love peanut butter (I mean, they).

The results? Lucy and Indee ate them, but they said the treats could use some more peanut butter... or chicken liver. I'll keep that in mind for next time.

Bon(e) appetit!

i really should be sleeping...

It's late (for me), but I can't stop reading through old blog posts by Jessica Claire! She's my favorite wedding photographer to stalk not just because of her beautiful and fun shoots, but also because I love her writing! Usually, I just look at pictures on photography sites and skip the blurbs, but I love Jessica's style and how her fun and quirky personality comes through her words (I think she may have been an English major).

Incidentally, Jessica Claire also happens to be the photographer to shoot MY photographer's wedding.

Check it out if you're bored/curious/want to see some pretty pictures! But be forewarned, it can be addicting!

zai jian

My parents left for Shanghai yesterday. Over the weekend, I went back to Fremont one last time to help them with the final stage of packing, cleaning, sorting, and stowing. Along with my parents, I've also had to say goodbye to many of my childhood "treasures", like...

my Britney Spears magazine collection,


my mouse earmuffs,


and my Ariel pencil that I never used because I was "saving it" for a special occasion.

man, I loved that Ariel pencil. (and why do my teeth look so extra big in this picture?)


But my room, as well as the whole house, is all cleaned out, ready to be rented out, and my parents are safe in Shanghai.

Here are a few last pictures before their departure.

One last early morning hike up Mission Peak with my mom.


at the airport. Bye, Mom and Dad! I love you!

horsin' around

Only Anthropologie could come up with a dress printed with horses and have me fawn all over it. My regrets that it is $300.



hm. On the other hand, I can't say the same for this migrating mallard cardigan.

Welcome, Indee!

My parents are moving to Shanghai next week for my dad's job, so Wayne and I have adopted Indee! We drove her up from Fremont on Sunday, which I was really worried about, because Indee does NOT do well on car rides. But thankfully, she didn't throw up and actually seemed fairly calm.

Though still adjusting, Indee is doing really well. She's old (13!) and has old lady characteristics... like she's starting to grow warts in random places (which is common for dogs), her hair has grown nappy, she smells funny, moves very slowly, and she sleeps a lot. She's already had a couple of accidents inside the house, which I attribute more to the fact that my parents had a doggy door at their house, so Indee was able to let herself in and out, and consequently has fallen out of the habit of letting us know when she needs to go to the bathroom. She also has a tendency to walk out if we leave the door open, which reminds me of how little old ladies may wander off if left unattended in their convalescent homes.

But I love her. And I'm glad to be able to take care of her in her old age, just as I did when she was a pup.

And she's already making herself at home, taking over Lucy's bed. :)

cookie favors...

... are done! all 145 of them!



Butterscotch Chocolate Chip
(labels by the ever-talented Emily!)

signs of aging?!?!

Looking at pictures from our recent trip to San Diego, I was HORRIFIED by all the WRINKLES around my eyes!!! Where did they come from??? When did I get these??? I need eye cream, ASAP!

these were taken after a run we did along the coast... perhaps I can attribute it to... the wind? (there was no sun that day!)

camping!

Last weekend, we went camping with the Fongs!

dinner our first night--the ever-so-delicious chicken packets!

hiking--notice Lucy's pink backpack! (Thanks, Aunt Sam!)

Lucy on the rocks--shaken, not stirred.

The Fong's--Steven, Lisa, Sasha, and Cody!

Everyone at our hiking destination...

...where there was a lake for us to swim in!

Lucy and Cody

Lucy's favorite game is splashing the water with her paws and "catching" the splashes with her mouth.

Cody got just a little bit muddy.

and my favorite picture from the weekend!

bad mom?

Lucy picked up a dead mouse today on our walk and proceeded to carry it proudly, as if showing off her new prize... and I let her because it was so cute! Does that make me a bad mom?