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we went fishing

currently obsessing

multnomah falls / cascade locks, oregon

- hiking. i've spent the better part of this week on amazon researching proper shoes, socks, daypacks, you name it. my sister and i are going on a 5-miler this weekend. gotta start somewhere. do any of you backpack?

- interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri. reread this week for the 3rd time. i've said it once, and i'll say it again, i would give a limb to write this beautifully. you have to read it. what's wrong with you?

- instagram. where have you been all my life?

- digital SLR. my new project. which camera to buy?

- pilates. i will conquer you damn it.

- coach classic. can't believe i want to buy a coach bag. this is crazy. on another note, isn't hanneli is so effortlessly chic? love her to bits.

- chocolate. i want to bury my face in a box of truffles. i'm such a fatty, it's unforgivable. for dinner earlier this week i demolished 3 krispie kreme donuts in a row. THREE. how does one forgive oneself after such a gross display of human depravity?

- this workout dvd. awesome. and marisa tomei is hot. period.

- the poorman's kate somerville. i love, love, love this stuff.

- barefoot running. have you heard of this phenomenon? waiting for these to come for me in the mail. 

food for thought

bookclub @ irene's

i started a bookclub at my church last year.

in my bookclub there are two rules. 1. you must enjoy books and 2. you must enjoy food.

one of my greatest regrets in life is that haven't read more.

another is that i didn't have a second helping of this phenomenal pie. life is so short! sigh!

month of glory: day 30

our last night in socal. april seems like eons ago. we capped off our trip with one last family dinner at los angeles institution- el tepeyac.

we waited centuries for a table big enough for our clan. everyone was starting to lose their cool. do you enjoy hearing about our first world problems?

holy burrito! my fam rules.

month of glory: day 29

we are seriously amusement park freaks, no?! sigh.

cal actually hit this bonus! it was amazing!

awesome, awesome day.

month of glory: day 28

day 28 was spent shopping in costa mesa. the end.

month of glory: day 27

the tail-end of our trip. kev finally made it down! reunited at long last. we were joined by my cousins, stacey & jina. thanks for coming out, guys, it was such a fun day!! (and thank you for all the great pictures too!)

such a fun day. we are lucky punks.

month of glory: day 26

uncle paul & auntie fo's kiddie pool.

froyo.

and i believe this is also the day we took 4 exhausted children to picture people and forced them to smile for mother's day pictures. that didn't fly, needless to say...

month of glory: day 25

ahhhhhhhhh... day 25 was spent relaxing... the kidlets and i grabbed some in n out and ended up at a nearby park for a day of kite-flying. lemme tell you, kite-watching on a breezy, sunshiny day never gets old. love.

if only every day could be a kite-watching day! love, love, love.