in true medical residency fashion, steven was on call christmas eve and christmas day. he had to spend the majority of the morning and late afternoon at the hospital checking on patients — so while he was gone, mochi and i tried out the new dlsr glider he made me for christmas! the video is a little bouncy because it doesn’t lock properly onto my tripod, but it’s an easy fix. he just got called into the hospital before it could be done… and i am impatient. : )
happy holidays!
this thanksgiving, the chef and i are thankful our family was able to travel from california and colorado to spend the holiday with us in dc — and next year we’ll have two new little guests at the table!
thanksgiving dinner was opulent to say the least. we’ll be eating leftovers for weeks : )
the chef and i are on our flight home from what will likely be our last vacation as a family of two. we’re 25 weeks along in this pregnancy and though i might move a little slower than normal, we packed a lot into this trip! we flew into san francisco and spent the last nine days roadtripping up the west coast to seattle, stopping to visit family + friends — and drink all the decaf lattes we could find.
one very pregnant lady, a super patient husband and a convertible mustang; san francisco, berkley, mendocino, the redwood forest, eureka, portland, and seattle; too much food, miles of walking and hours of this american life… all while carrying around about 20 extra pounds!
sitting in our still-kind-of-new house, living room halfway clean — the half in this picture anyway — and loving all the light that pours in here. because i love this view so much, and because in a couple months i’m sure this place will never be clean again and i will never have time to grab my camera: here’s something to remember it by.
when i came downstairs into the kitchen this morning, i was greeted by a big bouquet of dead flowers.
i texted my husband, “what’s up with these dead guys?”
“they were alive last week when i got them for you,” he said.
whoops. i’ll chalk that up to being 13 weeks pregnant, and almost always either sleeping or throwing up. i need to be more observant, so i can be more thankful for this sweet guy who brings me flowers and doesn’t get upset when they die before i even notice them. i was able to save these two, though — and they look pretty pretty here in the window ; )
clearly the best time to visit new orleans is the dead of summer. all the humidity you could ask for! even better when you’re in the thick of your first trimester and can’t for the life of you — or your loving husband, who is probably so sick of holding your hair back — stop throwing up.
okay, so i’m being a little whiny. it wasn’t all bad! the amazing airbnb we rented was gorgeous, extra roomy and came with a big fat pool to keep big fat me nice and cool. plus, there was shave ice. so much shave ice!
in the last few months, we’ve spent so many hours traveling back and forth between our row home in baltimore and the house we just bought near dc! every day off was spent doing parts of projects here and there: sanding, staining, painting. the hard part is over now that we’ve moved in, but we still have to finish some small details.
we moved in friday, and while i should be spending these free moments unpacking, i’d rather sit on the sofa, watch the mindy project and document our renovation journey. it’s been both challenging and fun, and it turns out this chef of mine is also quite the handyman! here’s the before and after (or, rather, after and before) in our new living room.
your bedroom is supposed to be an oasis. at least that’s what they say.
our bedroom is most definitely my oasis. it’s my favorite room ever. love the windows, love the bed, love the super soft sheets. love the plants, love the stacks of books, love steven’s guitar in the corner. it’s messy and my friend bill would be appalled at how wrinkly the sheets are, and it totally needs a rug but let’s face it – most days you can’t see the floor because of all the dirty clothes. i’m super excited to move into our new home in dc and even more excited to start decorating it, but right now i’m taking a moment of semi-cleanliness to snap a few shots of this oasis we have in baltimore. we’re really gonna miss it here.
you guys! we bought a house!
it’s right outside of washington, dc and while we are so, so sad to be leaving baltimore — a city we did not expect to fall in love with — we are super excited for this next chapter in our lives. and we love our new neighborhood, lots of papusas, dim sum, more pho than you could imagine. good thing there are nearby gyms, too ; )
i love snapping photos of our baltimore row home, even if the room is messy and there’s a basket of dog toys in the middle of the floor. i love this house — our first home together as a married couple — and i want to remember every inch of it. especially when the light is as great as it is today. for a shotgun row home, we certainly get a lot of natural light!
food | life | baby
food | life | baby
chef meets girl 