Our day trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea

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beach, biking, buddy, carmel, monterey, Vacation

Life has been quite busy lately so a relaxing day trip was in order.

As Buddy gets older I want to take him to fun places to explore… Carmel Beach is a leash free beach and Carmel-by-the-sea, CA is one of the most dog friendly towns in the US!

Buddy snoozing on the way to Carmel:

The beach!

Looking at this photos I realize I really need to give Buddy a haircut. He ran more than I have ever seen him do before! We’ll have to come again soon.

Very tired with lots of sand on his nose:

Biking along the Monterey Bay Coastal trail:

We also stopped by the Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf to eat some clam chowda! ;D

Justin and I had a really great time.. hopefully Buddy did too.

♥ E&I

Sputnik!

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buddy, decor, lighting

I finally bought a light for the dining room after months of searching! Here’s what I bought:

A sputnik chandelier! (“sputnik” means “satellite” in Russian and this style of light resembles satellites or in my opinion, flowers or bursting stars. Very mod 1960s!)

[buy from various sources here]

This AF Lighting chandelier is from The Foundary (personal invite here) and I bought it for $255 after taxes and shipping, which is nearly $100 less than most deals I’ve found online. Yes I’ve gone overbudget on my Home Decor category for this but I feel that lighting is very important in a space, especially for the kitchen and dining room.

Have you heard of the expression that lighting is “jewelry for the home?” I think that rings true! Good lighting is generally expensive and you have to find an electrician to hard wire it for you. I’ve felt so much pressure to get it right! Luckily I found a good deal on a light that I love…plus Justin is super handy and my go-to-guy for projects like this!

Before:

During:

After:

The bulbs are half-dipped in chrome and the light itself is super bright! I’m definitely going to get a dimmer for this. Thank you Justin <3

Here's Buddy sleeping after a hard day's work of supervising:

Thanks for reading!

♥ E&I

The California Academy of Sciences and New Dresses!

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academy of sciences, buddy, date, dresses, Fashion, Shopping

My past weekend in photos

Justin suggested we go to the city for dim sum and the California Academy of Sciences and I gladly obliged! I hadn’t been there in years and I wanted to check out their new look.

OOTD:

CC Love top, Gap legging , Gap City Flats in Pewter, Chanel Bag

First, some dim sum at Ton Kiang for breakfast!

My FAVORITE dim sum dish of all time:

Some shots from the Academy of Sciences:

You can’t really tell in this photo but those were some BIG FISH:

I wasn’t able to get a clear shot but I wanted to show how beautiful the color gradient is on this snake; orange to sea foam green!

I love the color of this sea urchin! Burgundy, hot pink and orange!

Teeny little octopus coming out of a glass bottle:

Outdoor stage outside the museum:

We also went to the park with Buddy! It was quite hot and I rarely see him with his mouth open like this so I had to take advantage of the situation

Although I’m trying to be good with spending I popped into Goodwill to see what I could find… I bought 2 dresses. Eeep!

Silk Banana Republic dress in Size 0 for $7.99 (with old Forever 21 belt)

I am in LOVE with the fit but unfortunately there is a small stain on the left chest area. I tried my best to get it out but it wouldn’t budge after cleaning. So I used some leftover fabric scraps from my shop and sewed a second layer to cover it (its the pinky-coral dupioni under the original folds). I played around with the fabric scraps for at least two hours… Draping is definitely not my strong suit so I’m proud that this project turned out nicely.

Grecian-inspired Maggy London dress in a Size 2 for $12.49

I’ve fallen in love with coral for spring and summer! I admit I tried this on just for fun and it ended up to be an impulse buy. I figure I can wear it to weddings or company parties in the future.

Yay! So that was my weekend. Thanks for reading!

♥ E&I

Buddy’s New ‘Do

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buddy

I know this doesn’t have anything to do with fashion, makeup, decor, or personal finance but I just had to post these photos up. I’m a proud ‘mommy’ after all, what can I say?

Before:

After a trip to the groomers:

One of my greatest joys in life is to see him do his happy dance when I get home from work.

- E&I

Buddy’s 1-Year Anniversary!

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adopting a pet, anniversary, buddy, love, special event, yorkie

Today is my one-year anniversary with my little dog, Buddy.  I remember taking him home from the rescue center just like it was yesterday!  He really does light up my life.

Happy One Year, Buddy!

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-E&I