Lazy Sundays
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a lazy Sunday but it feels so good to be back!! Before house remodeling, we were working on wedding planning. Before wedding planning, we were both working 6 days a week, leaving Sunday to be our grocery shopping/catch up day. We’re definitely not done with house remodeling […]
Day 7 and 7.5 – Homeward Bound
Last Saturday morning, we finished cleaning the house and packed up the car.. but not before Dollie could get one more run around the backyard. The drive home was LONG and exhausting. We finally made it back to LA at about 6-7am on Sunday.
Day 6: Seattle
Last Friday, the last full day of our trip, Peter, my brother, my cousin, and I took a very windy ferry ride into the city. We met up with my cousin and her boyfriend to have lunch at the same restaurant Peter and I had lunch at with our friends 5 years ago. Mmm poutine..We […]
Day 5: Mt. Rainier
Last Thursday, we spent a lazy morning sitting on the dock and sipping coffee. Eventually, I pulled out the kayaks and we floated on the lake. We even got Dollie to sit on my kayak for a few minutes! Before we arrived in Washington, there had been wildfires in Canada that was blowing smoke over […]
Day 4: Hood Canal
Last Wednesday, after almost 12 hours of driving the night before, we woke up at the last leg of our trip road, Hood Canal. We spent the day fishing, catching crabs, collecting and shucking oysters, and having Canadian dim sum and roasted duck. The last time we were here 7 years ago, Dollie was only […]
Day 3: Skull Island
Last Tuesday, we packed up our tent and started on the second leg of our road trip. Peter was on a mission to capture photos of a misty forest so we drove up into the mountains on our way out of the Redwoods. It was so quiet and peaceful. So much so that I kept […]
Day 2: No dogs allowed!
Last Monday, we woke up ready to explore. We drove up North, making stops along the way, and reaching the Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park and Crescent City (or The Burger Place, as my dad calls it because we had Burger King there for lunch). Unfortunately, the Redwood State Parks is extremely dog-UNfriendly despite the […]
Day 0.5 and 1: Yip Family Road Trip
Last Saturday night, we started packing up the car, strapping some luggage to the roof, and throwing in a potted plant and dog. The Yip Family Road Trip was about to begin! After driving almost 12 hours straight, we finally reached our first destination: Patrick’s Point State Park in the Redwood National Forest. We quickly […]
Thai House v2.0 – Part 14
My dream kitchen has gray cabinets, a white countertop, white subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and a farmhouse sink. One day, my dad sent me a photo from IKEA’s website and I thought, “WHOA. THAT’S MY KITCHEN!” After shopping around, we ended up buying our countertop from some Asian place in El Monte and.. […]
Thai House v2.0 – Part 13
Back in December, we tore out the old wood floors and started laying the new floors. We couldn’t quite finish the floors because the drywall hadn’t gone up in the kitchen but, now the walls are in, we’re ALMOST done! Furniture is everywhere but the dogs finally have a huge, open space to run around […]