hello wine...

As most of you know, both my boyfriend and I love to drink and we pretty much drink at least a glass of wine everyday, if not more (my boyfriend drinks at least 2 glasses of wine at least).  So alcohol becomes a necessity to our household, thus cheap, nice wines are pretty major to us.  So we decided to give a shot, buying these already selected wines using our favorite groupons!  Hopefully it will be good... :)

time to get a new pair?

I'm back running!!!  I ran 5 miles on Monday and Wednesday evening, and this morning I ran 6.5 miles... not a bad com back right?  Hopefully I hit the gym this weekend...

random

Although I always give a really hard time when my friend (also a co-worker) doesn't wear make-up to work, I hardly wear one on weekends...  You gotta rest up your skin sometimes I suppose? :P  Totally random, but that green tea latte from Balconi Coffee on West LA was amazing, and my first time at True Food in Santa Monica Place was quite interesting...  I like healthy, fresh veggies from farmers market, but let's just say I'm not a big fan of cauliflowers, no matter if it's in purple or orange...

lazy dinner

chow mein with pork

tenshindon (without rice) - a crabmeat omelette

salad - cucumbers, bean sprouts, and peppers marinated with sesami oil, soy sauce and sesami

wine after the dinner (we had beer during the dinner :)

SLR is a lot more difficult to use than I've expected, and as you can see I'm really struggling to take good pictures...  Definitely need more time to get used to it.  Anyways, although I slacked a bit last night making dinner (and not to mention I forgot to serve miso soup that was ready to go), I say I had a pretty productive evening...  I went running for 5 miles!  Before the accident, I was pretty good about running consistently, but after that with my headache/neck-ache and then getting sick... I had too many excuses to be a bum.  I'm taking it easy this time though, and today instead of running I cleaned the kitchen, vacuum and mopped the floor and did laundry before going to work.  Still productive, right?

Race for Rescue!

Another 10k on Sunday morning in Pasadena...

 

If you're a dog lover, today's Race for Rescue is one of the greatest ways to spend Sunday morning.  Not only I get to see my boyfriend run 10k as a part of his training for NYC marathon, look at these super cute dogs!!!  I honestly couldn't help myself taking every picture possible during their halloween costume contest.  My favorite dog was the last one, which one is yours?

It was good to be back in Pasadena, even for one morning :) 

laid back Saturday

Do you like my new camera?

To be exact, I've started playing around with my boyfriend's SLR and it's quite addictive!!! (and very very deep)  There's so much to learn in photography, I probably should eventually take a basic, fundamental class to be able to use this new toy :)  Anyways!  Today was a very relaxing Saturday.  We just ran some errands during the day, and at night we ordered Domino's pizza and finally caught up with an overdue movie, "Bridesmaid."  Relaxing Saturday night with a good wine and movie, what else can you ask?

my essentials

as always...

As some of you may know, I don't believe in foundation because of so much damage it can cause on your skin.  So it makes it pretty crucial to have my toner and sunscreen under control.  When one of those goes low, I tend to freak a bit :)  But the reason why I wanted to write about Kiehl's products isn't because to express how much I love them, but the fact I went there on my bike after work today!  Since the accident, my means of transportation was only the bike, and for those of you non-bikers know, it's not easy!!!  I was quite proud of myself when I got to the store on my bike today...  Hopefully it will help my diet.  Oh yes, I'm going to Japan next month and you know what that means... time to lose weight!!!

"negitoro"

simple as that...

Sometimes simple dish like toro with scallions, soy sauce, and little bit with wasabi on rice, is the most luxury one can ask, living outside of Japan.  Sunday is typically our "lazy" night for dinner, and considering this was super easy to prep for, I say this was one of the most luxurious night of the week :)

happy anniversary!

Celebrating 8th anniversary with my love @ The Foundry on Melrose...

 

 

 

Every year, I feel like time is flying faster than ever, and I can't believe it's already been 8 years since I've been with my boyfriend.  Although we both go all out on each other's birthday, we tend to stay low key on our anniversary, and this year has been no exceptions.  Enjoying the time together with good food and feeling happy.  Sometimes that's all you need.

The Foundry on Melrose

7465 Melrose Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 651-0915

http://www.thefoundryonmelrose.com/