Confession: I actually really, really enjoy putting together IKEA furniture.
Garlic pork and karaage. Lots of yum.
*oink*
Doughnuts!
She refuses to download the app, but she can’t avoid the craze, especially when cleaning out my brother’s old room…
A sweet, herbal Chinese dessert soup.
IKEA construction success!
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How to save your spot for fireworks…
Mini ice cream sandwiches, made with Oreo Thins and homemade vanilla ice cream. MY MOTHER IS A GENIUS THESE ARE THE TASTIEST THINGS EVER.
Grubbin’ on the Fourth of July.
She made them with vanilla Oreos too. SO GOOD.
Hello!
Again, without the hood.
Pretty city lights.
This guy.
Fireworks!
Explosions in the sky!
It was an awesome show.
… and a heck of a view.
Mendo’s banh mi. Holy tastiness, Batman!
Origami koi.
Cool patterns in paper, at the Japanese American National Museum.
Post-museum curry bun.
Hrm…
Ramen with homemade pork belly.
Beach life.
Half-mast.
Making faces.
Yup, this guy again.
We match! Kinda.
By land, sea, and sky.
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The thing about best friends, is even though it’s been years and years and years since we’ve seen each other, it feels like it was no time at all.
Gave the microwave a badly-needed cleaning for the first time in ages… and somehow managed to break the microwave by cleaning it.
Mama’s strawberry frozen yogurt pie. A Day family summer tradition since 1986.
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Links I’ve loved lately:
I was a 90s kid. So, obviously, I was totally obsessed with everything Lisa Frank. (And I do mean everything.) Which is why I’m really, really hoping somebody will get me this Lisa Frank adult coloring book for my birthday in a few months. Pretty please? 😉
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Daily writing.
It’s officially summer… which means it’s time for my yearly root beer float!
Hello summer, hello fish tacos! (Hello, deck that could use a good sweeping!)
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Links I’ve loved lately:
In the short time we’ve been living in our house, several bird families have built nests around our garden and roof… so I can relate to this story quite a bit.
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The yin/yang beauty of a broken yolk.
My favorite time of the day, in my favorite part of our house – mealtime with the fishies!
Red rose.
When you can’t figure out what to eat… ramen + fried onions + green onions ain’t a bad meal.
Caprese salad, allll summer long.
“Ugh, look at me being all hipster n’ shit,” said Allison, as she rearranged the table for the perfect foodie photo. 😉
Who knew somethings as simple as bananas + oats + chocolate chips, and nothing more, could be so tasty?!
Dad always loved taking us kids to hike Inspiration Loop at Will Rogers State Park, so of course we had to head up there for Father’s Day.
Yes, my shirt says “Train like you’re in Legends of the Hidden Temple”.
Out-takes, thanks to the bugs that were attacking us the entire hike.
Finishing off Father’s Day with another of my dad’s favorites – El Pollo Loco!
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