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Hi Friends! Happy End of the month:) Thank God we are finally back to good health and looking forward to a healthy February! This week, we wanted to get out and visit this dessert place I found on Instagram (happy to get out of the house and healthy to be around people). After Church we had lunch at this Vietnamese restaurant, nothing amazing, but glad to try another restaurant.

We also discovered a Korean mini mart close to our church, so we checked it out and I’m so excited to find this one and get Korean products that we always see in our Kdramas. We got some Bibimbap ingredients and Gimbap, kimchi.

We had a little family walk yesterday. One of my February goals is to have more family walks and get the family outside. Hopefully the weather will get better and spring is on the horizon!

With our family sickness this January, we did eat take out a lot and had Starbucks more than usual! Hubs is my enabler when it comes to my coffee weakness!HA I plan to cook more at home this coming month.

I hope you are having a great Wednesday friends! I’m excited for a new month and have plans to be productive after a slow and relaxed January!

Talk Later Friends! Take Care:)

Hi Friends! We’ve been taking it slow since Friday here because the kids got sick Friday night (the usual cough and runny nose) they’re both doing better now. Unfortunately, it looks like I got what they had because I’m congested now and having body aches. Praying we will be on the mend this week. We had a busy week before the kids got sick! We all had a dental appointment (Mia has two missing front teeth now!), we watched a movie at the theater and then had lunch at Shake Shack! Hubs and I got to have a lunch date at this new Vietnamese restaurant I’ve been wanting to check out. Thanks to my In laws for taking care of the kids:)

Lots of takeout this weekend. We had Chic-fil-a, Pizza, Chicken Biryani and Paneer tikka masala! My Hubs spoiled me this weekend by getting me Starbucks twice in two days!HA. I finished a Chinese drama I started this week (Only for Love). It was cute and I like the lead guy!Dylan Wang!

Lunch date with Hubs at the new Vietnamese restaurant! I got the Short ribs Pho and it was so good! I will definitely order this again. Hubs had a sandwich!

Hubs got shrimp last Friday and I’m tired of the usual garlic butter shrimp so I decided to make stuffed Shrimp and it turned out well!

I hope you have a healthy week friends! Take Care and stay warm and cozy:)

Hi Friends! It’s been very cold here since Thursday. It was supposed to snow this week but we we didn’t really get a lot of snow but due to freezing temperatures it’s still frozen outside. We played in the park and the kids made little snow angels a couple of times. Aside from the park and church this morning, and driving to our favorite donut shop, we’ve been cozy at home and consuming too many hot cocoas these past couple of days!HA

We went to Costco the day before the snow hit. They had a decent sale on their Dungeness crabs so Hubs and I picked a package. I made Crab ramen (homemade crab broth!YUM!)

Our Church had a family movie night this week we attended!It was fun:)

Costco time!

Donuts for breakfast!HA

Dinner last night!

Mexican and subway the other night!

Part of winter cozy days are spent reading at home too! I borrow books online from our library. I’ve read more than 40 books so far last year (I have some books I collected too).

I hope you are staying safe and warm friends! Take Care:)

Hello friends from the rainy and windy Pacific Northwest! Snow is on the forecast for later this week, the kids are excited! My Sis is finally back to the east coast, but before she left we had a little tradition with the kids. We have a little sleep over in the living room! Mia is always so excited to do this:)

Hubs finally took our Christmas tree down and I stored the other decorations back in the garage! I still have to deep clean our living room though! Still decluttering and minimizing here at home. I plan to drop another bag this coming week.

Tipsy cow dinner! We had burgers and fries. We liked our burgers this time 🙂 I had The Winemaker (7oz custom ground beef patty, triple cream brie, alfalfa sprouts, caramelized onions, white truffle aioli).

The Winemaker!YUM!

Walking around the neighborhood! With all the treats this Holiday season, need to move this body. HA!

Sis likes this Reuben sandwich from Market House Meat! The BEST Reuben sandwich in our opinion.

We had cheese fondue with my In laws late last week.

Lots of sleepovers in the living room before Sis leaves for NYC!

We had a Korean Lunch before going to the airport! We all love Korean dishes. We got Bulgogi, seafood pancake, Galbi soup.

A little selfie before going to the Airport.

We had a family walk after we dropped Sis at the Airport! SO gloomy and cold!

This week we are back to our routine. Homeschooling and typical home life. Hubs is back to work.

I hope you are all having a great day friends! We are just relaxing at home now. I did have a quick walk outside earlier while waiting for the school bus and it’s so windy and cold outside.

Take Care and stay safe!

Hi Friends! Happy New Year! I pray that we all have a healthy and peaceful year with our family and friends, God’s protection and guidance be with us as we welcome a new year!

We had a simple celebration at home with my In laws last night (NY Eve), Hubs prepared filet mignon (sous vide style/seared after) so tender! After dinner, we played Uno for a while. We watched the London fireworks and countdown on youtube, toasted with Proseco and called it a night by 9:30! HA! Our neighbors had fireworks around 11 pm, so that was fun to listen to!

We attended our Church’s New Years service in the morning. Mia wanted to take a pic here!HA

Hubs preparing the steak. We got this at Costco.

New Years Day! Hello 2024! We had an impromptu decision to visit Leavenworth. We love this touristy little Bavarian town. It was very cold but no snow. The drive wasn’t too bad with not a lot of cars on the road. We got brats and pretzels and goodies like cookies and pastries! We stayed for 3 hours and it was just enough time for us. The kids got a little cranky after and napped on the way home!

A little selfie before going home! Thank You God for safe travels. We are home and just resting (we enjoyed our steak leftovers from last night).

Have a great rest of the week friends! Take care!

Hi Friends! I hope you all had a great Christmas and are having a restful week as we bid goodbye to the year.

On Christmas Eve (12/23) we had a nice family walk in our park and the kids got to do scooters. It was a very cold afternoon, but unfortunately, no snow this Christmas!

After the walk, we did some last minute shopping and got some chocolates!

Uno time after dinner. Mia really likes playing Uno with the family!

Christmas Eve candle light service.

After the service, we had Chinese food and hung around the house. We played a reindeer game, Uno, and opened our stockings!

Dessert: white chocolate mousse and a chocolate cake (gotta have a birthday cake for Jesus!) Happy Birthday Jesus! Thank You for all of your blessings!

Christmas morning!

Christmas spread! Charcuterie board as always:) My Dad In law baked lasagna, crabs, roast pork belly (lechon belly) for dinner! Hubs Auntie/Uncle also joined us for dinner! We don’t get to see them often, so it is always special when they visit. Thanks to our family for their generosity and thoughtfulness, we appreciate the gifts especially for the kids!

Hi friends! We did the Snowflake Lane Christmas parade in Bellevue,WA earlier this week. We watched it together with friends (the last time we watched it was 5 years ago). It’s not really worth it for me but the kids enjoyed the parade and that’s all that matters. We had dinner after at STK steakhouse, we’ve dined here before and it was an OK experience, but this time it was great! We ordered the aged porterhouse and we were all happy with the steak. It was a little indulgent as this steakhouse was pricey!

I’m glad that we got to do this because I’m trying to enjoy the holiday season and not get too stressed. The kids wanted to do this, so this is one of our bucket list items this week!HA

Last Sunday, We had our Church’s kids Christmas show and Mia was one of the angels! Matthew had a little role too!HA..All the kids in the Sunday classes got on stage to sing some Christmas songs (In a Manger, etc.)

Have a wonderful rest of your evening friends! Stay safe and take care:)

Hi Friends! It’s been a busy day for us here. Mia joined our Church’s Christmas program and they had a dress rehearsal today! They’re all so precious and she’s so excited to perform tomorrow(she invited family and friends!). My sis will be spending the holidays with us and she arrived today! Hubs had the airport duty while I was at church this morning. Then this evening we had hotpot dinner at our friend’s house! It was fun dinner! I love hotpot/shabu shabu.

We got Crumbl cookies for dessert! Mia got so excited to see the Wonka cookie, we watched the new Wonka movie yesterday and she enjoyed it, her fave part was Umpa Lumpa!HA

A little family selfie before the Wonka movie:)

It’s been a busy Saturday but we had lots of fun with our church friends, Mia gave the teachers that are helping them with the Christmas performance her gifts. We are trying to teach her to be generous and think of others/show them appreciation.

Have a great weekend friends and stay safe/healthy!

Hi friends! Happy Friday:) It’s been a wet, cold, rainy week in my neighborhood. We are just doing our regular routines like homeschooling, walking outside, cooking at home, decluttering! One of my goals is to cook and eat most of our meals at home/lessen our take outs (we do Friday takeouts!). I’m proud to say that we just did that this week! I tried to simplify our meals this month because I just don’t have the desire to be cooking and cleaning most evenings.

We had a Costco trip last week and got some basic groceries like bread, cheese, etc. I plan to go to Trader Joes this weekend to get my groceries for the week. I’m also monitoring our grocery budget this month, so for the first week we are on track!HA

Our breakfasts are usually eggs/toast/cereals/banana bread

Lunches are leftovers/salad/sandwiches/snack food/charcuterie/cheese board

This week, we are doing good with our “walk challenge”, despite the rain and cold!

Slow morning this week! While preparing for breakfast kids get to watch cartoons!

Have a wonderful and restful weekend friends! Stay safe and take care:)

Hi Friends! Happy Sunday:) We had a delicious late Birthday dinner with the In Laws yesterday. My In laws gifted us the steaks and crabs! Thanks to my generous family!HA Hubs sous vide the steaks, they were so tender! My Mom In law baked Hub’s favorite carrot cake too!

Matthew and I enjoying a cozy Sunday morning. He is just the cutest:) Truly a Mamas boy!

Mia joined our Church’s Kids Christmas program. We got there a little early so we hung out in the car for a few minutes!HA..She is my little fashionista:)

Have a great evening friends! Stay safe and take care:) Talk soon!