warm weekend weather spoiled me good.

the weekend was all sorts of good. the weather was incredible, we saw the tiniest of buds sprouting from our container garden, i finally learned how to do a fishtail braid, made the sweetest and yummiest pancakes for breakfast {recipe here} and finally tried out this chicken tikka masala recipe i've been meaning to whip up for a while. 

on saturday we also got to swing by our favorite dog park in reston and hung out with a westie, a couple of chihuahuas and an australian sheepdog. and when i say "we" i mean me and yangkyu because piri was too busy dog-watching from the bench. ha. i think he wanted to hang out with the big dogs over on the other side of the fence. oh well. 

and while yangkyu had some work to do over the weekend, we still made time on sunday to head over to old lucketts store where i crushed on so many things. floor after floor, room after room, i wished i could take home a whole bunch of treasures, but i restrained myself and decided to take home a vintage camera, an old painter's ladder {i have been looking high and low for one and came across one at lucketts that was so charming} and an old wooden crate for my bottle collection. i'll sure be going back to this little gem of a place in leesburg in the months to come {i also fell in love with every creak from their hardwood floors. love. love. love. and their children's section tugged at my heart strings a tad bit.}

hope your weekend was delightful! 

today is may 5th, which is designated as children's day in korea. this was hands down my favorite holiday next to christmas. i have snippets of memories of getting presents and going to amusement parks with my parents and eating my favorite, cold buckwheat noodles and ice cream. and since we're all sort of kids at heart, i think i'll grab some ice cream with sprinkles and peanuts on top. 

have a wonderful week! 

 // ta da. the painter's ladder we picked up. i wrapped some christmas lights around it and gave some things a new home on top the steps. i have plans on sanding this down and giving it a fresh coat of white paint, but i want to enjoy the old splatter of paints for a few more months. this is now my favorite corner of our little pad. // 

ps - i have been keeping mum online about the recent sewol south korean ferry tragedy. instead i was keeping the victims, their family members and everyone in korea in my thoughts offline, in private. i thought to mention it today in light of saying how may 5th, children's day, marked one of the fondest holidays i had as a child growing up in korea. many of the victims of the sewol ferry tragedy included high school students and also children. i am hoping that the families will find peace in this tragic and heartbreaking incident and that the nation can move forward together putting its people, their concerns and safety first. #prayforsewol #prayforkorea