life lately, according to my iphone

some instagramed, some not. 

xoxo, 

jane 

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"i'll wait for santa right here"

piri has claimed the tree skirt as his and will wait for santa to bring him his wish list right here. he won't move until he sees the bearded man in a red suit. 

one christmas when i was younger, in korea, my brother and i waited up on christmas eve to see santa claus. we were so determined. we brought out all our toys to play with so we wouldn't fall asleep. i think we put our mama in a predicament because she promised that he would drop by at the stroke of midnight. she thought we would surely fall asleep. but mamas are clever. and she had a counter plan.

at around 11:30 pm she told us that we would have so much more fun if we played in my room instead of the living room where our papa was watching tv. so off we went. and being little kids that we were we lost track of time. we ran out to the living room wide eyed and asked if santa came by. mama said "why yes! he came and dropped off these presents but he was so busy he had to go without saying hello. but he says you two have been very good. and merry christmas!"

we were stunned. first because there was a pile of presents that we didn't see before, and two, because we missed him. we kept saying "mama, but you should've stopped him~~" and asked where he parked his big ole sleigh. she said on our balcony. we believed her every word.

i don't remember everything i got, but i do remember a getting a dog toy {it barked} and a teddy bear from steiff, which i named bennie. i still have him to this day. i remember my brother got one of those cool mechanical pencil holders and a robot. 

i will never forget this christmas. it was magical. and i hope that whenever i have kids, i will be as clever as my own mama. we really thought santa came that night. 

// linking up with blogpaws wordless wednesday bloghop. 

piri's holiday wish list. {yes, he has one too!}

he scoured the web to pick out some things he wanted this christmas. this dog of ours is pretty clever. wonder how he typed and clicked around the internet.

we let piri open his own presents. it's the cutest thing seeing him rip apart the gift wrapping. he's the type that just tears. me and yangkyu are the type to gently undo the tape. i have no idea where piri learned that kind of behavior {ha!}. 

do you have a furry family member? what are some items on your pet's holiday wish list? 

01 // billie jean bed 
02 // hip doggie alpine ski vest
03 // billy wolf harper bandana
04 // bocce's bakery chicken cordon bleu biscuits
05 // holiday stocking toy
06 // cloud 7 sleeping bag
07 // harry barker bon chien treat tin 
08 // blanca bowl
09 //  stainless steel dog water bottle
10 // korbo handmade wire basket

** keep on the look out for our gift guide for pet lovers coming soon!

our ornament is here! and we love it.

every year we get a special ornament. it's kind of a tradition for us. last year was ballet slippers and a mini nutcracker after catching the performance at the kennedy center. this year we found a shop on etsy that makes hand stamped items including ornaments. we love how it turned out. and the piece of lace is just the perfect touch. 

i can't wait until christmas. it's my favorite holiday. i have so many great memories as a child, and now i love making new memories with the loves of my life, yangkyu and piri. 

happy holidays everyone.

"it was mr. green, in the study with the rope." thanksgiving, clue and so much food with friends.

hello monday. wow. i feel like i lost my head somewhere between thursday and sunday. so much was going on and more than half of it was food. it's strangely quiet this morning which makes it seem like thanksgiving and our friends visiting happened ages ago. 

did you all have a good thanksgiving? 

ours was small and cozy. i ended up picking recipes and tips that some of you suggested - like rooth's {from a miusmie} soft pillow roll recipe hit it out of the ballpark, mariko's (from gamerwife} tip to mix in blueberries in the cranberry sauce worked like magic and jessica's {from creative index} apple pomegranate spritzer drink recipe was so delicious. 

over the weekend we had a couple more friends from new york who came to visit. it was like an early christmas for us. they came and gave us good company but also gifted us with lovely things like doughnuts from doughnut plant, baked goods from veniero's cafe, matching new york mets caps and beautiful christmas ornaments from anthropologie. we miss them terribly {already} and can't wait for them to come visit us again. {soon please!}

we managed to squeeze in a korean style bbq party in our home, make trips to the museums in dc, walk around eastern market, do some shopping in georgetown, try ethiopian food for the first time at keren restaurant in adams morgan, pick out a christmas tree and play so many rounds of clue {our favorite!}. we also managed to laugh until our faces and stomachs hurt. 

it wasn't a bad thanksgiving weekend. not bad at all. and piri loved all the extra attention and love he got. it was so precious to see. 

hope you all had a wonderful holiday and weekend with loved ones. have a good week ahead! it's december! 

** i also realized i didn't take as many pictures as i usually do. i think i was having too much fun. but here are some shots from our weekend.