have a wonderful weekend + links

it was a good week {and i finally organized our wedding and honeymoon bin}, but i'm so glad the weekend is here. 

do you have anything special planned? 

we're packing up our little hatchback again and heading over to view sunflowers. it'll be our first time and we are not sure what to expect - probably a bunch of pretty sunflowers i guess! we hope to get a few pretty shots of piri and our little family to tuck away as a memory. 

have a wonderful weekend with the ones you love and here are a few links i hope you'll enjoy.

 // i love these imperfectly perfect shots. 

 // yes. 10 great doughnut places in the us.

 // it doesn't get any cuter than this. 

 // stickygram has a new product out.

 // i would love a pair. 

// i could play with this all day. 

 // blog love. 

 // trust fall fail. it gets me every time. 

 // complete strangers look like twins. wow. 

 // it would go pretty with dark jeans. 

xoxo, 
jane

it's a gelato date

last week, we had a chance to swing by dc a couple of times and grab one of our favorites, pitango gelato in capitol hill. we shared a cup of sicilian almond and chatted outside about anything and nothing. 

if you're in dc or in any of these areas in maryland or virginia, try pitango gelato. you won't regret it. 

this particular location is also only a few doors away from this restaurant we raved about not too long ago. 

life lately, according to my iphone

what the camera didn't, the phone did. 

xoxo, 

jane 

"p" is for piri. baking doggie treats at home.

i'm not much of a baker. but i thought i'd try something different in the kitchen the other day. doggie treats. i used this pumpkin dog treat with peanut butter recipe. it was super simple to make and loads of fun as well. we picked up new cookie cutters at bed, bath and beyond and chose the shapes i liked best. but the letter "p" was my favorite. "p" for piri {which means flute by the way in korean. my mother named him after a popular korean song from her days. piri also literally sounds like the name petey}. 

we didn't end up giving him a lot of these treats at once. piri has a sensitive stomach and doesn't take to changes in the diet too well. and a extra word of caution to those who also want to try the recipe -- some dogs may be allergic to flour and/or whole wheat flour or other ingredients. so please adjust as needed! 

enjoy! recipe & reviews can be found here. 

^^^ he sniffed and took a bite. his face gets me every time. ^^^

philadelphia, we love you

i can't believe it's already a new week. we're super sad that yangkyu's vacation is over. the days literally went swoosh! but we're happy that we got to tuck away a few more memories. 

last week, we packed up our little hatchback and took 3-hour road trip to philadelphia. the theme last week was staycation and while philadelphia isn't exactly in our neck of the woods, we still counted it as a staycation. 

we have both been to philadelphia on numerous occasions but yangkyu never really got to tour. i did as a little girl scout. i have faint memories of taking the bus with my troop and seeing the liberty bell, the rocky steps and sleeping over night in a museum {maybe it was the franklin institute?} and playing inside a replica of a human heart. crazy. 

this time we spent time in philadelphia together with piri and it was loads of fun {and blazing hot!}

 ^^^ always awed by pieces of history. this is the independence hall. it's the location where the declaration of independence and the constitution were debated and signed. ^^^

 ^^^ i loved these lanterns that guided our way to the philadelphia museum of art. ^^^

 ^^^ have you seen the movie rocky balboa? well, there is a scene where rocky is training and he climbs the steps up to the philadelphia museum of art, better known as "rocky steps", with his adopted dog, punchy -- a senior dog who he thought still had some spunk in him. after they climb up the steps, rocky lifts him up and it's like the sweetest thing ever. there is a clip of it here {at the 2:08 mark} or you can see a picture if you prefer.^^^

 ^^^ and naturally, yangkyu and piri recreated the scene. ^^^ 

^^^ even down to the last scene. these two make me smile. sorry there piri. your legs ended up looking a little odd. ^^^

^^^ love park. the fountain water was literally green and we couldn't figure out why. yangkyu said maybe to match the red of the "love" sign? hmmm.^^^

^^^ it was so cool by the water. this dude got to cool down and made a lot of heads turn. with his shoes, of course. ^^^

^^^ our last stop before heading home. we tried geno's {we kinda regret not trying out pat's which was literally across the street}. ^^^

^^^ bam. the most delicious cheesesteak sandwich. ever. ^^^

we have been meaning to take a day trip to philadelphia and glad we finally did. it was so much fun. life is good. really good. 

we hope you enjoyed your weekend! hope you have a fantastic week ahead!