coming home for christmas

It has been 8 years since I've left NY. I've never gone home for Christmas and instead during that time, I've celebrated Christmas in different countries including Korea, Thailand, and Singapore. Some of the memories I've made were  volunteering and giving out gifts at an orphanage in Korea, relaxing on the beach in Thailand, or …

field of lavenders

You'll be surprised what a two and half hour drive will get you to. We ended up taking a road trip to the end of Long Island to find this beautiful and not so secret lavender field here in NY. This lavender farm located in East Marion, Long Island, is called lavender by the bay. …

emily & victor {june 7.2014}

The recent trend these past few years has been to rush back to NY to be part of a wedding right after my school year ended. This year, I was so blessed to be able to make it back in time for Emily's wedding.  I landed in NY on a Friday afternoon and had enough …

beach adventures with jake

One of the things I look forward to with coming back home for the summer is hanging out with this guy. He's a constant reminder to me about God's faithfulness when I see how much he has grown in 1 short year. We had a chance to take him to the beach for the first time! …

sails and stripes: a themed party

What's not to love about unnecessary diy themed parties?! Christine and I had fun planning and organizing a fourth of July nautical themed party. After doing an initial search on pinterest, we quickly found so many cute nautical themed parties. I guess the nautical theme was partly inspired by our recent trip to Newport! Christine …

a nyc adventure {fashion, food & friends}

I don't know what it is about NYC, but every time I come back I can't help but love it more. I mean in what other city do you have the subway conductors yelling at the people over the intercom for not getting inside the doors that are closing, or do you end up sitting …