tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13480184727295746462024-03-12T18:24:08.073-07:00emilie carissaemiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-88880455550862467952012-02-02T20:24:00.000-08:002012-02-02T20:24:07.402-08:00Holly Jolly Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the husband and I have families in different countries, we've made it a tradition to do one Christmas holiday in the states followed by a New Year's holiday in Japan the following year. This was the year for my family, and we spent a cold and snowy time in Washington at my parent's house. The highlights : my mom's zealous decorations, my brother's Kegerator, my sweet new baby nephew, and a jug of peach hefeweisen all for little ol' me. *best*</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not to mention cheaper than a flight for 4 around peak holiday season. The hotels are not so shady as they used to be (we did a pitstop at <a href="http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/">this natural hot spring</a> in an Oregon forest), and we now watch movies instead of listen to music, but there's really nothing like a road trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>For my mother in law (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1607963235">Anthropologie</a><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23478738&catId=CLOTHES-SWEATERS&pushId=CLOTHES-SWEATERS&popId=CLOTHES&navCount=186&color=030&isProduct=true&fromCategoryPage=true&isSubcategory=true&subCategoryId=CLOTHES-SWEATERS&templateType=subCategory"> poncho</a>) :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4_hcjpi8DfvnM2flm8AbL7doZ5gq_ro80mYpO1ySB5ABLMi5r2XcAuFFsRvpxz2hD1lIvKivfBNMKRfruWNfuNdKyj8QRfwrKZGH5OM5sbWmIATUU8krY5AXCpPSzyyY2QikY9ARxVk/s1600/23478738_030_b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4_hcjpi8DfvnM2flm8AbL7doZ5gq_ro80mYpO1ySB5ABLMi5r2XcAuFFsRvpxz2hD1lIvKivfBNMKRfruWNfuNdKyj8QRfwrKZGH5OM5sbWmIATUU8krY5AXCpPSzyyY2QikY9ARxVk/s640/23478738_030_b.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>For random acquaintances and hostess gifts over the holiday season (<a href="http://www.lauraannsjams.com/">Laura Ann's jams</a>) :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyqgRh4LQvjGLSgxm1jUIcOK0VKRsUE2UEar0X54FMn0QOxo1cBA1y_A7KpzhlzyMPYuwFK2OnRr_P5_Np-HsMHNXav5-x_jbOZ-X3aVYyTD5MH6dvA__3MaWfe9yODgUOCL9VU1kzf8/s1600/fig_vanillabean_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyqgRh4LQvjGLSgxm1jUIcOK0VKRsUE2UEar0X54FMn0QOxo1cBA1y_A7KpzhlzyMPYuwFK2OnRr_P5_Np-HsMHNXav5-x_jbOZ-X3aVYyTD5MH6dvA__3MaWfe9yODgUOCL9VU1kzf8/s400/fig_vanillabean_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>emiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-39882299729768755282011-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:002011-12-08T16:33:31.577-08:00Bubbles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my good friends sent T & K a giant box of <a href="http://www.lush.com/">Lush</a> goodies for Christmas, which I thought was weird until it came time to take a bath. I have never seen them so excited in my life. Bubbles = best gift ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our friends, isn't she pretty? She's actually an artist, check out her uber cute paintings <a href="http://makkuro.tumblr.com/">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6468589337/" title="IMG_3940 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3940" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6468589337_3af2f0f9f6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>emiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-31612830101018254542011-12-08T13:30:00.000-08:002011-12-08T13:30:04.206-08:00ThankfulOk, so I totally thought I could keep on top of this blog as well as the <a href="http://plumforpolly.blogspot.com/">Plum for Polly</a> one...boy, was I wrong about that. I would apologize for such a long absence, but I'm almost 100% sure that no one knows about / pays attention to this blog, so the only person I'm letting down is myself. And no biggie on that front, so it's all good.<br />
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We had such a fantastic Thanksgiving. Seems like a distant memory now, since everything has gone into hyper drive preparing for the holidays, but it was a great time. My husband isn't American, therefore not really into giant roast turkeys or mashed potatoes. So every year we collect all our foreign friends, light up the BBQ, and consume vast quantities of alcohol. This year was no exception. Tequila, Paula Deen's (ah-mazing) recipe for pumpkin pie, some gyoza & sushi, and yes, a bit of vomiting at the end of the night. What was I thankful for this year? Absolutely everything...I'm <i>such</i> a lucky girl. Here's some pics of the festivities.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent the morning in bed watching Gossip Girl *bliss*<br />
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baby champagne = sparkling lemonade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463141903/" title="IMG_3864 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3864" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6463141903_143d4bea66.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">shots....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463131195/" title="IMG_3863 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3863" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6463131195_4d2e1c4384.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">shots...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463118223/" title="IMG_3862 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3862" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6463118223_5c4a912591.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">shots....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463105425/" title="IMG_3861 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3861" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6463105425_3d693328a4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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we like to fawn over this baby like she's our own</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463018721/" title="IMG_3839 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3839" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6463018721_0b72a64fc5.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6463153101/" title="IMG_3865 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3865" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6463153101_7924988dbb.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">late night bonfire<br />
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</div>emiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-85821641044937358632011-11-16T14:56:00.000-08:002011-11-16T14:56:52.489-08:00Winter WonderlandOne of the things I love best about where I live is being able to choose fashion over practicality. I can wear open toed shoes all winter long without worry about frost bite on my toes and forgo heavy, bulky jackets in favor of light layers. That being said, we are headed to the Northwest for our winter holiday and I am less than prepared. I've bought snow jackets, ski pants, wool socks, snow boots, and a giant sled for the kiddies. But seriously--cold weather fashion for women is not so cute. If I had a million dollars I would go with these :<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pendleton-Mitten-Fleece-Turquoise-Peoples/dp/B005174F30/ref=sr_1_38?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1321482229&sr=1-38">Pendelton mittens</a>, $54 2. <a href="http://store.moncler.com/item/store/MONCLER/tskay/C07830E5/rr/1/cod10/41254515GD/gender/woman/agerange/Adult/areaid//sts/">Moncler Jacket</a>, $2100 3.<a href="http://www.uggaustralia.com/womens-adirondack-II-snow-boots/737045186580,default,pd.html?source=ggl_ppc_prod&gclid=CLvYoLCfvKwCFQZThwodsDEPpg"> UGG Boots</a>, $220</td></tr>
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</div>Or just buy <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod138280002&eItemId=prod132570022&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FNo%253D0%2526Ntt%253Dfur%252Bcoat%2526_requestid%253D72712%2526N%253D0">this</a> giant fur coat and stay inside by the fireplace sipping champagne. But this is real life and I will most likely be dragged out into the snow, whether I am outfitted for it or not. How do you stay warm in winter? Is there some fashionable, affordable options I am missing? Or am I bound to look like a marshmallow come Christmas time?emiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-12848404370245548732011-11-15T11:44:00.000-08:002011-11-15T11:44:52.973-08:00San Francisco Treat<div style="text-align: left;">I adore living in LA, but sometimes I miss that city feeling. I miss hobos, and dirt, and walking around until your feet ache and you can't go another step. So I consider myself very lucky indeed that two of my sisters live in San Francisco, just a 45 minute plane ride away.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me & K popped over last weekend for a baby shower for my younger sister, Natalie. She's pregnant with her first baby, a boy and get this--out of 4 sisters, we have a total of FIVE boys, ZERO girls. How tragic is that?? *sigh* Anyway, this is my whole little fam ---></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And this is my newest nephew, my sister Jacqueline's second boy...isn't he the cutest??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">We ate, we drank, we played baby words pictionary, we shopped...we even randomly got pierced. All in all a pretty perfect weekend. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>emiliecarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365114639338781940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348018472729574646.post-85256040730105285582011-11-08T13:42:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:42:52.350-08:00Skate Weekend<div style="text-align: left;">I think pretty much everyone in the US gets excited about "fall back" come November. Sure, we all grumble about the sun setting around 4 pm, but no one can really argue against that extra hour of blissful sleep. UNLESS you happen to have small children. Then the end of daylight savings means pretty much business as usual, except the clock will be telling you it's an hour earlier, while your kids look like this: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59910777@N02/6326329605/" title="IMG_3475 by mlefuji, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3475" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6326329605_dd39b73b7a.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Good times, I tell ya.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite that and a sudden rainstorm in So-Cal, we had a fantastic weekend. Because of the wet weather, T finally got to try out the official Vans Skate Park in Orange County. You have to be six to skate it, but shhhhh don't tell that T is only four. He was the teeniest one in there and I suffered through many mini heart attacks as he collided with bigger guys. I swear this skateboarding will be the end of me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Followed by a sushi date at our favorite neighborhood place. I'm proud to say I ate so much I could hardly move. What else is the weekend for? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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