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Christiansborg Castle The Canal; Round Tower; The view from the Round Tower Rosenborg Castle & Garden i had a great day strolling around copenhagen today. the city was much more alive compared to yesterday. the only downside was the fact that museums and castles are closed on mondays (bummer!). i decided to go straight to stroget from the central station, via town hall plaza, and then

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Copenhagen in January: rainy and cold i'm flying out to copenhagen today, will stay there for one night and then continue to helsingborg (sweden) for the rest of next week. i'm going solo, sans flo. i'm a little sad to leave but i think he likes it that he gets to be alone for a week lol. i hope this time there will be no phone calls in the middle of the night asking me how to run the washing

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unfortunately i do not have much time to write these days, even though i'm dying to share a lot of things in this blog after the hiatus. in the meantime, let me share a few pictures from our visit to singapore last week. we stayed there for three days before visiting bali, and then on the way back we had a full night to spend there before returning to munich. everything went well. we used "

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... from our long trip. my schedule is totally messed up, i go to bed at 5pm, woke up at 2am yesterday, and 4 am this morning. i also think i'm having a hard time adjusting with the weather, i have to start working with a cold. nevertheless, i did some "catching up," i went to a dance class on saturday (fun, hard work) and a get together with friends on sunday (good food, good companies).

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we went for a pre-holiday trip to NYC this weekend. i wanted to surprise flo with something unexpected. i remembered about 3 years ago on a sunday morning in late december we walked around harlem searching for a church because he was interested in what he called an "authentic gospel experience," something that we believe, for us foreigners, can only be experienced fully here. however, we

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holiday cocktail 1. tube gallery | 2. sunner | 3. tube gallery holiday black tie 1. julie haus | 2. mikael aghal | 3. herve leger love these dresses from my favorite designer outlet. someone please buy them for the holidays :) xoxo.- *still grading

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angel wings, stars, and deers embrace the holiday spirit! wear a pair of angel wings, a pair of blingy studded stars, or a pair or cute deers (and birds). happy sunday! xoxo.-

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students receiving scholarship it is the time of the year again. we attended the semi formal scholarship award dinner tonight hosted by senior students from the senior seminar class. they raised $8850 in scholarship money, and five of them received scholarship to help them prepare for their senior internship program. most of these students are leaving philadelphia for internship, as far as

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holiday parties are lining up... and some of my dresses are not working for me. i am one of those who would buy something because it's pretty (or on sale) even though it does not fit perfectly; i would buy it anyway hoping that one day it would work, but it just never does. now, i have to let some of those go... this dress below is super; i love it to the the t. the fabric, the color, the cut,

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Coffee Drinks Illustrated via Six Revisions ...to finish all my work (gosh, it's hard to work late on friday). i guess i should just postpone it 'till monday. happy weekend! xoxo.-

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kate spade - charyl my (black friday) online order came in the mail today, and i fall in love with them. meet charyl... from kate spade sample sale (score!). they are quite comfortable and very light (i'm wearing them around the house now at the request of my hubby, he thinks they make his wife look sexier and he likes that lol). i shall see how my feet would feel in a few more minutes (or

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Victoria - Victoria Beckham SS/12 i'm bottom heavy, so it is a little hard for me to fall in love with victoria beckham's style. i need dresses that accentuate my waist :) but these dresses, from her victoria collection, are super cute. i particularly love the long sleeved cloud printed dress... so springy. can you imagine that with a white hat? :) xoxo.-

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Thanksgiving Dinner the thanksgiving weekend felt so short! on thanksgiving evening we went to our boss' house to have the turkey dinner. he just had a back surgery, which went well, so it was a great opportunity for us to visit him and we're very happy that he's doing well (in fact, he'll be flying to italy on tuesday for a conference). we had a great time. i didn't go anywhere on black

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Chocolate & Tangerine wedding dress: wtoo olivia | bridesmaid dress: eliza j. via glamour wedding | napkins: the knot | bouquet: kristen weaver via every last detail | wedding cake: instyle wedding | wedding favor: wedfavors happy thanksgiving, everyone! enjoy your time together with your loved ones! xoxo.-

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clockwise from top left: lace skater dress | gold jacquard dress | lace panel dress | 'teenage witch' velvet dress | dress with embellished neck |  beaded ponte dress these are my favorite dresses from asos.com (for under $100 each). i think it's a great idea to add varieties to your holiday party wardrobe*. my holiday parties are lining up, casual and formal, starting this week up to new

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i shop on ebay. very often. not very, very often (anymore), but (still) quite often. i have a few ebay sellers that i frequent. they helped me fill up my closet, literally, to the point that i had to purchase an additional clothing rack. i went over my ebay purchase history and quite happy to know that i did not go too crazy last month. i bought two tops and two bottoms (plus one dress, but that

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teal lace dress with peacock velvet ribbon this is my newest creation. i bought the lace fabric on ebay for $4.95. it was a little less than 2 yards, just enough for the pattern that i wanted. for the lining, i use a medium weight silk charmeuse to give the dress a little more structure and less sheer.  i love how the lace 'filters' the shine from the charmeuse, but it still has the glow-y

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i love how my package has arrived today and it was signed by a "man". glad to know. xoxo.-

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just wanted to share this video that, even though it's not wedding-related, i think it's cool. it's happening... :) xoxo.- *yes, my teaching and research center around this, particularly in travel context.

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to continue what i started a couple of days ago, i tried hard to remember what happened after i left switzerland on that summer trip. i believe i flew from zurich to london, but could not recall how i managed to travel to eastbourne from london. i think i took a train :) but i remember when i got to eastbourne (a small seashore town, popular for older visitors and locals, much like cape may in NJ

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i was visiting faith's blog and her post on anniversary cotton-themed gifts prompted me to search something on etsy. and guess what i found... cotton crocheted nose warmer! yes, it was hard not to laugh at this (funny but creative), but i thought it's worth blogging. click on the pics to visit the store. Aunt Marty Made It on Etsy ok, i somehow see how this could be useful during a snow

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i re-activated my booking.com account today (because i needed to reserve accommodation for a conference in january) and i found my old reservations from this hotel in glasgow and this hotel in zurich as well as the ones in london and eastbourne (UK).  all of them are dated back to my productive post-doctoral year of 2007 when i traveled solo (with super tiny budget) to many places to present my

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during a meeting (the first of 3 meetings i had) yesterday, a co-worker pointed at my work photo id and mentioned that i looked so young. it was taken in september 2006, five years ago. i just landed in the states right after defending my dissertation in japan. i guess i look am older now :) time flies... i have been living in Philly for five years (still, i'm not used to the snow storm). and

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look 1 look 2 h&m is not my typical place to shop, but i have to admit that seeing blog posts about the versace for h&m collection online makes me want to check them out on nov 17! :) it's ok to be/feel/dress young, right? :) xoxo.-

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pink + navy garter | bride-to-be sash |  navy + cotton pink birds cake topper |  sweet love banner xoxo.-

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No. 1:  Carmen Marc Valvo | No. 2: Nina | No. 3: Swarovski | No. 4: ML Monique Lhuillier this board makes me think of the winter break (already)! xoxo.- 

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it happened this weekend. we drove to the deep of Pennsylvania (and we took one of our visiting scholars with us, she's the cute one!). they call it a mountain; it was more of a hill for Flo. a consent form later, we're up with the ski lift for our first zipline. no, i'm not into extreme sports or adventure trips. this was a belated birthday present for Flo. seriously, i was nervous at the

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i wrote about a weekend gig that our dance club did a while ago. i was co-mc-ing with my friend (that's her in the middle, my job at the time of this pic was to translate her interview with the mime from indonesian to english). what i did not write was the fact that i sewed my white lace top and the skirt too (and i'm pretty proud about it hehe....). the lace top was my attempt to create

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Ponyo inside KSNY yes, i have a major closet issue... we live in a relatively large 1-bedroom top floor apartment, which i very much love. when we moved in, it was a perfect place; everything we owned had its place and we could live (and move around) very comfortably. it's no longer the case. we i managed to accumulate many things this past 3 years that our place started to feel a little too

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check out ideeli + brides magazine sales for classic brides, romantic brides, and chic brides. my two favorites are the short scalloped lace dresses from eliza j here and here. happy sunday! xoxo.-

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we planned to meet up with flo's school friend and her husband who were visiting NYC on friday, but we had to cancel because of a last-minute thing at work. so, we rescheduled for yesterday (they returned to Barcelona today). we had tickets for 8:30 bus, managed to wake up early enough, but i guess it took us a little too long to leave our place. we missed the bus by about 2 minutes (we saw

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No. 1 Theia beaded silk organza | No. 2 Nicolle Miller silk mermaid | No. 3 BCBG MaxAzria pleat chiffon mermaid | No. 4 Theia organza silk mermaid wow, it seems like we have a lot more options for ready made wedding gowns these days. where were they two years ago when i was searching for mine? :) seriously, these scream pretty yet practical (i love that!). my fave is no. 3, with no. 4 as

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xoxo.- *all images were taken from the inspiration board feature of circle at stylemepretty

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i had to learn how to apply makeup when i started dancing and i think i'm good with performance makeup now,  i don't need anyone's help except for (occasionally) applying false eyelashes before performances. however, i'm still a little "lazy" to wear makeup everyday to work, it takes more time in the morning to get the right shades (not to mention the need to match it up with my outfit and i

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my club had 2 back-to-back events last saturday: organizing an indonesian festival and batik pageant and performing at a fundraising gala.  i had to co-MC the festival (the first pic was taken from the festival, i got to wear a traditional lace kebaya top and silk batik skirt that i created), so the day started really early. the festival went very well; the pageant contestants, mostly kids,

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this is the time for shoe rotation again. this weekend i welcomed new family members of my shoe closet, fall boots! a week ago i took my boots out and realized most of them are no longer wearable. today i threw away some pairs... and invested in these three basic ones for all my fall outfit needs. the first pair in black with a little heels is beatrice from ralph lauren to wear with a more '

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our friends just got engaged. they set the date for summer next year, the wedding will be in Portugal. so we sit together googling for Portuguese weddings. then i remembered this stylish couple: Brancoprata who are based in Portugal. and look what i found over there... the new collection from Sessun. even Flo said these are so me haha...  yes, i love these! too bad i do not have that

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i was really, really dying to attend RADENRORO SS12 presentation at the consulate general of Indonesia in NYC two days ago... but i had an afternoon teaching session that i couldn't leave behind.  luckily 24HPP posted some pictures from the event. oh, how i love this line :) i love the bright colored collection (yay for color blocking!) and that combination of white top and glittery gold

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this is what i do for a living. no, i don't teach at a kindergarten as it may look like. i teach at college, in business school. yesterday i did the silly cow exercise for business model idea generation in a capstone class on experience design. the idea is very simple, you ask your students to come up with 3 business models using a cow in 3-5 minutes. it's a fun and stimulating way to instill

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that's when i bought (almost) all these black boots (2006 was the year i came to the states for the first time). some of them went through multiple repairs (my shoes tend to wear out easily on the heels and toes, i guess it's the way i walk, i tend to put my body weight on the heels and kick a lot). the most worn ones, a.k.a my favorite, the second pair from the right, had the toes badly worn

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splurge: kate spade charm $325 | steal: j.renee rosina $79.95 xoxo.-

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South Beach Key West i flew to miami on saturday for a "girlfriends getaway," supposedly the last one for my friend before she gets married next year. she flew the night before and met up with her friend who lives in austin. we stayed at a hotel in the art deco area of South Beach. i got excited knowing that the hotel owner (or management) also manages the Clevelander, my hub & my

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it was not my intention to abandon this blog last week, but i was extremely busy with the start of the semester (new classes to prepare) and a few research deadlines that i could not find time to research anything about weddings, or fashion, or anything fun... :( however, the weekend was the highlight of the week for me.  i went to a friend's wedding, now turned into two friends: the

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by axioo xoxo.-

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jason wu | martha stewart happy sunday! xoxo.-

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(1) kiran dress | (2) fabiana dress i love these... i think i can style these basic pieces for work (why not?), a date in the evening (with hubby), and then straight to a cocktail party. i'm even considering to pay the full price and get them now instead of waiting until they hit the sale section like i would normally do... dum dee dum... perhaps i should try to sew one :) update on

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1. liberty street campbell | 2. carlyle nadine | 3. cooper square katarina beginning of the (academic) year means craving for a new bag. for work, neutral is my rule (even though i own some deep and bright colored ones i occasionally use to the office, depending on my wardrobe). i would store 3-4 manuscripts those journal editors asked me to review, copies of my syllabi, some student

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...hope it's gonna be ok. update 1: preparing a to-go bag and coloring my hair LOL (Fri) update 2: no rain. yet. (2:00AM Sat) update 3: under a tornado warning. we place a mattress in the hallway to avoid windows. unable to sleep. (Sat 11:30 PM) update 4: the sky cleared up. the worst is over. finishing up my emergency beef jerky. (Sun Noon)

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RADENRORO tweeted today that they were working on the photoshoot for their spring/summer 2012 collection, and i found the sneak peek here. apparently the theme of their custom print is unicorn! :) i love the teddy bear print from the fall 2011 collection (and i own a blouse in that print that i will cherish as long as i can), but i'm not as excited with this one... i guess i'm more into

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  yesterday my friends and i attended a dance workshop at the consulate general of Indonesia in New York City. the workshop is called "Passport to East Borneo" with  a dance group from the University of Indonesia called "Kencana Pradipa." we took a bus from Philly, arrived a little late just in time for the opening performance and workshop (based on personal experiences so far, events at

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attempted to welcome the fall trend, i made this pleated colorblock skirt from silk cotton fabric (colors are cranberry and rust). making the pleats was a pain in the butt, i desperately need a perfect pleater, a jumbo one! :) the fabric also wrinkles easily, not too perfect for a skirt. i may need to recreate this skirt in different fabric (after buying a perfect pleater). any recommendations

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...and i wear it today. i use kwik sew pattern #3521 (view B), skip the belt (or sash), and add a little bow on one shoulder (inspired by kate spade's melody dress). the fabric is tana lawn (100% cotton) from liberty of london. the prints on the top part are not symmetrically lined (i have to pay an extra attention when cutting next time), but it looks ok to wear :) happy monday! xoxo.-

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(1) futon in our living room, ready for a cozy party  | (2) tomato-mozzarella with basil pesto | (3) flo hitting the pinata | (4) personalized m&ms from inside the pinata we hosted a little gathering with friends to celebrate flo's birthday this weekend (i know, it's a series of celebrations!). the highlight of the night was flo and his (phillies) pinata. the pinata was so sturdy, it's

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this weekend i had the opportunity to perform "Ornamentation," a beautiful creation by choreographer Loren Groenendaal of Vervet Dance, at Mosaic festival organized by Kalamandir Dance. the dance represents the behavior of birds, influenced by Balinese dance movements. the costume (& make-up) is inspired by the carmine bee-eater birds from Africa.  the performance was well received

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finally, our (series of) summer vacations are over (we had fun in dallas, fort worth and oklahoma city).  fall semester starts in 3 weeks... time flies. xoxo.-

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my hubby just turned 29... again :) we had a little celebration at work (that's my office door open).  best wishes for flo,  looking forward to celebrating your birthday again in years to come! xoxo.-

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xoxo.-

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my favorite part of New Orleans... xoxo.-

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we met up with my old friend (who is actually young, LOL!) from college at cafe du monde.  when i started my master's program and she started her undergrad's (fresh from high school), we shared a house with four other girls in Bandung, Indonesia (it was a nice house with 6 bedrooms and shared living room where all of us would gather and watch TV while having dinner together). we went

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this was the day i had to walk around enjoying the city by myself (flo was at a conference). it's definitely very touristy, but i loved it. it reminded me of our very own reading terminal market, somehow. vacation was great, despite the lack of internet access (grrr!).  now, it's good to be back. i have more pictures to post :)  xoxo.-

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create a summer soiree mood board and win a dress and a pair of shoes from BHLDN. see details here.  good luck! xoxo.-

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i have to admit that from time to time i have lots of ideas of what to do. i always caught myself thinking and wanting to do new things that sometime makes it hard for me to fall asleep. really... haha. for instance, this summer month i became highly interested in sewing (and so far i sewed two skirts, one blouse, and three dresses). then, since we are not moving out from our beloved apartment, i

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from here. xoxo.-

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we had a BBQ today to bid farewell to graduates from our PhD program. some of them are still struggling to finish their dissertation, but yeah we're very positive people. :) it was a great time. the hostess on the far right the singles the mommies the cuties the graduates xoxo.-

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created at style circle* gotta love the lila xoxo.- (*the system is a little messed up now, hence the board quality)

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images from here, here, here, here, and here. enjoy summer!  xoxo.-

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i used to watch my mom sew growing up. i have attempted to sew a dress a few times when i was a teenager, but never managed to get one done... and my mom always came to the rescue :). when my college days started (i had to relocate), my sewing career came to a long pause. lol lately i always do the math in my head whenever i found dresses i like... "if only i could sew i would get them

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cake: wedding obsession | dress: oscar de la renta | shoes: christian louboutin via saks fifth avenue | silk clutch:  redrubyrose on etsy  xoxo.-

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today i have to bid farewell to a good friend. we met in the lab the year i came in as a post doc. she started her doctoral study, but decided to move to Penn State the next semester (darn Penn State!). it didn't stop us from the many shopping sprees (NYC!), pajama parties, vacay trips, and sleep overs we organized together. i retraced her steps in St. Gallen, Switzerland (to prove those endless

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ice cream, chick flick on demand, paper writing, and playing with colors... dum dee dum...(flo is in Ohio for a conference). ok, i have some confessions to make. first, i'm not that good with caring for plants. i recycle my plants every other months or so. second, that lady holding on to the pot? i broke her neck (no, not out of jealousy for her package! yes, she is very endowed). i'm thankful

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xoxo.-

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our Miami-Cocoa-Savannah trip was intended to be low cost (well, it turned out not to be), we stayed at budget hotels for most of the trip (Best Western!). however, we decided to splurge on the last night. we heard that Savannah is famous for their historic B&Bs/hotels, so we were determined to stay at one of them. i was discouraged by one of the historic lodgings that market itself as a place

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the music of our Florida road trip! enjoy & happy weekend! xoxo.-

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  happy weekend!xoxo.-

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our geeky stop in Florida! flo was super excited with this, i would have been that excited if it was 20 years ago :) it was a really nice experience, all attractions were really well designed and executed (i teach "experience design" at work lol). we "encountered" an astronaut and took the bus tour to see the launch pad and saturn & apollo center. i wish we had more time to explore what they

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my favorite dish for a get together. gather around the table, share laughter and good conversation, bake the pancakes and eat them while they're hot warm. in summer, you can add popsicle and lemonade into the menu. ingredients: {takoyaki batter (plus eggs) | boiled baby octopus (boil them with a little salt and bay leaves) | green onions | pickled ginger} condiments: {takoyaki sauce | japanese

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we visited Everglades National Park, strolled along Anhinga Trail and watched the wildlife: we saw birds, turtles, fish, and gators. we also went to Gator Park for an airboat ride. it was so much fun (the 360 turns and the helicopter engine sound!). we continued our road trip north after stopping at Robert is Here for some yummy mangoes, lychees, and freshly boiled peanuts. xoxo.-

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it's hot outside, i'm dreaming of something sweet and airy. xoxo.-

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i have been MIA lately and here's why. we flew to Miami last week and stayed in Miami Beach. the weather was perfect (hot!) and we had fun strolling around Ocean Dr., lying in the sun at South Beach, biking around the city (the DecoBike is cool!), sipping some margaritas to cool off, and much more. it was a relaxing trip. our favorite place to hang out was the Clevelander (loved their Miami

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i ordered the striped katie skirt in navy from sandee of katespade-aholic. the skirt arrived on friday and i wore it on saturday. flo and i were hosting our friends from austria for the weekend and we took them around to the amish country. one of our friends was also visiting from portugal, so we went directly to dinner with him and a few more friends. yes, i wore the skirt all day and night (

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{sinta, lidya, me, digo} performing a balinese dance with gamelan semara santi of swarthmore college at the music school of delaware in wilmington yesterday. we had a lot of fun!

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another way to save money for our travel plan this summer (besides redeeming frequent flyer miles) is using discounted restaurant.com dining certificates. we have amazing deals on dining certificates through our employee discount program from work. i have never purchased these for personal use, but i bought $25 certificates for $2 each last year, which i used as incentives for respondents in my

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the writing corner; note the kate spade design chrome on my monitor the leisure corner; cards & gifts from my students, some mails, and tea maker at work, i store documents from my courses (students' exams, assignments, attendance list, etc.) for up to two years. i recycle after that. the cycle starts in fall and ends in summer. so, today i worked very hard to reorganize my office; recycling all

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1. rachel gilbert gown via net-a-porter; 2. tasha flower statement necklace via nordstrom; 3. badgley mischka dusk pink heels via heels.com; 4. katharine hamnett dress via net-a-porter; 5. av max bracelet via rent the runway    in the spirit of june gold (cheers to kate spade!), here's another favorite color of mine that i think goes sweet with gold. xoxo.-

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i shop very often, but refuse to pay full price on almost anything. i shop on ebay frequently. when i don't like what i bought, i re-sell them again... on ebay. :) my most favorite ebay search words are: "bcbg" and "xxs" (i like the fact that there's no vowels in my search words). and these are the new tops i scored this week. they work well with shorts and skirts for work and play this summer,

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1. matthew williamson gown via net-a-porter; 2. chloe clutch via the bag lady; 3. kate spade bangle; 4. carolee earrings via polyvore; 5. prabal gurung dress via celebrity fashion directory; 6. valentino d'orsay via chic le vogue.    another gold love for june evenings who says this works only in holiday season? xoxo.-

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1. max azria silk crepe dress; 2. kate spade candy darling clutch; 3. kate spade park avenue pearl multiple bauble necklace;    4. kate spade charm heels happy june (2nd)!xoxo.-

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on our trip to LA, flo was a little loose with his diet. he sampled all the burger chains we don't have here in the east coast (in and out, carl's jr., jack in the box, etc.) and he felt bad about it. on our last day he found a magazine where mariska hargitay (we have law and order running nearly every night) was featured losing her weight following  elimination diet. believing that we he had

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we're redeeming our (hard earned) miles this summer. we flew to LA a couple of weeks ago with flo's Lufthansa miles. in mid June, we'll fly to Miami, take a road trip to Savannah, and fly back. in July, we plan to fly to New Orleans and again to Dallas plus OKC with my United miles. the cost for the flights was $32 (for a total of 16 one-way flights including connections).  excited :) xoxo.- ps.

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:)at madame tussauds, hollywood.  happy memorial day weekend!xoxo.- 

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"friends" setwarner bros studio, burbank, ca. xoxo.-

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stalking a tourist* (and goofing around)at philadelphia city hall. happy weekend!xoxo.- *flo's friend was visiting from spain. we took her around for a few hours before heading to graduation.

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art and naturei love the spring time.  xoxo.-

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wedding cake: maggie austin cake | shoes: christian louboutin | wedding gown: raimon bundo | bouquet: j stemmer photography | orange dress: valentino xoxo.-

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nude: kelsi dagger | black: coach i wear them a lot these days. they're gonna be worn out soon :( happy monday!xoxo.-

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tourism vs. leisure pictures taken at the opposite ends of high line park, new york.xoxo.-

redwhitebridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188994551748661706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685118869228648246.post-84333270034032581622011-05-08T17:37:00.002-04:002011-05-09T08:55:36.901-04:00

i bought these while strolling around nyc yesterday; they grew larger in our home. happy mother's day, mamas!xoxo.-

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two of my friends had their birthday last weekend. we planned a girls day out on sunday: we wanted to have a little brunch, mani/pedi and lots of window shopping. at the very last minute, we were somehow inspired by the hats we saw at the royal wedding, we decided that everyone should wear a hat or a fascinator. not that all of us stock up hats or fascinators in our closet (i have some angry

redwhitebridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188994551748661706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685118869228648246.post-45166788756842079872011-04-29T09:02:00.001-04:002011-04-29T09:03:00.336-04:00

congrats!!and love the dress :) xoxo.-

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in the spirit of royal wedding week, i drool over british romance in temperley london dresses via yoox. enjoy! here and here xoxo.-

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