Lavender Rain

Just thought I’d share some photos since I didn’t get to blog about it previously. I’ll be going to bed soon so I won’t writing much.

This first picture was taken on Zoe’s first birthday. It is a Korean tradition to wear the traditional Korean dress on your first birthday. Her dress is still slightly big for her as you can tell. Doesn’t she look adorable? Yes, Zoe is half-Korean and half-Filipino. There are times when she looks more Korean and there are also times when she looks more Filipino. But, I want her to learn both cultures because that’s who she is. Husband and I have decided that we will teach her 3 languages: English, Filipino and Korean.

We finished painting Zoe’s room. Husband did all the painting and caulking and sanding… while I did the artwork (if you can call it that). I haven’t handpainted anything at all in my life but I had fun doing Zoe’s room.

Above is a picture with Mickey Mouse when we visited Disneyland as a family. This was our first family trip, so it was really special… I can’t wait to go back there again. I’m so thankful to God and to my husband for giving us this opportunity to travel as a family.

And last but not least — it is one of my favorite pictures of daddy and Zoe. I asked husband to give her some blue jello as a snack (as a treat from mommy)… and this was the result. I love this picture, I want to frame it!

Well, that’s all for now. Goodnight everyone!

This pretty much sums up my day today.

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My mom is a caterer so she will be catering her own 50th birthday party, which will be tomorrow… so that’s why I grabbed some desserts from her! Who doesn’t love petit fours? They are so cute! They’re just mini cakes, I know, but they just look good and taste good.

I’m so blessed to have these two people in my life. I love you Josh and Zoe.

We spent our 3rd year anniversary at the mall and afterward we had another nice steak dinner. It was a good thing that he finished grilling before it rained again. I enjoy cooking with him. I can’t wait to be his wife! Just 4 more months to go!

I love love love cherry blossoms! I am so in love with cherry blossoms. Even though my wedding is in November, I’m still planning a cherry blossom wedding. I don’t care if it isn’t in season. I don’t mind having to use fake cherry blossoms — I just want everything to be decorated with cherry blossoms. Josh allowed me to purchase a cherry blossom graphic to use for the invitations. I finished designing it already, I just need to order the supplies (paper, envelopes, ribbons, etc). I think a cherry blossom theme wedding is perfect for a chocolate brown and pink wedding, don’t you think? When I think of cherry blossoms, I think Japanese or Sakura, but I want this wedding to look modern/elegant and not too Asian. I have been browsing through the web, trying to find ideas, and I found these amazing cherry blossom paper lanterns.

Yeah I know those lanterns look too Asian, but they are so nice… Oh well, I am still brainstorming anyways… I was thinking of maybe putting those lanterns for the head table… and I found these as well…

And as for the wedding cake, perhaps something like this would look nice:

…except I don’t want every tier to have cherry blossoms on them.

I really love being able to stay home to raise my baby, but I still don’t know what I’m going to do when I go back to school and work. People here expect you to go back to work after having a baby. The question people ask new moms is, “When are you going back to work?” Why do people assume that right after giving birth you are ready to go back to work? You are dealing with something big here, something life altering. From the emotional stresses to feeling incompetent, and worrying if you’re doing something wrong. I know any new mom can just go back to work after taking maternity leave and they have the option of hiring people to watch their child. But the idea of having somebody else watching my kid is scary to me. I just don’t want just anyone watching my baby. I don’t trust others and besides I might miss something. I don’t mind leaving her with family for a few hours, but I really don’t like the idea of getting a nanny or taking her to a daycare center, especially if I’m working full-time. I don’t like daycare centers, because the kids don’t get the undivided attention that they need, but at the same time your child will develop social skills as they learn to interact with other kids. But I also don’t like nannies or live-in caregivers, because I just don’t trust them! You don’t know who they are and you don’t know how they’ll be around your kid. Just the idea of having a stranger alone with my kid is frightening. Or am I just being paranoid and overprotective?

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