The Romantic.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Gado Gado

My friend Torunn, my mom, and I made gado gado the other night. Spinach with carrots, sprouts, tofu, green onions, broccoli, egg, lime, and peanut sauce with peanuts sprinkled on top. It was delicious! We also made cocoanut macaroons which were yummy!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Crepes!

One of the things I wanted to do this summer was to make crepes. Well, mission accomplished! They were perfect and delicious. I put spinach, mushroom, avocado, and goat cheese in mine. Yum!

First Day at Work Outfit

Today was my first day at my summer job! I am going to be working at a personal training business in Santa Cruz as a business development associate. I wore a new Forever 21 Top with Gap jeans and my Dansko clogs. I also wore some earrings I bought in Paris. I just got my haircut so I was ready to go!

I really love the black collar on the blouse as well as the little gold buttons on the pockets. You can't tell from these pictures, but the sleeves have a nice pleating detail.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Old Photo Shoot

Here are some more pictures from a photo shoot my friend Torunn and I did over winter break of clothes we made. Enjoy!

Fashion Show

I went back to my high school for the annual SLV fashion show that I was involved in for three years in high school. I have been looking forward to watching the show for the first time! It was great. My mom and I dressed up for the event, got front row seating, and really enjoyed seeing all the clothes the students had created; it was a fantastic event. Luckily I had just got my haircut that afternoon, so I was ready to look stylish. I took some pictures at the show- they didn't turn out very good but here they are.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Summer Plans: sew, read, beach, friends.

Even though I am going to be working this summer, there are still a lot of things I want to do! Here is my list in progress:

Make crepes. I really want to make some delicious crepes this summer! So easy and delicious.
Aprons. Sew some cute aprons for my housemates next year.
Sew foot-warmers (bags of rice that you can heat in the microwave) for my housemates next year
Go to the beach a lot!
Throw a summer party with my friends (theme yet to be decided).
Have a summer reading list of all the books I want to read this summer (suggestions would be welcomed).
Keep up with my blog- I really want to be better about documenting my outfits/ shopping finds/ sewing projects/ drawings.
Try some new vegetarian and vegan recipes that I can make next year and gather some cookbooks up for our new house.
Go to the gym a lot and possibly some beach runs and swims- hopefully working at a personal training business will inspire me to keep up my exercise regimen.
Dress well! I have a real job this summer so I am going to embrace this opportunity to dress well.
Clean out my closet. Even though I wasn't living at home this year, somehow my closet was still full of clothes and shoes whenever I went home! How can this be? I need a serious closet cleaning and maybe a clothes exchange with my friends.
Surf! I am going to try to do some surfing time with my gal pals and my dad.
Visit Berkeley. I have a house in Berkeley this summer so I want to come visit and bring friends and my brother.
Sew napkins, placemats, and curtains for my house next year. My mom and I have some serious sewing work to do. Bring out the serger!
Make scarves. I want to go to Fabrics R Us and get some cheap silky fabric to make some fun scarves.
Begin the hunt for furniture for my house next year!
Make some comfy, stylish wrap-around skirts and dresses.