(Travel/Food) Eating Around Small Town, Mendocino...

 

 ("I am from the toy store!")

I don't know if you girls remember that Mr. L and I went on a mini toad trip to Mendocino. It is about a 3 hours drive from San Francisco. Mendocino is a beautiful seaside town with lot of Victorian style inn. Mr. L and I stayed at one too. I forgot its name but he bought the inn deal via Groupon so the price is much better. This deal even came with a complimentary wine! 

This is mostly a food post so if you dislike yummy food, I suggest you leave!

Come on!

Benicia & Nearby in Pictures

Benicia is a nearby seaside city in the Bay Area. It's 40 miles from San Francisco, where you have to cross the Carquinez Bridge near Vallejo to get there. Their downtown aka Main Street is very pretty, where it can take you back in time. Unfortunately when we got there, it was Easter Sunday and all the shops were close. Mr. L love checking out antiques so we will be sure to visit it later.

Are you ready to go on an adventure with me?

Xmas 2011 + Global Winter Wonderland

(Xmas present from Mr. L: Winnie the Pooh Hand Warmer and Panda figure)

I am tired of typing so let's begin with this pictures only blog post about my Christmas!

Let's Go, everyone!

Las Vegas Trip 2011

As you all know, I went on a mini trip to Vegas last week with Mr. L to see Sammi Cheung's concert. The concert was great but because we are quite far from the stage, I didn't take any pictures of her. Also this will be my first time riding a plane in like...um...maybe 15 years??!! It was an okay experience because as you all know, the humid is super dry in the plane! I will remember to bring some extra extra moist lotion next time!

Now are you ready to take off with me on this adventure??

Let's go!

Mother Earth, I Love You! Adventures at Big Sur Begins

 A few weeks ago, Mr. L decided to go hiking again. Well, someone didn't tell me about the whole hiking trip ahead of time so I wore the wrong shoe! It was so hard walking on the trail with open toe sandal. I better prepare myself next time.

We went down to Monterey and into the Pfeiffer State Park for our hiking trip. The scenery inside the park was really beautiful. Of course, I did some editing to the photo to make the colors even more pretty.

June's Mini Trip to Jamestown, Sonora & Columbia State Park (Pics Heavy)

 

(Enjoying an ice cream on a hot day!)

I will try to catch up with posts more often when face start healing up those blemishes on my forehead. My diet has been horrible lately so stress keep building up and that may be the cause of those blemishes. 

Anyways, we went to these towns the same day we went to Lavender Hollow Farm. The three towns are about an hour drive from the lavender farm. It was really fun visiting historic sites but it was hot as hell during that day. I wish to visit more of these small towns to see the history of what once had happened.

I don't want to talk much since the pictures will show you Our adventures. Let's Go!

Lavender Hollow Farm (Pics Heavy)

When I saw the beautiful that my friend took in from this place, I was fascinated by it. Therefore, Mr. L and I went there on their last day for this season to look at the beautiful lavender. The place is called Lavender Hollow Farm. It's a small farm that grows different variety of lavender so I don't have to go that far to France to see a whole lot of lavender.

Most pictures is taken from Mr. L since his pictures is way better than mine. 

So stay tune to join me on a journey to see lavender in "France"!

Silly Us! + Angel Hair Pasta

I don't know if Mr. L will let me publish his face on my blog but I'll do it anyways. If he dislikes it, I'll just ignore him! Haha! How evil am I! 

Yesterday Mr. L cooked this angel hair pasta requested by me. It tastes wonderful! The chickens are very juicy and have a bit of sweetness to it! Did you see the octopus on the pasta? It's actually mini sausage. I think he cut the sausage and fry it.

I want to be STRONGER + OOTD

Last Saturday was a great day to take a hike so Mr. L drove us to a place which I forgot its name to hike. I think when you hike up to the top it's about 6-8 miles. Some personal issue happen to Mr. L, so we have to hike back down when we were about half way up top.

Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Ice Cream

Yesterday was free cone day at Ben&Jerry. 

Mr. L and I got the chocolate flavor.

It was super windy at the pier that some ice cream got into my hair:(

If you went, what flavor did you get?

Photo of the Day: Is this me?

This picture was taken by Mr. L on our mini trip to Jackson. What I wrote before is that I think Mr. L PS the photo but he comments below and claims that there's no PS involve. My bad then...

I love the smile here but feel like the angle isn't right.

Many Many Ghost Town Trip

I don't know why but Mr. L and I love going to visit small town or ghost town. I love learning the history of the town. I find these small towns so fascinating because of their history and everything behind it. People might have left or died in the town but whatever remains is history.

The town we went to is Jackson and some nearby town. We stayed at Jackson for more than 2 hours since Mr. L wanted to see the antiques store. After looking around for so long, he bought a vintage Polaroid camera and I bought nothing. Even though I don't know much about antiques but when I see something I like and I think it's worth it, I'll buy it. Looking at antiques is so much fun, don't you agree? 

I didn't take much photos but the mini getaway trip was fun. Jackson is around 2 hour drive from San Francisco. It's near Stockton, CA. If you live in the Bay Area, Jackson is a place worth checking out for great antiques.

Eating Around with Mi

This post is mainly about the different food I ate, so be ready to follow me around for a food adventure.

Here we go!!

This was Mr. L's 26th birthday dinner at The Cheesecake Factory

 Dinner Bread

Cocktail we order. I totally forgot the name of this. I think it's strawberry and mango cocktail. Don't remember what alcohol was in this. Ha-ha!

Um...Gelato Anyone?

I haven't had gelato for quite some time. When I was walking to the convenient store to get some snacks, I suddenly wanted to eat some gelato. I remember a gelato store nearby so Shar and I walked there.

The store name is called Gelateria Naia, which is located in North Beach. It's a very modern looking store that sells yummy gelato. 

The flavors that we chose are Chocolate Malt and Pistachio.

 Inside the store

What's your favorite gelato flavor?

OOTD + Relaxing for just a day

Today's raining again! I still can't believe it's still raining in March. I need some spring warmth now! I demand it! 

Do you know what should you do on a cold day like this one? No right??! It's going in a big hot tub and going in the sauna. My family (all women, of course!) and I went to this place called "The Hot Tub". It's a place where you sit and relax in a big hot tub or go steam some sauna! The place is very nice and clean. The staff is very friendly too!

 The Hot Tub Rug

My White Valentines Day

Yesterday was indeed White Valentine's Day. It's not a popular day here but I think it is in Japan. On Valentine's Day, girls are suppose to give chocolate to the guy they like or to the people they want. On White Valentine's Day, it's the guy turn to give chocolate back and give response to the girl who gave them chocolate on Valentine's Day.

Mr. L surprised me with chocolates yesterday but of course, he didn't make it himself. He also got me the blush I wanted, which is the Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush.

I want to say thank you for giving me a great night filled with laughter and food. Even though, I had a terrible tummy ache after I got home, but I am still grateful for what he's done for me.

I Love You, Mr. L!

That's what you call a day with food, love, and joy

This post is about my whole last week and maybe plus today as well. I had some fun with food and love. Usually I am picky with food (everyone are) because I love to eat what I love, not what I need. So, I consider myself a very unhealthy girl, who skip meal and eat whenever I want to. I guess that's how life goes with me. 

As for love, I guess I found it again but this time with something else. It is the love of going out and enjoying the weather while I can. I love how the winds blow at my face and through my hair. That feeling is ecstatic! It is also the love for books. I have found it again and I enjoy every moment of reading now. I had forgotten the way I cried, laugh, and smile in the book while reading it. I am happy to tell myself I found it again.

Häagen-Dazs Mint Chip Dazzler

My Favorite!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Today is the day in the Chinese calendar to have a family dinner like Thanksgiving. It was a tiring day because I have to clean my room, which I should do two days ago. Two days ago was the day to clean the house to clear away all the bad things and hope the new year brings you luck. 

This is our dinner for tonight but can you see anything missing? Yes! Rice is missing. After cooking this wonderful meal for 7, my mom realizes that the rice cooker wasn't even plug in! It turns out that we just ate what was on the table while the rice is cooking. I didn't get to get rice because by the time the rice finish cooking, I was full!

Even though tomorrow is the actual Lunar New Year date, I am still wishing everyone good health this year tonight! Gong Hay Fat Choy 恭喜發財! 身體健康! Seng Tai Kin Hong （translation is all in Cantonese)

2010 Rainy Christmas

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, my bf and I went to Santa Rosa. It is a nice town. I love everything about it. Even though it was raining hard on Christmas Day and we didn't went to anywhere special but just being by his side made me feel warm inside on this cold rainy day. 

Remember on my last few posts I told you I am going to make something for him? Now it is time to reveal the answer. I made some gingerbread cookie for him. Everything was last minute so I don't get a chance to practice making them first. The cookies came out okay but it was a little soft. I want it to be a little bit harder but he said it was okay. So did any of you guess right?

Below are some pictures of my Christmas:

This is the champagne we drank is called "Blanc de Bleu". I absolutely love the color of this champagne.

Random Shopping Day with Family

Today is my sister's day off work so she decided to drive us to the mall. It was not really a fun day because we didn't do any shopping at all except being forced to buy a pant for my nephew. When we got there, I immediately rush to the food court for some food because I am super hungry and did not ate anything before coming out. 

My nephew was being super naughty today in the mall. He loves to be angry at things and just sit on the floor. We all felt super embarrassed when people were asking what is going on. Ha-ha!! 

Here are some picture I took today of my nephew Jasper:

"What do you want? I am just having my ice cream.":said Jasper