My life lately

Backyard bougainvillea

Work stations (photo is my mom at age 17)

Shots around the neighborhood

Politics in Silverlake

The new 365 by Whole Foods is the hottest place in the neighborhood

byCHLOE. my current favorite place to eat

Macarons at Caffé Bene in Koreatown - the early grey flavor kind of tastes like fruit loops

The best thing to eat on a hot day is cold noodles (dongchimi gooksoo) at The Corner Place

New York for a week

Joan Mitchell's "Sunflowers" at The Met

Chanel Wedding Ensemble

Dior "Junon Dress"

threeASFOUR "Interdimensional Dress"

Noa Raviv Ensemble

Eddie Huang's Baohaus did not disappoint!

Delicious meringues at Aux Merveilleux de Fred

Gnocchi at Barbuto

Meeting my beautiful god daughter Ellie Grace Yeum <3

Margherita at Juliana's Pizza

My beautiful cousin is attending Parsons in the fall!

Amazing views on a cloudy, humid day

Celebrating Jenny's #prettybythirty birthday at our home

Drink of the night - theJenny30

Birthday dinner at Speranza in Los Feliz

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July weekend! Next up for me this summer: Napa Valley, San Francisco, Mendocino Music Festival, Mammoth Lakes and Seattle.

I had the chance to escape to the Pacific Northwest for a few days last month. I flew into Seattle, rented a car and drove down to Portland to spend a short night there, and ended my time back in Washington. The drive on the 5 freeway from Seattle to Portland is one of my favorite drives - the views are scenic and lush, so different from the views in California! I wish I had more time on my trip to explore Washington and Oregon, there is so much to see. I was determined to at least visit Portland's greatest hits (aka Multnomah Falls). It didn't disappoint, but I am looking forward to going back and hiking some of the great trails and spend some time exploring beyond. I was also hoping to visit Reflection Lakes on my drive back to Seattle, but unfortunately I ran out of time! Next time I'm coming for you Reflection Lakes.

Here are some of my photos from the weekend!

Portland:

Flowers in bloom everywhere!

The Vista House and views of the Columbia River Gorge:

Latourell Falls:

Multnomah Falls:

Back in Washington:

My brother knows that I love to thrift/antique shop, so he took me to Snohomish - known as the "Antique Capital of the Northwest." It's always interesting for me to see the type of antiques in different regions around the US. The antiques in Snohomish were not entirely my taste and also priced a little high but I still managed to come away with great finds I scored at a steal.

My goods:

Vintage Coffee glasses with brass handles and copper handles, creamer and sugar bowl to add to my Coppercraft Guild collection, oversized brass keys (very heavy and very useless but how cool?!), glass tray with lucite and gold detailing, salt cellars (you can never have enough), vintage gold compact/mirror (I'm going to try to convert this into a wallet), and a candle holder.

Till next time, PNW.

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Pacific Northwest Photo Diary 2016

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