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a beautiful engagement celebration, scorching hot weather, gluttonous feasting, a small shopping indulgence, and much needed quality time with family & friends. best six days ever! <br />now back to work!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEX5MtbjWmMUYTAdF4CR9NYZ1t-0lIM41knIh2FazZs2jNODalkSsZz_VB8cd_kf8gd2NHEtafKmYvjKTXaoOO53R3RybBYcVc2Vv3Hj3lmuJe-u8hJzhvRVaPQQDZdGAyGmPGwtWrzmW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEX5MtbjWmMUYTAdF4CR9NYZ1t-0lIM41knIh2FazZs2jNODalkSsZz_VB8cd_kf8gd2NHEtafKmYvjKTXaoOO53R3RybBYcVc2Vv3Hj3lmuJe-u8hJzhvRVaPQQDZdGAyGmPGwtWrzmW/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.02+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JFK --> LAX</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ehNgtFVYCNMtOIeCExhdXOCo2T1V1M9uktzFMzWFS9UREjLUh7crgCF76QoOwUi-xtZuTgyv9J13AzoRQqWi3aXIYjBPYZdLfh25fVEQB4rNEbKwsHihDwo2vC_AWo7XAX6Pf2_z1xSA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ehNgtFVYCNMtOIeCExhdXOCo2T1V1M9uktzFMzWFS9UREjLUh7crgCF76QoOwUi-xtZuTgyv9J13AzoRQqWi3aXIYjBPYZdLfh25fVEQB4rNEbKwsHihDwo2vC_AWo7XAX6Pf2_z1xSA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.11+PM.png" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first meal: pork belly & mango appetizer @ <b>marche moderne</b>, south coast plaza - costa mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl5j3vO4Nr9fOykwO8LKjGGFy6kpW1MqFX8UpuHtmA__h8lgu1dHwvENFb9na4ASnOgJ4GCpu8_ID5kbe_es3ws3tZ3cJA5DS1Cs0zeWUWuJ9a-M6UMlYK6XyoEEXAe9yy7nKRmsiBI6i/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl5j3vO4Nr9fOykwO8LKjGGFy6kpW1MqFX8UpuHtmA__h8lgu1dHwvENFb9na4ASnOgJ4GCpu8_ID5kbe_es3ws3tZ3cJA5DS1Cs0zeWUWuJ9a-M6UMlYK6XyoEEXAe9yy7nKRmsiBI6i/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.33+PM.png" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my welcome back gift -- YSL arty ovale ring in coral <3</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG5_pCT-sXeUHytVEDYmN8y_vV4KjLJgafO2vQWRJ9Il1L7JiOEx65kumB_N-S6JRNx6wvQeYV_C4TaC73Qf8Q88O3ihjbn9rtuSHX31TEfQ3nrZfjLV7EQW620PuOV3EgShIWUZy8KlW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG5_pCT-sXeUHytVEDYmN8y_vV4KjLJgafO2vQWRJ9Il1L7JiOEx65kumB_N-S6JRNx6wvQeYV_C4TaC73Qf8Q88O3ihjbn9rtuSHX31TEfQ3nrZfjLV7EQW620PuOV3EgShIWUZy8KlW/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.26+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fresh crawfish @ <b>the kickin' crab</b>, costa mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWZlsCldcdqqGRXFYpM5_i0hUG6CCAGRAaTpPneM_zCuFcj8LVzVzihuQC4ytMLeZ7rLspPcYTQOQZVO5ilq9kTc0NVomcKSbb_mgYVXi6ARkou7fmp8v73TWj1YzDmRc53nByHNsKvtb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWZlsCldcdqqGRXFYpM5_i0hUG6CCAGRAaTpPneM_zCuFcj8LVzVzihuQC4ytMLeZ7rLspPcYTQOQZVO5ilq9kTc0NVomcKSbb_mgYVXi6ARkou7fmp8v73TWj1YzDmRc53nByHNsKvtb/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.34+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our mom, arranging her flowers for the party</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMWOXGHVwUwExo3UlUhp8NeW4FJsgYYwCPMX-cvaDIlES5UHkj2yKJFKbhmvBFFpMBCPP4by6EtJoJZZ2THw0kEUKuRelt_4I7IxB3jJhaKIQFHcHEgLgBk1iZmtiVSPY_tAzmAgIb8x3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMWOXGHVwUwExo3UlUhp8NeW4FJsgYYwCPMX-cvaDIlES5UHkj2yKJFKbhmvBFFpMBCPP4by6EtJoJZZ2THw0kEUKuRelt_4I7IxB3jJhaKIQFHcHEgLgBk1iZmtiVSPY_tAzmAgIb8x3/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.04+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the backyard</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WZZE-XNsrGk9YrJAMCK6uSSsYPXx3FfwHngb8B-5NtHrAk67BbTXZOla_cgFM_OZ_nlML4pWMCaOk0FvcdKvQOl2YzRrWnL0ljTzPuCulofMb63duKLWiyGHjPcAtxTUvFzSlLQwSjs9/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WZZE-XNsrGk9YrJAMCK6uSSsYPXx3FfwHngb8B-5NtHrAk67BbTXZOla_cgFM_OZ_nlML4pWMCaOk0FvcdKvQOl2YzRrWnL0ljTzPuCulofMb63duKLWiyGHjPcAtxTUvFzSlLQwSjs9/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.14+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">meet Boyd, our 16 year old grandpa-dog</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68TQnzSNI3xMywRm9db3Bupzkbz5k1CN-4XL2Wa0QrO3sqQEU8E0mlRBHRGtDyfqB33Et3g-Bw6wOLsem0gQbIDYsWuEOq9hm9-NN2C3jEoV0Au9MjuT1yN6GUPlE3LeLnxNNl2Ouexqh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68TQnzSNI3xMywRm9db3Bupzkbz5k1CN-4XL2Wa0QrO3sqQEU8E0mlRBHRGtDyfqB33Et3g-Bw6wOLsem0gQbIDYsWuEOq9hm9-NN2C3jEoV0Au9MjuT1yN6GUPlE3LeLnxNNl2Ouexqh/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.30+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLB9ih9WEORiO2qDuPny-XqXZFsXOS80Ti7yfrlGoohWR7MQCY8g_PUWQ7pCEESWvynpANjDnYM3vfzsVHXGueld-m3iKeWEcAWXESS1AmEoyoqGWC3AV0HEO8NE2x-IMT0IE3_D9CgTy/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me with the bride-to-be in her custom-made Vietnamese ao dai</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMmPm7-zh6mwOGutgSWbRhyHdPgc2vfHUv3FfPFJGKxwbq4JnEvFtJDTeEjLFKrqu0rx0XLtwdHSkc-LbyPRrt4IP1oJNw39S5qcjSpWsGFpQTj_02jhGUpRxVLi7LZZFr-jJezEc6Ymr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMmPm7-zh6mwOGutgSWbRhyHdPgc2vfHUv3FfPFJGKxwbq4JnEvFtJDTeEjLFKrqu0rx0XLtwdHSkc-LbyPRrt4IP1oJNw39S5qcjSpWsGFpQTj_02jhGUpRxVLi7LZZFr-jJezEc6Ymr/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.50+PM.png" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">his LVs, her CLs</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7C28w5v3nPmeZyHwS0a1kmeRd4tjN7miluDIBpgTpAWKUl1BtzsthZLzy1CrsmV8-q5Kr6UK7Nqa-v8uP4sD6qqoY7PL5ywPSHco5VCBNUf_Vc1GdWB-RVldlFH3aOZZO44uYFstH6uf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7C28w5v3nPmeZyHwS0a1kmeRd4tjN7miluDIBpgTpAWKUl1BtzsthZLzy1CrsmV8-q5Kr6UK7Nqa-v8uP4sD6qqoY7PL5ywPSHco5VCBNUf_Vc1GdWB-RVldlFH3aOZZO44uYFstH6uf/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.09.22+PM.png" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3.1 phillip lim resort '11 dress, h&m maxi chiffon dress</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg9oW2zLRUJVvuU0MPIECYZyJrDFgUuUCGCuYWQze1Tgr9ZSlgUGqfRMV7Y9TJEX8KJvk9yzlsmWARZi3hjAQ83VlpNA_SI0CC88ly4IKB7psVubu9cRCHDhLhqM2vQrue7y_Lys6Wu7w/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg9oW2zLRUJVvuU0MPIECYZyJrDFgUuUCGCuYWQze1Tgr9ZSlgUGqfRMV7Y9TJEX8KJvk9yzlsmWARZi3hjAQ83VlpNA_SI0CC88ly4IKB7psVubu9cRCHDhLhqM2vQrue7y_Lys6Wu7w/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.09+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with our dear friend Linh</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHcY3ZRuv1TW0JXW6j5xqkPXmZGcmLg30ZHmJ6DsJnqPQHPaGYbrkgsdcdd0REaLrJyFFtf0DXTzGRQ9VzFA3xZ4IYEIqc8aS0JMXMGge7pgcClaHdtAQAzYfr_4_GMHYCR7Ltt8J5cgA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHcY3ZRuv1TW0JXW6j5xqkPXmZGcmLg30ZHmJ6DsJnqPQHPaGYbrkgsdcdd0REaLrJyFFtf0DXTzGRQ9VzFA3xZ4IYEIqc8aS0JMXMGge7pgcClaHdtAQAzYfr_4_GMHYCR7Ltt8J5cgA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.17+PM.png" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the calmest bridezilla ever known!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHcY3ZRuv1TW0JXW6j5xqkPXmZGcmLg30ZHmJ6DsJnqPQHPaGYbrkgsdcdd0REaLrJyFFtf0DXTzGRQ9VzFA3xZ4IYEIqc8aS0JMXMGge7pgcClaHdtAQAzYfr_4_GMHYCR7Ltt8J5cgA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCaIBJXRMiL3ZyrbUo8tDONefijFxXhfuQohfn6FcQVg7MiS4YcB5C3gwVF4sM5mPySocPHNhKDKgE5mbZaE1S3y9cl-h1FC8H4JG_B1BU3zRbnHz-6YdstN6-tkhJag4JhC0WddRHJTz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCaIBJXRMiL3ZyrbUo8tDONefijFxXhfuQohfn6FcQVg7MiS4YcB5C3gwVF4sM5mPySocPHNhKDKgE5mbZaE1S3y9cl-h1FC8H4JG_B1BU3zRbnHz-6YdstN6-tkhJag4JhC0WddRHJTz/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a visit to the LAB, costa mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YFmZjWlw0NtRoJOw2P5y9gNkSdHPsmofaJxQ8e4UZTN_RGeugjTKaHCdwr60uCHuQcPeEqnmGCo4XyQMML5MTyesCckPOFyxK2dvK8BXbrbAECmrctgH38aGTnDovdpzjpjbu0SUdMOO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YFmZjWlw0NtRoJOw2P5y9gNkSdHPsmofaJxQ8e4UZTN_RGeugjTKaHCdwr60uCHuQcPeEqnmGCo4XyQMML5MTyesCckPOFyxK2dvK8BXbrbAECmrctgH38aGTnDovdpzjpjbu0SUdMOO/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.39+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on me: 3.1 phillip lim knit top, f21 isabal marant-inspired pink shorts, my little brother's flannel, dolce vita boots, chanel bag, ysl, cartier & noir rings, 80spurple sunnies</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsJxtTHkm_Lblf3dIVjAMRr0U97NtwzDEgcNv_tDSaO9-tgpHq1CeDhh7zbZJMp77RB5lC48w5QfBWsz38bJegO2iVO2p6Y4qWZnDLWD69rNl0izdNSCEfA5gWucc4HtVqTwMGnaIXDah/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsJxtTHkm_Lblf3dIVjAMRr0U97NtwzDEgcNv_tDSaO9-tgpHq1CeDhh7zbZJMp77RB5lC48w5QfBWsz38bJegO2iVO2p6Y4qWZnDLWD69rNl0izdNSCEfA5gWucc4HtVqTwMGnaIXDah/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.56+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXho7OInm1G6GV2C1DyT95B_mwlQH99pwgd9XmWBm3WgQBLBA5PQqCRJFYAdmOHljRg-o6ZWgIMJ_HUgR6wpKBA82nV5ZGkQW3buSQotNzgqzVT6S-hDmZ1YvHbdu6DrOsAvZFoFRx7xpn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXho7OInm1G6GV2C1DyT95B_mwlQH99pwgd9XmWBm3WgQBLBA5PQqCRJFYAdmOHljRg-o6ZWgIMJ_HUgR6wpKBA82nV5ZGkQW3buSQotNzgqzVT6S-hDmZ1YvHbdu6DrOsAvZFoFRx7xpn/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.25+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brunch @ <b>break of dawn</b>, laguna hills (HIGHLY RECOMMEND!)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnAMtuxggjVnMzwyeH1p3V3APZjKr-AsZjnWBqw8UDG-AljmUDcReoiVF-XLOj0u65rTl21wLlTvh9XPQrptBA7haLXJAdknvUiambBHCFnvgCHqvQ2RiGv2KvZm6H7ERuON0OqeFPWGG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnAMtuxggjVnMzwyeH1p3V3APZjKr-AsZjnWBqw8UDG-AljmUDcReoiVF-XLOj0u65rTl21wLlTvh9XPQrptBA7haLXJAdknvUiambBHCFnvgCHqvQ2RiGv2KvZm6H7ERuON0OqeFPWGG/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.10.32+PM.png" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mochi ice cream balls @ <b>mochilatto</b>, irvine</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiPFJIrE60OoddBlfJI6uI36sFarwCZ3inQzAUfp0eQ3_nAoB0AQyNNO6Eousfcl5bvECqUHhG4LMU_AJ9EvuoJj0T1dvmhQPScYh5rrpDto7CeTwqQr6z5HAeruLb3ve23pI0oh9XWr3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiPFJIrE60OoddBlfJI6uI36sFarwCZ3inQzAUfp0eQ3_nAoB0AQyNNO6Eousfcl5bvECqUHhG4LMU_AJ9EvuoJj0T1dvmhQPScYh5rrpDto7CeTwqQr6z5HAeruLb3ve23pI0oh9XWr3/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.58+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sparkling driveway into SOUTH COAST PLAZA, costa mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qTlaftNfJyjGQbJsO4KiDAygEdhTXv01RwcfMLkqVKAOB6KYeycRfr4hsr2KhtkWp0oerZpVg32ByzPh3DAAyowGUfxZa67RoU99WcNoie32Cc-12S1rnu99JwQxQqAEW5zPe5P4AoVg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qTlaftNfJyjGQbJsO4KiDAygEdhTXv01RwcfMLkqVKAOB6KYeycRfr4hsr2KhtkWp0oerZpVg32ByzPh3DAAyowGUfxZa67RoU99WcNoie32Cc-12S1rnu99JwQxQqAEW5zPe5P4AoVg/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.08.42+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ramen & stuff @ <b>kohryu</b>, costa mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb5yDOAuCbqXKrXvabI4y9Cn53cSF7ROwozl-S9kHF7O40HQf90gwLnF_-GmP-j2VZN7Z7T4i0BBkuU56xghGmjamut3cGVkNkfMRMmJPOH4xLC7smWAilD3qeOSw6IFJ5mYjTp9xmykO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb5yDOAuCbqXKrXvabI4y9Cn53cSF7ROwozl-S9kHF7O40HQf90gwLnF_-GmP-j2VZN7Z7T4i0BBkuU56xghGmjamut3cGVkNkfMRMmJPOH4xLC7smWAilD3qeOSw6IFJ5mYjTp9xmykO/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.11+PM.png" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can't have a complete trip without my macaron fix! one dozen delivered to my door from my special someone <3</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYrPusT4g3J04W2Og7lFmt10M46IyVUJB8GM6zsy6LgeEyGNuEh7crKQlR9_mv6j8A3GABw1518NdTr-yRAplMYfaS-AfarAWNjHy2bLfuj2tdcRgHdk4ZwAJP1UyWD8ypWFe3gsqvymZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYrPusT4g3J04W2Og7lFmt10M46IyVUJB8GM6zsy6LgeEyGNuEh7crKQlR9_mv6j8A3GABw1518NdTr-yRAplMYfaS-AfarAWNjHy2bLfuj2tdcRgHdk4ZwAJP1UyWD8ypWFe3gsqvymZ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.18+PM.png" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">courtesy of <b>layer cake bakery</b>, irvine (the best macarons in orange county in my opinion)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY23jZ0YcJuM0wmFEw8U3hmNtb6oeVBbK0RmmbNe5GYiDbh7-FIZTHhqyphPsgXXXKlaRjcZRYV7XPhsWIbN2rhQY9LfjTq3kHrHpNPb05nswwHQ9vmVox6w2hY7owTdc-YaAWPaNd76ik/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY23jZ0YcJuM0wmFEw8U3hmNtb6oeVBbK0RmmbNe5GYiDbh7-FIZTHhqyphPsgXXXKlaRjcZRYV7XPhsWIbN2rhQY9LfjTq3kHrHpNPb05nswwHQ9vmVox6w2hY7owTdc-YaAWPaNd76ik/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.26+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a large box of goodies from<b> 85degrees</b>, irvine to bring back to NYC</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sz-zXrazgqKUA-MxtWsHly43prQK1y8YUKaXjCVzOfuj2xdJjNUft8MYr8ZEBtIRnLOS2c1jim_XJafDCdb0BvIFRk2vnAUZmMW4oruJw2YxsfITlBZZaLvfxEAdhZGjZFck6Xg_oXWh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sz-zXrazgqKUA-MxtWsHly43prQK1y8YUKaXjCVzOfuj2xdJjNUft8MYr8ZEBtIRnLOS2c1jim_XJafDCdb0BvIFRk2vnAUZmMW4oruJw2YxsfITlBZZaLvfxEAdhZGjZFck6Xg_oXWh/s640/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+6.11.41+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LONG BEACH -- > JFK</td></tr></tbody></table>i wish i took more pictures, but i think i was too busy catching up and eating with everyone that i simply forgot to snap some photos. i also wish i had more time to see more of my friends that i didn't get to meet up with...i'll see you in a couple months!<br /><br />til next time...<br /><br />xoxo,<br /><br />a.

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