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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/AVvXsEiR7eiZYKTjuf-QaMesTHCM2bVZD51J55k4X9MQwahgpgYBkDmzYwPz5vL_2ZmM5_ezDNEALjT-ovB0NuRdkGKRrFzowAYJInV_wXEr8dlRhvXW2xrkSLzHwhYYdvmiOIx2CQ1nuNZd6J9h/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/AVvXsEiR7eiZYKTjuf-QaMesTHCM2bVZD51J55k4X9MQwahgpgYBkDmzYwPz5vL_2ZmM5_ezDNEALjT-ovB0NuRdkGKRrFzowAYJInV_wXEr8dlRhvXW2xrkSLzHwhYYdvmiOIx2CQ1nuNZd6J9h/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/AVvXsEg9go5w6s5btZshQjb6Ad0K1RXFPPrPI7vPhb8e1hqKB6ikxK_5Qu81uTtpZotG-CdV1aznLIwLBXZp5hgOSqiq3bJKLkeSygufN0jpok-fbAY-_cE7I8hCAHWpCEx4rIMsVPfcRr1Khq6a/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/AVvXsEg9go5w6s5btZshQjb6Ad0K1RXFPPrPI7vPhb8e1hqKB6ikxK_5Qu81uTtpZotG-CdV1aznLIwLBXZp5hgOSqiq3bJKLkeSygufN0jpok-fbAY-_cE7I8hCAHWpCEx4rIMsVPfcRr1Khq6a/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/AVvXsEimVW0ZXXIvUNoXDxVoI6ni7L5r2tVdmQsttf_kI7OSNxmHZQS6a32AY4KX6WYaTSxWi1uWGZaEMnM50wYG0zl1rKIeb87Bulzkce-oRG3gwC6gFj5k7uzolDPEEoLqcaaL27gwZta_HE4H/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/AVvXsEimVW0ZXXIvUNoXDxVoI6ni7L5r2tVdmQsttf_kI7OSNxmHZQS6a32AY4KX6WYaTSxWi1uWGZaEMnM50wYG0zl1rKIeb87Bulzkce-oRG3gwC6gFj5k7uzolDPEEoLqcaaL27gwZta_HE4H/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/AVvXsEiOkYUo2n4-5GTyvYkhioS8QhyphenhyphenYvD7xLpYnRvHZFEgNZdTnSVmaggKi7E9L5djgnzaMGVYp_5X3xARbbpMUu5JS53BqE81NHbTZcfMce1KWn3gHiZ2kJMxnwxXBA9JURUb0_IKOL1O8sAF_/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/AVvXsEiOkYUo2n4-5GTyvYkhioS8QhyphenhyphenYvD7xLpYnRvHZFEgNZdTnSVmaggKi7E9L5djgnzaMGVYp_5X3xARbbpMUu5JS53BqE81NHbTZcfMce1KWn3gHiZ2kJMxnwxXBA9JURUb0_IKOL1O8sAF_/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/AVvXsEhll6oNsCh_WtCqxd01iDhHuZeYHknuoOEShmansUn8nYfpqbszO0G5HXwNV2VdUs44xo9FdA_HTqW9kdENXSxn3OaXiN0Bq3YWvJmXbCEQMqbx8MKk260q3MtXpZBsEHQQo0dn9sSwkyi4/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/AVvXsEhll6oNsCh_WtCqxd01iDhHuZeYHknuoOEShmansUn8nYfpqbszO0G5HXwNV2VdUs44xo9FdA_HTqW9kdENXSxn3OaXiN0Bq3YWvJmXbCEQMqbx8MKk260q3MtXpZBsEHQQo0dn9sSwkyi4/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/AVvXsEh2Fbj_3kTgJg1YFZ59I7vOGnSBxrB354J0F2p9wxBBghNT7AB1y2ZtAedKqNzcJEwVQ7Tg9YcCBb7PlAhCiCzqqRp6tFQerZOVECrmmp_OZAC3rMA_KGjTtSqAjzLen9GEyHsgff6nYBaq/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/AVvXsEh2Fbj_3kTgJg1YFZ59I7vOGnSBxrB354J0F2p9wxBBghNT7AB1y2ZtAedKqNzcJEwVQ7Tg9YcCBb7PlAhCiCzqqRp6tFQerZOVECrmmp_OZAC3rMA_KGjTtSqAjzLen9GEyHsgff6nYBaq/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/AVvXsEijJjS9DEUmK8Flgb4-JzfjmcUz2iMZukSyKItTPEXJwYRX2f4ExOguywYQJ3qEtvBR8n4Egt2SiZ2O49WuDEieTkzdWlhtxNjvClJJ75lXZ8tMNrYR2aAcwvHm351MSRJ9Of-Y7QBChjHY/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/AVvXsEijJjS9DEUmK8Flgb4-JzfjmcUz2iMZukSyKItTPEXJwYRX2f4ExOguywYQJ3qEtvBR8n4Egt2SiZ2O49WuDEieTkzdWlhtxNjvClJJ75lXZ8tMNrYR2aAcwvHm351MSRJ9Of-Y7QBChjHY/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/AVvXsEgoZzX70jEkJcwWqd5oFhAR6FrlgX6GW_iwSvTOJk2z2g5l4WA5IwFJRiTn7MqBM2tsh4dUzO747m0UI17ftlvX-DfR4X4Hxb_2u60HWlMZEqVjAOEKHrTZEjt2g1FmqY_p8d0OXxZEHveH/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/AVvXsEgoZzX70jEkJcwWqd5oFhAR6FrlgX6GW_iwSvTOJk2z2g5l4WA5IwFJRiTn7MqBM2tsh4dUzO747m0UI17ftlvX-DfR4X4Hxb_2u60HWlMZEqVjAOEKHrTZEjt2g1FmqY_p8d0OXxZEHveH/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/AVvXsEi7OrWgYNrW2qh8ShBx_aGih4HhqQ3TNg_AdZS1hsRFylOjb4yMtvm8v8sZQJQE3V8v1qwv1gWMIrz7XINQ-98OciACr3rzXEQDlyapDgjKJOqSucFBqvejHwnc6X9qEvRe3s12zMWXJxC5/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/AVvXsEhdflwj2tqcEAQX1BqpgwHh6DMb8D9sPDmsRXLGuG6xfZUYdOAworF0l05alwdgU4xi7H7CBv_EzHFXSOZiKjQglNbnP0_9uX76jKe14k1Jt4SEChd4G73WNeNwaIHmm5x04NIcdPAaEG6i/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/AVvXsEhdflwj2tqcEAQX1BqpgwHh6DMb8D9sPDmsRXLGuG6xfZUYdOAworF0l05alwdgU4xi7H7CBv_EzHFXSOZiKjQglNbnP0_9uX76jKe14k1Jt4SEChd4G73WNeNwaIHmm5x04NIcdPAaEG6i/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/AVvXsEjlVEQUmrOvzI6OZdw838U_-lL3332GgzQwWIS42fmVkASC8QuzOPenME1-Dz6oTGl-0Ogyxjv7cmtMM-ff749lCSK53p7-i-lRLgQPvtBKJmLsAl-dmZaBCD69vxUOyKPg6AsAy6n0IUF4/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/AVvXsEjlVEQUmrOvzI6OZdw838U_-lL3332GgzQwWIS42fmVkASC8QuzOPenME1-Dz6oTGl-0Ogyxjv7cmtMM-ff749lCSK53p7-i-lRLgQPvtBKJmLsAl-dmZaBCD69vxUOyKPg6AsAy6n0IUF4/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/AVvXsEhy22pP0Qe8W5WsLSSr_JJ7fHZb1_ukKgn-HtzLjbhGEchMbEyShKAsBbiLFb-Vkoq-JRix2eo9DZiLzCj2ygY6cbPTXlczpJi-X5EMeoFHzHAFpIxzDYlIB4hhXfFd32ZV5-TgqunR6xEf/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/AVvXsEhy22pP0Qe8W5WsLSSr_JJ7fHZb1_ukKgn-HtzLjbhGEchMbEyShKAsBbiLFb-Vkoq-JRix2eo9DZiLzCj2ygY6cbPTXlczpJi-X5EMeoFHzHAFpIxzDYlIB4hhXfFd32ZV5-TgqunR6xEf/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/AVvXsEixEQjnZMIv8MU_Fsd1_onYCrln4F0nlE5pDo-0p1JD-CDkUuFXEqUj7qaYmzOsOy_MhEUexcwb61rDkgzA1nmtvQ7C1EaUbJVim7p6DfY_xf_hOqPXhpIjQIuwYRIpW_yt5BmBL-eUbRfp/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/AVvXsEixEQjnZMIv8MU_Fsd1_onYCrln4F0nlE5pDo-0p1JD-CDkUuFXEqUj7qaYmzOsOy_MhEUexcwb61rDkgzA1nmtvQ7C1EaUbJVim7p6DfY_xf_hOqPXhpIjQIuwYRIpW_yt5BmBL-eUbRfp/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; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpW8qbtut9gyPL2OSpR7lyu2HkXVEt4fwMU9SWhqzjcSGXlE8Qpnih6Zj_YGe2b5N9QP5a2pDrgQc3q32UiqEimErf9ZNBqAjBnycHaT3lByIQLOubD3nS0IGHf9QWpGfq22wLPfiR37A/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/AVvXsEggpW8qbtut9gyPL2OSpR7lyu2HkXVEt4fwMU9SWhqzjcSGXlE8Qpnih6Zj_YGe2b5N9QP5a2pDrgQc3q32UiqEimErf9ZNBqAjBnycHaT3lByIQLOubD3nS0IGHf9QWpGfq22wLPfiR37A/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/AVvXsEhHzP0n4wD0BuT0QsXe6oQ1_jVMOLBkV7g09X04AUin9rkfpGbvoRXQIp21DE3CKUtsXnc_eDBdMx6fD1wQeP0PdVETDsJjEyECBWxzoQ6HaoARpwwFcJDC5XZrBaDEjKZAHNxb6YuWb0G1/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/AVvXsEhHzP0n4wD0BuT0QsXe6oQ1_jVMOLBkV7g09X04AUin9rkfpGbvoRXQIp21DE3CKUtsXnc_eDBdMx6fD1wQeP0PdVETDsJjEyECBWxzoQ6HaoARpwwFcJDC5XZrBaDEjKZAHNxb6YuWb0G1/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/AVvXsEibqLv3pNefW9Vlu9Zt62NTViacSbNBefzF_ECcQIWtpngoaHFWULyZZNSrj-X9gewRylBDJ9bmyvq6IOtfOokpVsFy6XReEDlc8q4-7RGkbddeEb78UZKzBaUMALfCieO0QyqzC2O3YawM/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/AVvXsEibqLv3pNefW9Vlu9Zt62NTViacSbNBefzF_ECcQIWtpngoaHFWULyZZNSrj-X9gewRylBDJ9bmyvq6IOtfOokpVsFy6XReEDlc8q4-7RGkbddeEb78UZKzBaUMALfCieO0QyqzC2O3YawM/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/AVvXsEjpi0iI53dKzfbeTmDmONq469TINlWAqZg9abjcXgEsCZ8XRYQbSNYeVVIS5VfZ6HbEy33Cw27TZnMjxEz9HwonnswfEM6nlA7Cz9DwIukHBk3W04SJHqSTjihqSV9LaYlWCDixI8IVYG-W/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/AVvXsEjpi0iI53dKzfbeTmDmONq469TINlWAqZg9abjcXgEsCZ8XRYQbSNYeVVIS5VfZ6HbEy33Cw27TZnMjxEz9HwonnswfEM6nlA7Cz9DwIukHBk3W04SJHqSTjihqSV9LaYlWCDixI8IVYG-W/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/AVvXsEhkcAncCIZnj95P5EJQ-4JqabM9OoNM90AEgfCKFMQ1OhoHwuo1EQUHjlubZKaIta5nAP48Sg9_VUNONVwxTDB9ceEGFvAqZYtmDeGWUpnrFJyvCq-QUfRK9_aLN-cTH7AtC1rduOSylkqO/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/AVvXsEhkcAncCIZnj95P5EJQ-4JqabM9OoNM90AEgfCKFMQ1OhoHwuo1EQUHjlubZKaIta5nAP48Sg9_VUNONVwxTDB9ceEGFvAqZYtmDeGWUpnrFJyvCq-QUfRK9_aLN-cTH7AtC1rduOSylkqO/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/AVvXsEgVf-ggsrQQ4zB5QW7w1iGffyanxhHQ5nPYE07b0cNSZxw18WLkGInce_KQfzbGoSyjM4bHU44JohdRqhcHXqzOpSeICdIJhaJGeCdFJCoJf7qUyXrdh3kLuRHHCNYpml0khBPYn4bekZQ4/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/AVvXsEgVf-ggsrQQ4zB5QW7w1iGffyanxhHQ5nPYE07b0cNSZxw18WLkGInce_KQfzbGoSyjM4bHU44JohdRqhcHXqzOpSeICdIJhaJGeCdFJCoJf7qUyXrdh3kLuRHHCNYpml0khBPYn4bekZQ4/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/AVvXsEjz9oWjX6irH1gYx2SJ3zN_ZS6eGUREvao_ceE7dRoOCxQIl4tobUZC8Q4PMm_s60hiWQBbMY4dvrM6ASPk1RIBIW2iS0TLBl3VJEM3BOF6Q6BgLRHIVsrZ_UziDvuH_09ywfy1jqXAzBb4/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/AVvXsEjz9oWjX6irH1gYx2SJ3zN_ZS6eGUREvao_ceE7dRoOCxQIl4tobUZC8Q4PMm_s60hiWQBbMY4dvrM6ASPk1RIBIW2iS0TLBl3VJEM3BOF6Q6BgLRHIVsrZ_UziDvuH_09ywfy1jqXAzBb4/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/AVvXsEidcYjNKSpzmJGgXZfuf-NhyphenhyphenD3vJabVHLzxZL3ywi4bKZYt_4WdidmljqkCf1JsBEqRjbrlCC7Tdtdn9zLYgZ15Dm6SllzUi5tvA2WXAF8_yeMyMfKygUOQI3QkfKygLEE9XBsBzeiJ0yjX/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/AVvXsEidcYjNKSpzmJGgXZfuf-NhyphenhyphenD3vJabVHLzxZL3ywi4bKZYt_4WdidmljqkCf1JsBEqRjbrlCC7Tdtdn9zLYgZ15Dm6SllzUi5tvA2WXAF8_yeMyMfKygUOQI3QkfKygLEE9XBsBzeiJ0yjX/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/AVvXsEhyVVMnkTa7hgMXlhCOHDxDW6stspxaL6ezx9SepdebtKD8Pi1a7IF1ArDGILkZ8fFMlHhmZOcCa-32IVonrXXB8W9yfWvPPIdeH8E-8gx55Sx8kmcNci0BupOYUFgWUf389hBJtLC-NFR4/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/AVvXsEhyVVMnkTa7hgMXlhCOHDxDW6stspxaL6ezx9SepdebtKD8Pi1a7IF1ArDGILkZ8fFMlHhmZOcCa-32IVonrXXB8W9yfWvPPIdeH8E-8gx55Sx8kmcNci0BupOYUFgWUf389hBJtLC-NFR4/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/AVvXsEiO9-I6QBXEKAVzhspMekRYe0cS-KnmVTc6wYEjmEJHGGAuAwmcPKroHh5ModtsTdzqNEo_j0-8e9pi5iQHV5YcrrT_Q7vdsKWv4B8noWLKUepataH5HPYxKATDYFI7rshmmNWPq62GbY_6/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/AVvXsEiO9-I6QBXEKAVzhspMekRYe0cS-KnmVTc6wYEjmEJHGGAuAwmcPKroHh5ModtsTdzqNEo_j0-8e9pi5iQHV5YcrrT_Q7vdsKWv4B8noWLKUepataH5HPYxKATDYFI7rshmmNWPq62GbY_6/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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