panic mode

my friend lina is getting married this month!! in maui! and i'm in panic mode. i'm trying to exercise and eat healthier in a last ditch effort to get a rockin' beach bod. alas, it's not going so well. and worst of all...i have to write a speech. and even worse than that...i have to give that speech. in front of people. 

anyhoo, look at the ring pillow i made for this wedding (bridal shower gift, muahah)! i made this a while back, but always forgot to post.

front (silk chiffon w/ satin ribbon)

side

back

look how awkward and weird my hand looks in that last picture. oh well.

-jina

Nouvelle Vague

(f21 ring)

so my friend niki got me hooked on Chanel nail polish. like i never thought i would own any because let's face it, their stuff is not cheap. yet here i am collecting them like it's nobody's business. i don't know what it is about them, but there's something about Chanel nail polish that makes me all googly eyed. maybe it's just the brand that makes me go bonkers or the fact that i just love the way it looks on. but i gots to have it. and since i probably won't be buying Chanel leather goods or jewelry for awhile, i'm quite content in getting my Chanel fix via nail polish.

anyways, niki and another friend - stephanie came to visit last weekend and per chance we stopped by a Chanel store. picked up their new summer nail polish Nouvelle Vague and niki got Black Velvet after trying mine. totally loves it! saw beyonce's new video and saw that she was sportin it too. so posted a freeze frame of the vid. may is starting out right.
 -eden

beef & fashion. beefashion. har har har

the two standouts from my recent trip to chicago: 1) beef! 2) jadenne's amazing outfits

unfortunately i have limited pictures of both...but enjoy.

(tenderloin benedict from toast)

(crusted filet mignon trio from mike ditka's restaurant)

minnie hat and gloves!

hello kitty boots!

jadenne and her crown

-jina

born-again midwesterner

so it's official! i'm a midwesterner! and a student again...this summer i'm heading to the midwest (illinois, to be exact) to start my new life as a library grad student. maybe i'll meet some hot hot corn farmers who will romance me with farm-fresh veggies and unlimited spray tans. 

on the up side...to document everything and make myself more excited about the change, i'll be starting a blog! http://littleparkontheprairie.blogspot.com/ i really enjoy the little house reference. don't get too excite though. there's nothing on it yet :/ btw, eden, i'll be needing your technical assistance for this.

to distract you from my empty blog, i'll show you this picture from my recent trip to illinois:

this terrified little girl running for her life is jadenne, our friend joanne's daughter. doesn't it look like the big silver bean is going to gobble her up? she's not really terrified or running for her life though. joanne, jadenne, and i all went to visit gen in chicago. we were missing someone though...(oh eden, sigh)

-jina

black keys

actually it should be BLACK VELVET since that's the name of this nail polish. here's my souvenir from my vacation. LOL it's Chanel's new matte black nail polish. really loving it. as i was searching the internets earlier couldn't help but notice how the nail polish almost matched the keys of my MacBook. so had to take some pics and post em. so here i be.

-eden

waikiki!

(ecote dress, MBMJ apple earrings and cross-body bag, hello kitty bracelet a la justine, Chanel sunglasses, OPI Panda-monium Pink)

 here i am on my fam's vacay on the hawaiian islands. twas mucho fun. seriously love this dress. great for warm weather and traveling because it's light and wrinkly material. so you don't have to worry about ironing. had to point out my nail polish because it's a pretty pink color and it's called "Panda-monium Pink." what's not to love?!

-eden

fury!!!

(pins & needles dress, f21 heels, h&m belt)

sorry for being so m.i.a. :/

but look at my exciting new purchase:

my sumo man. look at him teeter back and forth. i love it. 

he's one of those solar power doodads that rock back and forth. you know, those things in asian tea shops.

it's hard to tell from this picture, but he moves at a furious pace. look at those eyes...

...ablaze with fury!


-jina