Goodbye 2014!

And another year gone! It has been a fun and super busy year for all of us, especially these last few months. It feels like only yesterday when we wrote a recap of all the amazing things that happened in 2013, and now we're diving straight into 2015! First off, I'd like to thank YOU so so much for coming to this site. We really appreciate every like, click, share, and comment that you give us, it's what makes us continue to share our passions, hobbies, and travels with you. I hope that we can continue to provide you weekly inspirations.. and feel free to write us anytime about anything you'd like to see or hear more of! :)

We'd like to take this time to reminisce and remember all the great things that have happened in 2014...

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What a year! I don't know if it's mommy brain or if time just goes by faster when you're an adult, but I had to really sit down and look through my photo archives to find (and remember) my highlights of 2014. - Trish

THE GIRLS

watching these two rugrats grow another year older! - Trish

our baby style post - TEC watching my nieces grow up through whatsapp photos - Court THE WEDDING DIY'd most of my wedding with my family - Erin Being a part of Erin and Tim's wedding, and watching Maddie walk down the aisle while scattering petals like a pro! - Trish

Courtney (my awesome photographer) took fun pre-wedding photos around our neighborhood - Erin

Got married to this lovely gentleman :) - Erin

Had so much fun planning their wedding and being the maid of honor! - Court

TRAVELS

Getaway with Ed, where we stayed at a castle in Tarrytown, NY - Trish

First time to Sony Pictures' studio lot in LA and going to work with Courtney! - Erin

Touched the Breaking Bad RV

Took a road trip to Coachella! - Erin & Court

First time to New Orleans... - Erin

... and it happened to be during Jazz Fest!

Took a hen trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia with my best friends... - Erin

A quick trip to Sacramento - Court

Witnessed the #occupycentral protest in HK - TEC

Moved into our very own empty home - Erin

 THE BLOG

dancing with the pros - Court

Working with amazing new friends and artists - Court

Featured on AlexMika Jewelry

Our little staycation, which then got featured on NastyGal and Jeffrey Campbell!

THE FAMILY

Got some quality family time

First Christmas with the hubs at the Yeh household, it comes with a customized stocking! - Erin

Creating Mom and Dad's Christmas present - an album filled with old photos and reenacted "new" photos. This particular photo was taken 23 years ago!

Have a wonderful beginning of 2015 and we'll talk soon!

Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies

Danielle and I decided to treat our coworkers with some homemade salted caramel cookies! They were a big hit and the batch of 20 disappeared within the first half hour!

Serves: 30 Prep & Bake: 1 hour

What you need:

1 C butter (or 2 sticks) softened or melted
1 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C cocoa powder
2 eggs1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 1/4 C flour
2 C chocolate chips
1 package of caramels
kosher salt-optional

Instructions:

Preheat your over to 375 degrees.

Cream butter and sugars. Add in cocoa powder, vanilla and eggs and mix till combined. Add dry ingredients and mix then stir in chocolate chips.

Place the dough into the refrigerator for 30 minutes (the longer the better). 

Unwrap the caramels and cut them in half (if they're too large). Roll a ball of dough about 1 to 1 1/2 inches big and place caramel inside. Make sure the caramel is covered on all sides (or else they'll ooze out of the sides when baking).

Sprinkle the cookie dough with salt (optional).

 Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

Let these sit for a few minutes to cool. The cookies are good warm or cool!

Recipe from crazylittleprojects

The Holiday Dress

If you know me, you know I'm all about the comfort.. and I can't describe how comfy this sweater dress is. You can dress it down with some flats and dress it up with some jewelry and booties! And most importantly, it's not tight around the waist so you can eat as much as you want! :) Super excited to wear this to the Christmas party.

photos by Ryan Feng

Dress - Nasty Gal | Bag - Madewell | Booties - Steve Madden

Necklace - J.Crew | Sunnies - Warby Parker

The Commissary

I grabbed breakfast at the Commissary at The Line Hotel opened by Roy Choi. I love the green house idea, and how peaceful it made the restaurant feel. Definitely a great brunch spot with a group of friends! My tummy only had room for one dish unfortunately, and I chose the eggs benedict - which is now one of my favorites I've had so far! They used hash brown in replace of the english muffin, and sprinkled green onions on top. The dish tasted like a mix of Asian and Western fusion, which is very unlikely for such an American breakfast item. 

I am definitely going back to try other dishes that many reviewers have been raving about. I personally like this over Pot - which was a little bit too spicy and salty for me..

Knits for Fall

Knit Sweater - Urban Outfitters | Leggings - Asos | Rubber Chelsea Boots - Jeffrey Campbell
photos by Ryan Feng