best friend

Happiness is…

February 28, 2012 By Misono in Creative Corner, Family and Friends, Foodie Love, Kitchen Concoctions Tags: best friend, bestest, blueberry, Debbie, Deborah, floral accessories, flower, haemul pajeon, homemade, jam, Jina, Korean, Korean food, Korean seafood pancake, marmalade, packages

…recreating delicious dishes in the comfort of your own home.

Homemade haemul pajeon (Korean seafood pancake) for an afternoon snack. :) — Homemade haemul pajeon (Korean seafood pancake) for an afternoon snack. The one thing that's lacking in the Bay Area is good Korean food... I grew up near Annandale, which has the best Korean food, so I'm constantly craving the delicious eats from back home.

… surprise packages in the mail from friends.

Mio gets so spoiled by her fashionista aunties! Thank you Jina for the gorgeous dress! :) — A lovely dress for Mio, from Jina! She remembered that dusty rose was one of my favorite colors. Love blush tones!

… including homemade goodies from the bestest!

Amazing homemade jam from the bestest! After tasting this, I can't go back to store-bought... — These homemade jams that my best friend Debbie made are amazing. Both are delicious, but the blueberry champagne in particular is heavenly!

… picking up an old favorite hobby.

flora & fauna... Revisiting my hobby of creating floral accessories! :) — I've started creating floral accessories again. I hadn't made any after Mio was born, but I'm excited to have some more time to craft some fashioned florals!

Curry House with the Bestest!

June 23, 2010 By Misono in Family and Friends Tags: best friend, Cupertino, Curry House, Debbie, Deborah, dinner, friend, Greg, Santa Clara

My best friend Debbie just got into Santa Clara today for her conference, so we drove down to have dinner with her in the South Bay. Our friend Greg, who also went to high school with Debbie and I, came along and we caught up over stone pot Japanese curry at Curry House in Cupertino.

curryhouse02 — Greg and Dan across the table.

santa-clara — Saying goodbye to Debbie at her hotel.

It’s been just about a year since I’d last seen my best friend, so it was so nice seeing her again! I just wish we could have spent more time together — if Santa Clara were closer, I’d be visiting her every evening after her conference schedule. It was great catching up, though, and I hope that I can see both Debbie and Greg again soon! 🙂

Brown paper packages tied up with string…

February 10, 2010 By Misono in Family and Friends Tags: best friend, card, Debbie, Deborah, package, scarf, tarepanda, wristrest

The other day, I received an unexpected package from my best friend Debbie, who lives all the way on the other side of the country in Maryland. She always sends me the most darling cards and lovely gifts.

gifts from Debbie! — A beautiful warm scarf from Seoul and a wristrest.

card from Debbie — The cutest card + envelope! The monkey is a paper clip.

tarepanda wristrest for my trackball — The most adorable wristrest... I was in need of one, too! I have loved tarepanda since I was in middle school, and Debbie always finds the most unique tarepanda goods.

perfect paired with my tarepanda mouse! — I use a trackball these days, but the wristrest is a perfect match for the tarepanda mouse that Dan made for my birthday six years ago.

I miss my friends on the East Coast a lot, and it’s hard to only be able to see my best friend only once or twice a year. But I’m grateful that we’ve been able to keep in touch and stay close despite the distance. I’m always humbled and touched by her friendship. Love you bestest!