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your dog has the coolest shoes

we know. we know.

that's what someone said to us a few days ago during our pinkberry run near where we live.

every time we take piri out in his blue shoes, he catches the attention of literally everyone. 

we get LOTS of smiles and comments like "omg! look! that dog has shoes on!", not to mention the questions. 

does he like it? {not sure - he hasn't really told us, but he doesn't throw a tantrum when we put them on so maybe he likes them?}

do they work well? {most definitely}

what kind are they? {pawz!}

we must've used so many different brands until we finally settled with pawz (because they hardly come off and are waterproof! it's literally all rubber that you slip on your pooch's paws). i had trouble putting them on and taking them off at first, especially when piri's fur was a bit longer on his legs, but got the hang of it quickly. 

piri did his little donkey walk at first when he first tried on shoes, but now he walks in them like they're not even there. 

piri loves to roam and smell the grass and who knows what he steps on. he also brings in a lot of things into the house - twigs, dirt, leaves.. cocker spaniel paws are so furry! so the shoes work for us all season long. 

so the next time you see a cocker spaniel in nifty blue booties, you just might be running into us!

xoxo, 

jane

random wednesday thoughts and by golly oh molly please pause for a moment because i'm a winner of something!

^^^because pink lemonade always tastes better in a mason jar with fresh lemon, chunks of ice and a cute little straw.^^^

^^^we could really use a vacation but oh where shall we go? that is the question...^^^

^^^madonna once said she loathes hydrangeas. i actually find them cute and fluffy.^^^

^^^these two sit on my windowsill all day doing their cacti thing.^^^

and.. woot! i never win anything. i really have the worst of lucks when it comes to winning give-aways and prizes. but! this time i won! 

jessica over at the creative index held this beautiful give-away and low and behold i'm the winner! 

thank you!

xoxo, 

jane

happy mother's day

"to describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power."

- maya angelou

happy mother's day to the two most beautiful women in the world - my mother and my mother-in-law. yangkyu and i have been blessed with their love and patience. we deeply miss yangkyu's mother, but know that her smile (like the one above in the picture!) lives on in our hearts.

to my friends who are celebrating mother's day for the first time, or for many years, hope you get to sleep in and get showered with love and kisses (oh and breakfast in bed!). 

and here is an adorable message from kid president. 

happy mother's day!

xoxo, 

jane

ps - we love that even as toddlers, me and yangkyu were matchy-matchy in our yellow shirts.

i love....

him. 

that is all i really wanted to say.

here's to a mushy, lovey-dovey weekend to everyone.

xoxo, 

jane

just me and dog.. oh and our little vegetable container garden

it began with an idea and now it's real.

they've begun to sprout.

yay.

when piri dreams...

he sometimes whimpers and moves his little legs as if he's chasing something. 

we think probably rabbits or squirrels.

he looks so sweet when he's sleeping, but other times i worry if he's having a nightmare.

speaking of nightmares..

i had a dream the other night that me and yangkyu were being chased by a really pissed off cow.

this was right after we watched forks over knives. i said "the cow was sniffing the ground like how piri does and then it came after us!" yangkyu said, maybe it was really piri in your dream wearing a cow mask. {haha}

i used to have reoccurring dreams and i didn't likes those much.

my mother said that right before she found out she was pregnant with me, she had dream where she was standing in a field of flowers. 

dreams can be so quirky, calming or leave me feeling a little nervous.

what kind of dreams do you have? 

life lately, according to my iphone

what the camera didn't, the phone did. 

xoxo, 

jane

friday night dilemma: the jane austen book club or forks over knives? happy weekend!

it's already the weekend. i'm stoked but also shocked by how fast the days are going!

really? it's already may?

tonight we're kicking back and catching up with our netflix queue.

it's either the jane austen book club or forks over knives.

think we'll go with the latter.

happy weekend!

xoxo, 

jane

there are so many things i want to show you, piri.. like this.. this is called virginia beach..

i still have virginia beach on my mind and how it was so relaxing and perfect. 

the beach was something we had always wanted to show piri... among so many other things. 

we hope the little guy enjoyed it. by the looks of it, yes? 

we think so.