Monthly Archives: March 2012

Random iPhone Pictures: It's Called a Heart

February 7 – Button

Here are more photos from the February “Photo a Day” challenge (original post here).  I’m enjoying this challenge because I feel it forces me to think about composition and subject, which allows me to not to be so literal.  I realize I’m always inspired by music when thinking about subjects other than myself or my family.  What inspires you?

February 11 – Makes You Happy (My husband and son saw “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” in 3D on the day I took this photo.)

February 12 – Inside Your Closet

February 13 – Blue (“It’s Called a Heart” by Depeche Mode on blue vinyl, imported from Germany, from my personal collection.)

February 14 – Heart (I called this “Human Heart Mode”.)

February 15 – Phone (“Old School” phone from Pottery Barn, so it’s not a true rotary phone.  My niece asked “Is that the kind of phone you used in the 80’s?”)

February 16 – Something New

An Old Favorite

I bought this coat at the first H&M I ever went to at The Eaton Centre in Toronto, Canada.  This was back in 2004 when the US dollar was doing very well.   It was a tough year because my father had just passed away, so my mom went to spend the summer with my dad’s sister to be close to his family, and to have some breathing room.  I had flown to Toronto at the beginning of that summer with my mom, then flew back to bring her home because she hated to fly alone.  I stayed there for a week before coming back to San Diego, so we went on a few little trips while I was out there.  During one of our day trips, we went to a resort casino called Fallsview, which was called so because of the spectacular view of Niagra Falls.  I went tooling around Niagra while my mom and aunts played the slots.  Thirty minutes before the bus arrived to take us back to Toronto, my mom came out of the casino and whispered to me that she won $1500 Canadian!  She gave me $500 of it to go on a shopping spree at H&M.  Isn’t amazing how many memories a simple coat can evoke?  Now you know why it’s one of my favorites.

Outfit – H&M coat and velvet pants; White House Black Market top; Matiko shoes; Rebecca Minkoff purse; Dominique Cohen for Target necklace; Wendy Brandes & Juicy Couture rings; iSee glasses ℅ GlassesUSA; 

Clever Cousins

I love how close my son and niece are.  Even though they bicker every now and again, they are quite the clever cousins!  Whether they’re having a staring contest or just running around together at the playground in the local mall, Mei-Lin and Dominic adorable together.  Hope you had a great weekend!

Dominic’s outfit – Lids hat; Harajuku Mini hoodie; H&M shirt; Guess jeans; Target shoes (unseen)

Mei-Lin’s outfit – Beautees shirt & skirt; Target tights & shoes (shoes unseen); Headband, gift from Nana

Muddy Puddles

Dominic and Mei-Lin watch a show called “Peppa Pig” on Nick Jr.  When it rains, Peppa loves to wear her wellies and jump in muddy puddles.  I bought Dominic his first pair of rain boots not too long ago, and when he saw the big puddles in our driveway and in the street after a recent mild rain storm, he asked me to put my rain boots on so that we could jump in muddy puddles.  

Dominic’s wellies – Target;  Mum’s wellies – Etienne Aigner