life lately

Life has been so sweet lately.

Lots of things have been happening and this has been a really lovely season in our lives. It's crazy to think that summer is coming to an end already and that back-to-school shenanigans are back in order. Being in my 2nd trimester has been amazing. They say that you feel the best during this trimester - and they definitely weren't exaggerating! Eugene has also been a lot more free these days which has been quite a change! He is home by dinner time every night for the first time in 3 years and it is my absolute fave. 

So as you may/may not know, we finally moved out of the ghetto fabulous city of Downey so #tsengsindowney is no more. It was a fun sesason of our lives filled with a lot of good eats (Portos, Dunkin Donuts, Peking Restraunt, and basically everthing in Cerritos) and lots of growing (surviving third year!)- but we are so excited to be out of there and back in Orange County! 

OC is truly the best. We are so happy to be back "home" and to be able to build our life here again - especially with our growing family. It's been so sweet being close to our friends and church family! This was our first meal together in our new hood!

I barely cooked during my 1st trimester because of morning sickness + crazy fatigue.. but now that my energy is back and my nausea is gone - i'm so excited to be back in the kitchen to make healthier and more balanced meals instead of eating fries + hot Cheetos all day.

I've also been traveling a lot. In this last month, I went out of town almost every week (for weddings, to visit friends or just to go on short weekend trips with my family). I hear this is the best/only time I'm technically allow to fly so I've been savoring that up too! I love clouds, it's my fave!

One of the best parts of this month was being able to visit my favorite little kiddos. Please continue to pray for this sweet little fighter Emily as she continues to battle against Stage IV Neuroblastoma. Stay updated on this page here: Updates on Emily

Eugene has been so sweet to me and really spoiling me like crazy these days. His favorite thing to say to me right now is "treat yo'self". He is quite the Parks + Rec fan boy. I love him so much!

I've also been trying to be more mindful of spending more time by myself - rather it be in cafes or even taking random no-purpose trips to Target just to walk around (and hopefully not buy anything). It's been so sweet and I'm trying to savor each moment! 

Being closer to friends has been such a sweet change. It's so much easier to meet up with people throughout the week for lunch. This was an amazing meal that I had at the Anaheim Packing District with a few of my wife friends. My first time at Kettlebar and their pan roast was AMAZING. 

I also took quite an hiatus from anything art related while I was pregnant. Sitting and staring at a piece of paper during my 1st trimester would induce dry heaves and non-stop gags (so weird!) but I'm starting to slowly get back to it and it's been so much fun! 

Random cravings have also finally begun. Some days I just randomly have a craving that will last for approximately 12 hours at a time. This week it was baked ziti with meat sauce and kimchijjigae (김치 찌개)

My belly is also beginning to pop. We have finally passed the food belly point (at around 20 weeks!) I officially cannot button my scrub top at work. so exciting!

Have a good weekend friends xoxo