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Making progress

Making progress

Who knew that standing in an empty room, staring at freshly painted walls could feel SO satisfying?  In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been doing a little series about our condo renovation.  It’s an old unit that had been uninhabited for years, and needed a…

Building good foundation

Building good foundation

Today I’m sharing with you the beginning stages of our condo reconstruction.  The pictures might seem like a crazy collage of chaos to you, but this was the stage where we had a glimmer of hope that this could be our home.  Last time I…

It often gets worse before it gets better

It often gets worse before it gets better

This month, I wrestled with some homesickness.  I never thought I would consider California my home since we only lived there for a short while, but I guess somewhere between the Polar Vortex, and endless mounds of snow, I started longing for the things of…

The start of something new

The start of something new

I received a new comment on one of my previous blog entries.  It read, “We want the old hilarious Julie Yoon back! You were funnier when you lived in California.”  I don’t know if that’s a back-handed compliment, or a real concern.  But in any…

2013 Year in Review

2013 Year in Review

It’s kind of weird to think that in the beginning of the year, we were sitting poolside in our flip flops, at our apartment near Disneyland, staring at palm trees.  Who could predict that when 2013 first began that we would end up working full-time…

I give thanks

I give thanks

Life has been a whirlwind these days, but then again, whose life doesn’t feel that way?  It’s kind of weird to think that 3 months ago, we were living in Southern California, sweating to the oldies, wearing shorts and sandals, and loading up a moving…