The other day during our skating outing we finished off our excursion with a Family Date Night to Motorino in Wan Chai. We had been meaning to try this pizzeria for some time, and oh! We were pleased! The ambiance is super cozy–especially with the motorino oven burning right before you. It’s a small place,Continue reading Family Date Night: Motorino in HK
Mary is in Shanghai! I feel so lucky that I was able to zip up and spend some fast yet furious time with her. I had a really neat time catching up with Mary; I’m very happy for her to be living in such a vibrant city, and she is settling in well. In fact,Continue reading ShangMarLa
CC image from Wikipedia.org Today I fly to Shanghai to see my sister Mary Margaret! I am so excited to see her!! Of course I’m also happy to return to one of favorite cities in Asia. Although it’s going to be really strange to be in Shanghai and not see my good friend Mary Kelly.Continue reading Shanghai Musts
Bellesa is a new styling bar right in the heart of Lan Kwai Fong in the Century Square Building. The location of this bar couldn’t be more perfect: it’s right in the heart of the work center of Central plus on the way to many of the happening spots for after work drinks. What’s moreContinue reading Bellesa: Styling Bar
Something really fun happens in the beachy weather of Hong Kong: junk trips! A group of friends will typically get together and hire out a junk for the day. Jaspa’s Junks is one of the most popular companies that offers deliciously catered junks with boozie options all day. I’ve been on two junks so farContinue reading Hong Kong Junk Trips
With a return to Hong Kong comes the pleasant routine of school and work for our family, so Kevin and I have been able to resume our Date Nights. Our Date Night for August actually occurred on the first day of school! (You can see the truth to my LBD Ritual.) We wanted to haveContinue reading Date Night: Isola and Stone Nullah Tavern
Well, this is the last set of Cabin Candids from Summer 2014. (Here’s The 4th, Cousins and Camp, Rusty and Ted, and Nicholas and Amy.) It’s fitting that this compilation of pictures is one of our summer highlights. It’s been two summers in a row now where at the end of packing up and closingContinue reading Cabin Candis: CdA {Coeur d’Alene}
From left to right: Julie, Adrian, Annie, Mary, and Nicholas All my pics from the summer out at Spirit Lake are drawing to an end. These ones, with all my brothers and sisters plus folks, are pretty special. It’s not that often that all the Freuen kids get together; the last time we were allContinue reading Freuen Family Pic
My brother Nicholas and sister-in-law Amy were able to visit us a couple of times out at Spirit Lake: once over the 4th and another time while Rusty and Ted were there. It’d been a while since we’d been able to spend time with these two, so we felt lucky to hang out with NicholasContinue reading Cabin Candids: Nicholas and Amy
Driving across Washington state displays an array of beauty: you’ve got the desert Gorge, the magnificent Rockies, sometimes a glimpse of Mt. Rainer, and then tons and tons of wheat fields. One weekend when we left cold rainy Seattle, I knew to wear my mom’s cowboy boots as they’d provide the perfect warmth. Once theContinue reading Washington Wheat Fields
When we were living in Venezuela back in 2000-2004, we were introduced to raclette. Mariana Morrill (she’s also a jewellery designer, so you may often see her referred to when I wear her baubles) and her husband Mark were our next door neighbors, and they had us over for raclette. Since that dinner over tenContinue reading Family Dinner: Raclette
Rusty is one of our dearest friends! In fact he’s the first friend Kevin and I met as a married couple. He was a new teacher with us the year we ventured out into this crazy business of international teaching. The three of us were starting our careers at Escuela Americana in San Salvador, ElContinue reading Cabin Candids: Rusty and Ted