I recently participated in a fashion show for a fundraiser & found a bit of time to edit & upload all of the pictures. My mother actually purchased one of the dresses for me–the white cocktail dress from Jacky Tai’s Black & White Collection–as the proceeds will go directly to the fundraiser. I insisted that she didn’t have to, but she insisted that it’s for a good cause. I have the best mom in the world!!
Soleil (translates to sun), a French-Canadian restaurant in Westwood, did not disappoint at all. Their poutine was filling & delicious. Their pumpkin ravioli & creamy sauces were flavorful without knocking out your taste buds with a blast of cream & salt. On the weekends, they have bottomless mimosas for $15! Those French-Canadians really put the best twist on fries. I’m really glad Alex was game to come try this restaurant out with me when he came to visit me in Westwood!
It’s Week 3 & my first midterm is this Wednesday, but I’m updating this just for Ben. However, I managed to squeeze in a bit of fun this weekend on Sunday at the Santa Monica’s Farmers’ Market with some friends. The album from our trip to the market can be found here. Ben & I also went to his favorite sushi restaurant, Sushi Stop in West LA.
I also leave you with this, a short clip of what Ben’s & my humor is like, in 20 seconds.
Spring Break started off really well with Yanaí’s birthday celebration in Vegas! I go to Vegas too much, but no one does it better than Vegas.
Santa Monica’s Farmers’ Market
After watching a great documentary called Forks Over Knives, I had the urge to visit a Farmers’ Market. Christian tagged along with me to Santa Monica, one of my favorite neighborhoods in LA, & had what he claimed as “the best chicken quesadilla” he’s ever had. Good vibes.
Time flies by…so quickly. My last post was about winter quarter beginning & this post is about winter quarter ending, thus the beginning of my spring break. Clearly I’m horrible at time management if I can’t make a simple update!! But I’ve almost caught up on all of the pictures I’ve taken within the last three months.
So, last quarter I got to go on a hiking trip with the UCLA Hiking Club with Allison & Liz. We got to see a bit of snow & some other gorgeous scenery.
Hiking trip with Allison in the middle, Liz to her right, & me to her left.
My mom & brother came up to visit me for a little so we went out to eat at Yamato to celebrate his early 20th birthday.
I threw him a surprise birthday dinner with all of his friends. I made Mozzarella Enchiladas with spinach, mashed garlic potatoes, mac + cheese, & Carol brought chicken wings.
Vinny
Duong & Jimmy came up to visit me & we had oyster shooters at Sushi Stop to celebrate the end of my midterms. A few days later, Ben & I went to Sushi Stop, making it my second trip within that week.
Oyster Shooters consist of sake, masago, quail egg, ponzu sauce, green onions, & an oyster.
Albacore Tartare on a Tortilla Chip
Eel & Avocado Roll
When I came back home to see my parents before they left for their vacation to South America, my brother, mom, & I went to eat at Au Lac. It’s the most amazing Vietnamese vegetarian/vegan restaurant, ever!!
I made a belated birthday dinner for Jimmy to make-up for my absence for his actual birthday dinner.
Baked Salmon
Birthday boy, Jimmy
So, that’s what I’ve been doing for the last three months. Nothing too crazy. It’s just been school, eat, sleep, school, study, etc. Thank goodness it’s spring break! I have to get up in 4 hours to get ready for my roommate’s 26th birthday celebration in Vegas! Talk about doing Spring Break right. Paaarrrrttttyyyy.
