Today, my coworkers and I visited some pop-up shops in SoHo and we ended up having a blast at Yankee pop-up. 

Aren’t they the cutest duo?!

Chloe insisted on wearing converse with this dress, so I got the matching ones for Andrew too. ;P

I also made them matching boutonnière and corsage.

You look so lovely!

Off they go! Have a wonderful time!!

I’ve been sewing every night for the last two weeks, designing and making Chloe’s dress for the father and daughter Princess Ball, a fundraising event organized by our town. This is her first time going to a formal event and I wanted to make her a special dress. I haven’t made clothes since my high school prom but I always thought about making clothes and this was a good excuse to start again. I finished this dress literally minutes before she had to go, while getting her hair and nails done simultaneously! I would say I definitely had the “make it work” moment from Project Runway. Lol. Chloe thinks I’m obsessed with that show. 🙂 I’m happy how it turned out, though I second guessed myself constantly and thought about buying a back-up dress just in case. Chloe approved the design and cheered me on, even though she said she’s not the “fancy type”. She was very happy with it which made all my sleepless nights so very worth it.  Thank you for trusting me to make your dress and happily wearing it. You are the sweetest! <3

Pumpkin soup in a pumpkin. 🙂 

Top: Endless Rose, Pants: Madewell

I decorated the front porch and added some plants to brighten up the area. 

I am super excited I am in Paris with these two! My mom’s been here over 40 years ago and she wished she had more time here. There’s just so much to see but obviously we couldn’t see everything in 1 day so I basically just pointed things out to Chloe so when she has the opportunity to visit again, maybe with me or on her own when she’s  older, she’ll hopefully get to all of them.  My mission on this trip was to show her the Louvre and Eiffel tower at the very least.

She loved Jardin des Tuileries.

We are going back to Paris today, leaving this gorgeous place.

I’ll dream about this place for a while…I definitely want to come back here again with the whole family.

Train ride. Paris here we come!

I made sleep masks for us to wear them for some fun photo op. 🙂 

We had so much fun trying to take selfies! We couldn’t stop laughing at ourselves. LOL!

Pretend sleep.

We visited Gordes village which is on the foothills of the Monts of Vaucluse, facing the Luberon. Gordes is one of the most well-known hilltop villages in the region, and one of the most beautiful in France.

We visited Cézanne’s studio where he  painted towards end of his life. 

We got a real feeling of tranquility walking around the garden and I could imagine Cezanne creating his masterpieces here.

The most incredible thing was the preservation of a table, skulls, and other objects he incorporated in his paintings. There was also letters he had written to his contemporaries Monet and Manet.