life with the tsengs

sorry for the silence!

eugene’s been on winter break for the past three weeks and it’s been amazing! I took a hiatus from a few things (this blog included) in order to really spend alot of good quality time with my husband during his three weeks of freedom. more than anything we’ve spent alot of time at home, just lounging around, catching up on netflix, etc. it’s been so wonderful!

school starts again for him on monday, so we’ve been busy trying to brace ourselves for that transition. winter break has provided time for eugene to recover and recharge after a pretty gruesome first semester, and has provided us both with a lot of time to discuss how we could be better prepared for the semesters to come.

i actually didn’t talk alot of pictures during the past few weeks, so my last few weeks were documented via my iPhone, and more specifically through my instagram. (haha!) so here’s what our lives looked like for the past few weeks.

here’s eugene, just a few hours before his last final. hardcore status!

one of the first ways we celebrated the beginning of winter break

our first time at earls and we were completely won over by this holiday sandwich. yowza!

my first time trying spagetti squash! it was fun and really cool, but i didn’t really like the taste of it. eugene ate ALL of it.

we went to a Christmas party and of course we had to go in a costume!

i discovered another trader joe’s treasure: trader joe’s fresh pizza dough.

i really like the garlic & herb kind. less than $3. perfect for a quick lunch!

i decided to make a caprese pizza with pepperonis.

it was beyond perfection. 🙂 and sooooooo easy.

home-made christmas waffles with extra fruit. yum!

took a trip to SD and couldn’t leave without these in our bellies!

i made dduk gook (traditional korean rice cake soup) on new years eve after work. gotta keep the tradition going!

went to portola coffee lab for the first time with janice. super hipster and fancy mochas.

ate some home-made fish tacos at home. honestly, costco has the best avocados ever!

btw- we watched this on our futon while we watched netflix. it was amazing!

spent some time at my parent’s house. watched movies. took naps. ate my mom’s cooking.

still melts my heart thinking about it. i love my parents 🙂

for the past two weeks, we’ve been cleaning up our fridge and pantry. no better way than to make pizza! spinach, olives, onions, mushrooms, chilies, jalapenos, pepperonis, etc.

went on a quadruple date last weekend. ate all you can eat sushi and watched les mis. here are the fellas (with a touch of bromance.)

btw, we moved!

after much debate and discussion and lots of prayer– we finally decided to move out of the OC to live closer to eugene’s school. we actually moved all of our stuff in yesterday morning, and will start living there/sleeping there on sunday night. it’s been a bittersweet week for the both of us. i’m definitely going to miss my 5 minute commute to church and 10 minute commute to work– but i’m excited to see how this move will help eugene as he perseveres through his next 3.5 years of pharmacy school. 🙂 exciting adventures ahead, i’m sure!

hopefully we don’t have to move too many times because packing/moving/unpacking is definitely not my favorite.

here’s my entire kitchen packed in the corner of our apartment. i think i have more kitchen stuff than clothes/books/all my other possessions. haha!

and here’s a sneak peak of our new home. 🙂 still under construction, obviously.

since the new years completely passed us by this year (eugene and I both worked through the holiday), this post is a little late. but i’ve made some resolutions for myself and i’m gonna use this blog to keep myself accountable! i’ve decided to keep it simple this year.

here are my resolutions for 2013:

to run at least one 5K (this is reasonable, right?)
learn how to use my juicer, and juice as much as possible
learn at least five praise songs on the piano

and a few monthly goals:

post at least one recipe a month
finish 12 craft-related projects (1 for each month)
set one goal for every month and accomplish it! i think i might have to skip January..

cheers to the new year!

love,
the tsengs.

give thanks: another year to grow, another year to testify of the great God that You are and the amazing grace you’ve shown us in the gospel, a new year to persevere in this life, a new year to labor and toil to bring souls to Christ, time to spend with eugene, excitement for all that You have in store for us in 2013.