Wedding Goodies!

We got our wedding goodies!!!

I want to thank our wedding photographer, StudioJeanie and our wedding videographer, Love Story Media for delivering all the wedding goodies just before Christmas!

It just made our Christmas even more joyful!

Ever since our wedding in May 2010, I couldn't wait to check out our wedding video and wedding album. And it looks amazing!

The DVD turned out so great. The editing, the song picks and everything. All the moods are captured so nicely as it was and it's summed up nicely into 45 minutes. All the important events are just fully packed in there. It reminded me that I don't have to fast forward over 9 hours of VHS which I did with my parents' wedding video. Haha.

Check out our wedding trailer again!

Miran ♥ Corey ... She doesn't even drink coffee. from Love Story Media on Vimeo.

We received 5 DVDs. We better get busy sending these out to our family after New Year. I can't wait for them to see it!

The wedding album is so elegant! We were both so surprised with the quality of the album. It's manmade leather and very strong. We wanted an album that will last a long time and we are sure it will last our lifetime. The photos Jeanie take speaks for itself. I'm not a photographer but as an artist myself, the photos she take and edits she does on each photos are just amazing. We love the way she captures the moments and making sure photos are soft.

Love the packaging! I love how Jeanie thinks about little details like this.

We also received our choice of photo, printed and framed. It's hanging in our living room wall and we are loving it. :)

Thanks again Love Story Media and StudioJeanie for a fantastic work!!! I also want to thank our wedding planner, Sarah Shore from DreamGroup for introducing us to them!

Xmas Postcard #5!

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"Merry Christmas" in German.

Christmas Angel in Germany. Isn't she gorgeous? I've never been to Germany but my husband grew up there for close to 6 years. We hope that one day we will celebrate our Christmas there.

This youtube video might give you an idea what it's like down there! :) Perfect to bring your kids!

Xmas Postcard #4 by Corey

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A Postcard #4 by my husband, Corey McDaniel!

At the beginning, I planed on doing all 6 postcards myself but then figured if it's FROM The McDaniels then my husband should contribute and make one too. So I made 5 and he made 1. But honestly out of all the postcards, this is looking the best. Mine doesn't feel like postcard where as his does and it's actually FUNNY and cute!

My husband is my hero and I'm his #1 fan. :)

Check back tomorrow for Postcard #5!!

Xmas Postcard #3 + Dinner Menu Complication

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So I've shown this postcard to few and sent to 9 people. And the feedback I got was interesting.

- It's mean!

- It's sad.

- It's gross.

- It's cruel!

- Poor Santa.

- I want cookie...

and etc. Don't worry, Santa is okay. This happens to Santa all the time so they are always prepared with backup Santa. Lol.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday afternoon. I'm sure some of you are relaxing with your kids and family or experiencing hangover from last night's last Christmas party with friends/coworkers or doing last minute Christmas shopping. Or is it too early to call it that? Well what ever you are doing, I hope you are enjoying it and preparing for the Holidays.

Only 6 days left till Christmas! I'm so glad that I finalized the Christmas menu. For a whole month, my husband, my brother and my parents were fighting over what they want to eat for Christmas. My husband wants Ham, my brother wants Turkey and my parents want Chicken. And the winner is Ham. My parents don't want turkey for sure and don't mind ham. My brother doesn't want chicken for sure but doesn't mind ham so we all settled on HAM. I'm glad that's over.

What's your Christmas dinner menu? Just don't end up eating too much desserts and end up like that Santa up there.

Check back tomorrow for Postcard #4!!!

2010 Christmas Postcards Sneak peek!

Check out the sneak peek of the Christmas postcards that I designed excluding the one that was designed by my husband. :)

Check back starting from tomorrow till next Wednesday to see the full designs! I will post one of each every day~

Few of you asked me if they are on sale. No, they aren't. I've designed them for personal use to send it to my family and friends to wish them Merry Christmas~

The quality of the postcards are superb! I love Moo.com!

Very Gundarr Christmas

Christmas short made by my husband and his friends!

Warning: Mature Audience Only!

Weekend Happiness

A fabulous weekend has gone by and it's already Tuesday. I can't believe it's almost halfway into weekdays. Feels like just couple hours ago I was sitting in my dining table enjoying my birthday party.

It was a surprise birthday tea party that was thrown by my most wonderful friends that I will treasure for rest of my life. Everyone did so well trying to hide this party from me. Including my husband, my brother AND my parents. Especially my mom, who normally isn't so good at hiding things from me~ ;) Again, I want to thank everyone for the party and those who wished me happy birthdays. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful family and friends!

The weekend was packed with surprises and happiness. Snow was my first gift from mother nature. It really started to pile up 30 minutes before my birthday. I just had to go outside with Ellye and play with snow till past midnight. Then, a birthday breakfast by my mom. Seaweed soup! It's tradition in Korea to eat seaweed soup on your birthday. Then, a surprise birthday party by my friends and my husband when I came home for lunch. Then, birthday dinner with one of my best friend and her boyfriend. Sunday was mainly relaxing, do nothing and playing The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess on Wii day. And birthday dinner with my brother. Also, I got a job offer too which I took! So I'm all set for 2011! :D

I told you it was a packed weekend!! :) It's surprise surprise every year. Did I mention that Ellye was a surprise birthday gift from my husband last year with a help from our friend? I seriously had no idea even till I got to the place to check out the puppies! Cause I thought my friend was getting a puppy. Not me! I bawled my eyes out immediately after my husband said, "Pick one". Lol. Good times.

Check out some of the photos my friends and I took over the weekend!

Snow snow snow!!!!! Thank you mother nature!

Photo taken by Shirley. All cooked and baked by my friends for my birthday tea party! They are all so talented!

Photos taken by Athena. Some shots from the party. Loved the decoration & food!

The gifts I've received!

Handmade birthday card from my hubby! Isn't it cute?

My hubby & I. I heart him!

We went a little crazy with the balloons. Haha. And nah, she is not being tortured. She actually loves balloons. We popped all the balloons but one for Ellye to play with!

After my birthday weekend, I've been pretty busy with my Christmas postcards! Will post updates soon!

"Postcards Postcards Postcards.... Post.. cards.."

These days all I'm thinking about is "Must get Christmas postcard designs finished!"

That's the first thing I think of when I wake up, after finishing lunch, after finishing dinner, after cleaning the house and just whenever I'm done with something I HAVE to do during the day. 

I've gave myself 4 days to design each postcards and only counting 4-5 hours a day since I still got to do chores around the house. Can't just ignore all that cause then the house will fall apart and my husband will starve. Lol. 

My birthday is exactly a week away from today. And honestly, I have no time to think about that. I am aware that it's coming and I am excited but that's about it! I'm just going to let my husband do all the planning! Heh.

"Postcards Postcards Postcards Postcards Postcard.... Post.. cards.." It rings in my head! 

So far I've done 2 postcards out of 6. So far so good and I am very satisfied! :) I am super tempted to post what I've done so far but my husband tells me that it's more of an wow factor when I'm all done 6 and post it all up at the same time. I definitely agree but I can't help the temptation! Lol. 

Anyways, tomorrow I'm starting postcard #3! Looks like I won't be blogging again till I'm done with #3 postcard and have some spare time~ 

If you are working on something Christmasy, share it with me! :)

Why I love Fall

My favorite season of the year is here! FALL!

I love fall! Everything about Fall makes me feel so fuzzy inside. 

Here are 10 reasons why I love Fall!

1. Boots! I love boots. Every time I walk into shoes stores, first thing I do is look for boots and try on boots! Sometimes I wear boots during summer time with skirt! Why not? Heh.

2. Long coat! I seriously own at least 15 med-long coats. I have pink, black, green, blue, brown and white coats! This is why my husband yells at me if I want to buy a new one!

3. Tasty soups! I loveeee eating soup during Fall. It just goes so well with the weather. Chicken noodle soup is my favorite! And Korean Tofu soup!

4. Halloween! I love celebrating Halloween day. Nuff said!

5. Prepping for Christmas! Again, who doesn't love Christmas? Where ever you go it's all Christmas themed. I'm listening to Christmas song right now as I type!

6. Fall trees! It's weird how nature works. As the weather gets colder the leaves turn yellow, orange, brown and golden colors. All warm colors. Even though it's cold out, when I stare in to those trees it make me feel warm!

7. Birthdays! My mom and I's birthday is in November! 10 days apart!

8. Blankets! I know this may sound childish but I like to warp myself in blankets and watch tv. You can't do that in summer! 

9. Cinnamon everything! Cinnamon scented candles, candies, pancake, cinnamon rolls, coffee from Starbucks and more. I enjoy it more during Fall~ It's funny cause I used to hate cinnamon but I heart it now.

10. Packed with happiness! Fall for me is just packed with events and good memories. I love fall. :)

Walking Ellye is so much fun these days cause it's funny to watch her go crazy trying to grab all the leaves on the ground! It can be a headache though if you want to have a smooth quiet walk. Hah.

Halloween day FUN

How was your Halloween weekend? Still recovering from it? Hope everyone had a blast cause we sure did!

I wasn't going to dress up as anything since I dressed up Ellye but figured since I'm handing out candies to kids, I got to make it fun some how so I searched my drawers and decided to go with a nerdy costume. The MOST easy costume ever. No $$$ required! And it was doable for something I had to decide in 10 minutes!

And we had some BBQ! My husband & I literally filled our stomach with lots and lots of BBQ pork ribs! It was delicious. My mom really knows how to marinate meat! :D

Also, check out the pumpkins we carved! :D First one was carved by me. Second and third by my husband! 

Ellye was such a good sport all day! Waiting by the candy basket for kids to come by and protecting it from my husband from stealing one by one! Haha. I'm so glad we got tons of kids that day! I got to say that all their parents are all artists! So creative with their children's costumes! :)

Preparing for Halloween Day

We have 12 days left till Halloween!! What are you doing for Halloween? What are you dressing up for Halloween?

I'm going to hand out candies to little kids!!

Yayaya, most of you might say, "oh, that's boring!" But this is what I enjoy and miss doing! I've gone clubbing wearing costume with shortest skirt, got pissed drunk at parties, threw Best Halloween Costume contest and watched scary movies all night with bunch of friends. This year, I want to dress up Ellye and hand out candies to little kids wearing their cute costumes! :) Plus, it's Ellye's first Halloween with us! :D

To do that, I got to let the kids and their parents know that my house (I mean my parents house since I live in apt) is giving out candies on Halloween night! Soooooo I've been working on some paper craft decorations to put on a window! Check it out!

It's still in progress so I will be making more of them! Also, going to carve 4 pumpkins! I think it's going to be a fun yet relaxing Halloween this year~ :)

Random photo of the Week:

I love it when my hubby plays guitar! <3

How was your Thanksgiving?

How was your Thanksgiving Dinner? Did you enjoy your turkey? I sure did!! :D

I made Pineapple Turkey Roast and it was a success! It was delicious! And had some pumpkin pie to finish it off~ MmmmMmm~ I love Thanksgivings Day! :D

Check out few photos I took today! :)

Ellye is so responsive!

Ignore the mess. I was in middle of making Ellye's halloween costume. :)

Remember 05.08.10?

It's been almost 5 months since my husband and I got married! Can't believe it's been that long already. Feels like just last month when it all happened. :)

Here is our wedding highlights by Love Story Media for recap. They really did fantastic job shooting & editing our wedding day.

Enjoy!

Miran ♥ Corey ... She doesn't even drink coffee. from Love Story Media on Vimeo

Gameboy & Ellye

Before I went to bed last night, I did few quick sketches and cleaned it up real quick this morning before breakfast~ :)

Enjoy!

Corey, my hubby playing Zelda on GB~

Ellye and Tinkerbell in the middle~