oh, sweetlee me...: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

they left...

my parents and auntie left this morning. sigh. my guy and i drove them at 5:30 a.m.. to catch an 8:00 a.m. flight back to california. our guest bathroom and bedroom sure has been put to good use this past month with family coming and going. of course the day was filled with cleaning the guest bedroom and bathroom.

and of course there were towels and sheets that were used by the guests that needed to be laundered. and my girly gets her bedroom and bed back because she gave up her room for my auntie to stay in. we surely will miss a house full of guests it's been busy but a boat load of fun. however, there's still more fun to be had...summer is not over yet and i'm still pondering on a decision i need to decide tomorrow....to go or not to go?...hummm....

oh, and if you haven't entered my little giveaway please do so here : ).

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

summer footwear...

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i'm a casual kind of girl and during the summer i prefer to wear skirts and dresses over shorts and i live in my flip flops and strappy sandals!

these are my favorite strappy flats that i bought from forever 21 for $7.50!

and i think i have every color of the old navy 2 for $5.00 flip flops!

and my most favorite summer wear are my rainbows! i can walk everywhere and anywhere in these babies!

what's your favorite summer footwear?

Monday, June 28, 2010

it's not as good as lola's...

when my mom is in town visiting she will cook the filipino dishes that all of her eight grandchildren love. mine and my sister's version of filipino cooking just doesn't compare to lola's! tonight she made sinigang a soup or stew known for it's sour flavor and she also made a noodle dish which is called pancit. pancit is a quick cooked noodle dish that is one of the quintessential meals of filipino cuisine. there are many different kinds of pancit and you will find pancit at most, if not all, at every filipino family gathering. the most comon variety is pancit bihon, with rice vermicelli noodles mixed with meat and veggies.

below is a similiar recipe that i found on the internet because when you ask any filipino mom for a recipe there's never any measurements. "oh, just a little of this and some of that" is what my mom and tita's (aunties) always tell me.

4 to 6 servings-

rice sticks/vermicelli noodles 1 (8 ounce) package

oil-- 3 tbsp
onion, sliced thinly 1
garlic, minced 2-3 cloves
cabbage, chopped 1/4 to 1/2 head
carrots, grated or julienne 2 ea
chicken breast, sliced/shredded 1 pound
chicken broth, 2 cups
salt and pepper to taste
lemons or kalaminsi limes, cut into wedges

1. add the noodles to a large bowl and pour hot water over them to cover. let soak for about 15 minutes, then drain and set aside.
2. heat the oil in a wok or large pot over medium-high flame. add the onions and garlic and stir fry until the onions just begin to turn translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. add the cabbage and carrots and stir fry for another 2 to 3 minutes. finally add the chicken breast and stir fry for another 2 to 3 minutes.
3. pour in the broth, soy sauce, salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium-low. simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes.
4. remove the wok or pot from heat and add the soaked rice noodels. toss the noodles with the ingredients to coat them with sauce and adjust seasoning. serve in bowls with lemon or lime wedges to squeeze over the top.

that's it! pretty easy, peasy, lemon squeezy! i've made it a few times before but i have to admit hands down as the grandkids say "it's not as good as lola's!" and it will never be.

bon appetit!

p.s. don't forget to enter my giveaway in yesterday's post here!

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

much to celebrate giveaway!

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i have much to celebrate here! let's see, over 200 posts and in 8 days i will be done with exactly 1/2 a year of my flickr/blog project 365! that to me is a big accomplishment in itself! whew! for those who know me my blog is mostly about my family but because i have been inspired by a wide variety of blogs/bloggers my blog has evolved to include faith, photography, decorating, food, DIY, and all things random and loveLee. the best part of this whole blogging thing is that along the way i have made some wonderful friendships. if you were following my road trip, i mentioned i had breakfast with someone special....here she is...

the sweet, talented, creative, inspiring and loveLee blogger small burst! she blogs about a small burst of everything and if you aren't a follower of her blog head on over there! through comments, then some emails exchanged back and forth we found out that we were both from northern california and that her sister knows a really good friend of mine. small world! meeting her for the first time was like seeing an old friend i hadn't seen in years. our time together was short but sweet. i'm sure if i wasn't pressed for time we could have spent hours chatting. oh, and she's such a sweetie she even gave me a hairclip that she makes and sells here. i'm hoping that we'll one day connect again. thanks again small burst!
anyhoo, i wanted to celebrate by having a giveaway and to say thank you so much to everyone who stops by, reads, and even takes the time out to comment here on little ole' oh, sweetlee me. i appreciate each and every single one.

so up for grabs i have two items!

1.) a wall word quote "friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden".

i have one of these up on my kitchen wall on top of my bulletin board

2.) i also have a tiny initial necklace that comes with either a pink swarkovski crystal or a fresh water pearl and if you win you can specify which one you'd like when i email you : ).

to enter:

1) be an oh, sweetlee me follower and leave a comment.

2) (for additional entry) tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment. feel free to use this tweet.

win a friendship wall word quote and a tiny initial charm necklace on @ohsweetleeme!

much to celebrate giveaway! http://goo.gl/fb/wU7k0

3) (for additional entry) blog about this giveway and leave a comment.

giveaway ends monday, july 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EST. the winner will be chosen through random.org. i will contact the winner via email and an annoucement will be made on this blog tuesday july 6, 2010! cheers!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

billy graham's childhood home...

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i can't believe that my card reader isn't working, therefore, i can't upload my picture/s of the day. however, i can tell you that it would have been pictures of the billy graham library located here in charlotte, nc. my parents and aunt are still in town so we took them there since my aunt had never been. most of the pictures i took were of billy graham's beautifully decorated childhood home. i'm hoping that once i get this card reader to work i can upload them so you can also see how super cute it is.

update...it wasn't my card reader but it was my memory card that got corrupted. auuuggghhh! thankfully, ritz camera has a recovery system where they can recover the files from a corrupted memory card. thank goodness but the downside is i have to pay for the service. well, since i can't post the pictures i took on my camera here's a picture that i took on my dad's camera of billy graham's childhood home.

my mom and dad : )

Friday, June 25, 2010

mornings...

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this picture pretty much sums up my day. i slept in and then went back to bed for another 2-3 hours in the afternoon. i think all of the driving, lack of sleep and fun finally caught up to me. oh, and i also unpacked and did some laundry in between.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

2,136 miles...

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8 days, 11 states (north carolina, virginia, delaware, maryland, new jersey, new york, connecticut, massachusetts, new hampshire, vermont and maine) we are finally home and i can sleep in my own bed!

now i need a vacation from the vacation.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

williamsburg

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we left new jersey this morning continuing our trip towards home. an hour into our drive i realized i left nikky's battery and charger at the hotel. auuughhh! so my pictures for today were taken with my aunts camera.

we were on the road for a very good part of the day. about 7 hours or so and arrived at williamsburg, virginia at 5 p.m..

we headed to the colonial williamsburg historic area to walk around but as soon as we got there we got caught in a little summer downpour. we ended up soaking wet so we headed to the hotel and will be heading back tomorrow morning for a few hours before we do our last 6 hour leg of our road trip. destination...home!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

on our way home...

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we are making our way back home today. i anticipated this trip to be about 10 days but i'm glad we can get home sooner rather than later. missing my miss bling and mr. L but we've got another stop or two to make along the way before we arrive home.

and since it took 5 minutes to load this one picture, this is the only one i'm going to post. the wireless internet in this hotel is not cooperating. anyhoo, i thought this was the best pic of the day . it's my crazy pa in the middle of the interstate in the vermont mountains messing around! we crossed the interstate to get to the other side so that i can snap a shot of my guy in front of the "welcome to massachusetts sign". we're just one silly bunch of peeps!

Monday, June 21, 2010

conn, mass, new hampshire, and maine...

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we left new york this morning and started making our way up to maine...the final destination. one thing i'm not use to is all the toll's you have to pay for up north. i believe we probably paid about $50.00 worth of toll charges starting from new jersey up to maine.

we drove through connecticut...

then through massachusetts...

on our way up...

we stopped at portsmouth, new hampshire's historic downtown...

and last but not least we made it to maine! yippee!

where we enjoyed a late lunch at bob's clam hut...

we had some lobster rolls, cod and chips, and a clam strip basket. now my dad can cross maine off of his bucket list. He and my mom need to visit minnesota and north dakota then they have visited all 50 states!