Admittedly, I’ve always been a shopper. From a child being dragged to the mall by my Mom, to a youthful teen shopping (or gossiping) with girlfriends, from window-shopping and meeting best friends for lunch at a favorite cafe – again in the mall, I am not ashamed to admit that I enjoy spending time at the mall. These days, however, one of our favorite malls to visit is the South Coast Plaza. Not only is it stocked full of lovely...

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Our tree has been up for almost two weeks now, our wreath is hanging on the door, the stockings are hanging in front of the fireplace, and thanks to a wonderful suggestion from a friend from nursery school, the Elf is on it’s way to check on Bebe E daily, and report back to Santa – naughty or nice. At first Bebe E was very scared about our Little Elf Girl visiting us, when I told her that she would be watching over her each day. She...

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Have I ever shared with you that my best friend, the one I always refer to as my BFF on my blog, has been my friend since I was five years old? It was one of those acts of fate where we were destined to grow-up together, go to different colleges, go to different graduate schools, yet end up living in the same town, practically on the same block. Our moms, both Japanese nationals, used to take my BFF (on the right) and I to the same park in the...

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Since every blogger has an occasional “Silent Saturday”, “Silent Sunday” or “Wordless Wednesday”, I thought I’d join the bandwagon and post a few pictures from a trip to our local Farmer’s Market. Unfortunately, I’m not sure how to be “silent” or “wordless”, but I’m trying. Lazy weekends usually involve a brief trip to our local Farmer’s Market, a trip...

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  I am really enjoying my daughter’s nursery school experience, and honestly I’m not sure who is having a better time: Bebe E or Mama. I was so worried about Bebe E having separation anxiety as she used to cry when I would leave her with my parents, a family friend, or even my husband, but it seems she is growing up. Since school started last month, Bebe E hasn’t shed a single tear when I dropped her off at school. Every time...

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Over the weekend we celebrated my very dear friend’s wedding and she did such a fabulous job planning all of the beautiful details. It was a gorgeous celebration and it was truly such an honor to be included in their special day. In lieu of my usual Monday recipe, I am sharing just a few photos from the weekend. I will confess that this bridesmaid is a bit tired from our late evening of dancing and celebrating. Honestly, I can’t...

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  A few Saturday’s ago I had the privilege of celebrating my good friend’s bridal shower at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. As one of her bridesmaids, I can’t express in words how excited I was about celebrating my friend’s upcoming wedding nuptials. I happily handmade her bridal shower invites using her wedding colors (photo above). I’ll share with you our wonderful afternoon tea in just a moment, but first I...

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I did it!!! After months of debating whether to self-host my blog and create a newly designed site, countless hours spent on laborious updates, here I am! My new home, Bebe Love Okazu DOT COM! What began with the simple fact that I was running out of free hosting gigabytes on WordPress (an excellent , free blogging site, I must add) I am happy to say that moving to a self-hosted site and redesigning my site, financially made the most sense when...

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