Lar uploaded these photos right before she left for Scotland, but she was so busy packing that she didn’t get a chance to write the post. Hopefully she won’t mind me posting these for her.
Last week when our aunts were in town we did what every respectable Asian American family does on the weekend – we went out for Dim Sum. I can never walk away from a dim sum meal without feeling completely stuffed, but Lar and I decided we had to take outfit photos in the cute little courtyard near the restaurant (I’ll post mine later).
Lar is wearing an American Apparel dress, Moxsie purse, American Eagle boots and I think the belt is from Madewell.
After doing some post-dim sum shopping at the Asian market, we all went to my parents’ house and watched The Joy Luck Club. Then we had Chinese takeout for dinner. I’m not kidding. It’s like we were living an Amy Tan novel for the day. Fun times.
A couple of days later my mom made her amazing shrimp creole to add a little bit of Cajuness back into our lives.
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Emma Says:
August 28th, 2010 at 3:04 pmLar Looks Fabulous ! I have had chinese food for dinner the past 4 nights in a row Lol !
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Larinna Says:
August 28th, 2010 at 3:55 pmI love that you guys were living in the Joy Luck Club in Atlanta! The boots Lar is wearing are super cute! Love Lar’s photo next to the asian sculpture thing.
-Larinna
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Winnie Says:
August 28th, 2010 at 6:04 pmHaha, I’ve never read/watched the Joy Luck Club. Lar looks awesome in the red dress and sounds like you had a great time with lots of Chinese dim sum feasting!
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kat Says:
August 28th, 2010 at 7:07 pmi lived in atl/decatur for my entire adult life before moving to boston [too cold, in case you were wondering] but i always have a really fun time playing the “guess where they might be game” with myself. and i thought that i knew most of the dim sum places well but i can’t recognize this one!
also, please allow me to express my envy that lar’s orange funnel neck aa dress is actually an appropriate length to be a dress for her. i had that exact one and it took a lot of self- reflection to recognize that it was merely a longer shirt on me.
cheers!
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Lucy Says:
August 28th, 2010 at 7:44 pm“After doing some post-dim sum shopping at the Asian market, we all went to my parents’ house and watched The Joy Luck Club. Then we had Chinese takeout for dinner. I’m not kidding. It’s like we were living an Amy Tan novel for the day. Fun times.”
HAHA yeah, I was just about to ask if you were being serious. xD That movie made me cry (???) though I like the book WAY more!
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devilishlypleasurable Says:
August 29th, 2010 at 1:41 pmthat’s a great look for living an Amy Tan novel for the day!
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Cheryl Says:
August 29th, 2010 at 5:13 pmCute dress! It´s been years since I´ve last seen The Joy Luck Club. It was a beautiful movie.
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The Owl's Closet Says:
August 29th, 2010 at 11:34 pmOoo I love, love dim sum!:) I’ve actually never seen this movie, but I’ve always wanted to read the book. Oh man, I’m so jealous of Lar’s trip, too hehe
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melissa Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 12:09 amlove her dress! have you ever read the joy luck club? i had to read it for school, and i LOVED it. in fact, i loved it way more than the movie! i wish i could find my copy
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Daiane Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 11:03 amsuper cute her dress!
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ediot Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 11:32 ami bet she doesnt mind- she looks lovely! what a cute fan- it is a fan right?
how long is she staying in scotland?
wish you both a wonderful week thanks for the commentxx
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fhen Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 1:09 pmlooking fabulous in red darling!
xoxo
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lisa Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pmI think it’s hilarious how the entire day turned out–so Asian! Maybe Lar had a sixth sense about it in choosing to wear red…it’s a very auspicious colour in Chinese culture!
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tz Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 7:05 pmI love the brilliant red and yet casual dress. Accessorized the way Lar did it, it’s perfect.
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joann, sidewalk chalk Says:
August 30th, 2010 at 9:29 pmI love the bright color of this dress! Lar looks so casual and fun this outfit.
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Mae Lu Says:
August 31st, 2010 at 9:36 amLar is so cute. The orange/red is a good look for your complexions. You must miss her dearly.
Our Asian family isn’t so Asian. We have never been to dim sum together and probably never will. Likely because my parents don’t eat seafood… well, neither do I. We grew up eating like Jews (Deuteronomy 5 Diet). LOL.
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anh Says:
August 31st, 2010 at 12:43 pmtooo cute!!!!!! dim sum yum. i crave now.
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jon Says:
August 31st, 2010 at 1:34 pmhaha I just had a dimsum weekend myself. Too full…I can barely remember where my car is parked after dimsum let alone take pictures!
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Style with Benefits Says:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:28 amSounds like the perfect day with the fam! Haven’t seen Joy Luck Club in ages but I know I’ve def. shedded tears during it. Lar looks so fab; love those boots!
xx, becs
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Annie Says:
September 15th, 2010 at 10:19 pmMy life is like the Joy Luck Club xD mahjong, dimsum and dating the occassional white guy and getting nags from my asian mother LOL <3 your blog ladies
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