Happy Birthday Lola

It was my Lola's 87th birthday yesterday and we celebrated with the entire family on Sunday. I can't believe my Lola is 87 years old. That's a long life. She's seen the many changes our society and our country has gone through. Every year she tells me about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and what her family did that day.

My Lola is the biggest blessing in my life. The way she pours out her love so freely on her family is amazing. She works hard for us. She wakes up early in the morning to make me breakfast, she cleans my room (even though I tell her repeatedly not to), she makes us dinner, and she loves on us all the time. Her kindness and warmth are always there for me. Readily available and easily accessible. She loves without questioning. She gives without grumbling. She serves without hesitation. I can't believe I'm blessed to have such a woman like that in my life.

We didn't have a 7 candle so we did that. I know, I know, only my Mom would do something like that.

I love spending time with my family. We played scrabble, bingo, sang karaoke, and drank wine together. We love celebrating together as a family. Till Christmas time!

Unique LA take 3

I had such a busy weekend! I went to Unique LA on Saturday for the third time. I went last Christmas with Brian (how weird right?) and then again in the spring..making this my third time.

As much as I like going and seeing how creative people can get, I feel like a lot of their stuff is overpriced. And as much as I want to support independent artists and designers, I have a hard time spending money there. But I did anyway because I bought Christmas presents for my nieces there. And the things I did buy were the cheapest of the bunch.




But anyway, Charlie and I had a blast and laughed at all of the silly things people were making. It's always a good time with Charlie. We got to spin the wheel at the Yelp table (my favorite!) and I won a free reusable grocery bag and Charlie got a Yelp hat that they sported the rest of the day.

We'll see if I go again next year. Maybe I'll try making my own gifts next year. I know for sure it'll be cheaper that way!

third times a freakin charm

I went to yet another taping of Conan O'Brien on Thursday and it was THE.BEST.SHOW to date. Not because of the guests, but because 1. I got to be on TV for a little bit and 2. I GOT TO SHAKE CONAN'S HAND!!!

Yeah, that's right. At the end of the show, he was walking out and Phil got up to shake his hand and Conan came over and shook it. So I got up and stuck my hand out and shook his hand. And I freaked out juuusst a lil bit. I think it scared him. Now I need to take a break from going or else it'll look like I'm stalking him. Which I am not!






We went to Burrito King afterwards for dinner instead of our usual Pinks. Mainly because we were missing one important person in our Conan group, Alvin.



good bye ma babies!

lionlike

I went to Lionlike again after a long hiatus. This time, I went to see my brother spit his pieces in a slam. I definitely miss going to these types of events! I love how creative the poets are and how they use their words to tell a story or a message. Or how a poem can invoke certain emotions.


I can't wait to go again! Come with me!

happy december

The month has already started off really rough.

where did november go?

It's already the end of November and Christmas is well on it's way. I can't believe how fast the year has gone by. It's gonna go by even quicker because the month of December is going to be a very very busy month.

Here's a little preview of what I have going on:

• Lola's Birthday
• Monday Night Bible Study Christmas party
• Haydn's 1st birthday party
• A wedding rehearsal
• Jan Jan's big wedding day!
• my old roomie's wedding
• a bunch of Christmas parties at work
  
• Christmas
• ...and finally..one last trip to Vegas for NYE!

I'm looking forward to the end of the year and excited about what's to come.

Sorry the pictureless post! I haven't uploaded my camera yet (and i didn't take that many..)

happy thanksgiving

I'm behind in posting again. Surprise, surprise. I know this is late, but better late than never!

We don't do the typical turkey thanksgiving because no one in my family likes turkey. We all prefer ham over turkey and even better, we all prefer Japanese food over thanksgiving food. My mom and Kuya JP prepared dinner for the night and it was the best food we've had in a while Homemade gyozas and veggie tempura, gyu-don, spam masubi, and japanese rice filled our table. We even had some special guests join us!

But the entertainer in our family was sick the whole time. Slept on the couch while all of us ate. Poor thing.

And we had hot chocolate with Tim Tams and made them into Tim Tam Slams! (Thanks Neen for the idea!)

And my favorite picture of them all, Peyton!

There is so much to be thankful for this year. God has been nothing but good to us even in the midst of pains and hurts.

Jersey Boy

I spent the night before Thanksgiving hanging out with a friend from Dirty Jersey. We met almost 2 years ago through my cousin when he was living out here. He moved back to Jersey last summer and so when I was in New York for NYE, he came out from Jersey to hang out with me. So it was my turn to hang out with him since he was in town.

I took him to the Back Abbey in Claremont where they have THE.BEST.BURGER.EVER. Yes, EVER!

It was good catching up and sharing our lives with each other. It's been a long year for both of us and so we both had a lot to say and a lot to share. I'm thankful for his friendship, even if it's only when we're in each other's towns.