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6/29/2012 2 Comments my little NiculaiHe hugs, kisses and tells me: "I love you like a love song babie" In our hotel room in Vegas, Nic & P on one bed, Adrian and me on the other...P & Adrian were asleep...Nic was playing Angry Bird, I was watching episodes of "pretty little liars". He stopped, looked over at me and said: "You know what? You look good with Dad" Nic: I love you 1000 times. Me: I love you 1000 + 1 times. Nic: I love you 1 billion times. Me: I love you 1 billion + 1 times. Nic: I love you infinity + 1 times !!! Nic's music requests in the car... Can you play "Uma has it"? (Adele's Rumor Has It) Can you play "I'm a person, not a dancer"? (the Killers' Human) Can you play my favorite song? (Lady Antebellum's Need You Now) 
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6/27/2012 0 Comments Pottery StudioOur friend Kevin is crazy talented. He taught himself how to sculpt, stain glass, and now, makes pottery. He invited the kids over to glaze some cups and bowls. He's going to put it in the kiln next week, so check back so see the results. 6/27/2012 1 Comment Father's Day in Vegas104 degrees in the desert  10 hours by the pool    Took this picture for cousin Cathy. We were obsessed with him in college.  6/10/2012 6 Comments P is turning NINEWe had an early birthday party + sleepover for P this weekend. Yes, our very first time to host a sleepover. Since school is out when her actual birthday comes around, we had to have it early. As usual, I waited to prepared the night before. It's not because I am a procrastinator, my days during the week are filled with work commitments so Friday night is all I've got. I can easily buy a yummy cake and be done with it..I doubt Paula would even care...but after some analyzing, I am convinced I am putting myself through this to live out some childhood dream (of having a sleepover and having a doll cake). So this year, I bought a mold to make doll cakes. Unlike the fiasco 2 years ago with the castle cake, these turned out adorable and perfect for 8/9 year old girls. It was super easy to make too! Before: I didn't put enough mix in the bowl so the cake did not rise as high as it should....you can see the gap between the doll's waist and the cake...oh well...she'll have a long back.  After: "Kate" after the Duchess of Cambridge.  Some friends (left to right): Margot, Savannah, Inez, Tiara, Birthday Girl, Maya, Emily  We put up a tent in our slopey (slopy?) and small backyard. This is for part 2 of the party. Not all of the girls were ready for a sleepover, so only half of the girls stayed (thank goodness!). Interestingly, this was the first time for all of the girls, so it was a new experience for all of us...good, at least the expectations were low (nothing to compare to) or could it be high since it's their first (?). It's hard for me to put in words how it went for me....
 This is my first time to see my kids in such a social setting. Paula: I've peg her unfairly as the "bossy" one. Mainly because she is older than the other kids in her class and is just naturally bossy with Nic. To my surprise, I found her to be very likeable in a group setting with a bunch of girls. I've met most of these girls for the first time, so based on first impressions, I could easily identify the "trouble-makers" vs. the "good girls". There were 3 girls that were absolute nightmares...and 2 girls that were total angels. The best way to describe P is that she was just confident and cool around her classmates. They all respected her and asked her opinion on everything....she didn't try to be the center of attention...she wasn't bossy as I'd thought....she just seemed very comfortable with herself. I say that because I've watch some of these girls cry over some sort of insecurity (for example, one girl cried because she bought a similar gift as another girl and was sure Paula preferred the other girl's gift). Nic: Not shy at all around these "older" girls. In fact a few of them played with him most of the night...so naturally when it was time to change in PJs and watch a movie in the tent, Nic put on his PJs and climbed into the tent....I heard all these girls screaming for Nic to leave...poor kid...he didn't know.... I told him to wait for me in the tree house..that we would watch a Netflix movie together....he waited as long as he could.  With all the headaches from last night, I would do it again, BUT with only 2 girls (the good girls will be invited again). I had planned a scavenger hunt and tie-dying t-shirts...which did not happen cause it was too hard to "control" the party. I just let go and let them do whatever they wanted. 6/3/2012 1 Comment Journey homeFlying back from Austin to Long Beach, California...I bought my ticket several weeks ago thinking I would be working in Anaheim after the memorial weekend, but it turns out the project was not traveling to Anaheim at the last minute. I didn't change my flight since Jet Blue doesn't fly into San Diego from Austin....decided to take AMTRAK from Anaheim to San Diego instead. Anyway, I'm not a baseball fan, but heard the crowd cheering while waiting for my train so had to take a picture of the Angel's stadium. It sounded fun...but baseball is not my sport.   Random picture: I pass Camp Pendleton on my commute to work. Sometimes I'd see the battleships out on the Pacific. Kinda cool.  Outside the lawn of P & Nic's elementary school. 6/3/2012 3 Comments outdoor livingWe've been looking at outdoor furniture for ideas. All the ones we love are so expensive. So of course Adrian offered to build the frame. He miscalculated the cushion size and built the sofa too long, so we improvised and added drink/plate holders to fill up the space. I still need to buy accent pillows (I want to sew pillow covers, but my sewing machine is screwed up, so it could take weeks before I could get to it), but here is the semi-finished product.         Memorial Weekend at Sister Trang's 15 acre cottage getaway. Unfortunately I did not have my camera. I'll add pictures if I get some from others that were there. It was so relaxing, so great. |
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