Browse Month: September 2008

Freeways, Friends, and Family

I must be in Southern California because I drove over 100 miles today. I went to Irvine to visit the neighbors but no one was available. I also went to the birdhouse and our new tenants were in the middle of moving in. So, I introduced myself and even got to go inside the house to walk them through some stuff.

It was nice to be able to check on the house myself.  I sure do miss it.  It was good to see that my Japanese maple is still going strong and everything else was also thriving.  The new tenants are a married couple and two dogs.  They just moved from Florida and they seem like a good “family” that will take care of our house and fishies too.

The next stop was my old preschool. I got to catch up with some old co-workers and hang out with everyone in the clinic. It was fun to see how things have changed and yet so much has stayed the same after one full year. For lunch we went to Lee’s Sandwiches and it was nice to hang out with old friends again.

In the evening, I drove from Irvine to Cerritos, then to Santa Monica to pick up Brother, and then to Beverly Hills for an early birthday dinner at Lawry’s. It’s still as good as I remember and it was a tasty tasty meal.

Noods and Yo

On Thursday afternoon, my mom and I met up with Marie and the boys for lunch at Fukada.  Oh how I miss their udon!  Cole and Brandon were in a pretty good mood.  However, Cole quickly became antsy as Brandon continued to eat and eat.

He’s such a happy eater.

Afterward, we went to The Spectrum for some frozen yogurt.  Ah…another old hangout spot for me and Marie.

Ahead of Schedule

As I’m typing this entry, I’m sitting in Dr. Chamkasem’s chair in his office waiting to get my teeth cleaned.

I just went to the DMV with my mom and got the red carpet treatment.  I went in with my 9:00 am appointment, got to cut in line a couple times, took my vision test and written test, took my photo, and was outta there in 30 mins.  I got my stuff done while she got to chat with her friends.  I also got an A+ on my written test.  Sweeeeet.

So, I’m just waiting for my turn and then it’ll be off to lunch with Marie!

I’m going home!!

I’m packing for a 4-day weekend in Cerritos!!!  Woo hoo!  I’ve been looking forward to this trip for a while and it’s going to be awesome.  I have appointments, lunch dates, a dinner reservation, and a day at Disneyland already lined up.  I’m looking forward to seeing family, friends, old co-workers, and the Japanese maple I planted in Irvine 5 years ago.  It’s going to be a hoot!

Vball Superstars

It was a beautiful day in SF and a perfect day for some beach volleyball.

We watched Olympic gold medalists, including Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, play in our backyard today at the SF stop of the AVP Tour.

It was a lot of fun watching the matches between the top competitors in the sport while sipping Bud Light in the stands.

Bang was inspired and got to test out his mad hops. It’s too bad that he’s 15 years older and more injury prone. With all his hopping around this afternoon, he hobbled home with a slight limp.  Good luck with him, Vyl.