sissy says

Happy New Year!

it's hard to believe that 2007 is coming to an end.  this has been an extremely busy year for me and the fam.  noah's grown so much and talking and understanding more each day.  it is amazing!  he's singing along to his abc's and twinkle twinkle and the wheels on the bus.  putting together a few sentences here and there. 

(L-R:cayden, alexa, mailyna, and noah)

among other news...and reflecting back on 2007...

i've got a new job, noah's got a new daycare, c and i are doing fine, and we bought a new house!  well, we haven't moved in yet - we will close this friday.  i am very very excited!  and a little nervous about the whole mortgage thing.  it's something that we'll have to adjust to over the coming year (maybe even over the next couple of years!).  more pictures and updates to follow soon!

cheers to 2008!!!

be safe.  be happy.

slow

that it is.  today at work.  the bad part?  i'm bored.  when i'm bored, i like to eat.  i've eaten almost everything in my stash drawer.  it gets worse.  i'm still hungry!  that sucks.

and now

i suck at blogging.  i'm much better at raisin' this little guy.

yup.  he loves me. 

lately

i've been busy.  c laughs at me when i say that (since i'm not working these days), but really i am.  the days pass so quickly and i have been busy!  the boy and i are involved in a few morning activities.  we're taking a movement exploration activities class, which he loves. 

here he is playing with his new buddies.  it's nice to see him interact with other kids.  well, not much interacting, but a lot of staring and trying to touch the other kids.  we have lots of fun!

i can tell he does because he's passed out in the car by the time we get home - it's less than a 10 minute drive.  aside from this class, we have lapsit days at the library and also our mommy and me yoga class on fridays.  heheh...the yoga is more for me.  thankfully the instructor loves the boy - she holds him during class so i can get a decent workout. 

'07 and anniversaries

happy 2007! 

well looks like the new year has rolled on in and we are already half way through january.  i guess better late than never.  a quick recap of the holiday...

christmas was drawn out over a few days - making sure we were with both sides of the family.  we celebrated xmas with my immediate family friday night, xmas eve with c's family and xmas day with my mom's side of the family.  tiring.  it was a little rough on the boy - staying out late, being around so many people.  he never wanted to nap because there were so many people around.  plus the late night rides back home...guh.  (left - right:  me n the sistahs, the family picture, the boy and his cousins).

new years came and went.  i had the boy in bed while c and i struggled to stay awake flippin' back channels. we made it past midnight...barely.

and now...here i am finally making my first post of the year.  i decided not to make any new years resolutions because i always end up breaking them - then i feel like a big loser, so no more! 

a few weeks ago my oldest sister celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary.  schmoly.  25 years!  i am so happy for her!  not only did she make her own dress, but she made mostly all the fits for her wedding party!  here she is with my parents and her kids and her granddaughter! :D  she's crafty!  congrats manang ei!

we had an afternoon cruising the sf bay.  it was chilly (being january and all), but clear skies throughout.  it was beautiful!

my sister wasn't the only one celebrating her anniversary...me and c celebrated too!  it's been two years!  on our actually anniversary we stayed low key and ordered some japanese take out and popped in a movie.  here's to another year c!  :D

one by one

wow.  forever since my last post.  it's hard to post again after a few weeks.  there are things that i want to write about, then i get too lazy to log onto the computer.  i know i know - lazy. 

things are finally starting to fall into place.  the last couple of weeks have been a little bit of everything.  so many little things we had to deal with when we returned home.  healthcare coverage was one of them.  that was one of the first things we took care of.  man.  paying out of the pocket fees for healthcare is a lot of moolah to cough up every month.  but we won't have to worry about that because c found a job.  close to where we're living.  he's pretty excited about it.  new industry.  new faces.  no wifey working side by side with him (heehee - he misses me i know).  and me?  still interviewing for a couple of places.  thankfully the market is better and there are more jobs out there.

i haven't been knitting too much lately.  still working on hot lava.  i think it's about that time to hit the yarn stores and get inspired! 

 

breakin'

not lock poppin' turbo and o-zone breakin'...but breakin' from job searching.  ahhh yes.  searching.  it's been a long while since my last post.  trying to spend most of my time away from the computer.  it hasn't been hard these days since there's a lot of good tv shows on.  when i got back, my biggest obsession was (wait..i think it still is!) watching the E! channel.  i can never get enough of e! true hollywood stories.  it seems as if everybody's got one now.  paula abdul, markie mark oops. i mean mark wahlberg.  and even blossom!   glued i tell ya!  this week is filled with season premiere's for all kinds of shows!  lost.  oh man.  good show.  i've been giving the good ole hollywood video card a good work-out by renting all of the first season of lost and catching up on back seasons of 24.  i am so behind!

the rest of our japan shipment arrived a few weeks ago.  it's complete.  everything is back home.  for good. so...finally got my camera and finally downloaded some pictures.  i've updated a photo album - last day in the tokes...just a few for right now. 

knitting?  yeah.  but i think i'll wait on that for tomorrow - gimme a reason to take break! :-p 

so-cal

boy...bloggin' sure ain't fun without pictures.  still waiting for our shipment to arrive from tokyo. 

headin' to so-cal for a few.   c-ya in a week! :D

still alive

i know i know...forever and a day since i've posted last.  been busy doing little things, settling back into the groove.  knowing that my family is just a drive away is the greatest feeling right now.  a couple of weeks ago we spent in the north bay celebrating baby's 1st bday.  yo bud, i "borrowed" this picture from you since i haven't been able to download my pics from my camera yet. 

it was extremely hot that weekend!  but still WAY fun.  yup.  basically just hanging out with the family - spending some down time with c, trying to enjoy a few weeks of unemployment.  we're planning a mini trip down south to visit some friends and family in a few weeks. 

and knitting...
yes, i have been knitting.  i finished a pair of ankle socks for my sock pal in cascade fixation with the cuff trimming in taupe and the main color in ecru.  i really liked fixation - stretchy, scrunchy and kinda fun to knit with.  i'm working on a second pair for my sock pal.  it's from knit socks! by betsy mccarthy.  the pattern is straight-laced and i'm knitting it up with fortissima socka in the prettiest light blue.  this is my first easy lace sock and i like the way it's turning out.  i've just turned the heel of the first sock.  i'd share some pics but...well...you know the story...

oh!  but i did buy the yarn at commuknity which is located off the alameda in san jose.  what a BEAUTIFUL store!  gah!  rows and rows of rowan and debbie bliss and manos del uraguay (which was the first time i've ever seen/felt in person!).  it was funny because even c was impressed when he walked in.  heehee...he was most impressed with the manos del uraguay by the way it felt and the colors.  funny.  i am looking forward to spending more time there - i just have to find a job to start paying for the yarn i'm about to buy! :D

H.O.M.E.

finally.  i. am. home. yippee!  it's really a small yippee because i haven't the energy these days.  tired.  plus jetlag. 

the last week in tokyo was so busy!  i thought that we'd be able to relax a little to enjoy tokyo and not worry about much, but we ended up scurrying around trying to tie up all loose ends - apartment, bank, keitai's, farewell parties and lots of last minute shopping. 

i still can't believe we're home.  for good.  i wish i could share some photos, but i have to wait for our shipment to arrive to receive the rest of our things in a few weeks. 

c and i are settling into the south bay.  the weather has been beautiful.  probably the same temp in tokyo when we left minus the humidity.  it's been nice hanging out with the family and seeing a few of my friends.  man.  we americans are so spoiled!  my first trip to the market was unreal.  miles and miles of cereals and breads and chips (and everything else!).  unbelievable.  just gotta get used to it.  it's kinda cool how i can read everything on the menus at restaurants now (heehee.  i miss those picture menus!).

knitting.  yeah.  i finally started my sock pal's sock.  i'd show a pictture, just not right now.  :-]