I had a fabulous weekend...

Mon Jun 14 09:53:45 EDT 2004
I had a fabulous weekend... Friday night, I did some major grilling and gorged myself on grilled veggies. Saturday--went shopping--yay! :) I didn't plan on buying all that much... but ended up buying a lot of cosmetics, a pair of orange shorts,... I think that's it. Then, had a BBC dinner at Erawan in Waltham. Then, another great shopping day at Wrentham--Candy and I cleared out the BR outlet, and I got some more tennis shorts and a tennis skirt at Nike. Candy made us go in to the ECCO store, and I made us both buy a pair of super comfy sandals (I'm wearing them today). We actually didn't buy anything at Williams Sonoma outlet!

And then, in the evening, we went over to play with our favorite kiddies. The whole night, Miss J was screaming "Brandy jia-jia" and asking if she could have candy (chocolate covered cherries from Harry and David) or watch tv. I said no more candy (I had already given two pieces)! And, she was being kind of bad--didn't finish her dinner and kept on screaming "Brandy jia-jia, Can I watch tv?" And, I said "No, you didn't finish your dinner." And she said, "No tv! Brandy jia-jia, no tv!" And I said, "Who said no tv?" And she would respond, "Me!" Hehe... and just imagine this over and over again--so cute! :)

"I'm too young to date younger guys."

Mon Jul 12 11:09:48 EDT 2004
"I'm too young to date younger guys."

Is Friday my new blogging day?

Fri Jun 11 12:54:27 EDT 2004
Is Friday my new blogging day?

So, what have I been up to... well, this week, I've been doing a good amount of exercise. Tuesday, went to the gym and did some cardio. And then, I've played tennis the last two evenings. It's actually MUCH more fun than doing gym stuff... so, I'll leave the gym for the winter, and play more tennis this summer. The downside... I've been eaten alive by mosquitos!

Parents are coming mid-July for a 10 day visit... so, I'll be out of commission for 10 days. :p

Did my first round of grilling... and more to come tonight! Fun fun fun, building fires is fun. :)

Did Habitat for Humanity...

Sat Jul 10 2004
Did Habitat for Humanity... it was HARD. The task was to put up dry wall... or, in our case, I guess it was dry ceiling. And, the fundamental lesson I learned? I'll hire people to do any dry walling I might need. :p

Started off having a mega breakfast of corned beef hash, eggs, toast, and tater tots. Then we went to the site and got a little primer in drywalling. There were about 5 supervisors on site--and they must have the most insane amount of patience for people totally messing up those houses... :p Okay, so we didn't totally mess up--but it is very hard to configure the drywall so all the nice seams are in the middle--especially when you have to cut holes for sprinklers and light fixtures... and it is supposed to go on the ceiling. But all in all, it was pretty fun. The only casualties were a few pieces of drywall and my head (which was nudged gently by a 2x4).

After that, we went to Minado... where I ate enough salmon sashimi for... well, dinner at Minado. :p

"Men are really quite simple--they're like plants."

Fri Jun 4 14:41:09 EDT 2004
Oh, also been watching a lot of Sex and the City... one of my favorite quotes so far: "Men are really quite simple--they're like plants."

And just on the side... "Why spend money on therapy when you can spend it on shoes?" Don't worry, I don't need therapy (I know I'm a princess already.) Seriously considering changing my business cards from "Software Engineer" to "Software Princess."

So, the much awaited DL on the NH trip.

Fri Jun 4 13:56:00 EDT 2004
So, the much awaited DL on the NH trip.
Trip Log (Saturday, May 29 - Sunday, May 30)

Sat., 6:00 am
I woke up. Yeah, Candy was yelling at me. I think we had to leave at 6:20.


Sat., 6:30 am
Called Bob because we got lost. (Yes, we HAVE been to his place a few times before).


Sat., 6:35 am
Arrived at Bob's for a breakfast of bagels and juice. The car door was trying to trap me in the car (Bob's driveway is on a slant.) Had breakfast and distributed FRS radios and began our trip up north (New Hampshire is north, right?).


Sat., 8 am - 11 am
Drive to North Conway, NH. Our car was named Black Mamba. The other cars were Bill and Copperhead (references to Kill Bill vol. 1 and 2). We also had discussions following the suggested car discussion topics (see approved list). We only got to the "light" conversation: How often do you check email? We have a lot of geeks in our car, so the answer was, "It's checking right now."


Sat., noon
Lunch... I had a burger.


Sat., 1 pm - 4 pm
We actually went hiking! Our "hiking" trip actually turned into a hiking trip! Can you believe it? I got a mosquito bite on my hand, and it is still bothering me! WAH! Ok, have to admit that nature stuff is pretty.


Sat., 4 pm - 6 pm
Hung out in our room watching FoodTV.


Sat., 6 pm - 10 pm
Dinner at Horsefeathers... it was pretty cool. I got this Maine Lobster crab cake and a beef and snowpea salad. It was great. And then, we walked around a little bit and got coffee.


Sat., 10 pm...
Watched the Laker game with a "liker" (liker of the Lakers) until bed time. (Note: I am a "hater" -- hater of the Lakers.)


Sun., 8 am
Woke up. (Took the guys a long time to get ready... I guess it was worth the wait cuz they looked all shiny and new when then came out the door.)


Sun., 10 am
Breakfast at Bill's. (Was it Bill's?) I got a hash omelet, and it was great. The waitress thought we were exchange students (I think it was our odd behavior).


Sun., 11 am
One more trip to some river place. And, we had a nice little Sunday service a la Bob and Vince.


Sun., noon ...
Went outlet shopping! Spent about $10 a minute. :p Began the drive home... Had some interesting conversations... tried to decide who was "fun" and who was "ma fun" (according to Bob). Took the scenic route through some mountains... people had to tell me which was scenic. (Note: "ma fun" means... things that cause trouble. A little Chinglish pun. :p) Stopped for some ice cream (Oreo in a waffle cone) for "lunch."


Sun., 6pm...
Dinner and Green Papaya, and then we went home! Yay!


Hmm... highlights of the trip:

- Hanging out with Jeanie. (I asked Jeanie for some highlights of our trip... and "Hanging out with Jeanie" was numbers 1, 2, and 6 on her list.) Once Jeanie was in the middle of a picture, and she said "Oh, sorry, am I blocking anybody?" And, I said, "Does it matter? You're the prettiest." So, she stood up and took her rightful place in the center of the photo. :) HEHEHE.

- Watching two people (shall remain nameless... or, can be provided with a $5 fee) act like fools. :p

- Redefining the English dictionary: "hiking" = outlet shopping; lunch = ice cream.

- Taking GQ shots of Bob (also available for $5 fee, $10 for autographed copy).

- Having to be told when areas were "scenic." (Hey, I don't know the nature thing, ok?!)

- Getting to hang out with new people...

- Whattup, GangSTAaaa!?

So... went to Kimball Farm

Sun Jul 4 2004
So... went to Kimball Farm and did my first ever "pitch n' put" on a mini 9 hole golf course. It was a lot of fun, and a really hot day. I got super tan. Hmm, my golf skills suck--but I did learn that you shouldn't use a putter to pitch the ball, even if you are a good putter (which I am! Well, ... I put better than I pitch. :p)

After the "golf", we had ice cream... I had pistachio and butter pecan. YU-UMM. They really have the most awesome ice cream. Then, I watched Last Samurai with daBob--It was a great movie. :)