Archive | December, 2008

sprint

my cousin lalers runs track for a pac-10 school. i had her take me to the track last night and put me through one of her workouts. it was enlightening – i learned: * what the lines on the track actually mean (don’t laugh) * that my body prefers long-distance running * and our little [...]

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good morning vancouver

i arrived in portland in the wee hours of the morning and am visiting vancouver, just on the other side of the columbia gorge. here’s what i woke up to this morning: can you see the snow still falling! its going to be a white christmas!

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a red carpet experience

i’m one of hundreds of thousands of travelers trying to get to my family for christmas. and with just my luck, my destination, portland, oregon, had a major snow dump. so last night, in anticipation of a long delay, i used a coupon to get a one-day pass to united’s red carpet room. i’d experienced [...]

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the places i’d rather be…

there’s two places i’d love to be this holiday season: 1. what’s better than christmas in new york?!? doesn’t rockefeller center look so festive?!? photos from the new york daily photo blog – http://newyorkdailyphoto.blogspot.com 2. paris is magical any time of the year, so i can only imagine how special it is during the christmas [...]

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december 7th

when i was little, my MOST favorite thing to do was listen to my grammy’s stories about her childhood days and her children’s childhood days. i LOVED it. she used to get tired of telling me stories and always sang, “tell me a story, tell me a story, remember what you said…” i’ll never forget [...]

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my fellow sagittarian

i must take a minute to wish a happy birthday to my favorite celeb sagitarrian. this is my favorite performance: i can’t wait to see her in concert on april 12, 2009. i’m so there with cheetos and frapps.

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