The Tao of Me

Today is my birthday, so the post on my shopping excursion to Woodbury Commons and the rest of my NY trip will have to wait. As my sister said, I celebrated “in happy SF Giants winning” style! (Cupcakes from Sibby’s Cupcakery) I always complain that December babies always get the shaft because no one has [...]

I had a bit of fun this weekend, scanning a bunch of old photos. You see, I have been pondering this question from that blog that I am so infatuated with: “What is your most beloved childhood memory?” I don’t have one specific incident that is most beloved, but I can tell you that most [...]

My good friend Medha recently shared this blog with me , where every day, there’s a new post asking a thought-provoking question. One night, I read through every single question posted in the past year and my head hurt with all the thoughts it provoked. Today, being my parents’ anniversary, I decided to answer this [...]

First things first — A huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my cousin Jenna! This summer, she got her Master’s then moved to China to work. Yep, no Facebook or Google access for her, so we keep each other updated through our blogs. You can read all about her China experiences here. Happy Birthday Jenn – we [...]

I had such a great time on my vacation and I’m so sad that its over. While I usually take a summer and winter trip to see the Vancouver relatives, this time there was a specific purpose — to spend some time with my cousin Jenna. Jenna graduated from WSU in the Spring with a [...]

While waking up at 6:30 am is sleeping in for me, its not for everyone else. Chip and I were the only ones up (actually its 10:30 am and we’re still the only ones up….) so I decided to take him out for a walk. The mere mention of the work “walk” gets him all [...]

Greetings from Vancouver — Washington, not Canada; just outside of Portland. This is my home-away-from-home-away-from-home and I’m excited to spend the next 9 days with family. I was awaken this morning by Chip, the baby of the family who everyone spoils. Shortly thereafter, my Uncle Rich and I headed out to Lacamas Lake for a [...]

Back in February, during the thick of the Olympic craze, my aunt signed my cousins and I up for Curling lessons. Apparently, the San Francisco Bay Area has a huge curling community, and lessons are offered at Shark Ice, the practice facility for the San Jose Sharks. At the time, curling was all the rage [...]