the last few weeks have been busy with catching up with vancouver friends. first, visiting janet, chris and baby madeleine, along with gina who was in town from california: hanging out with the wongs and the chens on a sunday afternoon. tayden and matia, all grown up! spending a morning with louisa and ichiro at read more »

we celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary a couple of days ago with a home-cooked meal (courtesy joe), complete with our non-alcoholic drinks and a rose picked from the garden. it’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed. we are thankful for how God leads and protects, and for the big and small blessings we read more »

yesterday was moving day. or rather, the movers came and took all of our things… we’ll be flying out later in the week. we are very thankful that my parents are here to help, especially in the cleaning and cooking department. in fact, i think the kitchen will be cleaner than when we moved into read more »

my wonderful friends at HPAC threw me a baby shower last weekend. i felt very blessed to be able to spend time with them, especially during my last week here in chicago. thank you for all the gifts and adorable outfits… this baby is already getting spoiled. thanks especially to the hostesses lisa and shawna!

last week i went to a free She & Him concert at millennium park with debra and sarah… together with thousands of other like-minded 20-30-something year olds. admittedly, i haven’t followed the band’s music in the past, but i like zoe deschanel (‘Elf’, ’500 Days of Summer’). our plan for finding a nice grassy spot read more »

i was helping a friend babysit for a couple of hours on campus this week. it was a such a beautiful day, i couldn’t help taking some pics of the lovely surroundings. mr. turtle at the goldfish pond. pretty flowers. the quandrangle.

pretty leaves. granville island. we enjoyed two weeks of lovely fall weather in vancouver. i have a feeling that’s all i’m going to get though, cuz i’m already back to wearing my winter gear…

the cold and dry air has been the perfect recipe for a lot of static shocks. it’s causing us to develop a pavlovian response to things like turning off the light switch or taking off a sweater or poking each other. i actually saw a blue spark from a big zap when my finger touched read more »