i celebrated my middle-agedness with family and friends at pizzeria barbarella. we ate five pizza pies. then home for birthday candles, cake and cupcakes. R was quite delighted that it was mommy’s birthday!
we are getting our fill of vancity foods and appeasing our asian stomachs. our staples: melt in your mouth sushi and sashimi (at shiro) pho and the best banh mi in town (at au petit cafe) taiwanese beef noodles with our usual choice of seaweed/tofu/intestine appetizer let’s eat!
after church on this special sunday, we went to our favourite fish n’ chips place on granville island for lunch. there’s always a line up and wait, but it’s worth it! for dinner, we had a family bbq in the backyard, complete with a strawberry shortcake dessert. too much food! happy father’s day!!
one of the perks of being back in vancouver is … free and plentiful babysitting! we went on a double-date with our dear friends waymen and lynna, to “diva at the met” for some fine dining. the food was wonderful as expected and really interesting with its persian twist. the pre-meal “snack”. can’t exactly recall read more
it was a perfect sunny day to play tourist and so we went to granville island for some sightseeing and lunch. the boat behind “kids only” was a hit. i still remember when i was little and i was convinced that only kids were allowed in the store (because that’s what the sign said). meandering read more
we’ve missed grandma’s cooking… in particular her delicious chinese green onion pancakes! helping. frying. eating.
we just returned from our big week-long roadtrip down to Walt Disney World, Orlando. our first stop was Savannah, Georgia. there wasn’t too much time to spend, but we were able to explore a bit of the historic area and get dinner. after a quick rest at the hotel, we were off. one of many read more
this is how you enjoy a slice of pizza. don’t let her small stature fool you.
i went on a women’s retreat with our church here in chapel hill which took place in emerald isle, NC. the short road trip was a lot of fun, including a lunch stop at wilber’s barbecue for some authentic eastern style north carolina bbq and a slice of americana. pork bbq with coleslaw in a read more
we went to sugarland on franklin near campus. cupcakes galore! two for one special! raspberry creme brulee, french vanilla, chocolate caramel and red velvet. ate two and took two home. cupcake eating cupcake.