cooking

So this week I cooked 4 days in a row. I haven't done that in ages. I love cooking, but always have the time or make time. Every year it's my new year resolution to cook more. It's kind of pathetic. I end up getting Chinese takeout a lot. Quite pathetic. I don't eat as healthy as I like. Oh well. I'll keep trying.

I had a good run this morning, so I'm ready for my race on Sunday. I was pooped out and took a 3 hr nap. I'm glad I slept. Now I'm ready for to study for my Monday test. I don't think it'll be too bad, but I still need to study and prepare.

Off to picking up my takeout. Tomorrow I'll go grocery shopping again;).

In terms of the Office, Luke and I have been watching. I love the show.

community group

I checked out a community group this evening. I'm always feel intimated when I go to a new group and meeting new people. I turned beet red today while I was sharing my thoughts tonight. That's just me. Overall, I liked the group. I miss community. I miss praying together and studying the Word together. We were not called to be in isolation, but fellowship/community. Hope to continue.

past few days

I got my car window to go up all the way, so not taking into the shop afterall. I just won't use my front passenger window anymore. I'm afraid if it goes down, it won't go back up anymore, so not touching that window anymore.

birthday:
Luke took me to Citron for my birthday. We had a wonderful French fusion dinner. I think it was french fusion. I had salmon with a stuffed roasted pepper with basmati rice. Luke had chicken with collard greens. We even shared a glass of wine. Dessert: Luke had creme boulee, plum strudel. Very chill and relaxing evening. Then on Monday he stopped by with a bouquet of flowers. He met me outside as was coming home from class. I have class on Mondays until 9:30pm. I'm documenting these occasion, so I won't forget. Of course, it's hard to forget since Luke does these sweet and thoughtful things all the time:).

car:(

So I bought a brake club $72.
It's going to cost me a good $250 to fix my window. This really stinks. I'm hoping to drive my car for another good 5 years. Will it make it? I don't want a new car. My car works just fine. I'm leaving absolutely nothing in car. Maybe my car is too clean that's why people are tempted to break in and search. Who knows?!

car

So my car got broken into today again:(! I drove it this morning to meet E. for a run and my car windows were working fine. This evening when I left for class, my passenger window wouldn't go up all the way, a bit fishy. I can't explain, besides the fact it was attempted break-in. I also noticed some small scratches on my door locks. I'll call my mechanic in the morning to schedule to get it fix. I park in urban areas, so I can't afford to have a gap in my window. I think whoever did it was trying to steal my car. I leave nothing in my car. I live in an urban area and went to schools in an urban, so I never leave anything in my car. Therefore, I don't think they were trying to taking anything, but my car. I will be really bummed if "they" take my car. I was hoping to drive it for another good 60,000 miles. I have an old car and my goal was to drive it until it fell apart. We'll see. I've called the police and I'm waiting for them to come by to make a police report. It's been half an hour and I like to go to sleep soon.

5 year anniversary

It's been 5 years since 9/11. Where was I that day? I had no idea the planes crashed to the Towers. I was walking to casual carpool like any other day. I got in a car and the driver said what a day. I thought she was referring to the line at casual carpool. Then she said planes crashed into the World Trade Center. I said what. I was confused. She turned on the radio and we listened. I got to work and they told me to go home b/c the office was closed today. We all went home. Most people in SF were back on BART heading home. I went home and watched the news. I did go to REI to buy some clothes for my upcoming backpacking trip. I felt guilty for shopping when our nation was being attacked. I came home was glued to the news for the next month. The weeks following people on BART were all buried in their newspaper. Homes were flying Amerian flags everywhere. It was surreal. I didn't feel comfortable saying, "good morning" anymore. I felt I was disrespecting the people who died. I cried a lot for the children who lost their parents. It's been 5 years. Yes, much has changed and yet, much hasn't changed.

the office

I'm addicted to the show now. I started watching You Tube this past weekend. Of course, I've heard about You Tube, but didn't give it much thought. I started watching these clips of "the office". Indaeo makes the best clips of the show. I've seen the show before on TV, but didn't get into it until I watched episodes after episodes of the whole "JAM thing on You Tube. Ahh...Jim and Pam are indeed a cute tv couple:). I like how ordinary they look. Pam does not have caked on makeup and Jim is quite, funny, laid-back, kind of behind the scene prankster. They look natural. I can't wait until Sept 21.

one of my favorite quotes

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. --Mark Twain

source: http://www.wisdomquotes.com/

I did't know the quote is from him. It's a quote to live by.

gift

When I returned from Seattle, Luke gave me this book as a present. He said I mentioned about this book to him, but I don't remember. He heard the book mentioned on NPR, so he thought I would like it. And of course, I love it:). Luke gets an A++++++ for being thoughtful!.

returned from Seattle and Cinderella

Visited family in Seattle over Labor Day weekend. The weather was gorgeous, not a single drop of rain. It was actually quite hot. My fear is it's another sign of global warming. It's been unseasonally warm in lots of places.

I had a great time with Lucy and Jack. I played with my niece, Lucy, for most of the time. Gregory and Audrey went up for a wedding, so originally we(Luke and I) decided to go up as well, but unfortunately he had to to work all weekend. I missed him terribly:(, but I had a lot of fun with my nieces and nephew.

Lucy is quite a talker. I hope she stays that way. Never being afraid to speak up. We read Cinderella and played "cinderella" quite a bit. I was the prince and she was the princess. Lucy kept asking me to safe her from her distress. Of course being me:), I told her she can figure out a way to save herself from the roof top. She can pray and ask God for help to find a way down. She didn't need a prince to come and safe her. We played the same game over and over and I kept reminding her that she can figure out how to get unstuck and that the prince was not going to safe her. I don't know if she got it. I want to do my part in demystifying the damsel in distress must be safed by a prince fantasy. I'm not anti-prince or anti-men, but I am anti-the prince will save you and you will live happily ever after. We make our own lives happen, not someone else. I found myself with conflicting feelings while I was reading the story to Lucy. I enjoyed the story myself, but I'm not sure I agree with what the story is implying or the message that is subliminally implanting into our heads. Actually, I do disagree. Okay, no happily ever after stories for my own one-day kids:).