"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 29th, 2013
Our birthday boy! the big ONE-ONE! Breakfast of choice… Trix cereal, bacon, hardboiled eggs, and OJ. Present time… Art class, where we picked up his friends, ‘J’ and ‘S’. Lunch at Whole Foods, then some play time at home….we then went to ring the Salvation Army bells. It was short lived, though, because I was […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 22nd, 2013
While we were at the hotel, we received notice that they were filming a movie on the property, and throughout San Juan. It is the sequel to “21 Jump Street” (an 80’s TV series that they re-made into a movie, and now a sequel), called “22 Jump Street.” Apparently, Hollywood uses Puerto Rico quite a […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 22nd, 2013
…got married! It was a beautiful night to get married! High winds meant a few Plan B’s, but overall, everything turned out amazing! Katy and Lex got married at the Castillo de San Cristobal fort, then the reception was in this amazing banquet hall within walking distance. Appetizer and beverages welcomed us, then a five […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 17th, 2013
Awoke to this beautiful rainbow! The rest of the family gathered during these days. My aunt, uncle, cousins, and their friends all arrived at various times. This is my cousin Katy and Lex’s daughter, ‘M’. I think she would be my second cousin, the boys 3rd cousin… David and the boys spent the day by […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 17th, 2013
While walking along the waterfront of Old San Juan, we were surprised to discover 100s of cats living along the water! 100s!!
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 17th, 2013
When we arrived to San Juan, it was already dark. The hotel we stayed at is contemporary in design, and ‘R’ said it was the “fanciest hotel he has ever stayed at.” He loved the red tones that was the main color in the hotel’s overall decor and our rooms. We spent our first day […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 8th, 2013
Our final full day in NYC…took the subway to the Museum of Natural History. The subway station under the by the museum had some beautiful mosaic work. Here is a sliver of it… The lobby… This place is huge. You can’t really see it all in one day. I think this was my favorite exhibit. […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 8th, 2013
David and I walked Carroll Gardens a little and picked up breakfast. First stop was Smith Canteen for coffee and breakfast biscuits, then juice at Bagels by the Park In a previous post, I told you about what ‘r’s top thing to experience was eating NY pizza. ‘A’s answer was to skate under Prometheus at […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 8th, 2013
A red eye from Sacramento to JFK had us arriving in NYC at 8am. Even though non of us slept well, we had enough energy to get us through the day. We stayed at my sis in law’s apartment in Brooklyn. She lives in a terrific neighborhood called Carroll Gardens. A bunch of eateries, and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 8th, 2013
Our good friends, Eric and Crystal, joined us for Thanksgiving. We were also blessed to have Crystal’s grandmother, (Vi), her friend, (Manny), and David’s friend, (Newton), whose family lives in China. Me and my goddaughter, ‘Z’. Soaking up the baby love! The appetizer table. I served one of my favorite appetizer. Here’s the recipe: Northwest […]