My favorite person in the whole wide world turns 33 today. Happy birthday to a wonderful husband, father and friend! (Today also marks another special day for us. Exactly one year ago, I found out that I was pregnant with Claire. J's reaction? "The baby's not even born yet and it's already stealing my thunder!" ) ...
Continue readingWe're not exactly sure why Claire was in such a good mood today (if only she were like this every day!), but we didn't dare jinx it by even questioning why. We took it all in stride, enjoying every last minute, and when she went into a 3- minute long laughing frenzy, J scrambled for his phone to record a short video. The quality isn't great — there is some lagging, and the lighting is horrible — but we hope you enjoy it! (Because we sure can't stop watching it!) When we were preparing our baby registry, a friend suggested that we add a Flip video camera (or something similar) to the list — "There are so many moments that can only...
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Because no father-son relationship (even that of the Skywalkers) would be complete without "When I was your age...
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One of the biggest stereotypes about Asian women (aside from the notion that we are meek, timid creatures who are sexual slaves in the bedroom) is that we never seem to age, or age at a much slower rate than the rest of the population. And wouldn't you know it — here is a funny cartoon to show just that: (image source) While I'm not so sure about other Asian women, I can attest that now, at the age of 30, I am starting to notice signs of aging. I am very lucky that I have not yet developed wrinkles; however, I am beginning to get plagued by dry patches of skin and age spots. My metabolism is nowhere near where it...
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Remember America's Funniest Home Videos? This comic, entitled The World Before the Internet, sure brought back some great memories. (America's Funniest Home Videos was one of the few television shows that my family watched together, since fluency in English was not required in the comprehension of the majority of the videos.) ...
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