tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58853692011-04-21T19:58:07.614-07:00Welcome to my world: a great house, my SUPER family, friends near and far, the love of my life: my husband Alan, and a new baby ...Livhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429327575328730918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885369.post-39072115950096973912008-01-01T18:17:00.000-08:002008-01-01T18:18:37.434-08:00

New blog for the New YearPlease update your links. You can guess the URL ;)Happy New Year!!

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Merry Christmas!!Ok, so I'm a day late, but it's been a hectic and crazy weekend. Let's just say that Eden enjoyed her first Christmas with family and she got lots of presents!

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Happy 3 month birthday!My baby girl is 3 months old! See how she holds her own head up so well now! Her 'fourth trimester' is now over! Unfortunately, that means I go back to work too. Booo.

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Happy 2 month birthday!Two months already! Look how much she's changed!

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Happy 1 month Birthday!My baby girl is ONE MONTH old today! And she's growing so fast. How time flies!

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My little angelEden Elizabeth AbarSeptember 2, 2007 4:13pm7 lbs 7 oz, 21 inchesFirst family picHere we are, a few minutes after delivery!More photos coming!We've been so busy adjusting, but Alan's been working hard on the baby site - soon to come.Thanks!Thanks to you all for your emails, texts, messages on myspace, friendster, facebook, calls and cards! Baby Eden can't wait to meet all her new

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It's a GIRL! The best birthday gift ever!! :)MORE LATER...

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Due date has come...and gone...Yup, I'm still here! 1 day overdue. We had an appointment yesterday for a non-stress test and everything looks fine. Baby's heartbeat is as it should be, and it responds to different stimuli as it's supposed to - like a little buzzer against my tummy, drinking apple juice, and contractions. Ultrasound showed that I still have lots of amniotic fluid around Baby

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Still waitingVery patiently waiting for Baby's arrival. This week, I've been more anxious and want Baby to come already! My latest doctor's appointment showed that I'm 1.5cm dilated and 50% effaced, which is progress from last week. Tomorrow doc ordered a non-stress test to check on Baby's condition.Becoming JaneWent to lunch in San Mateo with my parents, Heidi and Jeremy on Monday and then saw

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Getting out of the house!Been feeling a little cooped up since this past week it feels like I've pretty much stayed at home all week, so yesterday Alan and I went shopping, kind of. We went to Target to look at backyard furniture (since we're finally getting our backyard done!) and saw a really nice set of chairs, tables and ottomans. We didn't end up buying anything but it's good to know

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Ready and waitingStill here! Feeling a little bigger now. My rings finally don't fit anymore. I put them on yesterday for a photo shoot at Amaze Studios and had a hard time taking them off. My fingers feel bloated and sore, my feet feel fat, and I'm definitely feeling like I'm 38+ weeks pregnant. But it's exciting :) Thanks Gary for taking maternity shots of us! They turned out great! And

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Still here!19 days and counting til the due date and I'm still here! Had a great first week of maternity leave. I feel like we've done lots of productive things this week. Besides me going to Target and Babies R Us almost every day (my NEW favorite stores! hehe), I've washed all of Baby's clothes and blankets, packed the hospital bag (with Alan's help) and put it in the car, put the car seat in

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Maternity leave!So Friday was my last day at work and this week is my first on maternity leave! The past two days have actually been pretty productive for me. I actually haven't been able to sleep in that much - I still wake up around 8:30am and I'm up and about by the time Alan leaves for work.Week 36 doctor's visitYesterday we had a doctor's appointment at 9am and everything looks fine. She

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No ketchup!?So I went to McDonald's this morning before work and I went through the drive-thru. I wanted a Fruit & Walnut Salad and some hash browns, but the guy said they didn't have the salad today (Boo!) so I just got 2 hash browns. I drove up to the pay window, paid, grabbed my bag, and asked for ketchup. The worker said they didn't have any! What kind of McDonald's has NO ketchup?!?!

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Shower at workLast Friday, my boss threw me a baby shower! It was really nice of her. I got a cake, ballons (both "It's a Boy!" and "It's a Girl!" hehe), flowers, a card signed by many people, and very very generous gift cards to Babies R Us and Target. I was surprised to see that so many people that I hardly work with, but just see around the office, contributed. It was fun!Birthday party

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Shower weekendWhew, what a busy weekend! We had two showers on both days - our friends one on Saturday and a family one on Sunday. Our sisters planned both (thanks sisters!) and some of my friends helped out on Saturday too, with the decorations and food. The theme was "Sweet Pea in a Pod" - perfect since the colors were green and yellow! I think that was the most people we fit in our house

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Date NightForgot to blog about this! Last Friday Alan surprised me with Date Night! We went out to dinner and saw a movie! Went to one of my favorite restaurants Texas Roadhouse and the wait wasn't too bad. Plus while waiting we got to eat peanuts and throw the shells on the ground! :) Then we walked over to the theaters and saw Transformers. It was a good movie, although it was a bit loud for

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First baby shower...kind ofAlan and I went to Babies R Us on Saturday since they were having a Baby Shower Event! We got there and they had finger foods, punch, and even a cake! We sat down and watched a video on the Playtex breast pump and then the lady showed us all these different Playtex products. We played some games - I won the "Name as many words related to breastfeeding as you can"

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Master of the Stairs - Stair MasterI keep forgetting to bring my badge out when I go to use the bathroom and I end up getting locked out, so I have to go upstairs and back down the other set of stairs that doesn't require a card key. I've already done it FOUR times today! I guess it's just extra exercise for me :)Baby is head DOWN!Had our regular appointment yesterday and the doctor felt the

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The crazy familyJust thinking how much I love my crazy family. Times are fun, especially when we're all together since we all live in different places :)In La Jolla for Father's Day lunchHeidi's Graduation 2007

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Losing my mind!I feel like I've been losing everything. We went swimming on Wednesday with Aaron and I thought I lost my sunglasses at the pool. I remember wearing them there but when I got home they weren't in my bag. I even drove back to the pool but didn't find them, so Alan said someone probably took them. :( So I gave up on them and actually already started looking for new ones at the

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SURPRISE x 2!Friday we had a surprise baby shower for one of my coworkers. She's due two weeks before me but her boss is going to be out of town this month so she decided to throw one early. She was really surprised when she walked into the lunchroom and she turned bright red! :) I usually go on walks with her in the afternoon, and she already has a 1-year-old, so it's cool to talk to her

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Congratulations Graduate!We took a trip to San Diego to watch my lil sister Heidi graduate from UCSD! We rented a house in San Diego which was pretty nice, and pet-friendly (since we brought Chowtz, the pug, along). We went to her Pilipino Graduation on Friday and then the official UCSD grad on Sunday. Here's a pic of all of us with Jeremy's family too!We also celebrated Father's Day in San

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Passed my test!Had a doctor's appointment on Monday and she told me that I passed my glucose screening test! Yippee. I'm so glad that I passed - so I don't have to restrict my diet (too much, anyway) and eat normally.Shopping for BabyI love doing registries - it's like shopping without spending money! :) I think I went a little overboard picking out all the 'cute' stuff that I saw, but maybe

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Peanut Butter dogJust had my afternoon snack. My coworker made us wheat toast with peanut butter from Trader Joe's and I cut up some strawberries and I had it with milk. The peanut butter was good and very healthy - nothing added besides the peanuts. (I should go to TJ's and get some). Anyway, it was really thick that I felt like that dog on the milk commercial who eats some peanut butter and

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Our last big trip before BabyWe just got back from our nation's capital, Washington DC, on Sunday night. We were there for four days, seeing all the famous landmarks and taking tons of pictures. We got in on Thursday morning after taking the red eye from SFO, took the DC Metro (which is so convenient, not to mention clean and cheap!) to our hotel, checked in early, and got ready for our first

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The psychic waitressSaturday we went to Alan's high school friend's wedding at St. Cecilia's and then the reception at AT&T Park. As the guests walked in to the Club Level of the park, we were handed Garlic Fries in little cups! I thought that was a cute touch. We saw all of Alan's high school friends, most of which we haven't seen since Christmas. So everyone noticed that I had a little belly

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It must be the shirtOk, so I'm not wearing a maternity shirt, but a regular cotton collared shirt that I guess you can say is kinda tight-fitting so my belly shows more (especially my belly button which in the past few days has totally become an outie!). But I've had 3 people at work that haven't mentioned it before ask me about my pregnancy - how far along I am, congratulations, etc. I suppose

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Happy Mother's Day!A belated Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers! Had a great weekend with the family, starting off with the BIG surprise: Kitchie and Jerry came to town! We were all surprised when they rang the doorbell and showed up with their suitcases! My mom got down on her knees and started crying, like she had won the Ed McMahon sweepstakes :) So the whole fam was together again.For

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WE BELIEVE!!Alan and I went to the Warriors game last night and it was awesome!! Game 6 of the Round 1 playoffs. The Warriors being seeded 8th defeating the Mavericks (1st seed) was history in the making!! The game was great - the place went wild afterwards! So, I'm a fair-weather fan... but who cares!?! Go Warriors! :) Click here for more pics. On to Round 2...

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Where did this week go?It's already Friday?! Seems like this week went by really quickly! Maybe it's the GREAT weather that's helping it go by so fast. Didn't do much this week besides go to work. Seems like I've been eating a lot more recently though - I'm always snacking on something every hour. I made a mistake of eating a whole pack of Strawberry Mentos in one sitting - after which I

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Food Coma alreadyI'm really full right now and it's making me sleepy. I didn't think I ate too much this morning either - I just had some gyoza from Trader Joe's and a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats. But my stomach feels really full right now and I sit right next to the window, which gets a lot of sun in the morning so the heat is making it worse. Maybe I should take a walk around the

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Happy Friday the 13th!Who's superstitious? Not me. For the most part, the day has been fine. They even had my most favorite donut in the world upstairs in the lunchroom this morning - a blueberry cake donut! (I love the blueberry cake donut holes they have at Krispy Kreme, but that's a whole other story right there.) Anyway, better not say anything too soon, I guess the day's not over

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Kanga and RooOk, so I'm starting to show more now. I looked in the mirror this morning and there's this little pouch sticking out of my stomach. It reminded me of kangaroos :)QuickeningThe technical term for feeling your baby move for the first time. They say it feels like gas bubbles or having butterflies in your stomach. This week I've been feeling little taps in my stomach, but not sure if

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We're having a...baby! :) ok ok, so I stole that from Alan's blog but I thought it was pretty clever. So we had our 18 week ultrasound appointment last Thursday and after 20 minutes of the technician lady poking and prodding at my belly with the little ultrasound thingy, we finally got to see our little gummi bear, which by the way, doesnn't look like a gummi bear anymore. It looks like a real

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I hit the jackpot!And the prize... maternity clothes!! Bags and bags and a whole bin-ful of them - from my 3 cousins who all were pregnant within the past two years. It's like I have a whole new wardrobe for the next 5 months and it's great! It's good I didn't go too crazy buying stuff already - so far I've only bought 3 pairs of pants and my lil sister bought me a pair of jeans, my mom bought

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New tickerI love the ticker that is on msluzon's site, so I decided to use it too! =) But I think we're going to keep it as rainbow color since we're pretty sure we're not going to find out the sex of the baby :)The MaDnEsS!Sweet 16 games start tonight and the team that I picked to go all the way and win the tourney is playing!! Go Tennessee! Somehow I'm tied for 1st in our pool right now, but

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Tick tockHow come time goes by slowly when you want it to go fast? Is it 4pm yet? That's what time I'm off today! =)

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Today sucks.:(

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Let it snow!Just came back from Tahoe this past weekend with the fam. Everyone flew in for the trip for Kitchie's birthday to go snowboarding, played the Wii all weekend, and just hang out at a house in the Tahoe Keys. Alan and my second weekend in a row to go to Tahoe; last weekend we went with Alan's family for Mike's birthday and stayed at a house literally down the street from where we

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It's Groundhog Day!And the famous groundhog didn't see his shadow, meaning we'll have an early spring! Good thing, since we had such a coooold winter this year. Can't wait for spring and summer! =)

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Did I really cut my hair?Ok, so I got a haircut on Wednesday after a year and half of not cutting it ever, but apparently it wasn't as drastic as I thought it was since no one really said anything about it - at work, or even at Alan's birthday dinner with his family. I guess it still is somewhat long - it's not like I got a boy-cut or anything. I guess I only notice it myself since I'm used to

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Happy Birthday Heidi!Happy 22nd birthday to my little sis Heidi, the superpug!

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Happy Birthday, Darling!Happy 29th birthday to my favorite person in the world, my husband Alan =)Here's to your last year in your 20s!!

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Goodbye 2006!Looking back on the year, it was a pretty good year - we travelled a lot - Seattle, Spain, France, Netherlands, England, Italy, Boston, and Hawaii - I played lots of volleyball after not playing for years and years, and we just hung out with friends and family. A good year overall!Goodbye 2006! Here's hoping 2007 is just as great, or even BETTER!Happy New Year everyone!

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Merry Christmas!Had a great Christmas eve dinner and gift exchange at my mom's on Saturday Sunday night:And a great Christmas day lunch and gift exchange with the Abar family on SundayMonday:I'm so lucky to have such great family closeby.

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I Love Wine & Winter Holidays 2006We hosted the Cal crew this weekend for our annual Christmas gift exchange party! We started off with a sleepover on Saturday night, playing games like beer pong and the new Wii! Stayed up til 5am chatting with everyone, then went to lunch on Sunday at our favorite restaurant in the area - Banyan Tree (formerly known as Banyan Garden). Then headed back to our

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!Introducing the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District 2006 Fall Volleyball Co-ed "B/C" Division League Champions:PHANTOM NIGHTBLADES: THE FINAL SINMe, Danielle, Hutch, Chris(+Dominic), Wontae, MonicaWe won! We won! We won!I love winning =) But I also just love playing volleyball. But it's feels so much better when we win. We played two great games last night. And we

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Born to KaraokeRandom... but on Black Friday, Alan and I got Karaoke Revolution for our XBOX and I was looking through some old photos and came across this one of me and my sister:Seems like we both grew up loving to sing, which explains why both of us love karaoke so much =) The game is really fun! Granted I've only done really well on the 'easy' level. Medium is a bit harder... Holiday

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I'm back! ... for now Yes it's been a rough couple of months for my blog but I'm back and hopefully I'll be blogging more. Here's a recent pic of us this past weekend at the annual SCU Thanksgiving dinner at the Lee's house in San Francisco. As usual, filled with great food and friends, but this year there were a lot more babies! See Alan's website for more pics.Here comes the sunI love how the

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Sushi House!Had dinner at Sushi House with the Berkeley crew on Monday. Haven't hung out with them in a while - it was nice to catch up! And we had a new addition to the crew - Rex! :) hehe.Where's the sun?Although it's overcast and cloudy, I'm still wearing summer clothes, hoping the sun will once again show it's lovely face and warm us all up like last week. :)Road Trip to SDDrove down to San

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Photo JournalCamp Pendleton Mud RunDinner & Karaoke with coworkers4-man grass volleyball tournament

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Here's a pic from K's wedding!Sorry I've been slacking. Just been busy, kinda. Mostly lazy. I'll probably post more pics later to highlight the last 3 weeks...

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Sleepy afternoonGosh, I'm so sleepy right now. Had lunch with coworkers (the 'Friday lunch crew') at Sushi House (yum!) and had the Island roll, Philly roll, and miso soup. Sushi overload! And I still have leftovers. It's so nice outside that I really want to just take a nap, except that I'm at work....Volleyball maniaI know I keep talking about playing volleyball, but I love it! We played

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Gosh I love Grey's Anatomy!It's such a gooood show! And the season finale was so good, I couldn't breathe at some parts :) Anyone else a fan???? I definitely want to get the DVDs and Season 2 DVDs come out in September! Should I pre-order on amazon?

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Man, I'm getting dark!I better stay out of the sun before Kitchie's wedding. I don't want to have weird tan lines, especially since the bridesmaid's dress is strapless. I've been out a lot lately, walking during the day with a co-worker, eating lunch outside near the fountain, at a neighbor's son's birthday party next door (where they had 2 ponies and a huge jumper!) and just out and about

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Why...do people flush the toilet BEFORE they go? I've been in the bathroom many times and have heard people do this. I think it's a waste of water.Come back!Where's the sun? I hope it comes back soon because I liked wearing skirts and capris and sandals to work.BeesBeen seeing and hearing about bees a lot recently. Watched Bee Season the movie with Richard Gere, just read The Secret Life of

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The sun's back!What a great way to start the month of May! Beautiful weather :) I love wearing capris, short-sleeved shirts and sandals to work. It's so much more comfy and I feel so much more girly! I went outside for lunch today to eat and read my book and just sit out in the sun. I came back inside after half an hour and I swear my arms got darker already. I should probably put on

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Lost my cash at the CreekSaturday we went to a family get-together in Vallejo with Alan's parents and then decided to go up to Cache Creek since we were in the 'area'. :) Started off putting a $20 into a slot machine which pretty much was gone in about 2 minutes. I should never EVER begin with slots. Walked around a couple times and ended up at a $5 blackjack table. The first few hands the

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I'm baaaaack!Although I didn't really go anywhere, I've just been really lazy to blog. Hopefully since the weather is better now, I'll get back in the mood of blogging on a more regular basis ;)My life for the past 2 monthsOk, so since the last time I blogged, here's what I've done:Went to a wedding at the Mission Santa Clara and reception at the Decathlon clubWent to 3 concerts! Train at the

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Start Spreading the News...Got back from a great weekend in New York City for Kitchie's bachelorette party! Even though it was freezing cold, it was nice and sunny all 3 days we were there! We signed an oath not to tell what happened at the bachelorette party but here are some pics that captured the weekend:Saw The Pajama Game musical with Harry Connick, Jr. He's a hot babe!Dinner at Thalia in

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Jury Duty is complete for 1 year!And I didn't even have to do anything except call in last night and again this morning! Yippee!Back from SeattleAlan and I took a mini-vacation to Seattle over the long weekend for 4 days. We took Friday off and Alan took Monday off (I had a holiday!) Seattle was very very cold but sunny - we were lucky we didn't see a drop of rain! Some of the highlights: Pike

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Because you're mine, I walk the lineI'm so in love with this CD right now - the Walk the Line soundtrack. I keep listening to it at work over and over - I can't get enough. I even want to sing outloud - but then I realize that I'm at work and that wouldn't be such a good idea. Something about it just makes me happy. I've seen the movie and I loved it!! I definitely want to buy it when it

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Halo-Halo: A medley of beans and fruits mixed with ice, ice cream, and condensed milk Which Filipino Food Are You? brought to you by Quizilla

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Where have I been?Nowhere really. Just been lazy to blog.January EventsGirls Night Out - took advantage of Dine About Town SF and went to C&L Steak for dinner, followed by dancing with the girls. Then went to see Brokeback Mountain the next day! Great movie!Johanna's birthday at PPQ Dungeness in SF - really good crab!! and garlic noodles too!Double-feature movie with mom! Went to see Walk the

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One year!Alan and I celebrated our one year anniversary on Sunday! We went to Mission Santa Clara for Mass and to re-live our wedding day ceremony :)Then we drove up to Sausalito, tooks some great pics with the Golden Gate Bridge since it was such a clear, sunny day! Then went to get massages/spa therapy at the Soul Water Day Spa and finally used the gift certificate we got one year ago for our

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Book wormWhile chatting to my fellow book-club member about all the books I read last year, I decided to write down all the books I read in 2005 (in somewhat chronological order):The Rescue by Nicholas SparksThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksMessage in a Bottle by Nicholas SparksA Walk To Remember by Nicholas SparksA Bend in the Road by Nicholas SparksNights in Rodanthe by Nicholas SparksThe

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Happy 21st Birthday Heidi!Happy Birthday to my little sister Heidi! I can't believe she's 21 now! At least now she can stay for the after-dinner events for my birthdays now (for the past 2-3 years, she's had to leave after dinner and wait for us either in the car, at the movies, or at the bookstore). We threw her a surprise lunch yesterday at TGI Friday's and she was surprised! I told her it

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Happy Birthday Alan!Happy 28th Birthday to my husband Alan! Hope you have another great year :)

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Happy 1st Birthday, baby Aaron!My cutie-of-a-nephew turns ONE today! Can't believe it's already been a year since he was born. He's grown so big and he's so fast when he crawls now. He already makes sounds and says 'Mama'. Can't wait til he starts walking and talking more words!Happy Birthday baby boy!

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Am I the only one at work today?Who else is at work today?? No one is updating their blog and work is slow...

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Merry Christmas!Hope you're having a great holiday. Here are some pics from the last week:Alan and I hosted a Christmas party with the Berkeley crew. Had some great food, laughs, a fun gag-gift exchange, and a white elephant. I love hanging out with the crew!The "Freshman Girls" being crazy. I love my girls!We went to Alan's grandpa's (great-uncle acutally) 90th birthday celebration! He's

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Rockin' Around the Christmas TreeAlan and I got our tree on Tuesday night at Home Depot. Afterwards we drove to In & Out to get food (with the tree still on top) and the guy at the drive-thru started laughing once he saw it. He said that we were the most festive car he has seen all day. :)Got home and started decorating with our 12 ornaments. Why so little? We started a tradition in 1999 - our

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It's the most wonderful time of the yearThe parties have begun. This past weekend we had 3 parties in 3 days. Friday night was Alan's high school friends' holiday party in San Jose. Alan's high school friends always have a lot of good food at their parties - this year was no exception. We ate, had two gift exchanges (regular and gag gift), sat and chatted about upcoming weddings and babies (

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Get in another line!So I went to Safeway today during lunch to deposit some $$ at the Wells Fargo ATM and then to buy vanilla extract and cream cheese (because I'm going to make Bibingka with cream cheese, with a recipe my mom gave me!) and I walk to the front and stand in the express line, only to realize that the lady in the front had more than the stated 15 items and didn't read the sign. So

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Eat, Sleep, Shop, and MoviesThat about sums up my long weekend. Lots of eating at the Tuason Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and also at the Abar Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Played games - including Apples to Apples and Pictionary, and slept a lot in between at our families' houses.Black Friday - tried to get up early but ended up leaving the house at 7:30am, which apparently isn't early

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My H&M AdventureSo I went to H&M yesterday after my training. I ended up spending 2 hours there! I started downstairs but didn't find anything, went upstairs and started picking stuff up. Went back down to browse more thoroughly, and then went back up and decided to go through the whole floor, row by row, looking at everything! Then went back downstairs to pay, since the line upstairs was

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I love the City!I'm in SF right now on a lunch break from my Excel Macros training, near the Embarcadero. I love being in the city! Walked around during lunch looking for someplace to eat, and ended up at Boudin's at the Embarcadero Center. Yummy half-sandwich and cup of clam chowder :) Ate outside in the sunshine (what a beautiful day!) and then walked around for a while. Too bad none of

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Is it only Tuesday??It seems like it should be later in the week. Here's the reason: I went to a conference for work at Moscone the past 3 days, including Sunday night. It was actually a fun experience since it was my first conference. Lots of seminars, short talks, poster sessions, and symposiums at night. I took BART on Monday, which was fun since I got to read :) Plus I ran into Bev, and

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November G.R.A.B. NightI hosted this month's book club last night. It was fun getting all the girls together to talk about the book, although more than 80% didn't finish it. I made Chinese Chicken Salad, lumpia, chicken adobo, and pancit! with a little of Alan's help ;) I knew that there was going to be 18 people coming, but I guess I cooked too much because we still have lots left over. It

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Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsI borrowed this DVD from the library and watched it last night, and it's a great movie! It made me laugh, cry, and think about my girlfriends. If you haven't seen it, you should! It was based on the book by Ann Brashares, so I think I'm just going to have to read it too, plus the 2nd and 3rd books by her too.Speaking of girlfriends...Saturday night we had a "

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Happy Halloween!A Musketeer and Camelot PrincessI was so excited to pass out candy tonight, I didn't expect so many kids! I only bought 4 bags of candy, and ran out quickly at around 7pm. So Alan and I made a run to the store to buy more, so we turned off our lights and took down our decoration so no kids would come by when we were gone. Got back in half an hour and passed out more candy!I

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Look, we're famous!Taken at the free Honda Civic BEP concert at Monster Park.

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I get by with a little help from my friends...We won our 2nd softball game last night! It was a great game - we all kept on getting on base, which is what we need to score! Half of the team were my friends - Johanna, Rowena, Judy, Alvin, and me! It's good I know people who can play on our team when we're short - or else we would have had to forfeit like last week! :( One more game next week

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BEP is awesome!We went to that free Honda Civic concert at Monster Park on Saturday night. We got there around 4:30pm even though the gates didn't open until 6pm. We played deuces in line while we waited :) When the gates opened, it was a mad rush to the stage, and even though I didn't RUN like other people did, we got a pretty good spot - about 6 people-rows from the stage on the right. So

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Gwen and the Black Eyed PeasLast night Alan and I went to the Gwen Stefani concert, featuring the BEP. Awesome show by the Black Eyed Peas - although we both were hoping that they would bust out with Bebot but they never did. Gwen did her thing with the Harajuku girls (her Japanese backup dancers - 3 of whom are actually from Japan, the other one is from LA I think). I only knew those songs

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RecapThe whole fam was back in the bay this past weekend for my mom's birthday! So I was at the airport 3 times this weekend, to pick up and drop off.Wedding appointments: Went with Kitchie to meet with one videographer (who was a no-show, at his own house!) and the same people who did our photography. Then went with Kitchie to try on more dresses and pick her final one, even though she had

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Birthday bangStarted October off with 3 birthday events - Friday night was Lisa's birthday and although I was feeling sick, we went to celebrate with her at Habana Cuba in San Jose, just down the street from their condo. Afterwards, we went back to their place and played a new game Apples to Apples until 2am.Saturday night we headed back down to San Jose for Brian's birthday thing at his house

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Goodbye SeptemberSummer has come and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September endsName the artist of my new favorite song. I guess I've been listening to them a lot lately.

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Not S-Z but A-CJust got back from an emergency drill at work and I had to line up in the A-C line for the first time! :) It was fun seeing my name first on the list.Maybe next seasonGood run Giants! Too bad we couldn't beat those darn Padres. Hopefully Barry will be back next year, hitting more home runs!Double Play Wednesdays at McAfee ColiseumLast night we went to the A's game since they had

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I (HEART) CHICAGO!Got back from our weekend trip to Chicago on Sunday night. We left Thursday after work and spent three days in the Windy City. It was an awesome trip - I love seeing new cities! Especially those with great subway systems, since I love taking public transportation that reminds of me of NYC subways :)Here's a summary:Friday: Cubs game - we saw a Cubs vs. Astros game at Wrigley

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TahoeHad a great weekend up in Tahoe with the fam. We rented this 4-bedroom cabin which was awesome - totally remodelled and looked brand new. There was a jacuzzi, gas BBQ grill and even a DVD player/TV with surround sound. We relaxed, caught up on the last 2 discs of LOST, ate a lot, had a picnic near the Lake, and of course went to the casinos!First time we went was in the afternoon after

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Laundry anyone?Last night I was doing laundry and we ran out of detergent! Since we have a front-load washer, we only use HE (high efficiency) detergent, and if you get it at regular price, it can be pretty pricey. So I looked online at all the ads of the stores I usually would go to (Longs, Walgreens, Safeway, Albertsons, RiteAid) and I found that ALL HE was on sale at Safeway for only $3.99

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Blog slackerI know! Sorry! This past weekend was really really busy, and so was this week at work!RecapKitchie and Jerry were in town, so we tried to spend as much time as possible with them!Friday night, the 4 of us went to see Wicked at the Orpheum Theater. What an awesome musical! I knew all the songs since I listened to it the whole week before. Afterwards, we went to Mel's for a

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Roses and a digital camera - the way to Alan's woman's heartI got my birthday present from Alan yesterday afternoon - a new digital camera! And not just any camera - the Canon S70! 7.1 megapixels, lots of features (that I need to learn how to use), it takes videos, and most importantly - it uses compact flash cards... which means I can use all of Alan's :)Thanks darling! And also for the roses

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Weeding, Wedding, and my 27th BirthdayThat sums up the long weekend.....We pulled out all the weeds in our backyard on Saturday morning - getting ready for our housewarming next Saturday with family. We haven't gotten our backyard landscaped yet, so in the meantime, we have pull the weeds that grow - and boy was there a lot of them! Alan's dad came over on Monday to help finish up and fix

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Our little company is making strides...Check out the article about the new research findings our company has done! We even made the front page of the paper yesterday :)

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Tell Me Why, Ain't Nothing But a ... Blackout?Alan and I went to the Backstreet Boys concert at the Chronicle Pavilion in Concord on Tuesday night and it was going along well ... we were on the lawn, laying out, enjoying the concert underneath a warm, clear summer sky and in the middle of "Larger Than Life", the all the lights go out, then I guess a few emergency lights go on, illuminating the

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Welcome to Camp PenitentiaryWe went camping this weekend with Alan's high school friends at Lake Camanche. It was sooo hot that most of the time we just sat around, trying to find shade wherever we could. We also went swimming in the lake, but the bottom felt so mushy that it kinda freaked me out. But it was cooler in the water, so it was ok.We got there on Friday night and our campsite was at

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Welcome New Blogger!Another new blogger! Welcome Johanna, my fellow-New Yorker-turned-Chicagoan-but-Bay-Area(n)-at-heart, to the great world of blogging! Can't wait to hear all your stories :)

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