It's been over a month but I took a very short trip to my favorite Las Vegas, the city of vice, again. It was the third time in 6 months... I LOVE Vegas, don't I??? This time as to meet up with my bestfriends from Japan, Emiko and Makiko. Long story short, they came to see me to the U.S. but in stead of coming here to California, we met up in Vegas where we would definitely have more fun. =)
Monday, March 23, 2009
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Christmas 2008
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!
I hope you all are having an exciting holiday. I had a potluck Christmas party with friends at home (my new home in San Jose) and had a blast! I made a cake with Akina and Aylene. I was supposed to make the main dish but Akina's boyfriend Casey is a great cook so I decided to ask him to take the most important role for the party. Although I could not go home to Tokyo this winter, this party and hanging out with all my friends totally made up for the loss. Here are some pictures from the party!
preparing for the party with Akina and Aylene
Aylene and Me showing our holiday spirit!
food table
the great cook!
I sang at church for midnight mass on the 24th and I also celebrated Christmas at Nick's parents house with his family on the 25th. The Tree was big and pretty!!
Nick's family + Me
Thanks for taking your time and reading my journal.
Nick's family + Me
Thanks for taking your time and reading my journal.
Have a wonderful and happy 2009 everyone!!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
November 08
It's been a while since I posted pictures last. My initial purpose of creating this blog was to show my life in Japan but I had some people telling me to post more pictures so here they are.
First picture is Aylene and me at a diner near Aylene's house in San Mateo. I can't believe it's been almost 5 years since I met Aylene at Santa Clara University. I was wearing a Berkley hooded sweater that day and oh boy! I got 3 people yelling something like "Nor Cal!!!" or "Go Bears!!" to me... I had no clue why people are so "friendly" to me at first....the sweater must not be worn in public.
I baked cupcakes. I had a great baking day with my new friend Hien who is an almost-pro Cup Cake baker. I like how she is so creative and obsessed when it comes to cupcakes. =) She also bakes cupcake as a business, so should you need any delicious dozens catered for your party, let me know.
masterpiece, mixed, baked, and decorated by Hien =) Behold, it is a present box cupcake!
This pretty girl in the picture below is Aleena, Nick's niece. She is another one of my new friends and she just turned 8 last week =) I love hanging out with her and her sister May because they remind me of myself when I was 9 or 10.
Aleena looking happy with her birthday presents.
Aleena's little sister May! She is a hyper charming girl who wants to be a model when she grows up.
way to go May!
Nick has three adorable nieces and the last one is Harmony who is still a little little baby. I wonder what it's like to be surrounded by things you have never seen before. She has only been in this world for less than 5 months. She has a big adventure ahead of her!!
happy with daddy
cuddled by mommy
Little did I know being religious is so hard. Going to church makes me have a time to think and I like that, but even after going to masses for over ten times, I still cannot say the prayers. I guess it takes time and practice. For me, the time I spend at church is the time to think of what I have now and appreciate how lucky I am to have everything I wanted. It is also a time to look back my past and think of what I miss or what I have gained from the loss. It is a place for me to talk to myself and the big guy!
I like Nick's car. I never liked sports cars because I think they look silly, but this one is cool. My next goal in life is to get a job and a driver's license. =)
Sasha Pottypants Bargler, 3 years old. I spend so much of my time with her that I started to understand her dog language. She is a dollface=)
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