Had coffee with Michelle and Reese again this morning. Reese was having a good time hanging out with her tongue sticking. Michelle tried to get a photo with her phone but got this instead. Heh heh. I look foolish but Reese is still adorable.
Is anyone else sad that Borders is closing down a bunch of their stores?! I LOVED going to the one across the street from my house and it closed down last year. Just recently they filed bankruptcy and I got an email that the store in the mall downtown was also closing and were having a big close-out sale.
So, Jes and I headed over in the rain and I picked up a few things: a Spanish grammar book, a couple magazines, a couple travel books, and THIS AWESOME LUNCHBOX! Now that I won’t have any Borders nearby, where am I going to buy my Paperchase goods?!
The picture above was taken on our way to the airport in 2004. (Happy Birthday, Huy!!) It’s crazy that it’s been 10 years since I last renewed and I’ve had a pretty good run! My passport just expired this past January and as I was filling out the paperwork for the renewal I flipped through the pages of stamps that I had inside.
Here’s a list of the places I’ve been:
Costa Rica – June 2004 (my first international trip in 18 years)
Thailand – December 2005/January 2006
Belize and Guatemala – September 2008
Italy – September 2009
London and Paris – September 2010
Phew! What fun!
With this renewal looming for the past couple months, I put off getting my photo taken once again. I FINALLY took my new photo last weekend at Walgreens while I was out running errands and thankfully my hair was brushed and I hadn’t just woken up. ‘Cuz that’s what happened last time.
Back in 2001, I was living at home in Cerritos and I was putting off renewing my passport for several months. My mom was tired of reminding me so one morning she woke me up in a hurry and said, “Get dressed, we’re going to AAA to get your passport picture taken.” I was given just enough time to brush my teeth and put my contacts on. I was still in the t-shirt I was sleeping in and my hair was a mess. The guy behind the camera clicked the camera so quickly without counting or anything and it was done. Unfortunately, when I got the photos, I looked like a refugee with my hair sticking out on one side, my t-shirt collar all crooked and wrinkled, and my face and eyes were swollen. I must admit it was a picture of supreme hotness. At the moment I didn’t really care and mailed it in with my application but later on I regretted not taking a new one. Jes always makes fun of me each time we go through customs and says in a gruff voice, “Let me into your country. I want to eat your children.” Great…he’s so supportive…. I’ve even had the guy behind the customs window make a double-take after looking at my passport! This happened not just once but several times. Wah. Waaah….
So my new photo has been taken and the application is ready to be mailed. Pretty soon I should be ready to travel for the next 10 years with a less-embarrassing photo. And no, I’m not going to post my refugee photo.
Last year I bought a grape hyacinth from Trader Joe’s and when it died off, I wrapped up the bulbs in a paper towel and foil and stored it in the fridge in a Ziploc bag. A couple days ago, I took it out of the bag and found some shoots coming out of them. They were pale yellow but healthy-looking.
I put them in a small pot with some soil on Valentine’s Day and two days later, the leaves turned green and I’ve got a bud!! Can you see it peeking out?! This is so exciting! I can already feel my thumb becoming a little less purple.
Jes and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day anymore but I still think it’s kinda fun when you’re around kids. Another therapist and I brought in some of those cheesy valentines from the grocery store and we made mailboxes for each of the kids out of empty glove boxes and wrapped them in butcher paper. Each kid had their mailbox taped to their hospital room door and they all took turns making and delivering them to each other. They were all pretty excited about it all.
For dinner, Jes made a steak, green beans, and mashed potatoes. It was tasty.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Dog had a rough week. I don’t know what he got his nose in but Jes came home on Tuesday to find crap (YES, ACTUAL CRAP) all over the house. He was pretty bummed out the rest of the week and was looking better today so we took him to Fort Funston.
He ran, sniffed, and peed on everything. He was a happy happy dog and it was great to see the ocean.
Ah…the ocean…
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