Tasty Treats
It’s been a while since I last blogged about food. So far this year I’ve had a few tasty treats already. The first one is the Lemon Tart from Trader Joe’s. I decided that it’s the closest thing to the lemon bar from Bakesale Betty, which they stopped making a few years ago. By the way, I’m still pissed about that. Anyway, this comes in the form of an 8-inch tart and it’s soooo tasty. We bought one a couple weekends ago and it lasted about a week in our fridge. Ever heard of pie for breakfast? Well, that happened. Heh heh.
Then last weekend, Jia and Jason to us to a dim sum place called BK’s Bistro in Fremont. Jason was so excited because they had the pineapple bun (“bo-lo-bao” in Chinese) with BBQ pork inside. It’s pictured in the bottom right photo next to the jook. It was totally worth the drive. So tasty! We also had some fried milk (top right) and the inside reminded me a little of the filling in a kanom krok. They also served fried dough (“pa-tan-go” in Thai) wrapped in rice noodle (left). Sounds weird but it was delicious!
Happy New Year! This year we rang in the new year with Jason and Jia. We went to their apartment for a tasty dinner and just hung out watching TV. Kumquat and Koa played and also 
At about 8:30 or 9:00, Kumquat really tired and cranky so I helped her fall asleep and in the process fell asleep too. So I took a quick nap and woke up at 11:00 pm in time to watch the festivities on TV. When the clock struck 12, it was the beginning of 2013 and Jes was on the toilet and Kumquat had just woken up. Awesome.
At 12:02 am, the three of us had a big New Year’s Day hug and I got a big glass of champagne to make up for the tiny sip that I had last year while I was preggo.
The next day, I was up pretty early and took Koa for a walk to the dog run just next door to the apartment complex. We got a nice walk by the water and then Koa got to run off-leash for a bit.
The rest of the day was spent lounging around the house, eating breakfast and pie, and napping. Kumquat also got to watch part of the Rose Parade with me. Aaaah…that was so much better than going to work.
I must say that 2012 was a very good year. I spent the first quarter cookin’ a baby and getting ready for our newest family member.
I also had an awesome month off before Kumquat arrived and spent the last week hanging out with my mom.
Then in April, our lives changed forever when our beautiful baby girl was born.
The rest of Spring and most of Summer was spent at home recovering and learning how to take care of a little human being while keeping up with the daily chores.
Right before going back to work full-time, we took our annual trip to Oahu and baby came along too.
Then it was time to return to work and it was so hard the first week. Eventually, I adjusted and it was nice to have such good friends around. Jes also did a great job as a stay-at-home dad for a month.
In September, we hired Mirian, who has been a wonderful addition to Kumquat’s life. She takes her on outings, reads to her, and kept her on her schedule better than any of us. In fact, Kumquat started sleeping through the night after her first day with Mirian.
Then Fall and Winter arrived and Jason and Jia moved to California! It’s been so fun to have them around and we see them almost every week.
We celebrated all the holidays with our little girl and even took her to Disneyland. It was a busy Christmas trip home but totally worth it.
On Saturday, we got up late, packed our things, had lunch with my parents, and then headed back up to SF. 
Jason and Jia also followed us in their car and Koa rode back with us too.
There wasn’t much traffic and we made pretty good time. For dinner we stopped at The Apricot Tree Restaurant where they have a huge collection of old lunchboxes and thermos’ on display.
This afternoon I had lunch with the old college roomies and it was so much fun to see them and the kids too.
We met up at The Counter for some tasty burgers and onion strings and Kumquat got to finally meet little Micah who was born just 3 weeks before her.
Afterward, Sandy and Linda joined me on the UCLA campus for some photos with the Bruin.
It was weird being back after so many years and I was so happy to have Kumquat there with me.
Sandy and Carl joined me farther up Bruin Walk to Royce Hall and it was like a walk up memory lane. I had forgotten how beautiful the campus is and was a little giddy thinking about all our lunches on the steps with the fatty squirrels and the naps we used to take by the fountain.
Those were fun times and I can’t believe it all started 20 years ago.
Afterward, we stopped at their house for some ice cream and more beer.
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