for tammy, kate, & kelly

Sorry for being SUCH a slacker on keeping up with this blog. For the sake of being defensive, I will give you my excuses:

1) a Dell computer technician named Vipin officially pronounced my new-er laptop (less than a year old) dead. Yes folks, the motherboard is kaput. The truly remarkable thing about it is that my old laptop... which was purchased before I started college at NYU(!)... is still going strong (also a Dell). In any case, this has added in the delay of my posts.

2) We had our first typhoon. OK, this isn't so much an excuse but a distraction. Fact of the day, which I have been sharing every chance I get, did you know that typhoons are the same exact thing as a hurricane, except hurricanes are on the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons are on the Pacific? Fascinating! :) Like I was saying... we had our first typhoon which actually proved to be more relaxing (and dare I say exciting) than anything else. All that we experienced were some serious winds and heavy heavy downpouring for several days.

3) My third excuse is that I'm student teaching. This one explains itself.

All to say, I hate that I'm been unfaithful to this thing and thanks for your patience and friendly reminders to update (Adam, Jill, Jen, Deborah, Tammy, Kate and Kelly) :)

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What else can I tell you...

Skype is a new found love of mine. If you ever feel like a chat, send me (us) an e-mail to set up a skype time.

Two weeks ago was Spiritual Life Week... and I am working on a post about it since it is too long to include in an update. So when you see it, you'll know what it is.

Life is getting busier by the minute. I have been offered a chance to help out with the fall drama; it would be such a wonderful opportunity, but it may do me in since rehearsals would be every night until November. If you think of it, please pray for me.. for wisdom. I have to decide by this weekend.

Sorry this post is lacking that extra "oomph" I had hoped it would possess.

I think I should leave you with photos instead of continuing to think of nonsense updates.

Here's to more regular posting!

This is Andy's new favorite food - it's called a Rice Burger.
But I like it because it's so small!

The smallest container of Haagen-Daas I have ever seen... and eaten from!

Elaine took me to get my hair washed and dried after a very long Friday.
45 minutes of pure bliss (oh and the scalp massage helped a bit :) )
It was the most relaxing experience I had all year... can't you see how happy I was?

Happy Belated Mid-Autumn Festival!
During Mid-Autumn Festival, people typically give these pastries called "moon cakes."
These were from Arthur.

happy to be going grocery shopping!

because he's so nice to me.

if you look carefully, those are SHARDS of glass to protect whatever was behind that wall.
terrifying.

a large tree in front a preschool we pass on our way to Starbucks:
Merryland Academy.

a "mistake" photo that turned out really nice.

the "right" one... on our way to where else? starbucks!

another funny sign.
this one is for a construction site.

some pretty fantastic van art.

typical parking in our neighborhood.

andy's "you're taking another picture?" face.

@ the bucks of star... this was taken moments before an employee told me i can't take pictures in starbucks.

the best picture i could get of the typhoon.
i need to work on shutter speed... rain is not the best model for photographing.

and that's all folks.
good night!