Suddenly, everything seems to be falling into places around me lately. With the way my life has been going this year, I am starting to wonder if there is a big bad boo boo waiting around the corner somewhere. The proverbial other shoe. Take our Thanksgiving plan for example. I was just jonesing to cook up the turkey in my new–as in last Christmas–roasting tray and rack. And oh how I long to try to brine the turkey! (I heart Alton Brown!) We managed to secure one “orphan” to feed, and 3 people to a 10 lbs. turkey is justifiable...
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Discovery #1 The slow cooked smothered pork chops (recipe from Cook Country magazine) with mashed potatoes has become another meal that Brandon would actually eat as leftover. The other stuff he’d eat as leftover are our spaghetti and turkey meat sauce, chicken or bacon fried rice, pasta salad with ham and cheese, and leftover Thai food. Occasionally, he’d have leftover pizza. You see, Brandon is not big on leftover. One meal. That’s it. That is also why he doesn’t like restaurants that give you ginormous proportion like Claim Jumper. His eating habit makes it a little difficult for me as...
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…for still glowing with massive pride after Saturday’s whooping of Cal, our shot at the Rose Bowl and even, dare we say, at National Championship game?? Fog clears, revealing a grown-up USC – Los Angeles Times “I don’t know how I held on to it, seriously, because once I caught it, I blacked out,” said Dwayne Jarrett. Oh, and held on to it, you did, Jarrett! An inconsistent quarterback threw a fourth-down touchdown pass to a wide-open receiver who was his third option. “I was just like, ‘Oh gosh, just don’t throw it over his head,’ ” said John David...
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Rose. Bowl. YEAH! A Trojan girl couldn’t have had a better 30th birthday present! YEAH! By the way, last night was massively fun. Will blog about that after I run a few victory laps around the apartment. YEAHHH!!!!...
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I’m overwhelmed with happiness! Thank you everyone who has come by to wish me (and Snoopy) a happy birthday. Your thoughtfulness definitely brings joy to my day and definitely will brighten the year! (And by the way, bad me for not doing this earlier. Please also say happy birthday to my twin sister from another life and another time, Bua!) My big day started last night, early morning Thai time, when I called my dad. I didn’t say anything about my birthday, just waiting to see if dad would bring it up. Nothing came up. So… Me: Dad. Are you...
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firstdaywithsnoopy Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. Snoopy was born…into my life…on my 5th birthday. He was among the 3 presents I remembered. The other were a cotton girl doll in a velvet dress and came in a cradle from one of the aunties, and the Princess Diana wedding dress my mom had it made for me. It was love at first sight for me and Snoop. A love that withstood many years of coming and going toys. He was eventually shelfed and forgotten among my huge collection of stuffed toys. But when I was around 14, after watching “Race for your...
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