If you're Jewish, happy 5770!
If not, you can take this opportunity to consider yourself an honorary Jew. Because the turning of a new year is the turning over of a fresh page, and who couldn't use one of those right about now?
Well... except our pets. Below is a compilation of shots from this year, but really, same thing happens every day.
I remember when we lived in Illinois, we had no choice but to visit Disneyland or the other major theme parks just in time for everyone else on the planet to visit them. Otherwise known as "the season."
But now we live 15 minutes from Legoland. And we can visit in the coveted off season.
Recently when we went, the park was so empty (HOW EMPTY WAS IT???) that Sarah and Becca rode the Coastersaurus ride 23 times.
It was so empty that the kid working the ride just kept sending the coaster through the starting gate with all the people still on it, over and over!
They started to actually time the camera taking photos of riders so that they could make funny faces at it, instead of it catching them in a more "natural," screaming-at-the-coaster-dips pose.
Is it better to have to wait an hour, the anticipation building for the 1 time you get to cherish the coaster? Or ride it till you know exactly when to smile for the camera? I'm not sure. I am a fan or anticipation and all. Still, as a kid, I think I would have preferred the 23x option.
It's the first day of fall! I have lived here long enough to be able to recognize the subtle signs of fall here in California. Because it was in the 80s, so it ain't the temps. And it's only going to get... hotter!
You know it's fall in Southern California when:
First they hated each other. Then one day, Olivia made a friend list and Becca was on it! From that moment, Olivia and Becca have been best friends. It is not any more logical than that.
Becca cracks Olivia up with her fake dinosaur roaring - it's just like a best friend to adore something that annoys just about everyone else on the planet. And Becca loves going to cheer Olivia on at her soccer games. She even loves to eat whatever it is Olivia eats.
This friendship is part of what we now cherish about Becca. And an unexpected byproduct is becoming close to the whole Yun family. Thanks Becca and Olivia!
Six months ago, I posted Sarah's very first ice skating competition! Holy smokes.
I'm getting back on the blog, so anything from March 11 forward, I have shamelessly posted now, just to give you a sense of chronology. I always have you in mind.
So why the 6-month blackout? Part of the reason is that facebook has provided an outlet for the daily thoughts and quick on-the-go snapshots of life.
The other part of the reason is that on February 14, I became the president of NYCA! For those of you who ever thought the president of your company had an easier job than you (or that you could do it better than he/she), I can assure you: he/she did not, and most likely you can't. It's been like having a 3rd baby. At this point, the baby is at least sleeping through the night and squirming. Healthy as hell and going to grow up just fine! So I can get back to life.
I wonder what you have been reading lo these many months...
