Just came back from the Celebration not too long ago for the boy Mike Gordon at Taj!

You already know, another year, another Conquest!

Look for us to be taking over a few things soon…

I’ll probably be MIA for a few days due to seeing my sweetheart black Friday for his BIRTHDAY!

I’ll miss you all! Have a wonderful long weekend with your families and friends!

Be thankful!

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"happy birthday, dear friend"

and so it is, yet another birthday. happy birthday, jingwei! 老弟… i miss your whinings man.

I promise you, my dear (and possibly imagined) readers – I will NOT be writing about my mother in every post. I truly do think about other things… but today is a special day.

Today is my mom’s birthday. That’s her in the picture with the Mary Tyler Moore vibe going on… the jowl-sporting infant would be moi. Mom would have been 65, and I’m sad to think about the things on her list of “to-do” items that didn’t get done. I won’t list them (those I know of) here, mostly because it would make me cry, but also because it would be a bit morbid, and a little silly.

I will just say that I miss her, and I wish she were here to celebrate with us.

Happy birthday mom – I love you!

i actually would’ve forgotten that today was my spiritual birthday if it hadn’t been for the card that my mom always sends every year. i know for some people they can’t point to a specific day of conversion and there’s nothing wrong with that. i am thankful that spiritual birthdays were always a big deal growing up in my family, a time to look back over where God has taken me and a reminder to say thanks for his amazing grace.

mine isn’t a dramatic testimony and yet still one that i would hope for my own kids: to know and love Christ from a young age. i was 7 and it was either the night before or the night of thanksgiving (can’t remember which). we’d talked as a family earlier that day about Jesus and as i laid awake in my bed, i decided to pray, “God, i know some people don’t believe, but i do.” then i wasn’t sure if those were the right words so i said a 2nd prayer using the whole “ask you into my heart” verbiage just in case. then i got out of bed to go tell my mom.

i’m so thankful for what God’s done in my life and the places he’s taken me, even though it’s not always been sunshine. my valleys haven’t been as deep as others, but i know i’m not immune to those either and i’m sure my turn will come eventually. but i know my Good Shepherd will walk with me then, too. i’ve always wanted to avoid having to learn things the hard way, but one of the pitfalls of living a “good” life since i was young is that it’s so easy to start floating through life. from the outside everything looks great, but on the inside my relationship with God goes on autopilot. may God keep me from that place! may He take me deeper so that i can join Him on all those great adventures He has in store!

jeremy riddle has a song that i really like called “Full Attention”. here are the words:

May Your voice be louder, May Your voice be clearer, Than all the others, than all the others

May Your face be dearer, May Your words be sweeter, Than all the others, than all the others in my life

Please keep my eyes  fixed on You, Please root my heart so deep in You

Keep me abiding, keep me abiding, Keep me abiding that I

Oh, that I might bear fruit

May Your presence be truer, May Your presence be nearer, Than all the others, than all the others

May Your light burn brighter, May Your love move deeper, Than all the others, than all the others in my life.

may i not get lazy or distracted or hide in my comfort zone–i don’t want to miss out on anything. if i could only keep an eternal perspective than maybe it wouldn’t be so hard. i get glimpses and then daily life seems to take over. i know that’s a constant struggle for all of us. i look forward to the day when we’ll see our Lord face to face and the struggle will finally be over!

i hope you all have (or had) a wonderful thanksgiving, not just with family and good food, but with God, thanking him for his countless blessings. (it’s so easy for this day to get lost in the shuffle of preparing for Christmas.)

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Here is a little video of Alex’s birthday party that we took on Saturday.  He had a big time and got a lot of cool stuff.  Happy birthday Alex!

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An invitation for a friend who is holding a house warming gathering and celebrating her daughter’s birthday on a same day.

6.

So, it was wednesday! The sun is really hot today. School was really boring. Nothing much really happened. After school, went to meet up with family. Had a small advance birthday celebration for me. Went somewhere far to have dinner. I don’t really remember the name of the place. But I think is around upper serangoon? Gosh! had a whole hell lot of food. Eat till bloateddd… But fulfilling too =D Gosh I felt super guilty eating so much!!!

Just look at that amount of food. HAHAS!

Now it’s like 12.25am. I still have not think of any idea to paint on my canvas shoes. SO DEAD!! But I am excited about it at the same time. I guess its gonna be fun! Ok back to thinking and I’M TIRED!! I WANT TO SLEEP!! yawns…..

Day 2.

I awoke the next morning tired as all hell. Paige and Kevin were already up, looking refreshed from a good night’s sleep, I was jealous. They are quite the couple, very cute, very in love and very generous. Well, Paige is at least, Kevin just does what she tells him. This morning his assignment was to make his favorite cousin breakfast, but Kevin felt like procrastinating and letting me starve. Paige ended up making mine, and it was delicious. Cream of rice (Paige has that wheat disease thing), eggs, over-easy and two waffles. I don’t remember what I had to drink. I think we finished our wine from the night before. After breakfast we watched the football game on TV. Paige and Kevin spooned on the couch for the two hours while we watched, how cute I know. Paige asked if I wanted to join, I declined.

We all eventually got ready to go to the mall to pick out a gift for Uncle Danny’s birthday. I also wanted to get a haircut, so tired of long hair… As soona s we arrived Kevin and Paige took me to the haircut place and left me, not intentionally. I got my haircut and met a Russian woman. It was amazing.  Her name was Elona, she didn’t tell me much about her, but she cut hair good for a Russian.

Two of my good friends who studied abroad in St. Petersburg last year say Russians give the worst haircuts, “you never know what you are going to come out with,” they always say. But, remember Lareesa? Well she is from Duluth (all relevant I promise) and she has gotten her haircut in the same place for many, many years, by guess who…Russians! I have never seen her with bad hair, whenever she gets a new haircut she looks amazing (especially this last one Reese Piece!). But back to my haircut, Elona did a great job. I look sexy and more Russian if I do say so myself, must have rubbed off.

My conversation with her was a little strange. I knew almost the second I met her that she was Russian from her accent and usually in this situation I get so excited because I love talking, to anyone really but especially a Russian, and if they are an older Russian woman, well that is icing on the cake. But today I was unusually nervous. Maybe that’s because my Russian class at GAC is, well, there aren’t really enough negative adjectives in the English language to describe it. That said, I waited until after she washed my hair to ask, in Russian, where she was from. We got back to the hair-cutting chair and I finally found enough courage to ask her. She stared at me in the mirror with puzzling eyes. Москвы (Moscow) she replied. “А вы говорите по русски?” (And you speak Russian?) she asked. “Да,” (yes) I answered. I won’t bore you with the whole conversation (and I really don’t want to switch keyboards 50,00 times to tell you the whole thing) but basically she told me I was insane to go to Irkutsk, a response I have been getting a lot but I refuse to budge. On a happier note, she said I had excellent intonation and spoke with a native accent, something every American child of Russian dreams of hearing. THANK YOU TATIANA & EVGENII!

This was the best haircut I think I have ever gotten, and will be hard to beat. I tipped Elona extra and said goodbye. She wished me good luck with that sarcastic Russian look, and with a hint of you know I really think you’re crazy, boy in her voice. But, it didn’t matter that she thought I was crazy, she still liked me. I rate my like-ability by the haircut I received, two words, damn sexy.

I met up with Paige and Kevin in Express. A horrible first choice to start shopping, by the mere fact that it is one of my all time favorite stores, and I knew it would take everything to keep from buying something. Paige had a great strategy though, she kept me in the women’s section, and therefore, I was unable to bask in the Express-ness.

After Express we went to the food court to eat. I got Subway, Kevin, a gut-buster, i.e. the biggest f-ing burger you have ever seen. Paige had more trouble, as for her wheat disease. She was left with ice cream with walnuts and peaches, which turned out to be disgusting. Dissatisfied, she went back up and asked for a new drink, and they gave it to her. Oh to be a beautiful woman and able to get anything you want.

After lunch there was more shopping. We hit up all the good cooking stores for Uncle Danny’s gift but left empty-handed. Everything was god awful expensive. Nonetheless, we did manage to have tons of fun playing with all the neat salt and pepper shakers and imagining all the cool things we would want in our houses. That is, if we ever get houses. Like I said, everything is so freaking expensive. One can dream though.

Cooking utensils out, we headed over to Finishline to try our hands at athletic wear. This was more of our kind of store. While Kevin looked around Paige and I took pictures and danced to the store music; Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z i.e. great dancing music. Kevin got Danny a UnderArmour work-out shirt, pretty cool. I, feeling especially happy about being a cancer survivor that day, asked Kevin to purchase a Livestrong bracelet in mine and Lance’s honor, he obliged. Cancer card, works every time. Paige got two buttons for her Crocs in support of the bankrupt company, and she has Crocs.

Exhausted, or at least I was, we left the mall and headed back home. Paige had to go home, sadly, leaving me alone with Kevin, not that, that was bad. I was just sad she had to leave. Kevin and I chilled at the apartment and watched TV. Feeling hungry later we headed to McDonald’s and took advantage of the Red-Box DVDs. I rented ‘The Goods,’ ‘Wolverine,’ and ‘Gran Torino.’ The first was amazing, the second okay, and the third ended horribly. You can all probably guess what time I went to bed…yup, 4.

Day 3 later.

7 DAYS.

O dear.

I better get crackin’.

1 gift down.

1 half done.

1 2/3 done.

And 1 in my head.

Laria,

be ready to love it.

…

We played an indoor game tonight.

We lost.

7-2.

And the man in the orange socks accidentally slapped me in the left side of my face.

(Who slaps a Koala Bear?)

…

I have to say,

I ♥ Fancy hats right now.

I think I need to go and write a bit with a hat or two.

…

I’m reading Les Miserables: Tome III.

IN FRENCH.

My Papa laughed at me.

And even though I really don’t understand it,

IT IS THE BEEZ KNEEZ♥.

…

Love.

-Bella(Koala Bear)

Today’s blog is celebratory (no, I’m NOT a priest)!

Tomorrow will be my 30th day eating ONLY raw food but today I’m feeling kinda…silly!

Over the past month I’ve had some doubts about my sanity…giving up booze, food as I knew it, and coffee SUCKED.

But…I’m feeling pretty damn good right now.  Super good actually.  Energy levels are off the energy level charts–and that’s according to these guys with clipboards who keep following me around.

Tomorrow I’ll weigh myself and post 30 day “before & after pics!”

But right now I want to celebrate my budding transformation and Annie’s Birthday by sharing some fun Birthday pics of her and some crazy cats opening her presents!

Annie’s “Birthday Cake” was delicious Gluten-Free “Black & White” cookies and these unbelievably tasty things called “Fudgies” that I had shipped as a surprise from her favorite Gluten Free restaurant–which sadly is all the way in NYC…the Risotteria.

What's this...?

THE NEW ADAM LAMBERT CD! I HAVE A HAIR THINGY JUST LIKE HIM!

I smell cardboard in the other room...

What the hell did WE get!?!

Sweet! A box! From Urban Outfitters!

Now look into the camera baby, and give me your best Kristen Stewart American Apparel kinda look...Yeah..That's it!

Fortunatley Annie's one leg is on the opposite side of her one arm so she can still do a BIRTHDAY DANCE!

H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y    A N N I E !

YOU’RE A WOMAN NOW!

Miss Radley James Wilson turned 2 years old on the 19th. It doesn’t possibly seem that it could have been 2 years ago that she was born. Time is flying by.

The lucky girl got 2 birthday celebrations. The first one was at Aunt Erin’s house on the actual day, where we enjoyed a fabulous dinner and cupcakes.

I have no cute pictures of Ethan eating a cupcake because for the first time ever he didn’t want desert. On that night he was not my child.

After dinner and desert they were messy enough to need a bath. Once again, these pictures will be used for blackmail someday.

Then on Sunday we did some more celebrating with the whole family.

New Uggs from Gee and blocks from Aunt Erin…

This last picture is seriously my favorite.

Happy Birthday Miss Rad!

Celebrated my birthday last week! Hooray and all that jazz.
Fairly quiet birthday this time.

Went out to dinner with my husband. My favorite restaurant people (Front Street Station/The Old Barge) got steamers (soft shell clams) especially for me!
I ate two portions as they are one of my favorite foods and I haven’t had them in quite a while. LOVED them!
And I got a candle in my dessert cheesecake too!

Pretty nice.

So anyway I turned 53 and while most women won’t give their age,
I have no big problem with it. I’m damn proud (and maybe even a little bit lucky) as a matter of fact to have made it this far.
I have no desire to go back to the days of my youth for many reasons (though I wouldn’t mind losing the arthritis I’ve acquired over the years).

I was born on Thanksgiving day… ruining (so to speak) both my mother’s Thanksgiving and her doctor’s too. Ah well. Every so often my birthday falls on Thanksgiving but it hasn’t for a while now.

Cooking 21 pound turkey for Thanksgiving. Should be good, I’m not sure how many people are coming as of yet but it doesn’t matter because Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday!
Good food and family.

Happy Holidays everyone and G’night!

It’s lil darling Damia’s birthday! A long awaited entry on such a grand birthday party befitting the little princess Damia Batrisyia who has just turned 6. What can I say, the setting was totally gorgeous….the decoration was simply beautiful….and the cake was breathtakingly amazing……kudos to mama and Yee Send’s team for making this one party such a memorable one!

And then thay had the games….equally enjoyable by all kids, moms and dads! Happy faces were everywhere. Great job, Yee Send + team!
Yeay, the superhot moms team also proved that they are the power to be reckoned with. Jangan main-main tau…they did win the tug of war games….!

Finally, came the most awaited moment on the list and that was making beautiful wishes while blowing all six candles. What a beautiful scene it was, surrounded by all the little fairies and prince charming..comelness to the max! And such a beautiful cake too! Sayang rasanya nak potong kan….and I was also told the cake was soooo yummylicious too, that even my kids had a double….;)

To my dearest Damia & family, thank you for inviting us. It was such a great party that is still being talked to this day….i know you had a great one that day, and aunty wish you all the best for next year you’ll already be in Standard One. I know you’ll make us all proud, especially your family. Insya-Allah.

Happy 6th Birthday, lil Princess!

Don’t forget to check out the video too :- Damia’s 6th Birthday Party Highlights

photo+video by thelittleBIGshots team
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hey zo! i know this is kinda late, but never forget that you are awesome!! continue to study hard and strive for everything you wanna do(: and continue trying to get into choir if you want:P whatever the case,know that i will always be there for you:D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEY!!