What made us smile. Week of 4.22.12

Glen

• My haircut. With my schedule so erratic, I can't regularly go to my barber, so I decided to get my hair cut by Kyreen's stylist. Let me tell you, she's as beautiful as she is good. And she is good. I think she might be off the market, though. Sorry, fellas.
• Harbor Sushi. We went to Lancaster, CA for a baby shower and in desert town with pretty much nothing but dirt and tumbleweed, there's an all-you-can-eat sushi joint. Normally, "all-you-can-eat" and "sushi" don't go together, but this place really pulls it off.
• Friends making families. A high school friend of mine, Lehua, just gave birth to a beautiful girl. She has a blog where she's been chronicling her journey towards a family of her own. I'm really happy for her.

Kyreen

• Harbor Sushi. Yes, Glen already mentioned it, but it really was a true gem in the most unlikely place. The rolls were delicious and unlike most "all you can eat sushi" places, they actually had rolls that you'd want to eat. None of these generic cucumber rolls or California rolls with fake crab meat, they served the good stuff. Definitely one of the places we'll be visiting again on our next trip to go see Vanessa and Phil.
• Lunch with new friends. It's hard to make new friends, even harder to make new friends that are on the same timeline in their lives. Blanca came to work with us after some circumstances, and we've quickly become friends. Nothing better than food and great conversation to build on a friendship.
• Prom. Kevin had finally asked the girl he's been crushing on forever to prom with him and she said yes! I got to help my brother pick out his tux for prom. Though I may have made other choices in terms of neutral colors vs color matching, it was definitely fun to be on the other side. Made me remember my own prom just 12 years ago! Man, I'm getting old :)

Doggy Duesday 04.24.12

Which of these is NOT a toy? (Answer: None. They are all toys)

What made us smile. Week of 04.15.12

Kyreen

• Vanessa's Baby Shower- There are a lot of things that took place during the baby shower that was a lot of fun. Too many things to list so I'll just list my top 3:
1. Hosting and running the events of the shower was a lot of fun. Despite it being the first baby shower I've thrown, it went surprisingly well. I say good planning helps with the execution.
2. The shower games were a blast. The main reason the games were a success, was because of the participants. Guests were super competitive which made the games all that more fun. Seeing everyone get involved was very entertaining. I also got compliments on the couples relay race that I came up with!
3. Food- What's a Filipino party without food? I had probably the most amazing chip dip, fresh veggie pizza, cassava cake, and Nathan's (baby's nickname) shower cake. Vanessa's boss had made the chip dip and the fresh veggie pizza at home from scratch. And the cassava cake, courtesy of Vanessa's aunt, was borderline close to how my mom used to make it. Nathan's shower cake came all the way from Las Vegas and the red velvet with the fondant was probably one of the best I've tasted. The food, of what I could eat, was delish!

Glen

• Denny's. We've recently made it a tradition to stop by Denny's in Morgan Hill after a night at the Tank (San Jose Sharks). Although they lost, we can always look forward to the good service.
• Kara's Cupcakes. Kyreen surprised me with the best cupcakes in the world. The icing on the cake (see what I did there) was that Kara's finally made a Red Velvet cupcake. It's the closest thing to our wedding cake, in cup form.
• Winning. Our beloved Sharks lost, but I won some lenses on Ebay after the winner didn't pay the seller. Sometimes 2nd really is good enough!

Doggy Duesday

Bringing it back to Napoleon's baby days. This is one of our favorite pictures of him with his first bunny toy.

What made us smile. Week of 04.08.12

Kyreen

• Game 1 Sharks vs. Blues- Sharks win in double overtime! Heart pounding suspense for 40+ minutes! 
• Papa John's Pizza- Was craving pizza so got my favorite combo: cheese and double pineapples... yummy!
• Wrapping my cousin's baby shower present. Yes, it is an accomplishment, considering how much stuff I had to stuff in a basket and then shrink wrap. (will post pictures after the baby shower as to not spoil the surprise)

Glen

• My trench coat. In every cloud there's a silver lining. My silver lining this past week was khaki colored. We had thunderstorms and scattered showers for most of the week, and I was finally able to bust out my favorite piece of outerwear.
• Winning. I won an old Yashica FR-1 SLR camera on ebay. It's old (1977, baby!) and comes with all the accessories. But what I really bought it for was the lens. Will post pics soon my other blog.
• Food blogs. Speaking of other blogs, I'm carefully looking at food blogs. I haven't added many to my daily RSS feeds simply because once I start, I'll end up with dozens. #InformationOverload.

Doggy Duesday

This lazy dog.

What made us smile. Week of 04.01.12

Glen

• The San Jose Sharks are playoff bound! We were at Fan Appreciation Day in the Tank when the Sharks beat the Kings 3-2 in a fantastic comeback!
• Schooner's Clam Chowder. Being new to seafood, this is the best clam chowder I've had thus far. The service was terrible, but at least I got my fix.
• Jordan's hospitality from Johnny Rockets in Monterey. As mentioned, the service in Schooner's was bad. So bad, we finished up our chowder and looked for another place to eat. We came across Johnny Rockets and our waitress, Jordan, made our night.
• Picking 60s songs from a jukebox. I dunno. It's just really satisfying to me.

Kyreen

• Double Date with BFF Weezy. And reminiscing about the past.
• Epic haul from Target. I have to post some of my couponing hauls soon.
• SJ Sharks comeback. I love Hockey!
• Johnny Rockets server Jordan. Strawberry Oreo Crumble Shake.