6 years ago!

Honeymoon to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Phuket in Thailand. I want to go back!



Fun wedding in Las Vegas!



Traditional ceremony at Patrick's parents house.

Trip to Cancun

What a great trip it was! Our one week visit to Cancun last week has given us time to relax and spend time together. The kids mastered all the flights with patience and lots of sleeping.



Here is the view from our balcony that we woke up to every morning. The ocean was warm and pleasant to swim in but with strong current at times.



We took public transportation to get around in Cancun since the taxis are expensive and the bus stop are convieniently located on the main street, just short walking distance from the hotel or in town. This was our biggest adventure on this trip and we loved the open windows, crazy driving style and rap music played by the drivers.



Of course, I found another pair of sunglasses for Matilda at our local Target shortly before the trip so she was covered and ready to pose.



On our daily walks, we have seen many iguanas hanging around the hotel. Very much to Lukas' disliking. He is terrified of them. Matilda not so much, she was waving to all of them.

New addition to our kitchen

After years of waiting and searching and searching and waiting, I finally found the perfect buffet for my kitchen! And it came just from across the street, from our neighbor, who is moving out and had a garage sale few weeks ago.

Patrick helped sanding it down and staining it so that it goes color wise well with my kitchen table that I love. We worked two days on it but it was worth every hour.

The buffet is made out of real wood and was not painted or stained before. This is how it looked before we started working on it.

I had not one helper, but two! Lukas in action.



And here is the final result. Doesn't it look awesome and perfect for our kitchen?!

2002 Merlot

After years of abstinence, we finally drank some wine, at home, on the sofa, just the two of us. Few days ago I felt that the time has come that Patrick and I start to enjoy the quiet evenings even more.

My all time favorite wine is from the winery Chateau Julien in Carmel Valley. When I was working with the Plaza Hotel in Monterey, we ordered this wine for all our functions and it became my favorite since then. That's like 7 years ago. I was able to keep few bottles because of the pregnancies but now the time has come.

So last night, we enjoyed this smooth, fruity, sweet-but-not-sweet wine to the last drip. Can't wait for tonight to finish the bottle.

Coldplay

Last night we went to see Coldplay at Shoreline in Mountain View. It was a great concert. The night was warm and since it was sold out, the place was packed to the top. Even on the lawn it was hard to find a spot. But we managed and enjoyed 2 hours of live performance.

Check out Chris' homage to Michael Jackson. Billie Jean.

Celebration

Quite spontaneous, we managed to get out yesterday and enjoyed a massage and a dinner for two. Grandma was kind enough to watch the kids and we had 3 hours to ourselves.

We had a couple massage which means you are in the same room but each gets his/her own massage. I could hear Patrick snore and had to laugh.

Afterwards we went to an Italian place which I will not name by name because it was mediocre. The food was decent but nothing that “wow”ed us. But just hanging out with Patrick alone was wonderful and made up for the food.

5 years!

5 years ago, on a super hot day in Las Vegas, we got married! In a small circle of friends and family we promised to love each other in good and in bad days. We are happy, full of joy and thankful for having each other. I couldn't ask for more.

Happy Father's Day

It wasn't a day packed with exciting activities or big gifts but with lots of hugs and kisses and knowing that we have the best Daddy ever. He is patient, loving, attentive, thoughtful and cool. He doesn't say "no" and he agrees to almost every mischief the kids can think of.

Life is good in our house.

Another birthday

Today was Patrick's birthday. I helped Lukas to make an awesome card for Daddy (he wrote Lukas and Matilda vertical on the card!). It is on his office desk already.

No party was held but a cake was made.

We love you so much! Muah.

Daddy is back!

Yes, he is back! And I fit in his luggage.

















It even fits two. Who knew?