Apple-picking for an anniversary. Before the squirrels and bunnies eat them all.
I was never one of those little girls Imagining My Wedding Since I Was Five. When I was five, I got this idea in my head that you had to marry somebody with the same birthday as you, even though I knew my mom and dad had different birthdays. But the only person I knew who I shared a birthday with in my Catholic kindergarten was another girl, how was I ever going to find someone to marry?! (Yes, I learned about girls who liked girls once I transferred out of Catholic school, LOL. But that still left me knowing nobody else who shared my birthdate!)
After that got straightened out, I stopped caring about weddings until I started being in serious relationships 15-20 years later, and even when![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hyounpark and I were planning our own wedding, making all the little choices and doing every last tedious bit associated with it - five years later, ( what do I remember? )
I'm a foodie, and I couldn't tell you what food we had at our wedding because I think I got to eat maybe two bites of it? There were M+Ms in various shades of blue and white and I remember that because we got our names printed on them!
Still, there is this:
And everything after.
(Three weeks ago, my brother's wedding started 20 minutes late because there was a miscommunication about the programs and we had to make a surprise last-second 15 mile round trip back to the hotel to retrieve them because primarily English ceremony with written guidance in Chinese. I joked to the pastor as we ran out to the car that we were upholding family tradition. He seemed a bit alarmed by that.)
After that got straightened out, I stopped caring about weddings until I started being in serious relationships 15-20 years later, and even when
hyounpark and I were planning our own wedding, making all the little choices and doing every last tedious bit associated with it - five years later, ( what do I remember? )I'm a foodie, and I couldn't tell you what food we had at our wedding because I think I got to eat maybe two bites of it? There were M+Ms in various shades of blue and white and I remember that because we got our names printed on them!
Still, there is this:
And everything after.
(Three weeks ago, my brother's wedding started 20 minutes late because there was a miscommunication about the programs and we had to make a surprise last-second 15 mile round trip back to the hotel to retrieve them because primarily English ceremony with written guidance in Chinese. I joked to the pastor as we ran out to the car that we were upholding family tradition. He seemed a bit alarmed by that.)
Thing I want to tell hyounpark when he gets home tonight: "Biking makes me go PAITING!" ;)
That, and happy anniversary. <3
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I biked 13.5 miles on Friday after months of being out of the saddle, and it was awesome, aside from some knee pain that indicates it's time I move my seatpost up to the appropriate height, rather than the height designed to let me touch the ground while still in my saddle when I'm at a stop. I mean, it's only been two years since I started biking again ...
I got up at the crack of dawn to meet up with a bike convoy starting in Davis and heading down along the river. I love biking with other cyclists, and this definitely made tackling certain parts of the route easier - the Longfellow Bridge; Cambridge Street in downtown; the tunnel under the Harvard Science Center (which I will never repeat unless in another group, because the visibility factor is just too low and the cars in too much of a hurry). But the ride along the river is always lovely. Plus, they fed us breakfast when we got to City Hall! (Burritos of burnination, I called them - I got one first thing when I got there, and it was still too hot to eat by the time I had to leave, despite unwrapping it immediately.)
( pictures of the biking lifestyle, only two of which actually have bikes! )
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It's shaping up to be a busy June. We're kicking things off with our oh-holy-god ten year college reunion and several days in the Pioneer Valley to see old friends and partake of many delicious things. The weekend after that is Wellesley Reunion, and some ofhyounpark's old friends will be in town for that, so we will probably crash the party. ;) The weekend after that, we'll be in Denver visiting some of my fambly (and meeting A VERY CUTE BABY who I need to buy a present for; we'll just be missing his 100-day celebration). The weekend after that, we'll be in Seoul for Hyoun's cousin's wedding. (And Hyoun's birthday. And our five-year-dateaversary.) The weekend after that, we'll probably be in Knoxville. The weekend after that we are not going ANYWHERE. :P Except maybe I'll venture down as far as Union Square to go to that farmers' market. Woo, two whole miles from home!
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Speaking of farmers' markets, they are FINALLY back in town! I went to markets just about every other day this week, and the early strawberries are sparse but amaaazing. We're still working our way through a nommy loaf of french bread; spread with ricotta and jam, or hummus, it's provided us with several delicious all-local breakfasts.
I also picked up some asparagus, which I'm going to pair with some chive ravioli for dinner. Maybe tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Soon. I should probably go figure out what we're eating tonight - honestly, probably more of the awesome french bread. It's hot and I'm lazy. ;)
hyounpark when he gets home tonight: "Biking makes me go PAITING!" ;)That, and happy anniversary. <3
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I biked 13.5 miles on Friday after months of being out of the saddle, and it was awesome, aside from some knee pain that indicates it's time I move my seatpost up to the appropriate height, rather than the height designed to let me touch the ground while still in my saddle when I'm at a stop. I mean, it's only been two years since I started biking again ...
I got up at the crack of dawn to meet up with a bike convoy starting in Davis and heading down along the river. I love biking with other cyclists, and this definitely made tackling certain parts of the route easier - the Longfellow Bridge; Cambridge Street in downtown; the tunnel under the Harvard Science Center (which I will never repeat unless in another group, because the visibility factor is just too low and the cars in too much of a hurry). But the ride along the river is always lovely. Plus, they fed us breakfast when we got to City Hall! (Burritos of burnination, I called them - I got one first thing when I got there, and it was still too hot to eat by the time I had to leave, despite unwrapping it immediately.)
( pictures of the biking lifestyle, only two of which actually have bikes! )
*
It's shaping up to be a busy June. We're kicking things off with our oh-holy-god ten year college reunion and several days in the Pioneer Valley to see old friends and partake of many delicious things. The weekend after that is Wellesley Reunion, and some of
hyounpark's old friends will be in town for that, so we will probably crash the party. ;) The weekend after that, we'll be in Denver visiting some of my fambly (and meeting A VERY CUTE BABY who I need to buy a present for; we'll just be missing his 100-day celebration). The weekend after that, we'll be in Seoul for Hyoun's cousin's wedding. (And Hyoun's birthday. And our five-year-dateaversary.) The weekend after that, we'll probably be in Knoxville. The weekend after that we are not going ANYWHERE. :P Except maybe I'll venture down as far as Union Square to go to that farmers' market. Woo, two whole miles from home!*
Speaking of farmers' markets, they are FINALLY back in town! I went to markets just about every other day this week, and the early strawberries are sparse but amaaazing. We're still working our way through a nommy loaf of french bread; spread with ricotta and jam, or hummus, it's provided us with several delicious all-local breakfasts.
I also picked up some asparagus, which I'm going to pair with some chive ravioli for dinner. Maybe tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Soon. I should probably go figure out what we're eating tonight - honestly, probably more of the awesome french bread. It's hot and I'm lazy. ;)
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Jun. 21st, 2007 22:13Happy birthday to my most beloved of beloveds, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hyounpark :)
Tuesday, we celebrated our two year anniversary at Craigie Street Bistrot with the following: ( cut for drooling )
This, of course, means that the rest of the week we've mostly been eating mangos and mangos and more mangos (we bought a case last Saturday for $8). Currently attempting to chill a mango and chocolate mousse icebox cake (thanks tosoufpawed for linking me to the icebox cake recipes on Epicurious; I'm trying to combine this icebox cake with this mango mousse as filling!). In open tabs, I've got recipes for mango lassis, mango chutney, a brie and mango quesadilla, and scallop mango tartelettes.
hyounpark :)Tuesday, we celebrated our two year anniversary at Craigie Street Bistrot with the following: ( cut for drooling )
This, of course, means that the rest of the week we've mostly been eating mangos and mangos and more mangos (we bought a case last Saturday for $8). Currently attempting to chill a mango and chocolate mousse icebox cake (thanks to
soufpawed for linking me to the icebox cake recipes on Epicurious; I'm trying to combine this icebox cake with this mango mousse as filling!). In open tabs, I've got recipes for mango lassis, mango chutney, a brie and mango quesadilla, and scallop mango tartelettes.Update, no, seriously!
Jun. 20th, 2006 10:42Finally caught up on picture galleries! :)
Subjects include:
- the booze cruise
- 17-mile drive
- the monterey bay aquarium
- my 10-year high school reunion
- dania and jp's wedding
Yes, I took over 400 pictures in the last nine days. Yes, my camera is currently being held together by a ponytail holder. *grin*
( the promised trip update )
Took a couple of days to recover, and then Saturday was Meghan's 30th, and my first ever "booze cruise." And as I predicted tokazulrw, I spent all of my time running around taking piccies and none of my time actually consuming alcohol. Hee! But it was actually quite fun - there was a rockabilly cover band, and yummy little appetizers, and a cool breeze blowing in off the ocean. Then Friendly's with melissaagray and fes42 and stranger78, Apples to Apples at the afterparty, and then driving down Route 1 at 3 am. You're only as old as you feel!
Yesterday, I made the mistake of dairy when it was both 95f out and the first day of my period. Sohyounpark brought me Tylenol Flavor Creator, since I can't swallow pills, and my god, this is like EXACTLY what I was hoping for as a kid. Granted, I also thought I'd be the one to invent it (since "normal people swallow pills" and thus nobody cared about making medicine taste tolerable), until I couldn't wrap my head around the chemistry involved, but still! I am going to be very sad when litigious American society eventually runs this product off the market because some idiot didn't keep their medicines locked away firmly enough, and their kid drinks an entire bottle and has to go to the hospital and the parents don't dare show weakness by assigning any amount of blame to themselves.
Anyway, it's funky. I thought it would be some sort of clear syrup that you mixed flavor crystals into, but it's a cherry-based syrup, and you get a bunch of flavor packets with the package. You pour out the syrup dosage into the measuring cup, then dump the flavor crystals directly on top, and then chug immediately. On reflection, I'm honestly not 100% sure this is actually kid-oriented, because I felt like I was doing a shot. True, I needed to take the full three teaspoon dose, and most kids will be fine with the recommended 1-2 tsp, which is much more "sip" and much less "down the hatch!"
So yes, that's how we spent our first anniversary, building furniture (well, okay, I watched) and me semi-loopy on new drugs. *snicker* We'll make up for it later, but tonight is girly night!
Subjects include:
- the booze cruise
- 17-mile drive
- the monterey bay aquarium
- my 10-year high school reunion
- dania and jp's wedding
Yes, I took over 400 pictures in the last nine days. Yes, my camera is currently being held together by a ponytail holder. *grin*
( the promised trip update )
Took a couple of days to recover, and then Saturday was Meghan's 30th, and my first ever "booze cruise." And as I predicted to
kazulrw, I spent all of my time running around taking piccies and none of my time actually consuming alcohol. Hee! But it was actually quite fun - there was a rockabilly cover band, and yummy little appetizers, and a cool breeze blowing in off the ocean. Then Friendly's with melissaagray and fes42 and stranger78, Apples to Apples at the afterparty, and then driving down Route 1 at 3 am. You're only as old as you feel!Yesterday, I made the mistake of dairy when it was both 95f out and the first day of my period. So
hyounpark brought me Tylenol Flavor Creator, since I can't swallow pills, and my god, this is like EXACTLY what I was hoping for as a kid. Granted, I also thought I'd be the one to invent it (since "normal people swallow pills" and thus nobody cared about making medicine taste tolerable), until I couldn't wrap my head around the chemistry involved, but still! I am going to be very sad when litigious American society eventually runs this product off the market because some idiot didn't keep their medicines locked away firmly enough, and their kid drinks an entire bottle and has to go to the hospital and the parents don't dare show weakness by assigning any amount of blame to themselves.Anyway, it's funky. I thought it would be some sort of clear syrup that you mixed flavor crystals into, but it's a cherry-based syrup, and you get a bunch of flavor packets with the package. You pour out the syrup dosage into the measuring cup, then dump the flavor crystals directly on top, and then chug immediately. On reflection, I'm honestly not 100% sure this is actually kid-oriented, because I felt like I was doing a shot. True, I needed to take the full three teaspoon dose, and most kids will be fine with the recommended 1-2 tsp, which is much more "sip" and much less "down the hatch!"
So yes, that's how we spent our first anniversary, building furniture (well, okay, I watched) and me semi-loopy on new drugs. *snicker* We'll make up for it later, but tonight is girly night!
Tags:
- aquariums: monterey bay aquarium,
- boys: hyoun,
- burgers: in-n-out,
- consumerism: ikea,
- cuisine: asian fusion,
- cuisine: brunch,
- cuisine: burgers,
- cuisine: california,
- cuisine: french: crepes,
- cuisine: new england,
- cuisine: spanish: tapas,
- events: reunions,
- friends: bc,
- friends: girls night,
- ice cream: dippin' dots,
- milestones: anniversaries,
- nostalgia: california dreaming,
- nostalgia: pirate radio,
- restaurants: stacks,
- the secret kingdom of the water,
- travel: bay area,
- travel: monterey,
- weddings: dania and jp
wrapped up in books
Dec. 22nd, 2005 09:15there are six red roses sitting on my counter and leftovers from a yummy dinner last night sitting in my fridge. (stars of said dinner included cornmeal-fried oysters with apple-bacon salsa and a goat cheese fondue; littleneck clams with mixed greens, bacon, and parm; an awesome salad with pecans and dried cherries; beef tenderloin in an orange bearnaise sauce; "duck duck goose," a dish that had duck confit, seared duck foie gras, and goose breast. desserts were a chocolate-banana bread pudding and this amazing clementine-basil sorbet that i've determined i *must* duplicate. coincidentally, i have a box of clemmies and several of my friends have ice-cream-makers. hee. :D )
six months. love you. :*
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( rec me your best-loved books this year! )
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( christmas day movies? followed by chinese food? )
6/29/23: oh, late 2002 self. I wish you could see just a *little* further down the road. if not to here, at least to fall 2003, but. my heart aches for all that you're going through, but it's what leads you to here, and things do get better. different, yes, but better.
six months. love you. :*
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( rec me your best-loved books this year! )
Even this late it happens:
the coming of love, the coming of light.
You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves,
stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows,
sending up warm bouquets of air.
Even this late the bones of the body shine
and tomorrow's dust flares into breath.
- Mark Strand, The Coming of Light
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( christmas day movies? followed by chinese food? )
6/29/23: oh, late 2002 self. I wish you could see just a *little* further down the road. if not to here, at least to fall 2003, but. my heart aches for all that you're going through, but it's what leads you to here, and things do get better. different, yes, but better.
