HAPPY SEPTEMBER!!!!

This morning, I made sure to stop by Starbucks for my caffeine fix to get me through the day. It's definitely challenging getting your butt back into work mode when you've been vacationing for a week. Yes, I went on vacation again. David and I joined the rest of our party (17 relatives on my side of the family) for a 7-day cruise to Alaska. I really didn't know what to expect to do on a ship for an entire week, but to my surprise, the trip was so much fun! To sum up the trip, it consisted of EATING (more like binge-eating), sleeping, gambling, sight-seeing, family-bonding, and more eating...haha. Thanks to my mom and her skillful vacation planning, we were able to have an awesome experience in Alaska...pictures will be posted soon. Other than that, I'm looking at my calender trying to figure out how the year went by so darn fast. I can't believe it's almost September. Seriously. 2010 is just around the corner. But for the moment, no plans for vacation any time soon. Bummer.

My new favorite show.

Weekend in TAHOE...

...in continuation of JUNE festivities...

One lucky weekend in June, some of us were able to escape the heat from the Inland Empire and experience true, beautiful NATURE far away in LAKE TAHOE!

After our 6-7 hour road trip in my dad's Tahoe, we finally arrived in our cozy 3 bedroom, 2 story condo.

Breakfast at Ernie's (the next morning).

David, Hank, Hyunah, & Jaelim.

One of my favorite parts about the trip: BIKING! We rented the bikes for 3-4 hours making stops here and there all throughout Lake Tahoe. Despite our sore bums, calves, and thighs the next day, it was so much fun!

Something you don't see everyday....a combination of tall forest trees, mountains, and a sandy beach?

Looking at this makes me hungry all over again.

There's nothing like a scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream to make your day better!

It takes major skills to eat ice cream and maneuver your bicycle all at the same time.

Our backyard.

Boating on Lake Tahoe! Can you tell just how excited Hyunah was???

So neat! A ring around the sun!

Margie, on the other hand, was scared for her life!

Margie, Hyunah, & I woke up early that morning to make kimbab for lunch!

The boys.

The girls.

While the boys gambled at the casinos, we treated ourselves to hot chocolate, cookies, & brownies at the Nestle Tollhouse Cafe.

The boys getting dinner ready...

We brought CHAM-SOT-GOL to Lake Tahoe with us....hehe.

Time to grub!

Celebrating Margie's birthday later that evening!

What a way to end the trip!

1st Year Anniversary

I still can't get over the fact that it's been over a year since we got hitched. Where did all the time go? For our 1 year anniversary, David planned a little getaway to one of my favorite places...LAGUNA BEACH. It's always nice to go to a place 10-15 degrees cooler than the I.E.! As our "paper" gift to each other, I got him tickets to see one of his favorite musicals, WICKED in San Diego on opening night and he got me a gift certificate to do what I love best (besides eating) - getting pampered at the spa!

Here are some pictures!

Time to wind down & relax...

The patio...

Enjoying some wine & cheese...

Dinner at Sapphire.

My braised prime short ribs....

Trio of creme brulee (white expresso, chai latte, & orange chocolate)...yum!

It would be OUR DREAM to live here someday...

Mimosas for brunch!

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of David's "best omelette ever," but here are my yummy waffles!

Thanks husband for planning a wonderful & romantic anniversary!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

After a season of watching THE BACHELORETTE religiously every Monday night (TWO HOURS at a time!), I was soooooooooooooo disappointed when JILLIAN chose ED. REID, my favorite, even came back to confess that he loved her....but I guess it wasn't enough to sweep her off her feet!

....poor REID....

Although she claims to be MADLY IN LOVE with Ed, I'm still a fan of REID. TEAM REID! I hope he becomes the next BACHELOR!

'til next season!