For some reason people thought the pumpkin on the left was Yoda.
Obviously they must have issues.
FRE
Here’s our engagement video I made for the family before the wedding. Of course, I still have the wedding video to make and I’m seriously procrastinating. I blame it on school, but it could be due to my severe laziness.
Tagged engagement, lazy, love, Ojai, procrastination, School, video
My favorite uncle passed away eight years ago. Yesterday was his memorial day and we honored him by cooking traditional Vietnamese food as an offering. We also had some nontraditional treats since my uncle was American and had a bit of a sweet tooth. Love you, Uncle Al!
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Posted in Cooking & Eating at Home, Food, Life, Random
Tagged Cooking, eating, family, food, Vietnamese
I’m doing a stupid fast called the Clean Detox. I just felt like I needed a jump start on my new course in life, and I thought this was the thing to do. It’s a 3-week long detox where you basically drink juice for breakfast & dinner and eat a sensible lunch as long as you stay away from certain types of food. Oh, and snacks are okay as long as they are “good”.
Anyway, at first I felt just fine, and things were moving smoothly (pun intended). I lost about 15 lbs and was walking regularly, when all of a sudden I felt like shit by the beginning of week 3. Now I feel nauseous, food is unappetizing, and I’m getting heartburn. What the hell?!?! I thought this diet was supposed to make me feel good.
Some items I juiced.
Time to face the cold hard facts of my life.
I am a 35 year old half Vietnamese girl woman.
I have no clue how to speak Vietnamese despite my mom trying to teach me as an adult.
I can barely cook Vietnamese food without calling my mom to ask her what I’m supposed to do (I’m sure this annoys her at times).
I quit my “secure” job with awesome benefits to go back to grad school to get a degree in International Relations & Nonprofit Management, and now I need to find myself a part time job to pay for said grad school.
And, I’m supposed to be working on the cousin Master Plan.
view from the cabin
I’m probably half way through my life and I still have a whole hell of a lot of learning to do. And learning new things when you’re “old” ain’t easy!
