Man, what a week it’s been since I last blogged—there was the sad but really great trip to L.A. where we saw all the family and attended my gung gung’s funeral…and then coming back to Seattle to experience the most amount of snow I’ve ever seen in Seattle since moving here in 1999. The trip to L.A. was really great despite the unfortunate circumstances that took us there. Not only did we get to see Betina and Justin (we stayed with them) and catch up a bit, but I got to hang out with all the cousins on my mom’s side of the family for the first time ever. Yup,…

I got home about an hour ago…yes, nearly at midnight..from work. Last night, I came home around 12:30am from work…been working all week on a VP presentation that’s just been sucking so much time…and the presentation is at 9am tomorrow so I have to head back in about 7 hours now. Aside from work, it’s been a pretty rough week…. Over the weekend, my gung-gung (maternal grandfather) passed away. He and my po-po (maternal grandmother) lived with us in Kansas for many years during middle school and, of course, I often visited and stayed with him when visiting Hong Kong through the years growing up. He’s had cancer for 8…

I forgot to mention that I woke up early this morning, grabbed my bike and headed to the bottom of Belmont Ave. (where it meets Lakeview Blvd) because the Seattle Marathon (Half and Full) was crossing there…and I wanted to go and cheer on some friends that were running the Half: Marissa, Asayo and Matt H.! For the half marathoners, I stood somewhere between mile marker 11 and 12, right at the top of this long hill (I think their last) and the point in which they can turn and see the city of Seattle again and their ultimate destination, EMP (the finish line). It’s a torturous spot because it’s…

I went out today to Costco and Home Depot and got a bunch of white lights, then I came home and finally decorated the tree! Pretty simple with just a few ornaments but it’s a good start! The only decorative ornament is the one I gave Matt last year to symbolize our first Christmas together…which I hope to continue as a tradition to symbolize each year. Here are some pictures!