Vacation doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to go away. It’s really in the eye of the beholder, you see?
Here’s a collage of my 2009 Thanksgiving weekend as an example:
Entertained by Botero’s exaggerated, colorful figures @ Bowers Museum
Helped roast 1,000 turkeys until 1 in the morning (3 am for the hubby and his friends; Thanks again for your help- You know who you are!) for a Thanksgiving Outreach Program (yay! our turkeys are on the news!)
A bike ride in the hood (it’s so nice to live in a place surrounded by nature; did I tell you that we saw a coyote during our usual evening walk a few weeks ago? and it was like half a mile from where we live? crazy, I know. Then again, I see rabbits all the time in the parking lot at work.)
Had some great authentic Japanese food at a neighborhood Izakaya
Octopus in ponzu/wasabi sauce or something. It looks kind of gross but trust me, it’s very refreshing. A great Tsuki dashi.
Grilled Black Cod- mmm… melts in your mouth
Tako Yaki- one of my favorites. I order these whenever I see them on a menu. I even considered buying a takoyaki grill at one point. LOL
Honda Ya 556 El Camino Real Tustin, CA 92780
Hiking in Laguna… well, it was more like half-hiking since I didn’t get to finish the route. I don’t think hiking likes me too much. bleh.
Then, there were two family gatherings at two different places located 2 hours from each other, 4 hours at a sauna, New Moon (uhh yeah, can someone please put a shirt back on the 16 yr-old boy? It’s just not right, it’s not…), 3 hours at Starbucks strategizing on world domination, experimenting a new curry recipe, and about 5 movies in two languages.
Btw, check out this movie called Mary and Max- a claymated film about an unlikely friendship between an 8 year old growing up in Australia and an old man living in New York City with a mental disorder. Much better than New Moon (uh oh, my cousin is going to kill me for saying this).
All in all, I feel like I did so much over the weekend that it almost feels like I went on a mini vacation although I never really left home.
Rejuvenated and refreshed- bring it on!
I like this entry. Lots of pics lots of info. I want to see Mary and max. Dude my comp has a virus. Time for MacBook???? Ugh where’s my tree that grows money!!!!!
i do like what you’ve done. gives me a whole new perspective on who you are…. btw, i was at Honda ya on Friday night! what a koingkidink!!!
see you tomorrow!
sooah unni
Gonj: glad you liked it. Will try to make my life more interesting to ensure that you are not disappointed. As for the tree, you gotta actively search for it, girl. it doesn’t just start growing in your room.
Sooah unni: So glad you came by! Yeah, what a koingkidink, but I bet you were at the one in Little Tokyo? you and I share a similar taste when it comes to fooooodd… did i tell you that I stopped by Kyugakua few weeks ago? but i literally just “stopped by”- who waits 45 min just to grab dinner on a Saturday evening, especially when you are starving?! and the girl in the front (what do you call these people, waitress?) wasn’t so nice about it so it’s unlikely that i’ll be going back. boo~
i like New Moon much better~! can’t wait to see the Next one!
LOL! New Moon was awful! i really did not enjoy watching Shark Boy shirtless throughout the movie! I couldn’t believe those ajumas going crazy over the boy!
btw, Tomi..kiki… i was at the Honda ya on El Camino. I actually frequent that place and it never dawned on me that you guys are close by!!! Next time, we should meet there, i love the roasted gingko!!
Omg!! We were there for dinner on Friday too! You shouldve totally called!!! Next time fo sho! Oh and I totally agree with you on the shirtless boy. I especially thought Kristen’s acting was dreadful- almost painful. Join the anti-New Moon club.