The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
-Japanese Proverb

so yeah, it's been a longer gap than i had anticipated. i always think, oh i wanna blog that! remember remember..and then i forget. bah, must be my old age=/. by the way, i've hit the 3-0 mark. thanks to my family and friends for making it a great birthday celebration=). so lucky to have such great people in my life. couldn't decide what to do-try the clubbing scene, or lay low and do something local. well, the lazy in me decided to keep it local and do something i always love=P. yummy wine/beer tasting with some belgium chocolates and crepes. mmm mmm mmm. loved it!

on my actual birthday i went to disneyland with the hubs. aww it was so pretty, all decked out in the christmas attire. i've never gone to disney during the winter so i was sooooo excited, like a little kid in a candy store! i loooooooooove it's a small world. and seeing it all done up in holiday decor was so cool. so weird how it is true, disneyland just gives you this really feel good type of feeling. time to make use of this season pass and go back again soon=). and of course, gotta ride it's a small world first. i remember when i was little my parents bought me an it's a small world disney record (yup, that's right...the vinyl days my friends!). and when i'd get home from school i'd run to the stereo and play my record to full blast..heheh that and my freaking la bamba tape. geez, don't think i'll ever live that down. memories, love reminiscing.

we also finally got to eat at blue bayou. everytime we've ridden on pirates we always wonder what that restaurant is in the beginning. for some reason i though it was one of those exclusive places like that one underground disney club/restaurant. but we found out from friends that it's the blue bayou...great ambiance=), makes us want to go to new orleans now! heehee.

ended the birthday week with the annual belle bowl IV this year. man, can we say competitive? hahah so different from our previous years, but still fun nonetheless. hahah this time they didn't take away my birthday touchdown! muahahahah good game. and yes, the blue team one - by 1 touchdown. yeeha. finished the night off by heading over to lamppost for some pizza and the sunday night game. so funny how sitting on the benches caused the muscle soreness to kick in when we all tried to get up afterwards. man, i was sore the whole freaking week! it even hurt just to laugh. ha, my whole body was aching. but i wasn't alone..hehe i think every single one of us was sore. old age? nah, we were just active active active!

so i know i've mentioned this before. but i hate drama. always the same old issues over and over again. sucks to see those close to you having to suffer. not looking forward to the confrontation that will eventually take place. but it will be better for everyone in the long run. it really really just sucks having to deal with it all. at least the big 'ol elephant in the room was finally mentioned. though i wonder if said person is just in total denial and pretended not to hear it. stupid. can't stand hypocrites. it's been too long of just turning a blind eye to the situation because all the anger just keeps building up. sorry so vague..just not something i enjoy talking about. just hoping for the best.

man..i need to sign up for the hb half already. need to get into training mode again. doesn't help that i've been stuck with this cough for the past week. though i am thoroughly enjoying the meds the doc prescribed that knocks me out so i can get a good nights rest. hehe.

finally visited new york last month! i heart new york. would be nice to live in the city for a year. though lou and i were talking about how long we'd really be able to handle it. hehe he said 9 months, take out all the snow storms and it's all good=P. wish we could've stayed longer than 6 days, but i'm grateful for all the time we were able to spend there. actually i'm really truly grateful for all the blessings that we've been given over the years. yeah we have to deal with furloughs this year and that's been a hard adjustment..but in retrospect, we are lucky for everything we have.

the motto we've been having as of late? NO REGRETS. trying to live life in the now and forgetting about the what if's and what else we could have done. we've been able to experience so much and travel to so many places together that when i sit back and think about it..i am amazed. i guess this is a post thanksgiving blog after all? i am thankful for my loving husband who deals with all my craziness and will always make me laugh despite my grumpiness when i'm hungry=P, thankful for my dysfunctional family and all its quirks despite all the drama-guess it just brings those of us closer, and thankful for my awesome friends who are always up for a good time and crazy laughs.

thank you thank you.