My in-laws arrived last night at EWR. It’s my FIL’s 1st time, MIL’s 2nd time here in the US. I think they’ll be staying until November. We don’t have concrete plans yet while they’re here, but even if we do go out of town, most likely it’ll be a weekend trip only. Unless Jojo can take leave for a whole week.
Welcome Nanay and Tatay!
Dear Daddy Jojo,
I hope you like your gifts and may they serve you well (^_^) Love you so much! Don’t forget to redeem your free car wash by June 25 … hehehe.
Love,
Bambi and Finn
Today was Finn’s Black Belt Stripe Test. They did some warm-ups, then individual forms, group bo-staff form, individual kicking techniques, and one breaking technique.
Koryo Form.
Bo-Staff Form.
Afterwards we stopped by a small fair for Finn to ride some, before having dinner at Applebees.
UPDATE:
06-11-11: Master Kim mentioned that the judge last night said Finn did great at the test (^_^)
As I mentioned in my last post, we went to Del Frisco’s in NYC for my Birthday Dinner. After school, Finn and I went straight to NYC. Traffic was so bad that it took us an hour to get there. Jojo was already waiting for us. It was still early, so we stopped by Bryant Park, hoping to play ping pong. But there were already a lot of people waiting in line so we just sat and watched. At 6pm, we started walking towards Del Frisco’s. Finn enjoyed the bread and he ordered calamari for his dinner. I tried one of their specials for the day, a trio of 4oz filet each with a different sauce – foie gras, wine and crab. Jojo had the 22oz prime rib and then we had the mushrooms for the side and tuna tartare for appetizer. When Finn had a taste of Jojo’s steak, he shared that with him instead of eating his calamari =P So we just took the calamari home. Everything was sooooo gooooood!
When we went there for our 10th anniversary, we said that we’d eat here once a year, since it’s expensive. I didn’t ask for him to take me here for my birthday so since this is our 2nd time in a year, we won’t go back til 2013 …. hehehe.
After dinner we dropped by Nintendo World, then walked back to Times Square and sat by TKTS and people watched. Took some pictures of Finn since it’s his first time here at night. Then we took the 9.30 bus home.
Thank you Jojo for a wonderful birthday dinner! Love you!
There are so many interesting things about the number 36. But it’s significant today coz I’m officially 36 years old! Does it sound like I’m proud of it? Maybe I am. I don’t think age is something you should be ashamed of. I’m glad I’ve lived this long relatively healthy, that I was given a chance to be back in theater at my age, that even without a “real” job I am of help to some people, and that I’m able to stay at home and be with my big boy.
Nothing special happened today, same old routine. But Jojo cooked dinner tonight (^_^) Tomorrow evening is when we’ll have my birthday dinner at …. can you guess? No not Minado. We’re kinda boycotting that place right now. That’s another story. Instead we’re going to Del Frisco’s!!! So after school, Finn and I are heading straight to NYC. We’ll just hang out at Bryant Park … and maybe Kinokuniya to wait for Jojo since our reservation is at 6.30. Can’t wait!
I found out that Wayne Brady shares my birthday! I think he’s brilliant. And Dontae’ Jones, retired NBA player who was born in 1975 as well. Looked it up here. If you checked that out, you’ll see that although there are some known for sports, most are in the arts – composers, poets, musicians, actors, singers, designers, writers. There are a few in politics also. This is another site of people who share my birthday. I’ve only met 2 others with the same birthday and Jojo knows 2 from work who celebrated their birthdays today too. I bet they’re good looking and smart, like me! hehehe. Hey it’s my birthday! Indulge me (~_^)
