7 months later....a new blog entry....

It's been 7 months and a new entry is long overdue. What will have me blogging more and exercising the raging commentary of my mind? An upgrade in technology - I've given my "desktop" computer from 2002 a semi-retirement farewell and purchased a fabulous laptop for dirt cheap!!! Shameless plug goes out to Circuit City as they always have fab out-of-this-world deals! In fact, I ordered my lappie online, picked it up and my neighborhood CC, and I got a FREE MINI-FOTO ALBUM!!! I could careless about the photo album - it'll make it's way into the trash shortly.

In the 7 months that have passed - I've hit the 1 year Anniversary with my work Ajilon, went to Hawaii for the first time, gone to LA at least twice to see all my friends I rarely see and eat all the great food my heart misses, traveled to the Midwest (Kentucky and Ohio where I witnessed my first "Beer Cave" in a convenience store and survived), had more good food, had more great times with the girls and lived more of life while seeing it flash by in an instant. 27 is around the corner - and I clearly don't want it coming any closer.

Summer concludes in less than a month and inside - I'm kind of freaking out. Mindless commentary from me includes: The Bay Area has barely had a heatwave and we're going to have to start busting out the herringbone, tweed, wool, merino, cashmere, velvet, corduroy in a hot second. I'm still moonlighting at J.CREW on some nights and weekends since I can't cut myself off of the crazy discount. And I think we're going to move home home....believe it or not.

You know what, I'm working my way into this blogging thing and I'm ready for a break. I promise to write again soon for any of you readers out there dying to hear my mental vomit. =)

Our Cuuuuuuuuuuute lil cousin-nephew JAMES CHEN ---the first of the 4th Generation of our CHEN'S!

He's simply ---adorable.

BARCODE in Taipei, Taiwan

More Taipei fun with my family/cousins at BARCODE by Taipei 101.... sooo..much...fun!!!

LOVE + BASKETBALL: The Chen Family's Favorite Sport

While in Taipei in October, the older cousins Joseph and Blackie, took the youngin's (Jonathan, Bee, Alan) out to play streetball. Vicky, Azra, Uncle Tom and doggie Chief came to watch and take pictures! See them all in action! [Click once too see slideshow, click twice to see pictures enlarged one-by-one] Some food pictures as well - because that's what's we love as well.