Vegas

The husband and I went to Vegas to celebrate the husband's birthday over the weekend. I don't have any pictures of Vegas because I was simply too lazy to take pictures but I did take pictures of some of my purchases.

We went to see Ka and David Copperfield. I think I've seen too many Cirque Du Soleil shows because the shows are starting to blend together for me. Well, I do like that Ka had a storyline but there was less acrobatic performance. The husband and I both enjoyed David Copperfield. Actually, the husband was mesmerized by David. The good thing about David's show was that he really interacted with the audience. The "magic" was cool but I won't say anything because I don't want to give it away. If interested, you will just have to see for yourself.

Here is a picture of an overpriced cranberry muffin that the husband ordered at Treasure Island's The Coffee Shop.

There was a fantastic sale at White House Black Market. Here are pictures of a few items I added to my collection for work. You can never go wrong with a simple black blouse with a skirt or trousers.

A sleeveless top with a skirt or black trousers.

This is such a cute top. It works well for work as well as play.

This top will go well over a dress.

I love that this dress has pockets!

I needed to buy a bag that will fit my laptop as well as a binder and papers so I got this bag from Coach. Why this color? I guess I wanted to add some more color to my daily life. ;) There was a ton of traffic coming back from Vegas! Apparently one of the problems was a big rig fire!
Look at that lone fireman working trying to put the fire out of that vehicle! Props to the firemen and women who serve our country!
The biggest thermometer in the world can be found in Baker, CA. It read 93 degrees Fahrenheit. Not too bad....Then this beautiful scene that I just had to capture.

The market is bleeding!!!!!!!!

It's a terrible day to invest. I take that back - it's a terrible year to invest.

• At the end of 2007 - we saw the demise of Countrywide, gobbled up by Bank of America.
• At the beginning of this year - JP Chase purchased Bear Stearns with the backing of the US Treasury.
• Flash forward to July 2008 - the Federal Reserve takes over IndyMac.
• At the beginning of September 2008 - Feds take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
• This week - Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy while Merrill Lynch agrees to be sold to Bank of America. AIG is on the brink of bankruptcy and poor Washington Mutual is trying to hold on but will they be able to survive?

I was not alive during the stock market crash of 1929. Are we headed towards that era again?? I am sad.

Gardenia & Planting

Ha! They say I have a brown thumb and laugh at my feeble attempts at gardening. Well, I stick my tongue out at those who laugh at me. :P

My plants on our front porch are alive! So eat that! :P I walked out to the porch this evening to water my plants and there was the scent of gardenia! My face immediately lit up when I saw my gardenia shrub had produced buds and one flower! I am just super giddy to see all the plants surviving.
Aside from the gardenia plant I have on our porch, my oncidium orchid is alive! It's been more than a year and the plant has finally produced flowers again! My plumeria plant is also alive and is producing plumeria buds!

Please excuse the tacky wooden stick that is holding up my plumeria tree. I haven't had a chance to figure out where to plant this tree.

And here is a picture of my Schlumbergera Harmony also known as the Christmas catus or is it the Thanksgiving catus? Either way, it's one of those plants. I guess we should just call it the holiday catus. I purchased this plant last Christmas and it did not arrive until after the holidays!

Anyhow, I originally had this plant in the house but because the cave (oops that's what I called the husband's room), so I guess I mean our living room did not have enough light, I moved it out to the porch. Looks like that was a good choice because my plant is starting to grow new leaves.

So to conclude this post - I am a happy gardener and I laugh at all those who did not have faith in my "green thumb" capabilities. P

What the???

It's just wrong!

I was at the mall today looking for a bridal shower gift and as I strolled into Macy's, I saw Christmas trees!! I am just appalled! It's September for crying out loud! We have more than three months before Christmas. We haven't even celebrated Halloween or Thanksgiving!

It's not that I don't like Christmas. It's just that I want to enjoy all the other days BEFORE Christmas.

Seafood Village

I had dim sum with some great company to celebrate a birthday today.

We arrived at Seafood Village at about 11 a.m. (Great timing to arrive on a Saturday as we missed the crowd because the restaurant did get crowded about 30 minutes later.) We started the day with a few orders, well, at least what I thought was a few orders but I guess seven women and one man at a table can do damage. A few orders here and a few orders there and before we knew it, we had about over 20 dishes placed on our lazy susan! As I digged in to the dim sum, I was afraid to look at other tables to see if they were staring at our table. No we are not pigs but the saying, "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach" is so true. Yummy food and fun people!

Here is a picture (taken with my new toy - the Blackberry - I am just amazed at what a little phone can do but that will have to be in another post) of what was leftover from our dim sum escapade. This was after we finished about 2/3 of the food!
After dim sum, a few of us headed over for boba. You can never have too much to drink and I am more of a drink person than an eating person! :)

Completely stuffed, I was dropped off at home around 3ish or so. The husband was such a worker bee today. He replaced several problematic lights as well as fixed the clogging sink in our bedroom. Anyway, I took a long power nap, woke up and fed my silly dogs.

Random mundane thoughts

1. Have you ever wondered why people put salt when cooking pasta? What does it really do to the pasta noodle anyway?
2. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday.
3. Why does it seem like the Democrats cannot get their act together?
4. I bought a diffuser the other day. The scent is Jasmine. It smells great!
5. I cannot find anyone besides a coworker to discuss the stock market and investing.
6. I still need to put together our wedding video.
7. I always feel like there are a million things to talk about on the blog when I am away from the blog but when I am in front my computer, my mind draws a complete blank.
8. My dog is silly....she's lying on her back with all her paws in the air. Wait, she's flipped on her side. Gosh...dogs sleep a lot.
9. My in-laws' dog passed away this past Monday. He fell and drowned in their fish pond. The husband had to go over to their house to get the dog out of the water. (My in-laws were in Las Vegas.) It turned out the poor dog was placed in the trash bin and my in-laws, basically, threw him away, like a piece of garbage. Sad. Sometimes I hate how some Asian people have no attachments to their animals. It's almost better if they did not have pets. I mean, this dog was with them since his birth and he was 8 or 9 years old. The irony....the dog's birthday was on Sunday, a day before his death.
10. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow. Knowing my dental luck, I'll have a few cavities.

Disney Half Marathon

I finished the Disneyland half marathon in 2 hours and 35 minutes without stopping and beat my previous time from the OC half marathon! What an accomplishment!