August 16th, 2010
After several visits to the paint department, we settled on a few options to sample paint the living room wall. Some of them turned out to be too dark or bold, so we surveyed the options again and came home with a couple more sample bottles of paint. Finally, we narrowed it down to two colors: palm breeze and whispering peach.
For a better look at the colors, use the Behr website.
We plan to use these hardwood floors and the moldings will be white. So, which color do you think we should paint our living room? Thanks in advance for your opinions.
Tags: home
Category: home project
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August 12th, 2010
Aisle Seat Passenger,
Hello. Hope you are well. I was the middle seat passenger sitting next to you on your most recent flight. The petite Asian girl, you remember me, right? I am glad you do because I have a few things I would like to go over with you.
1. Personal Space
Just because I fit comfortably in my seat with space on either side of me, it does not mean that you should try to occupy some of that space. I like to keep the space around me clear, so that you do not touch me.
2. Armrests
The armrest is meant to be a divider between the two seats. If you feel compelled to use it as an armrest, please be sure to allow me the opportunity to use it as well during the flight since it as a shared commodity. I should not have to suffer through the flight with my arms at my side because you selfishly took over the armrest between us. You have your own armrest on the aisle side, so please use that.
3. Space under the Seat
The space under the seat in front of you is also divided to indicate which area is for which seat. My legs may be short, and I do not use all the space to stretch out. However, that does not mean that you should put your foot under the seat in front of me. This also circles back to the first point of personal space.
Please take my suggestions under consideration. I promise you, the middle seat passenger next to you will be very thankful.
Regards,
Middle Seat Passenger
Tags: personal
Category: thoughts
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August 10th, 2010
A few weekends ago, my parents came up to visit us for the first time since we moved to northern California. My brother came too, but he already visited us earlier in the year. It was so nice to have them over in our home.
They drove up Friday night and arrived in the wee hours of the morning. Everyone settled in and had a nice night’s rest. While everyone else slept in, my mom and I went for a short walk around the neighborhood. When we got back, we made french toast for breakfast.
Afterward breakfast, we headed out to take in some local sights such as the green robot.
Then, we went to Santana Row for some window shopping and lunch at Pluto’s. We shared a herb roasted sonoma turkey salad, a garden salad, and a couple of grilled marinated tri-tip sandwiches. It was light and fresh. After roaming around for a bit longer, we headed home to prepare for the bbq dinner with some other relatives.
We hosted a bbq at our place for our extended family. Amazingly, the family from Hawaii happened to be in town, so we were all able to catch up and spend some time together. Per our usual bbq menu, we had rib-eye steak, chicken thighs and drumsticks, zucchini, and corn on the cob. We also cooked up some stuffed mushrooms, guacamole and a side salad. My aunt graciously brought over a ginger sweetened tofu dessert. Everyone was stuffed and happy.
meat on the grill
the food
family
On Sunday, we enjoyed dim sum at Joy Luck Place. It is the only place we know to go for dim sum in this area, so if you have any good suggestions, we would love to hear them! We also checked out the Campbell Farmer’s Market, since it is rated as one of the best in the area. The white peaches that we bought were really sweet and yummy. We came home to watch the last half hour or so of the World Cup Finals. The game ended, and my family packed up to make the drive back down to LA.
We had a great time and were sad that the weekend came to an end so quickly. We cannot wait till they come again!
Pluto’s - 3055 Olin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
Joy Luck Place – 10911 North Wolfe Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
Tags: bbq, breakfast, dim sum, farmer's market, home
Category: event, food
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