Leap Year... really is leaping!

I remember the days when I was so adament about updating my website, and updating my picture section, and writing reviews for all the movies and music albums I had come across. I'd sprinkle the site with images of Calvin & Hobbes and the latest and greatest animated gif out there. (OK, i still do that sometimes here too.) Gosh... That was in the late 90s!

Suddenly we're in the year 2008... the previous year flew by because of all the wedding hoopla and this year seems to be Catch-Up time. It's as if every weekend and every spare moment beyond work has been dedicated to something that was planned or needed to get done. And work has been crazy busy, which helps with the time warp I guess. It is the little things that you hope to remember when a year zips by this quickly. Like trying out all the fun kitchen gadgets we got from the wedding or Christmas...

Hanging out with family has been extra rewarding as well. With all of last year's celebrations and parties, it is just nice to chill with the folks and enjoy a sloppy BBQ rib or two. We even had a big family reunion of sorts at my Grandparent's house for Chinese New Year's... and we took a giant family photo. The last family photo with all of us together was probably taken when I was in my early teens!

I was very excited to plan a "Snow" weekend for Barklee's first encounter (to our knowledge) with the cold white anomaly. Thumbs up to all lodging locations that allow PETS and an even bigger Kudos to affordable chains like Motel 6 for locating themselves in the heart of Big Bear! For a short weekend getaway, it was perfect. We even got a bit of snow fall... but it didn't last long and most of the mountain-side snow had melted by the time we were heading home.

With the Superbowl came the annual Eat-All-The-Meat party in Pasadena with buddies from WB past and present. Not only was the game actually interesting in the last 5 minutes or so but we were also able to celebrate Lauren's Birthday and officially welcome Matt home from Iraq.

For President's weekend we embarked in our first camp trip in over a year. Somehow we lucked out and avoided the rain that weekend, but didn't escape the frigid cold nights! I wore to sleep almost every piece of clothing I brought and still could barely keep warm. It was also pretty obvious that we were rusty on the camping habits... it took us 2-3 tries to put together our otherwise simple tent. The weekend turned out awesome though. We explored the rocky coves of Leo Carillo Beach, discovered some neat creatures in the tide pools and enjoyed our share of basking in the outdoor sun, despite the pesky birds that used us as moving Poop Targets.

I'm definitely looking forward to hanging out with friends and catching up with people on a more personal basis... It's just so easy to lose touch... even with people you are in close vicinity to.

Okay, I need to get up early tomorrow so that I can catch the Express Commuter bus to work. Herman is picking me up on the way to a dinner party after work. I love every chance I can get to take the bus and reduce my Carbon Footprint! (I'd take it every day if they had buses that ran all hours of the day... but alas, L.A. public transportation is just not there yet.)

Good Night!