3 and 2

I am blessed with two daughters and no sons. My sister is blessed with three sons and no daughters.

Zachary (13); Joshua (16); Hannah (almost 13); Emily (almost 16) and Daniel (almost 19) - July 2016

It all evens out. God knew that it would be easier for me to raise a girl than a boy.

I'm an introvert; clean-freak; need constant verbal communication to understand you; and loves shopping. I'm not at all outdoorsy nor enjoy the outdoors; not-athletic; not-active anything; not interested in sports nor computers nor cooking!

I wouldn't know what to do with an active messy hungry smelly boy.

2003

My sister is an extrovert who talks to pretty much anyone that breathes; cooks and bakes up a storm to feed a soccer team; goes out to all the boy's soccer and baseball games and is a big Giants fan.  My sister has no patience in dealing with a crying anxiety-ridden child and she definitely does not have the patience to deal with 'girl drama'.

2006

I can't deal with a boy's computer obsession, smelly heads/bodies, messy rooms and loud voices.

2007

But I love my nephews as if they were my own so God knew what was best. We have the best of both worlds.

Beauty

We were treated to an AMAZING performance of  "Beauty and the Beast" by our local theater company, StarStruck. What made this performance so special is that we know the lead actress, who played Belle.

Kaleea is a former KHAer and started her singing performances there and has blossomed to be an amazing singer. She's a Senior in high school and is passionate about God.

She along with the whole cast was incredible. The performance was like a professional production.

Nothing 'amateur' about it.

They sound like adults but when you get a closer look, they are all kids..

I was definitely Star Struck!

Half A Century

Well, I hit the half century mark last month and I really feel it. I think the only time I was thrilled to say I'm 50 was when I took the Pilates 50+ class. And it wasn't an easier class. I thought they would go easier on us oldies but it just humiliated me more seeing those oldies working harder than me. Being the huge introvert that I am, I didn't want a big bash. I didn't want anything really. Just stay home and read my books were my plans.

But my dear friends didn't agree with those plans. On my actual birthday, while my husband and girls went to an All-Church Work Day, I was treated to a Dry Bar at Santana Row by my dear dear friend, Elaine (or Queen E as I refer to her).

Our little group at the Dry Bar

Elaine, along with my purse-shopping buddy, Teresa and my BFF, Helen went to a Blow Dry Bar where they wash and style your hair fancy-like.

Before and After.. you can't really tell that much but..

I didn't know what to expect but it turned out quite nice and it was perfect because for dinner Matthew was taking me out so I had a good reason to have fancy hair!

..the back is where you can tell the most. I can't get those curls by myself! I'll need 5 hands!

After the Dry Bar we made a quick stop at my favorite donut place, Stan's...

Teresa loves donuts as much as me!

And then to a little Korean hole in the wall for a delicious lunch!

Love taking a newbie to eat Korean food! Teresa loved it!

In the evening, we cleaned up quite well and ate for the first time at Alexander's Steakhouse...

... where the steaks start at $65+

Matthew's T-bone steak was HUGE!

The day after I had lunch with my siblings and parents celebrating at Cheesecake Factory..

My brother ordered a special cake from Pacifica for me!

And then the following weekend I was treated to a day of shopping at Stanford and lunch with my favorite cousin, Cheryl.

Cheryl and I had Thai food on University.

 And this last weekend, my SIL's family took us to Peruvian food on the Peninsula.

It was quite tasty. Thought it would be more Mexican but it wasn't.

Overall this birthday has been the most relaxing, enjoyable, fun and filled with so much love!
It was the perfect way to celebrate the big 5-0.