Archive for the year 2003
Ashley’s Birthday
Posted on August 12, 2003 by Ching under Life.
Here are some highlights from August 2nd when we all went out to celebrate Ashley’s 21st birthday. I’ve actually had these uploaded for a few days but I’ve been lazy and slow at posting them. Sorry it’s a bit delayed. It’s hard to keep up with multiple sites. It’s a real challenge. Trust me!
So enjoy the pics! And remember, this shit is hard work for lazy blog-slackers like me!
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Cubicle Decorations
Posted on August 10, 2003 by Ching under Life.
I think this is my way of making up for all those no-blog days. =) All I can say is, enjoy it because with me returning to school this fall, there may be more no-blog days to come!
This next set are pictures that we took at work when we decorated Ashley’s cubicle for her birthday. Sarah did most of the work, actually. She pretended to leave so that Ashley wouldn’t suspect anything and then she came back after Ashley left. You’ll see her showing off her handy work below.
The next day I took pictures of Ashley and Erin in Ashley’s festively-decorated cubicle.
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Happy Anniversary to Us
Posted on August 10, 2003 by Ching under Relationship.
Happy anniversary to us! Yay!
We started our anniversary celebration at by having dinner at Red Rock. Brian wanted to go to Cibola, but I talked him out of it because we would’ve spent $100 or so on dinner alone and I figured we should be more practical than that. Red Rock was great this time around because even though it was a Saturday night, with our call-ahead, the wait was less than ten minutes. That was a pleasant surprise because, although we hoped for a short wait time, we expected to wait longer for a table. Our waiter was great. They’re always very nice at Red Rock but he was super friendly too.
After dinner Brian took me to Copa Cabana for some Latin music. We had a lot of fun dancing together. We didn’t care what anyone else thought, we ignored everyone else and just enjoyed each other’s company. When we had enough humiliating ourselves on the dance floor of Copa, we headed to America’s Pub in Old Town.
I didn’t think I was intoxicated but Brian would say otherwise. He said that our encounter with the doorman at America’s Pub was a prime example of this. All I did was point out that our last names are the same on our driver’s licenses because we are married as the doorman was holding our IDs up to the light side by side to inspect them closer. He’s like, “Newlyweds?” We’re like, “No. First anniversary!”
Anyway, we did a lot of stuff yesterday to commemorate our anniversary which I will omit for the sake of decency. Just know that we had loads of fun! I can’t wait until next year!
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Kevin and Chris are Having a Baby
Posted on August 9, 2003 by Ching under Family.
It feels like forever since I’ve blogged. Wait, it has been forever since I’ve blogged! The last few weeks have been super crazy. Not even sure where to begin. I guess the news that Kevin and Chris are expecting their first baby would be a good place to start.
It’s old news really. You’ve probably read about it on Brian’s blog a while back. I have the pictures, though! So, check ’em!
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Dad’s New Car
Posted on July 25, 2003 by Ching under Family.
Congrats to dad for finally ditching is old Ford Ranger, biting the bullet and buying a brand new car. He’s now driving a more stylish, more reliable 2004 Toyota Corolla. We’ll be checking it out this Saturday. Of course, mom’s car is still much nicer. It’s a Toyota Highlander SUV they bought brand new, around this time last year, right before my wedding. This is typical for Filipino households. The woman always has the better vehicle. They were actually thinking of getting a Toyota Tundra for dad (perhaps because he is partial to trucks) but my always pragmatic parents thought that it would be wasteful to drive a Tundra to and from Houston because all of the mileage will depreciate the value right away. Brian made a really good point when we were talking the shower the other day, though. Trucks are great for moving and dad moves around a lot. I guess he will just have to either borrow mom’s Highlander (since it is an SUV and can hold a lot more than his new Corolla) or rent a UHaul trailer.
What I really find amusing about my parents is that the purchase, as usual, was totally unplanned. Matt picked up Logan one day. I guess they saw an Eddy’s Toyota (where they bought mom’s car last year) commercial ad on tv saying 0% financing on all 2003 models so they thought, we have nothing better to do, let’s go check out cars! Of course, there were no more 2003 models when the got there. How that can happen (as big an operation Eddy’s is), I know not but they ended up getting talked into buying a 2004 model with 2.9% financing. Not bad but with car dealerships, just like in Vegas, the house always wins.
I’m a little surprised that mom talked dad into it. I know it was her too because she always does this sort of thing. She’ll spend hundreds of dollars (perhaps thousands) on furniture without even blinking. She is the impulsive one. Dad used to be really anal-retentive about stuff, researching every aspect and examining every angle before he will even say yes I’ll think about it. He is more laid back now and more open to mom’s whims. Maybe he has mellowed in his old age (no offense, dad) or maybe he’s just given up the fight. If you can’t beat them, join them.. Right?
Kidding aside, mom tells me that this is a necessity because dad’s truck has gone to hell in a handbasket. It’s turned into a cash cow for greedy mechanics at the auto repair shop. So it was a spur-of-the-moment necessity purchase, if there is such a thing. Mom was really happy that the dealership gave them $2000 trade in value for the truck without even looking at it. I think they could have squeezed another $1000 out of the deal, considering that the dealer will probably sell it for $5000 on the lot, but hey dad has mellowed and mom has always been easy (no offense to either of you). Lord knows how many imaginary repairs they’ve paid for on that truck. Just kidding!
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