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Posted on November 2, 2016 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
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Pokémon Party Bus
Posted on November 1, 2016 by Ching under Events, Things to Do.
Pictures from our epic night of Pokémon hunting in Wichita.
We had an East and West side pickup to make it super easy for everyone. The East side pickup was our house and the West side pickup was at the Travel Junkie office on Maple and Maize.
We didn’t quite leave our driveway at eight o’clock as planned but we were right on schedule for arriving at the West side pickup location by 8:30 PM according to the map on my phone. It said we were 7 minutes away at about 8:23 PM.
Thanks to Spot’s Party Bus for being part of our Pokémon hunting adventure.
This is Brian doing a Facebook LIVE video on the bus.
We had a few last-minute cancellations so we figured we probably had 25 or so guests. It worked out pretty well actually because the bus was pretty full at 25 people. I can’t imagine how tight we would have been if we filled the bus to its max capacity of 35. We would’ve been packed like sardines.
I love how a couple of our friends rose to the occasion and dressed up as Pokémons. Biggie came as a Snorlax and Hideki dressed as a Growlithe.
The funniest part was when we were walking around College Hill Park and these kids on the other side of the tennis courts were like, “Look! It’s Tigger!” And Hideki was like, “I’m a Growlithe, dammit!” LMAO.
Here’s our good buddy Jay. He didn’t come dressed in costume because he is scary/funny enough as is. JK.
Brian’s cousin Zach and his wife Autumn joined us.
My coworker/friend Derek also joined us.
Christina couldn’t make it but Jake was able to join us. He came dressed as Ryu.
I just had to share this photo that Brian captioned because it’s hilarious.
Brian and I dressed as Pokémon trainers, as they look in the game.
The Pokémon party bus was such a blast. I loved being able to drink and hunt Pokémon at the same time, which we’ve never been able to do before. I also love that I didn’t have to man two phones because usually I’m having to manage both of our phones while Brian drives us around. I’m sure Brian enjoyed not having to drive so he could play as well.
The best part was that the Pokémon GO creators hosted a special in-game Halloween event whereby we caught lots of special Pokémons and got double candy for transferring mons to the professor. The timing of our Pokémon party bus event couldn’t have been better.
I had an amazing time and hope that everyone did too. Until next year!
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My Wicked Birthday Date
Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ching under Events.
Brian and I had a nice dinner at P.F. Chang’s a week ahead of my birthday because we wanted to have an intimate celebration. We’re not really romantic types but, every now and then, we like to have a nice dinner together just by ourselves.
Here are some pictures from dinner.
We started with crab wontons because I really like them there. Unlike at other Asian restaurants, their filling is more crab than filler. It’s delicious!
My strawberry ginger margarita was super delicious also.
As for dinner, Brian got his usual Chang’s spicy chicken.
I also got my usual: Mongolian beef with eggplant instead of green onions.
Neither of us are really that adventurous when it comes to food. We find something we like and we order it every time. LOL.
After dinner, it was time to head downtown to see Wicked but first — let me take a selfie!
I’m so lucky to have a husband who enjoys music theater just as much as I do.
We’ve learned from watching so many shows that, while it’s great to be up close, you don’t want to be too close to the front. We had the perfect seats!
We were right under the animatronic dragon.
I didn’t have a tall, big haired person in front of me this time either to obstruct my view so I was fully able to enjoy the show.
Just had to take one pre-show selfie with my wonderful husband because no more pictures allowed once the show starts.
Of course, we had to take an intermission selfie as well. LOL.
And a second one because we didn’t get the dragon in the previous photo.
The show was amazing. I loved the sets and the costumes and the props. The national tour cast was fabulous. Everyone was so talented and thoroughly enjoyed watching all of the amazing singing and dancing.
I love Glinda the best. She was hilarious.
We missed the show when it came to town seven years ago so I’m super grateful that we had the opportunity to watch it this go around. I hear that it just gets better and better every year.
I really wanted to get season tickets because all of the other shows look fabulous but I’m glad we didn’t because I’m not in town during the week. Perhaps my schedule will soon go back to normal and I can spend more time home. We’ll see.
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My Favorite Time of the Year
Posted on October 30, 2016 by Ching under Events, Life.
I love this time of year. Not just because of the perfect Fall weather and not just for Halloween and not just for my birthday. As you all know, I love being busy and doing stuff. Once October rolls around, every weekend brings with it some cool event or activity and we’re in constant go-go-go mode.
I don’t love it as much when we get double, triple, and quadruple booked (yes, it has happened) but I do love it when we are able to squeeze it all in to the schedule and I’m able to do everything.
We kicked October off with a bang this year by attending the Wichita State Alumni Association‘s Rockin’ the Roundhouse event. That was the day before I left for EMACS in Orlando and barely got out of there before Hurricane Matthew struck.
My flight was canceled so I rerouted through Tampa. Instead of getting home at noon as planned, I didn’t get home until midnight. Hence, I missed the blacklight Zumba fundraising event at Wheels Studio that I said I would help with. I also had to get a sub for my regular Saturday morning Zumba class because I needed the day to recover from my exciting trip and also I needed to pack for Kansas City that coming week. And then, I also had a sub for my regular Sunday afternoon Zumba class because I committed to my friend Stephanie that I would help her with the zumbathon for the Mulvane flooding victims.
These were all the Zumba instructors who helped with that effort. From left: Amy, Paula, Andrea, Ching, Pam, Stephanie, and Pat.
Stephanie organized a fantastic event and we all had a blast helping.
Here are just a few photos from the event.
We were super exhausted from 90 minutes of dancing (we did stop a few times to draw for prizes) but it was all worth it in the end. I’m so grateful that Stephanie asked me to participate and it worked out that I could.
The weekend after was Museum of the Undead (which was super fun and I totally plan on doing that again next year) and then game night at our house when we also celebrated Christina’s birthday.
One of the highlights of the evening was reconnecting Brian with a couple of his high school classmates. These are Brian’s high school classmates Donald and Devi in the picture with him below.
Initially, we were only expecting a handful of people but then we ended up with more people than we can squeeze into a game of Cards Against Humanity so we ended up with two separate groups of Cards Against Humanity games and then a few of us on the side playing Exploding Kittens. I played Exploding Kittens with Missy because she has sworn off Cards Against Humanity completely.
This is a picture of me and Missy with our ears to the bluetooth stereo because Brian refused to let us turn the volume up. He said it was because then we wouldn’t be able to have conversation but deep down I think it’s because he hates Zumba music.
The next day we joined the gang at Carlos O’Kelly’s (Missy’s favorite Mexican restaurant) for a late lunch/early supper in celebration of Glynda’s birthday.
This young lady in the sombrero. We got to know Glynda better over the last few years when she started attending my old Saturday morning Zumba class at East YMCA and then we got to hang out with her in Fort Lauderdale and throughout the first ever Zumba cruise as well.
Glynda is so fun to be around because she’s so positive and vibrant and energetic. She enjoys life to the fullest and is really a model for her age group. I want to be just like her at that age.
Birthdays (not just mine) are one of the many reasons I love this time of year. I know so many people with October birthdays that it’s a nonstop party all month long! Speaking of my birthday, Brian and I had an intimate celebration last weekend by having a nice dinner at P.F. Chang’s followed by Wicked.
We had amazing seats but more on that later.
This weekend we celebrated with friends by hiring Spot’s Party Bus to drive us around for an epic evening of drinking and Pokémon hunting. Wicked was my birthday present and the party bus was my present for my friends.
As we get busy with various events, the blog gets so far behind. I need to blog about a few more things. Anyway, I just wanted to take this moment to express how grateful I am for a fantastic month and for being another year older.
It’s great to be alive!
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Museum of the Undead
Posted on October 28, 2016 by Ching under Events.
Brian and I got to attend Museum of the Undead 4 at Exploration Place a couple of weeks ago. I tried to get rid of my tickets because it was a night that I had scheduled with Nickira. The bad news was that no one wanted my event tickets. The good news – Nickira and I finished our “hang out” time by 7:30 PM, which allowed enough time for me and Brian to attend Museum of the Undead.
The backstory they developed for this year’s event was actually really cool. I also like that the ZMB1 virus spells Zumba without the vowels.
We watched a short film in the Dome Theater, which explained everything. We also got the game sheet for us to put stickers on to complete the genome. Once the sheet was complete, you bring it to the gift shop for a special prize.
You earned stickers by completing various activities such as this one.
Who doesn’t enjoy a fun round of Twister?
Then there was Pathogen Pong…
Here’s Brian getting his participation sticker…
Then there was this thing with the buckets, which Brian and I nailed.
There were creepy zombies walking around everywhere.
None of them broke character; not even for a second.
This is Brian playing Human Cell Mini Golf…
This is the Mutangen Jenga. They had several sets.
Ran into Jocelyn!
They also had caged zombies in addition to the free-roaming ones.
Here’s a picture of my completed game sheet.
My gift was a little shotglass, which I do not have a picture of unfortunately.
I feel so grateful that we were able to attend this event because it was such a blast. Thanks, KMUW! Besides running into Jocelyn, I also ran into one of my coworkers. I’m totally making a mental note to attend this event again next year!
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