cioppino night

busog!!!!  chel was praying in the car on our way home, 'Lord, forgive us for our gluttony!!!  forgive us!!!!"


we look forward to this event every year.  pang apat na taon na namin pag punta dito.  always fun and the food never disappoints!  

skiing - take 2

dahil ang yabang ko noong una akong nag skiing lessons, hindi ako bumagsak, and remained upright the whole time...my second ski class was a lesson on humility.

ako lang ang natumba sa pito na nasa class na yun.  in my defense, i am also the most inexperienced having only been on skis for a second time.  many of the folks in my class are regular skiers.  i was also the only person who's never been on the lift - which, for a person who does not like heights, is another triumph!  dami kong palusot!

i had fun though.  the snow was perfect!  the sierra nevada mountains received about 55 inches of snow in the few days before our trip so powdery pa talaga yung snow when we went.  it was the perfect snow for falling on your behind! walang pictures kasi ski to the max lang talaga ang ginawa namin.  wala akong panahon mag take ng pics.

i told paul that next time, hindi na muna namin isasama si bulinggit...kasi once her class is over, over na rin ang maliligayang skiing at snowboarding namin.  baby sitting duty na kami.  so next time, magpapractice lang ako ng magpapractice hanggang sa sumakit ang mga binti ko.

turtle plus na ang skill level ni michelle when it comes to skiing.  konti pa, daig na ako nito. hehehe

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tonight is cioppino night.  first time ni paul to attend.  we'll have lots of pictures tonight!

february na!

I think I would consider the highlight of this first 6 weeks of 2011 is that I learned how to ski. Yes,with confidence, I can say that I learned to ski after just 1 class! Woot woot! I’m not athletic (even though I was a varsity volleyball player in elementary and high school - that was ages ago!), I’m not adventurous. I can rollerblade and skate a little bit but I’m always afraid of falling on my behind. In the snow, it’s perfectly understandable to do exactly that. And I am so glad I didn’t pick the snow board!!!!  I am thrilled though. I never thought that I, a self-confessed lampa, will actually learn and enjoy this!  Michelle took lessons too and she is of course fairing much better than I am. We are going back to Tahoe for the President’s day weekend to have some more skiing/snowboarding fun.

Michelle is really into American Idol lately. She loves watching people sing and she is thrilled when she hears the judges say, ‘You’re going to Hollywood!’. Sya din daw kakanta sa American idol and will go to Hollywood. Sige anak, dream big, you can even dream bigger!