Thao
Just a Little Jog… in the Adidas Run for the Parks!!!
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | Friends, Photography | 7 Comments
Going for a run with Thao… and about 5,000 other people! Wish us luck. ;)
Last Night’s Dinner with Thao and Katie
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | Family, Food, Friends, Photography, Puppies | 2 Comments
Justin and I had a really nice time having Thao and Katie over for dinner Thursday night. Thao shared with us a lot of her photos from Kenya (you can see them here) and narrated as she walked through the different experiences. Justin hooked my laptop up to our TV so we had a good viewing arrangement. It was so neat. I definitely want to go to Kenya now! If I can get a detailed itinerary of Thao’s journey, I’ll put it up here. She visited beautiful, deserted beaches; lovely, cheap inns; took a self-guided driving safari with some friends; took children to a giraffe feeding/petting area (not only did she escort these children, but she helped raise money so they could go in the first place - right on!); and all the while got around in bizarrely decorated buses. It looked and sounded like a lot of fun. She also brought me back salad spoons with rhinos on the ends! I love them :) Thanks Tizzle! :)
It was nice having Thao and Katie over… I just feel bad they got home so late on a Thursday night! Tonight, Val!, Justin and I went to Hill Country. A new friend of Val!’s, Chris, met us as well. The wait was an hour and a half but we had a good time. We sat there talking for hours and then for another half an hour on the sidewalk once we’d decided to leave. I pronounce “Friendship Friday” a serious success! :)
JUST DON’T TRY!
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments
So this may not make sense.
People who do not try really make it!
Thao turned me on to this author not too long ago: NotSalmon.com. I sometimes enjoy the emails sent from her website.
I didn’t even realize that I have a history with at least one of her books. But it leads me to reveal: I have to admit that people who put in less effort and pump out MORE really make it!
So, long story short - make connections, pump out stuff, be successful.
Now I am sure you all want the back story, but just take my word for it.
bizarre… Life really does answer questions. ;)
Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Sunday, October 28th, 2007 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment
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| Random October 2007 |
After packing for the big move ‘07, Justin, Thao, and I settled in for some good old fashioned pumpkin carving! We got some AWESOME photos of the pumpkins, us, and the babies! You HAVE to see these!
At Hill Country with Dad and Justin… and Thao!
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments
There is a serrano in my drink!
So, yeah, I knew I wanted to go to Hill Country this weekend and the fact that my Dad was flying up sealed the deal. I invited Thao to come along, but when I talked to her Saturday she’d already been to the city once, come home, and didn’t feel like going back out. I was really disappointed, so she changed her mind, but I told her it was ok if she didn’t want to go. I tried calling her a little later to tell her we were on our way, but got her voicemail. When I got off the subway in the city, I had a message from her that went something like this “Hey Vanessa, I changed my mind. I’m not going to go. Happy birthday! See you Monday.” What a bummer!
Justin, Dad and I entered the vast Hill Country BBQ joint and put our names on the long (hour and a half long!) waiting list, then sauntered over to the bar, where we killed time drinking and chatting amongst ourselves and with the friendly bartendress. Eventually our names were called and we were taken to the food ordering area - there are three stations from which you order: Meats, Sides, Drinks. Pretty nifty. As we were putting our things down at our table, Justin spotted Thao! She was already getting her food and thought we just hadn’t shown up yet. We’d all been waiting for well over an hour without even spotting one another! I was so glad Thao actually was there, but I felt so bad that she was waiting by herself the whole time. She even tried to reach me on my cell, but as I had my phone in my little backpack in the loud restaurant, I didn’t even hear it! Maybe that’ll teach her to play tricks on people!
We met up at the perfect time and got to share/try a ton of different meats and sides. I am definitely going back when I can taste things again. For whatever reason, my allergies have ridded me of my sense of taste. However, I can tell basic things, like sweet or maybe bitter. Spicy is a little lacking and I didn’t notice sour at all. Justin’s first drink was (accidentally because of confusion in communication) a bourbon on the rocks. I didn’t taste the bourbon at all, but could definitely sense the alcohol as I felt it burn the tip of my tongue slightly and evaporate onto the roof of my mouth.
I did enjoy eating though, so no one should think it was a wasted experience! The textures/colors of the food and the vibrancy of the company were all delightful. ;) And the icing on the cake, or cupcakes, I should say, is that Thao and Justin told one or two of the members of the waitstaff that it was my birthday! I ended up with one cupcake as we sat at the table that would not stay lit because the a/c was on just above us. It had reeses pieces on top and super fluffy and sweet peanut butter flavored icing. I guessed it was peanut butter, and Thao, Dad and Justin confirmed. I even enjoyed that, and I truly do not care for peanut butter! Oh yeah, it had jelly in the middle. Too cute. As we were on our way out of the restaurant, another waiter brought a cupcake out for us. This time the candle kept reigniting itself, so I got to make a few wishes! Super cool! And Justin had a whole cupcake to himself. ;)
We walked and chatted our way over to Rodeo Bar, where we rounded out the night drinking some margaritas and chatting (except Justin drank Captain and Coke. He is not a huge fan of the sleep-inducing margarita). I don’t even know how long we were there, but we moved from second floor, to bottom floor (succeeded in acquiring a basket of chips), then back up to the second floor since you can’t sit on the first unless you order food. :) All in all it was a really great night/time.
I also wanted to check out Reshma’s party, but my Dad was falling asleep and no one was really up for it at that point. I guess hindsight being 20/20, it is probably a good thing, as I woke up with a bad enough hangover as it is. Possibly due to the shoddy quality of tequila Rodeo Bar uses in their drinks. Hrmph!
After a cocktail this morning, of the medical variety, I am finally starting to feel better. Which is a good thing. My Dad is leaving tonight, which is a sad thing. And Justin and I will be celebrating my 27th birthday (waa!) tomorrow with Mom, Val!, David and possibly Annie and Rob. Vee shall see. We will be dining at Ninja New York. Possibly the coolest concept every materialized for a restaurant.
Then the next morning it’s off to Los Angeles to see the world premiere of the Simpsons Movie… Sweet!!!
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