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The Outtakes and Thanksgiving
So… you know how life can sometimes get so busy where you feel like you’re treading water but it’s getting harder and harder and you feel like you’re struggling to keep your head above water? Yeah, it’s felt like that for these past few months. All good things- school stuff, activities, schedules, appointments. Means the kids are growing up, thriving, and we are definitely not in the baby stage of life anymore. While I make my peace with that (peace out, baby!), I blink and keep seeing these kids of ours growing and changing faster than I even want to think about. Blink and I’ll have teenagers cleaning out my…
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Halloween
Yep, because it’s now nearing February. I’m feeling great about this. A look back… [deep breaths]
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Pumpkin Carving
Pumpkin Spice Latte, anyone? No? Argh. And I thought it was late back when we carved pumpkins on actual Halloween day. In other news, did you even know that it’s next to impossible to buy a pumpkin anywhere on October 31st? Not Ralph’s, not Pavilions, not Trader Joe’s, not Bristol Farms, not Walmart, not Target. Huh, I didn’t either. Apparently there is a mass exodus of all pumpkins on October 30th. Now we know and knowledge, as they say, is power. Huh? Anyway. We ended up at a makeshift “pumpkin patch” set up next to the mall where they were selling their last few picked-over, sad-yet-enormous pumpkins…
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Pa’s Pumpkin Patch
In true southern California style, we braved the 90+ degree temperatures last month and headed to the pumpkin patch. Because the calendar said it’s now fall and time for fall activities. Even if we have to do those fall activities while still in our tank tops and flip flops. Because that is life lived in an area with only two seasons: summer and a little bit less summer. It’s hard, but someone’s gotta do it. …
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Fall is for Football
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… according to one Phil Tsai. UCLA football season is upon us, folks. The highs, the lows, the wins, the losses, the season-ending injuries… It’s never a dull run, that’s for sure. Phil announced that we would be tailgating for the season opening game when hopes were high and riding on the shoulders of a freshman quarterback- before all the injuries, before the weakened defensive line, before the rough loss to Stanford. We will cheer for UCLA to the end, but there’s something special and fresh and hopeful about the season opener. Especially when we pull out a win in the end. …
