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My sister (a newly single mother) recently visited our house with her two incredibly amazing children. I’m not saying they’re amazing just to be a doting aunt. These kids truly are incredible. Perhaps it’s because as the years go by, we grow closer and closer in relationship. I absolutely adore my sister’s kids, & they adore me as well.
One time my nephew pulled me aside & told me point blank to my face that he thinks of me as his second mom. True story, bro. However, I’d like to believe that I’m the cooler “mom” because I discipline the kids without yelling at them or scolding them the way my sister does. Granted, she is their actual mother…but the kids & I are tight too.
This past week rushed by in such a blur. My sister brought her kids to our house on their one-week school break. It felt like they were only here for a few short days. We, as a family, took the two kids to explore the downtown of the big City by the Bay. The kids made their first trip to Chinatown to buy traditional-ish costumes for their school performance. Then we took them to eat organic ice cream after a quick lunch. The next few days after that became such a blur I can hardly remember all the events that happened. We took the kids up to the mountains (which were eerily lacking snow). Actually we were in the mountains for two reasons: 1. The kids have never been up in the mountains before & have never truly experienced snow, & 2. My sister had to take care of a real estate project involving our former family vacation home. My sister’s kids were so excited to be up in the mountains & touching snow for the first time…although it was only a small barren patch of icy snow. We stayed at a very comfortable hotel overnight & the kids got to run around in the beautiful lake town full of lush nature.
We celebrated my mom’s (a.k.a. Grandma) birthday up in the mountains, took the kids to play around the creek, & had a fun overnight road trip. The kids were so captivated by the snow & the nature all around us. We had such a great, memorable time renting a mini-van & having lots of good laughs along the way. Alas, the kids were sad to go home. They made their Grandma a cute birthday card, but also drew a sad face on the back of it. When asked why, my nephew replied, “…because we are sad to go home. We want to stay here longer.” My niece, who usually has an I-don’t-really-care attitude even asked, “Why do we have to go home?” as we dropped them off at the airport.
I am so drained, physically, from this past week…I had to force myself to write this week’s blog post. There’s more stuff that happened that I want to write about, but my mind is stuttering right now, so I better sign off before I get more incoherent. Cheers.
Today’s song of the day:
My husband & I were so excited to visit Taipei for the first time, we definitely were planning on going nuts with our camera & take tons of photos. Here are some of the best highlights of our photo album.
Yes, graffiti is everywhere. It’s not really a shocking thing in most countries, but we were still excited to see street art throughout the city. This type of art really amazes us, & these big murals are so cool.
Like I’ve mentioned before, my female friend who got married is from Taipei. She was showing our big group of friends around town, & as we were walking to the subway station, we passed by this small shop selling funny t-shirts. All of us thought these two shirts in particular was very fitting for the occasion. The first shirt on the left says “My husband is the greatest”. The second shirt on the right says “My wife is never wrong”. Our group thought it would be funny to buy these shirts for our friends who were getting married that weekend, so they could wear them on their wedding day. Alas, they begged us not to get them, so we didn’t end up buying them. It would have been a funny story if we did get those shirts!
It was very interesting to see new/modern buildings mixed in with the older/traditional buildings. The city itself is quite clean & orderly, however, the older buildings feel a little run-down & worn-out. This is quite a dramatic contrast against the vibrant background of the bustling cityscape.
Photos courtesy of: http://www.walllbase.cc
The time has finally arrived! Tomorrow, I am jetting off to Taipei, Taiwan. I am incredibly thrilled to attend my friends’ wedding. (We are close friends with both the bride & groom.) Also, being able to visit a place I’ve heard so much about since my early childhood is exciting. I am so ready for this trip… I can’t wait to post photos soon!! Cheers.
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