I really wish I had more exciting things to write about.  It's been one month since my surgery and two weeks since R's hip surgery.  We're doing fine, made some minor adjustments to our daily routines, but nothing outrageous.

This little blog o' mine has been on the brain lately.  I feel incredibly guilty for not writing in this because one of my hopes of this blog was to improve my writing.  Whilst tutoring yesterday, I couldn't stop thinking about sentence structure and grammar. The way we converse with others in daily life is really different from writing out a clear concise thought.  I felt like a hypocrite trying to teaching my two little cousins to write clearly and concisely when I haven't done so in a long while.

Anyhoot, I'm attempting to get back into the hang of things.  Let's see where this leads.

I hate posting without pictures.  So here's one of my custom made ice cream sandwich from Berkeley's CREAM.  Acronym for Cookies Rule Everything Around Me.  Coffee almond fudge ice cream with cappuccino cookies for only $2.  My heart just fluttered a little.

Uuumm...yes please!*

Target

* I'm kidding.

My surgery went well.  I'm all bandaged up at home now.  My family has given me a surprising amount of space to recover in my own way.  Not to say they don't check up on me, but I appreciate the alone time I'm allowed.

My husband is pretty special too.  I often don't give him enough credit, but from being there after my drug-induced sleep to waking up at ungodly hours to fetch pain medication, he's soldiered on.

The hubs took off the bandages today and my view was unsightly.  I guess I should be happy that the meds work pretty fast.

Hubs asked me to send this to him.  Reassurance, I suppose?

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So...I haven't been very inspired to post lately.  2012 has been pretty rough around these neck of the woods.  R's off work due to injury and I'm not 100%.

I'm going into surgery next week to remove a defiant gallbladder.  I'm really hoping for a turning point after the surgery.  Here's to hoping.

I forgot what I wished for when I cut into this bad boy for my birthday.  I'm pretty sure if was something good. I hope it comes true.

Twelve Centimeter

I was in LA with my sister for our annual SoCal trip in December.  We found this cute Korean bakery with MACARONS!! They were pretty, tasty and cheap.  Take a looksie!

 
Twelve Centimeter
429 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
http://www.twelve-centimeter.com/

Simple things

Nothing drastic around these parts.  Here's look at the simple things keeping me happy right now.

Um, pink salt? Double hockey stick yeah!  And for free? Thanks Safeway.

Isn't this purdy? At Naked Fish, it's called Sun Rise.  That's right, raw fish and raw egg.  While beautiful to look at, I'm not sure it agreed entirely with my sister.  Needless to say, we won't be ordering this bad boy again to fulfill our daily protein quota.

Say Pamplemousse 5 times fast!

With our City pickings slim, my sister and I went a little out our way to pick up these delectable delicacies  from Pamplemousse in Redwood City.  My sister ordered one in every flavor they had available (the website lists 35 flavors, I think we tried 15 or so.  In one day.  Yesh, fatties we are.

  For $1.95 each, they weren't bad for the price.  If you buy 12, you get one free. 

My only gripe was this:

A few of them looked like this after the first bite.  I hate when macarons crack and crumble.

I found these in the Trader Joe's Freezer aisle.  At $4.99, way cheaper than getting them at your local French Bakery.  There's only a dozen (6 each of the vanilla and chocolate). You have to let sit out for half an hour to reach room temperature.

 I am embarrassed delighted to say we finished them all in one sitting.  And I went out to buy more the next day.