Hi Home!

Ahhh, HELLO HOME!!!!

It's so nice to be back...

A quick recap of the last week and weekend:

Good!

Haha ok there's more---

Friday morning I saw a rainbow on the way to lab.. I'm not sure if you can see it very well in this photo, but it was nice and a good way to start the break.

Crêpe Night on Friday, during which I played hostess for an hour, and then it turned into a Wikipedia game (Kanye West --> cytoplasm...) and Scattergories...

Saturday, I went into SF for my first facial (mmm...) and I came out smelling like a giant tangerine (no real complaints there though...). I picked up Ryan from his lodging at the W -- lucky boy -- and we headed over to have lunch with the brosky before heading back down to campus for Big Game. Ry and I tried to get into the game... but the line was waaay too long. We went behind the stadium to tailgate. Saw some fights, some beer spilled on people (deliberately and accidentally), some Cal kids wringed by the neck... N.B.D. Frat boys, what can you say :)

It ended up being really really cold, so we headed back to La Mais, piled into my car and headed to get thai food.. and we learned that we lost against Cal. Sad.

Dropped Ry off at the airport and wandered around for late night snacking (yum). Turned in early for the night so that I could get packing for...

MY FLIGHT HOME ON SUNDAY!! Yay :)

45 min flight, and I'm home! I arrived just in time for lunch, so my parents and I went to

Kotohira, a noodle place in Gardena.

They make their own udon noodles, and they're so incredibly chewy and delicious... My noodles came in hot water with the same dipping sauce of cold noodles (shoyu like sauce with ginger and green onion) and tempura.

Momma Wood's combination came with spam musubi, which is sort of like spam sushi.... YUM!! I hadn't had it since I visited my aunt at least 3 years ago. Sooo salty and delicious! Such comfort food :)

We stopped by a Japanese market where you can buy "Bajil" and "Paplica"!!!

On the way back home, I fell asleep in the car, full tummy and all.

I got back, ate some more, and went to bed.

TODAY!

Woke up, got out of bed and had a yummy breakfast of rose tea, toast with apricot jam, and oatmeal.

Lounged around and taught my mom how to use their Mac.

Ate spicy ramen mmm.

Helped my mom with gardening.

Ate Korean chicken stew and roast chicken and potatoes.

And mochi.

And crème caramel.

Mmmm.

Sigh.

Beached whale to the max.

ANYWAY, tomorrow is working and baking day... and then Tim comes home on Wednesday, and then it's Thanksgiving time :)

Yessssss.

Here's to more eating and whale-ing!!!