Visitors from Paris

My boyfriend's parents were in town visiting and we were blessed with gorgeous weather. Austin, Texas is a beautiful and diverse city. With the amazing weather, what not to love this city?!

I am a big visit planner and with them in town, I can't help but put pressure for myself to create list after list of things to do in Austin. During their 3 weeks visit, we have done a variety of things together and I hope they enjoyed their stay as much as we enjoyed their company. Apart from that, my French class has definitely paid off! I am a lot more comfortable to converse with them in French and it feels great to slowly conquering the challenge of communication with them.

Virus Scare

oh no! My poor computer has been infected with Virus. I am going to be out of pocket for a while until I get a new OS to reinstall and reformat my computer. Sorry to cause any delay.

Another Update

2 weeks ago I was in Monterrey for a wedding and last weekend I was in San Francisco to cheer my boyfriend for running the half marathon. They are all great, short trip but I wish I could live the vacation feeling slightly longer!

Anyway, I have a week of freedom before another friend from Paris is coming to visit us. I will try to be productive and complete as many requests for you all as possible! 

Apologize in Advance

Work has been keeping me very busy, so is this summer.  Besides all the weddings and travelings that we are doing, we have been having guests visiting us in Austin every month since June till October. So I must apologize in advance if you feel that it is taking me too long to get back to you.

Summer Madness

2 weddings down, one more to go.
I have been invited to 7 weddings in this year alone. I guess I am in the perfect age where everybody is starting to settle down, get marry and build a family. I love celebrating the big day but sometimes this could be costly and too much. This is especially true when I have to travel or be part of the wedding party.

Please pardon me if you are sensing slow response on my part for it has been quite a busy summer for me.

孩子 Children

孩子("Hai Zi"): children, this noun can be used for singular or plural.
Some people may prefer to add the word "small" in front of the words to denote small children, such as 小孩子(XiaoHaiZi)。

Over lunch, a friend told me how much he enjoys being a father of a newborn and how the child has completely changed his life. However, he would really like to adopt a kid if his wife agrees to it. His reason is to help out the kids out there who are in need of parents, a home, a family to belong to.  I, too, have thought about adoption, only if I am at 35 and single. I am happily in love now and I hope someday I could do both-- give birth to my baby and adopt one to change the kid's and our lives for the better. Perhaps I haven't thought through the tough process of adoption just yet but when I do, I am sure I will have plenty of supports from all the parents I have helped so far.

Busy Bee...

As summer approaches, I find my social and travel calendar filled up quickly. It was New York last weekend and camping in the next. Not to mention I am in the age where most of my friends are getting  hitched so there are a lot of spring and summer weddings to attend.

I have noticed the requests are starting to pile up in my inbox and I will try to get them done as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience. :)