when you were small

honey bee

i had a fantastic time at my cousin's bachelorette party in los angeles this past weekend staying at the w hollywood and participating in an unprecedented level of debauchery. on the first day we lied in an expensive cabana by the rooftop pool, dined in a four-dollar-sign japanese/peruvian restaurant, karaoked in a bar hidden inside of a parking garage, and danced all night in unreasonable shoes. 

the next day our plans to go shopping were rained out by an unexpected thunderstorm and we relinquished any plans to do anything productive or classy. the day was spent boozing unreasonably in the hotel lobby bar, schmoozing with the bachelor party bachelors, dragging drunks back to their rooms and feeding them, watching people start fights, and looking for love in all the wrong places. i think we did everything right because the amount of scandal successfully achieved was enough to convince a bride why she might want to settle down for the peaceful, committed life. 

the cutest elsa in the land

lives in san diego, ca

cliff and char

this baby is starting to look suspiciously like a grown-up

elsa magic

The last time I saw Char, she wasn't able to say very many words, but she definitely knew 'Ana,' 'Elsa,' and 'snowman' and was able to sing along to 'Let It Go' in the car. She also had a Frozen t-shirt that was washed every night so she could wear it every day. Here she is demonstrating her Elsa magic this week looking very grown up in the dress that I bought for her and mailed to California.  

you can't stay in vegas forever

nine fine irishmen

my whole fambly is in vegas at one of my favorite pubs. i'm in the outskirts of orlando watching tlc on my couch.

charlotte two

This past weekend was Char's second birthday.

 Her Minnie Mouse wardrobe reminds me

of mine

easter away

e-mail received a whole album of pictures from the lovely easter that my family had without me

 

birthday weeks

birthday with bagel: osteria mamma and harvard and stone
birthday party in la: masa and prince with lmo, lc, kat, rj, katya, john, bagel, candy, khenkel, cathy, max, steph, willis
birthday with family: belmont brewing co. with ma, pa, cliff, rosie, char, bagel
birthday day: st. felix with khenkel, cody
birthday party in ny: mominette, pine box and tandem with cerrito, aijia, rothy, sslover, sam, jay, vanessa, mike, dan, cvc, moe, weaver, colin
birthday tsukerma: is today! sushi, ice skating and more with mrs. tuckersman

what if instead of 26-year-old me at my birthday parties 10-year-old me and 16-year-old me were present instead? 

Merry Christmas

Having a toddler in the family is like having a little psycho at the dinner table

char dinner

thanksgiving photos

my thanksgiving domestic chen pie extravaganza. i spent all of wednesday making these while watching a marathon of the saga of The Little Couple's adoption of their Chinese baby Will. they turned out even better than expected and a request for a repeat apple pie for christmas has been filed by mama chen.

some nice thanksgiving pictures taken by my cousin

charbaby

xmas baby

merry christmas from san diego

baby pumpkin

happy pre-halloween!