peekie wu!

 This year has been, what can we say; Disruptive, strange, and hard.  We were supposed to go on an epic Japan adventure sans kids for the first time, party at the BTS concert together, and explore more of LA as a family to name a few of our plans.  Instead, we tried to make the most of remote learning, rearranged our home to accommodate two work from home parents, worked our butts off to retain both of our jobs, and found small ways to keep the sanity. To focus on the bright spots though: 1. We are now raising some cute fish in a 10 gallon tank 2. Tie dying has become a family hobby 3. We enjoy quality family time every weekend with a lunch {& boba drinks} & movie date (Disney's Onward and Netflix's Over the Moon are standout favs)  4. Netflix & Kdrama has become a fond pastime for Eleen & Lucas (Netflix's Signal and It's Okay to Not Be Okay are excellent) 5. No one has been sick for a whole year (with kids in preschool & elementary school normall...

Life is full of beginnings and ends.  It's a cycle of learning, failures, and triumph.  At the start of 2015, my family is at the beginning of building a new life, in a new city.  As I reflect back on 2014, I am mostly glad to have left it as it seems most people are, according to my YouTube feed.  This move has been the single most challenging and trying obstacle in my life...ever, even more than childbirth.  There are bits of joy sprinkled in there though, like the surprise farewell girl's day that Kelly arranged.  I'm truly touched when someone speaks my love language to me. Last moments at school before departure It was a bittersweet farewell when we left baby E's school too.  Seeing baby E grow into toddler E over the past year has been rewarding and in no small part due to his teachers' encouragement and love.  From celebrating his ability to lift his head to standing and walking by himself now, has been rewarding.  His temper...