Friday, March 13, 2009

Long time no see

Ever since I left Taiwan and came to the U.S.A., I never found a chance to see my godmother.  It has been about 20 years.  When I went to L.A. last month by myself, I finally made the visit.  It felt good.
Her grandchildren are very friendly.





My godmother has 3 boys; this is her 2nd son and his family.









We took some pictures after her son cooked a wonderful yummy Chinese dinner.  I didn't know he could cook when we were kids. 

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

1st day at Claremont

This is Kristina's fridge that she paid $50.00 for.  The stickers came with it.







Kristina took me to eat at the cafeteria. The architectural work of this building is so pretty.  I somehow felt like I was in the Harry Potter movie set. 






She also took me to the village around Claremont. There is a fountain close by.  It's quite cute.







The day I went to visit Kristina for Family Weekend, I was sitting next to window.  Usually I prefer the isle seat, but somehow it was magnificent to look at the clouds that day.

2nd day in Claremont

The 2nd day in L.A., Kristina and I went to the Getty's art museum.  That day was also Valentine's day.  Someone was sure rich enough to express his/her love in the sky.






Getty's is full of art: it has collections from the 1800's to modern art.  The garden is also artistic and pretty. We had a good time enjoying indoor and outdoor art.


3rd day at claremont

This one actually was on the last (4th) night on the plane.  After the big rain/wind storm, I was finally able to get home.







On the 3rd day, Kristina and I went to this store called, "The fire winthin". She chooses a water pot and I choose a mug to paint, then the store will fire them for us to use.  It was fun!
My mug was so big that I had to take 3 pictures to show the whole mug.