Mel and Kel’s 2011: a year in pictures from Melody Tsai on Vimeo.
To the year I got my first real job.
To the year I graduated from grad school.
To the year I got to backpack Thailand with my best friend.
To the year we drove from Seattle to LA.
And all the adventures in between.
To three years with Kelvin and more to come.
I can’t wait for what 2012 has in store!
I came across the Ugi Ball while perusing through bodyrock.tv. It’s a medicine ball meets a bean bag. It’s weighted and squishy, and it can be used to do cardio, strength and core training. Interesting workout concept, but $189.00 is pretty steep for a beautiful weighted bean bag.
I have a special place in my heart for llamas.
Love the llama love sweater from madewell. Almost bought it on impulse.
After a long search for an easy to follow half marathon training plan, I found runtheline.com. The website offers three free half marathon training plans, laid out in neatly organized excel spreadsheets:
This weekend Katie, Carl, Kelvin, and I rented a fancy cabin in Big Bear and went to the Oktoberfest. Kelvin and I were teddy bears, and Katie and Carl were a bee and a bee keeper.
“The way to get started is to stop talking and start doing.”
- Walt Disney
Today one of my co-workers sent me information on the OC Marathon/Half Marathon on May 6th, 2012. How appropriate, right?
I started up my workout journal again to keep me accountable.
Anacapa Island, taken on our 3 year anniversary
I don’t know what’s going on, but I’ve been feeling so un-inspired lately. I haven’t touched my dslr in ages. I’m tired all the time after work. My room is a mess, and it makes me exhausted just looking at it. blah.
Time to start a new chapter.
New goals:
BBQs remind me of the good old days at PDX. We’d BBQ almost every weekend… sometimes multiple times in one weekend. I love how BBQs bring people together… and outside.
Last weekend on July 4th, we BBQ’d with the family. We honestly hadn’t BBQ’d at home since I was a kid. I was really excited that we finally started making use of our great backyard again. Hopefully this successful BBQ means more to come!
My brother was well prepared for this BBQ and bought delicious meat and skewers.
Kelvin decided this was a good time to get a facial.
The best photo I could get of my brother all day. He was working that grill like a master.
Afui!
Me, enjoying the beautiful day.
My mom :)
My sister and her delicious homemade burger.
We waited outside to watch the fireworks from my house and saw the sun set.
Happy Birthday America!
Loves: ruffles, yellow, and labradoodles.
