Friday the 13th!!!

Jackie, Laurel with his daughter, Joe, and I are radiation buddies. God has always sent nice people, my way, once again. He always knows exactly what we need, and when we need it. He eases our fears when we look to Him for love and support. Whether it was chemo, surgery, or radiation, I have been surrounded by His angels. I really hate cancer, but I do cherish what this experience and all the people He has brought me.


KoGi BBQ Run #2



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Hey Angel, what's up?!?!?

It's daylight savings time again. Tonight, we're going to spring forward, and lose an hour of sleep. So what do we do? Go to bed early? NOT!!! Shortly after midnight on March 8, 2009 , we had another KoGi BBQ adventure at Venice Beach with Angel, Jolene, Todd, Stephanie, and Greg. Of course, it wasn't planned... And of course, I "had to" go for the ride... After all, everyone was meeting at my house. It was my second time for KoGi BBQ, countless of times for a few folks, but it was the first time for the newlyweds, Steph and Greg. As always, we ordered our tacos and burritos, and enjoyed it while it was hot off the grill. Since I was told that their burritos reheat well, I had to take a few extras to go for Hank and the kids. They had a really yummy breakfast before going to SBCC (South Bay Community Church).




What's a movie without dessert?!?!? It didn't matter that it was a Monday night, March 9. After our dinner, Angel and I made Havana Banana Splits. Noah, Mamiko, and Kento thought it was yummy too!!!



March 10, 2009 - Shery, Aisa, Lisa, and myself had a Marukai run for snacks galore. Then it was back to my house to indulge in some strawberry, banana, ice cream, and Nutella crepes. As I attended my meeting with the Wellness Community, the girls were enjoying fresh seafood at the Redondo Beach Pier. We were truly blessed with great beach weather! Oh, how I love Southern California... especially here in the South Bay area!!!



Ann, Pat, and myself having dinner at the Lazy Dog Cafe in Del Amo Mall, Torrance. The food is quite yummy, but... Did I ever tell you how much I love their Doggie Bone shaped breath mints? I sure hope it doesn't give me DOGGIE BREATH!!! hee hee hee


Multicultural Assembly 2009
On FRIDAY THE 13TH... of March!

Yeah, JROTC!!!
Hey, it's Mimoe!








GO NOAH!!!!!

Myan was everywhere!


Thriller?!?!?
Jenny and I


North High School had their annual Multicultural Assembly, on Friday the 13th, of March. In January, Steven started working out with The Masters Choice Martial Arts in Torrance. He has been practicing Tae Kwon Do with his friends. They participated at North High School, representing the Korean Club on campus. The entire event lasted about an hour and a half, it was very colorful, and quite entertaining. In my opinion, the Korean Club and the Polynesian Club really rocked the house, or in this case, the gym!!! I'm so glad to see all the different cultures come together this way. It's so wonderful that we can be proud of our ethnicity, and to be an American!!! IN GOD WE TRUST!!!!!

End of February, already?

When I was done cashing and spending my annual rebate check from Costco-Torrance, I ran into Jill. It seems like I only see her there. Could it be that we both hang out there too often? It was great to see her again. Maybe next time, we can run into each other at a different location.


Jack and Ally came to visit us.


February 27, 2009 - My Sammi went with Jimmy to a dance at West High. The theme was Dynamic Duos. I think our little Grease teens look pretty cute (Sammi as Sandy, and Jimmy as Danny)... Oops, I meant they looked really TOUGH!!!






February 27, 2009 - Hank wanted me to go check out this band called, "The ACE Band". They were playing our songs (the oldies) at Maggie's Pub in Santa Fe Springs, a cute Irish pub. It was great to see Colney, Bobbie, Cal, and Missy again. It was sooooooo crowded there that evening, there was even a line to get in. We had to share our table with a few strangers. Thank God they were nice people. We hope to see Terry, Karen, and Ronny again... someday. Here's the link to the band's website: www.theaceband.com.



February 28, 2009 - Yikes! Those late night craving brought us to Jerry's Deli in Del Amo Mall, here in Torrance. Soon, we were indulging in Matzo Ball Soup, Belgian Waffle Sundae, and Havana Banana Splits!!! Yummy for the tummy and taste buds too!!! What a perfect way to end our month... How SWEET it is!!!

Winter Tea and KoGi BBQ

Saturday, February 21, 2009 - Ambassador Church Women's Winter Tea








We had beautiful sunshine weather, a nice turnout, great speaker, beautiful teapots and teacups, fresh flowers, lots of teas, tons of food, and a fun craft too. Joanna Hoffman was a very inspirational speaker, and we were blessed by her story. Thank you to all the women and guests who made this event so memorable and fun. It was just a great girly girl kind of day, and I loved every moment of it! After all, I'm a real WoMan!!!


My First KoGi BBQ Experience






On Saturday evening, I had my first KoGi BBQ experience! It was a spontaneous idea, and I still can't believe that we had actually acted on it! Hank, Stevie, Sammi, Angela, Maria, and of course, Angel all jumped into my van. I had Angel drive to The Brig in Venice, since he's an expert at chasing the KoGi truck. As usual, I was taking pictures for my blog, when a nice young couple (John and Meg) tried to dodge the camera. But then Angel made them join us for the fun. Turns out, it was their first Kogi BBQ experience as well, but it was their second time in line. The food was so good, they wanted more! Now we're all eating buddies. In fact, they sounded interested in joining us one day for a Lemon-Butter-Club meeting... We'll have to do more planning for that one. For now, we can enjoy the casual dining of KoGi BBQ. In case you want to check out their menu, here's their website: http://kogibbq.com/. Perhaps we'll see you there for another run. Bon appetite!!!