As you can see from the pictures (and soon, video) posted below, Helen got to work pretty quickly. Bass luthiers, watchout!

   

As we pondered over our twin bowls of yee-mein, I realized she thought that today (Saturday) is Sunday, and that tomorrow (Sunday) would be Monday.  I blurted out, “damn! that’s why you’re confused… You need a calendar!!” And just as I said those words, the waitress behind us replied, “[something in Cantonese] … Cal-en-da?” Helen and I looked confusedly at each other and then said, “Yes, Calendar.” The waitress held up a finger to say ‘wait a moment’, as she dashed off behind the counter that sells char siu and roast duck. She emerged a minute later with a new calendar, wrapped in a shopping bag, and ready for its new owner. 

Maybe next time I should blurt out, “Damn! You need a million dollars—or at least a free bowl of wontun noodle soup.”

This weekend Helen and I have been doing some nice work on a big surprise for anybody who reads this blog, is coming to our wedding, or is a friend of ours! So that probably includes you, fair reader. Unfortunately I can’t tell you anything more until it comes back to us (hint, hint). That will probably be sometime before Christmas. Hopefully in time for Dec. 27 (hmm, what’s on that day?), but definitely in time for January 3!! If you won’t be with us on either of those dates, don’t worry—we’ll make it available via this website and at least one other so you too can join in on the celebration.

In our wedding section, we’ve included subpages about each person in our wedding party.  Not only do they each come from different points in our lives, they also come from different places and contribute a lot to who we are as individuals and as a couple.  Believe it or not, we have yet to gather everyone together before the wedding.  So keep an eye out for a possible time during the week of the wedding for a hang.  I can’t wait to see everybody all together in one place, something that’ll happen only once in a lifetime.  And it’ll happen at our wedding.

Things left to do: finalize RSVPs, make sashes, confirm cake and seating chart, get gifts and favors, maybe get another dress?  More updates to come….

Luckily for Helen and I, this year is the first of many that we didn’t have to move out of one apartment and into another! That alone is cause to celebrate. We did, however, get the urge to do some cleaning and re-organizing of our apartment. We also went out on our annual furniture stroll to look for stuff people have thrown out.

This year’s stroll netted many great catches: a black metal book case, some new kitchen shelving, and a brand-new wood futon frame. The futon frame is replacing a similar catch from two years ago (that one was a black metal frame that has since been falling apart). I’ll put up some pictures later, once we get things assembled. In the meantime, here’s a picture of our new kitchen shelving.