We are back in good old Dalian... cold, a little sad but getting back into the swing of things.

That was one awesome vacation!

Still have tons of pictures to put up :)

I was making injera in the kitchen when my cell phone rang.

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It has been a long week around here.

I need ice cream therapy!

Hope you guys are having a good week.

I want to have less stuff.

I don't know where the stuff comes from but my house is full of it.

And it is mostly stuff we don't need!

By US standards we really have little stuff. We try not to acquire too much. But by world standards, we have way WAY too much. We are definitely taking more than we need.

So, we are cleaning up and organizing here at Buchelas' house.

2009 = less stuff!

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To all of you who have been writing to me. Your words of encouragement have been wonderful to receive.

This is the longest blog break I have ever taken. I needed to use my time to get other things done.

I hope I am back now.

One of these days, we would like to go to Japan for vacation.

And when we do, I hope we would stop by this place.

Only in Asia!

... makes my heart ache.

Always a painful pleasure to hear her sing.

I found the following two videos from the Jimmy Kimmel late night show very funny.

Apparently both have been watched by millions of people.

Being in China and out of the loop, I never saw or heard about either one until the other day.

Anyway, here they are for those of you who are not with it and might have missed them.

Watch the first video first since the second is in response to it.

By the way Sarah Silverman, the woman in the first video is Jimmy's girlfriend.

Also, I will have you know, the song in the first video is stuck in my head. Since Buchela is too young to call me on it, I can sing it out loud!

BEWARE, the videos contain the F word A LOT.

What is up with the whole "delegate" stuff in the primary election process of both parties?

I don't understand why voting in the US is OH SO VERY complicated.

I mean, as far as I am concerned, it would have been much easier if everyone's vote counted from every state to determine the winner.

So for example, if a total of 7 million people vote, then we count those votes to see who got the most and and declare that person a winner.

Why with all the complex delegate business?

One person, one vote. Period!

ACKKK!

Make
a
to
do
list.

TODAY.

For those of you who are rolling your eyes and saying "That is so ten years ago!", that is how we are in this household.

Late.

Late and clueless about cool TV shows and hip trends. Besides, we are on the Ethiopian Calender, so it is just year 2000 within our apartment walls thank you!

Back to Sex and the City, I thought it was one of the best written comedies I have seen in a long time. I really enjoyed watching all the sex and gossip. May be too much for some people but perfect for my pregnant self!

Now, I am craving a Cosmopolitan. Since I can not drink, I am passing the glass to you.

Here is the recipe (from www.drinksmixer.com).

1 oz vodka
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz Rose's® lime juice
1/2 oz cranberry juice

Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve.

Cheers!

I know pregnancy sometimes makes me more emotional and therefore prone to tears.

But y'all, I cried when I listened to Obama's Iowa speech today.

It nudged awake the idealist in me.

Beautiful!

Was it me or was his speech just that good?

We are safe and in Dalian. I will post more pictures from the trip with an update soon.

Did I tell y'all I turned 34 on Dec. 24th?!

Yup, I am older but none wiser!

I have been tagged for this cool meme by Julie from My Journey to Family.

Four Things About Me:

Jobs I've Had

1. House Cleaner (had keys to many many houses)
2. Nanny (I sometimes wonder how many remember me)
3. Cafeteria Server (prepared the Salad Bar and then served behind the hot food section. I also cleaned the cafeteria hall with the rest of the employees after meals)
4. Sketch Art Class Model (required being still for long periods of time while art students tried to sketch me)

Places I've Lived:
1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Charlotte, North Carolina
3. Dalian, China

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