Today Chloe blew us all away with her drum skills. She just started playing a little less than a year ago and joined this band just 6 weeks ago. I was so excited and so proud of how much she’s learned in such short period of time!! Rock on, Chloebear!!

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I convinced my family to take me for a drive to Mitsuwa so I can make some Japanese food I’ve been craving.

When I came downstairs, Chloe had already made me breakfast the night before for my birthday. SO SWEET!

My mom also made for me a birthday seaweed soup, oysters, steamed & marinaded eggplants and beansprouts. ALL my favorite things to eat. I feel so blessed and full. 🙂

I wasn’t able to do much since I’m still kind of recovering from my concussion on Saturday… but I could still eat. ;P I’m grateful to be alive and surrounded by my family who loves me. Thank you God… 
It’s been a bit of rollercoaster with a car accident I had in early January and learning about my good friend passing, then the ski accident… I’m grateful for my groups of faithful Christian friends and family who pray alongside of me and keeping me accountable as I navigate through life.

sWe met up with my friend’s family and we enjoyed skiing on the fresh snow. Slope condition was good but it was still super cold, and icy even with snow. I don’t know if it was the 3 hours of driving or the cold, but I was feeling too tired towards the mid-afternoon and I was just thinking I should call it a day. Then next thing I remember is hitting my head on the ground… I have no idea how I fell.
I was taken down on a sledge by a ski patrol, straight to first aid where they took very good care of me and checked me out. Apparently I had a concussion. Oh well. 
Thank God my friends were there! They took care of everything, and even drove us home safely. 

So we got up at 5am, got ready and left the house at 6 am. and I admit I shouldn’t have driven. I practically drove through snow storm and this is what the highway condition was… I regretted coming out with kids because it was so dangerous and it took us over 3 hours to get to Windham, which should’ve been less than 2 hours. Anyway we made it to the mountain safely. But then…

We did our usual 2 mile walk despite the cold and snow this morning. This guy loves snow!!

Even though I pack lunches for kids, when they come home, they are hungry again.
1. Cheese fries with citrus kale avocado salad with toasted pistachio and flex seeds
2. Ricotta and arugula cauliflower pizza with drizzled honey

It was freeeeezzzzzing cold, temperature dropping as low as -8º BUT the upside of it was, the mountain was not at all crowded. Haha, we survived skiing on ice! First day of skiing this winter and hopefully many more to come! @belleayre