Ren Faire 2011 So Cal

I love this mask!

I haven't been to a Renaissance Faire in over 10 years! It was lovely. You feel like you're in another world. It's so cool that most people dressed up. Maybe next year I'll dress up too! hehe. Too bad, it was super dusty and it was windy so I couldn't breathe very well. Other than that, it was amazing. The food were actually pretty yummy too. I had a giant turkey leg, a clam chowder soup, and fresh potato chips. Well, I shared with James lol. He came to visit his parents for the weekend and wanted to go to Ren Faire. He ended up being the photographer of the day :D.

I bought a cute little hat (pic above). I also like that mask now that I look at it, but those masks are very expensive and I probably won't really get to wear it much, so I didn't buy it. There were so many things to see. People are super friendly and nice. Jen said that the one in So Cal is a lot more crazy than the Ren Faire up north. haha. Yup, LA people are crazyyyy~

People singing, people dancing, and poor stuffed kitties
A flirty knight, nobles, flirty couple, and Captain Jack Sparrow
A very tall wizard, Turkey leg seller, Yarn spinning, and a funny face.
The queen parade, The blacksmith, and Metal casting
Jen&Andre! , a sign, and very friendly horses.

Catalina Jazz Club

My dad took me to Catalina Jazz Club. His friend's band was playing that day, so we went to see them perform. They were good!

Mewmew accident

Mewmew got attacked by 2 dogs (Boxers) while I was in Thailand. I went to Thailand for my sister's wedding. It's a horrible accident. The pet sitters were trying to grab him away from the dogs and they got bit to. One said that she actually heard the crunch when the dog got Mewmew's skull :(. Hind leg, front leg, and stomach were injured. His lung was punctured, his right eye is extremely damaged and filled with blood, and his jaw was split in half (hanging and bleeding >_<).

I got the call at 2am, the day before my sister's wedding that he was in an emergency room and that he might not make it. Luckily, they revived him. The next day he got his jaw surgery. When I got back, I took him to see an ophthalmologist and it was confirmed that he will forever be blind in his right eye. Poor Mewmew can't really close his mouth and it's super difficult to give him medicine because you can't hold his head. The pet sitters have been very kind to come and take care of him while I was gone. They were crying when Mewmew finally started to eat again a week later.

Mewmew likes dogs because he grew up with our Doberman. Now he's super scared of the neighbor's dogs barking :(.


My poor baby T_T

Bling

*My hand, not my rings*
Yes they are all real. The one on my pinky is a yellow diamond, next is Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Blue sapphire, and another diamond ring *_*

Flowers & Mom

I took mom to buy flowers from Pottery Barn. Sometimes, they carry flowers that look extremely realistic (and expensive!). She's super happy with the 3 branches that she got from there. Since mom used to own a flower shop, she was able to bend the branches and make them look even more pretty :). Pretty flowers make my mom VERY happy. She'd giggle like a little girl lol.

Fanart - Nemu Nemu

For Audra's book:

New Purse - Vera Bradley

I got a new purse. I walked passed by and it's so glossy...so cute! Look at those little red scallop edges. I couldn't help myself >_<. Luckily, it wasn't expensive. I think I like oil cloth. It's waterproof and it's shiny *_* Now I just need a pair of shiny red shoes, then I'm all set.

Cake Decor: Flower Practice

The leftover Swiss Meringue buttercream frosting was used in my flower practice @_@.

A Gaia Tea Party #2

*Jeannie made that! not me!*
Yay! I was invited to Gaia Office Tea Party again. I was busy that day, so I ended up just making Chocolate House Cakelets and some Chicken Salad Sandwiches. I wanted to frost the cakes and make a swiss meringue buttercream flower forest. I ended up making the frosting, but didn't have time to decorate, so I shoved the frosting in the refrigerator T_T.

I think this tea party is better than the last one. Rosie brought table cloth too XD. She also made scones that were really good, and she even made fake clotted cream which I must say tasted pretty close to the real thing but it's more dense. Wen brought a really tasty peach tea, and I think there were more food than last time. It was also Jeannie's last day at Gaia, so it was also a mini Jeannie going away party. The artists made her a little book filled with their drawings of her. It was so sweet. After group hugs/cries, we started to attack the food. Jeannie made a rainbow cake to represent her 6 years at Gaia. It was a beautiful cake. I took pictures! :3

Pixar @ OMCA SF

Pixar Exhibit at Oakland Museum of California is summed up to one word, "wow". I remember when I first saw Finding Nemo in the theater, I almost cried because the colors of the film was so beautiful. Not only that it was beautiful to look at, it also had such a wonderful story. Nemo, Up, Monsters Inc., Toy Story all made me teary T_T. Even their shorts are amazing! Okay I'm sounding like a crazy fangirl now.

Anyways, I love the color scripts, the character sketches, and the maquettes were soooo cool. They also have the Pixar Zeotrope which was just as brilliant as the Studio Ghibli's Zoetropein Japan. My favorite thing though, is probably the little Edna sketches on the wall below the Edna displays lol. They look like doodles from a character sheet.

They didn't allow photos in the Pixar exhibit, but they did allow you to take pics inside the rest of the museum. I've never been to this museum before, but I really enjoyed it. There were a lot of things to see. I wish I took my dad with me when he was here. The history section of the museum was very fun.

Academy of Science SF

My dad came to visit for a few days. We hung out and ate a lot of yummy things. Then we decided to spend a day in SF. I took him to Disney Family Museum. He really liked it there (no photos allow though). Academy of Science on the other hand let's you take pictures of almost everything :). They had a white crocodile. I've never seen one before. The rainforest area was really beautiful especially on the top floor. The butterflies flutter around you. It was beautiful. That day was actually a super rainy day. Despite waiting in the super long line in the rain to get in, we had a lot of fun.

A Christmas Tea Party

I had a wonderful christmas this year. I had my first proper English Tea Party. I got to eat scones! Seriously, I never knew that English clotted cream is THAT amazing. I didn't care if it was fattening anymore... I just ate that cream by the spoon lol. My aunt and uncle showed us what a real English Tea Party is like, and it was bloody brilliant :D.

My aunt made Chicken Pot pie too. I remember Laine craving chicken pot pie last week, and oh boy, would she be super jealous if she saw this >:D. The crust was light and crispy, and the inside was steamy and perfect. We had Mariage Freres tea, then I gobbled down Sweet Lady Jane's cupcakes. I was so happy. As usual, they also had the cutest christmas tea. I love how it's so slim and it slightly tilts in a whimsical way. What a lovely day :).