Happy Holidays, 2012

April 2012 highlights:

field trip to The Noguchi Museum
buying little gifts for myself
buying a birthday gift for my niece
learning that I don’t like sarsaparilla 

March 2012 highlights:

-visit to a friend in Los Angeles, CA
-brunch with sister, nephew, and niece
-delightful lunches and dinners with coworkers/friends 

My memo board needs work.

It’s currently restricted by the charming drawings from my niece and nephew. They are visiting tomorrow, and they are happy to see their artwork displayed.

So, until then…

February 2012 highlights:

unexpected, but fun work trip to Los Angeles for a conference
visit to the Getty Museum
authentic Indonesian at Upi Jaya in Queens, New York
 

October 2011 highlights:

Sockerbit - yummy Swedish candy
Joe’s - new (to me) brunch place
Drinks with a dear friend at The Modern 

Some memorable meals in May 2011:

Torrisi (OMG - so good!)
delightful birthday cake truffles at Momofuku Milk Bar
authentic Thai at Ayada

And, I restarted my subscription to Smithsonian — one of my favorite magazines

A bit late, but my page for April 2011:

left a job for a new job
Easter chocolates
crafting with my niece

Not to mention a trip to London and France

Busy, but pleasant memories 

I took a trip to London and Paris.

Though April isn’t quite over yet, I wanted to devote a separate part of the scrapbook to the trip. The pages and photos don’t capture my full experience there, but I wanted to document them here somehow.

Paris, in particular, was incredible.

My current memo board that hangs above my desk. 

It’s a bit outdated, but it brings back many happy memories:

A Trip to Barcelona:
Drinking hot chocolate at Granja Dulcinea
Delightful late lunch at Café de l’Academia 
Mirò Museum
A lazy Sunday afternoon at La Pedrera
My first international solo trip 

A Trip to San Francisco:
A very, very dear friend
Tasty soft tacos and Mexican Coke at El Metate
San Francisco weather

An indulgent dinner at Babbo 

The chicken liver toast at ABC Kitchen

A Trip to Madrid:
El Prado
Resting at the Plaza de Oriente
Serrano ham

Any visit to Idlewild Books

I should probably transfer the board into a scrapbook, but the hanging flash drives and necklaces will remain. Perhaps the “optimism” Metrocard too.