Amineko!

Meet Yuu-chan, my first ever crocheted creation aka amigurumi! :D

I know I did something wrong... like the crochet needle size or the yarn type or something. I ran out of pink yarn which is why it has blue limbs ><; But I tried my best, and I can't believe I actually made something that resembled, even remotely, the original amineko! ^^ Next I want to make something smaller, cuter... I want to crochet my mom's birthday present, and Valentine's day presents <3

初めて作られて嬉しい。。。　ちょっと間違った気がするけどあみ猫が出来て嬉しい!

2010.1.13

How life has changed.

Daddy's Lunch Pack #3

The 3rd day in a row that I've made my dad a lunch to bring to work. It's one of my greatest joys!! I might finally be able to really love my daddy and take care of him through making his lunch--loving him through his stomach? :D I looove making his lunch (and breakfast)! I started today's at 6:20am, after getting back from hoon dok he at church <3

PBJ bagel <3

I know it looks really pitiful... but we were running low on snacks after two days of lunches! Saltine crackers, a sizzler candy, and gum ><; I want to give my dad more, but he's not Japanese so he doesn't eat rice bentos, or any Asian things for lunch...

Really pitiful... a ginger snap and a homemade lemon bar (the last one, made by my sister last Saturday).

I learned how to make egg sandwiches yesterday! Just for my daddy <3 Egg on dark rye sammich~

All packed up with a Fiber One 50 calorie Strawberry yogurt and water bottle, and ice :)

Oatmeal, meet blogspot. Blogspot, meet the breakfast I've eaten for the past three months straight. So heart warming, heart healthy, and delicious. 1/3 cup of oatmeal with 3 of the smallest raisins from the container is my diet breakfast <3

Picnic with Mama

I parked on a random shady street in front of someone's house, before the bart station where my mom was going after. It was such a beautiful late summer day. Opened the top of the Mercedes.

My mommy <3

My mama's lunch, made by my 1st little sister. Ham, lettuce, cucumber, mayo on dark rye bread (bought with a coupon) and two peeled figs (free from a friend at church ^^)

The lunch I made for my 2nd sister before I left: a peach, a fuji apple, and 1/2 an orange, all cold ^^ She doesn't usually eat fruit so I was so happy for her!

My lunch! Fuji apple, peach, 1/2 orange. My entire lunch ^^ I occasionally have all fruit lunches to cleanse out my system because I usually do #2 after an all-fruit meal ^^ Plus it's part of my weight loss diet. It tasted so, good.

Peach Crisp

Last night, my sister and I made a peach crisp recipe and ended up with two peach crisps and an apple crisp because the topping recipe made too much crumble! It was so fun, and it smelled so good. My neighbor came over and our family had piping hot fruit crisps and vanilla ice cream while watching the AGT Finale! It was such a wonderful evening <3.>

Yesterday was such a wonderful day...

Part 1: Picnic with my mom in the car on the street in the shade with fruits (peach, orange, fig, apple), sandwich on rye bread and tenchicha <3

Part 2: Peach and apple crisp with vanilla ice cream <3

We used this recipe from allrecipes, but with many substitutions ::

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Peach-Crisp-II/Detail.aspx

Piano

I've been avoiding piano for two months! After not being able to play for a month, I'm afraid to go back, because maybe, I can't play anymore or something ;__; I FORCED myself to practice Survivor today, and... I'm happy to say, I'm practically done and ready to record :)

Randomly I also played Love Story, If We Hold On Together, The Rose, and I'll Make a Man Out of You XD

This morning was really good :) So far, three days in a row of waking up at 5:15 for Hoon Dok He with my mom. I'll do anything to be with my mom more. And not have anyone HOG her all day...

Lost 42 pounds so far. Walking is a chore, no energy, but man I am not going to fail this time. So close. I haven't been this skinny since... I can't remember. I'm skinnier than 8th grade!! I'm so happy. Only 16 more pounds to go~~~

Chinatown with my friends yesterday was SOOOO FUN. OMG SO FUN. Chinatown's boutiques have the CUTEST clothes I've ever seen in America!! Over Kohl's, Old Navy, Target, Wal-Mart, all those stores, I'm going back to Chinatown for my clothes shopping!! I actually fit into the Japanese dress and cover-up that I tried in the fashion magazine clipping covered fitting room!! I was so happy!! I NEED formal clothes for church, but I want to wait to spend any money on clothes until I reach my goal weight, which is BECKY!!! Becky Onechan. 43kg :) So, I was mostly scouting out the prettiest Asian styles in Chinatown, preparing my fashion sense for when I will get down to really picking and purchasing a pretty dress, or skirt XD

I hope, when I get to 43kg, I'm not too bony. Or worse, I hope I'm not still chubby!!! Becky's 157cm, 43kg, I'm 162cm... so if I'm the same weight as her I should be skinnier... we're exactly the same nationality, but still, she's lived in Japan so long, and I'm born and bred in America, eating American food, drinking too much milk in my childhood! I have bigger bones than Asian girls!! Bigger hips too. I've been bumping into chairs and tables with my hips these days for some reason. GAH. Still look so fat. Trying so hard. I'm happy to see proof that I'm not as fat, omg sooo fat as before though, because NOTHING FITS ME ANYMORE HAH. Everything is baggy! The shirts and jeans I only dreamed about fitting two months ago are now baggy, and fall off without unbuttoning. WOOT!! Not so good if I don't want to spend money until the very end and I have only clothes that slip off, especially my church skirt, but still, I'm so happy. And I will be happier when I finally reach my goal weight, but that brings a terrifying situation.

How in the world will I start eating more without gaining all the weight back? Eat a tiny bit more every day? I've been eating the same thing over and over every day, with only tiny variations. Oatmeal, fruits, vegetables, cereal with non fat milk. That's all. Every day. Oh, miso soup for dinner with my veggies. Anyway, this was supposed to be a one paragraph entry! Sigh.

Anyway, when I finally get to be my dream weight, I won't have to be afraid of Asia, especially Japan and Korea, and Japanese clothes, or Japanese fitting rooms anymore! Because I will be the same size as all pretty Japanese girls~~~

I Love my Mama

お母さん　大好き。