Well, it's official. If you haven't heard yet, we will soon be Texans. Ray's job is now taking us on this new adventure. What it may have in store for us, we don't know. We will no doubt miss sunny, windy, road rage filled California...and all of our family and friends. We hope that ya'all won't be strangers. We would love the chance to introduce you to the great things Austin has to offer...of course, after we've had some time to discover them ourselves.
As of January 15th, 2008...you can reach us at:
rayannachin@yahoo.com
We welcome your emails.
Go Longhorns!!!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Holiday Food Coma!!
Ok, so I normally don't eat a lot. But with the holidays here and relatives visiting, it's hard to stay diligent with your diet and workout regimen. It's pretty easy to slack off and just be happy and plump in the belly with good food. Well, this week, I dragged my butt back to Barry's Bootcamp. It honestly IS the best workout in the world. I've been going there for almost 6 months now and I don't think there has ever been a time I didn't feel like I got my butt kicked. If you are a workout-holic or just want to try something that is worth 1 hour of your time, then Barry's is for you. But remember to check your laziness at the door because the instructors will not stand for it.
You may even end up seeing some famous actors/actresses like Taye Diggs.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Elf Yourself!
Check out this cool site that someone at work sent me.
Here's the link to the one that I created. It only took me about 5 minutes to create this master piece. Enjoy!
If and when you create yours, please post the link as a reply to this post for everyone to see!
Here's the link to the one that I created. It only took me about 5 minutes to create this master piece. Enjoy!
If and when you create yours, please post the link as a reply to this post for everyone to see!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Finally! They are here! Wedding Photos
With a few follow-up calls and 1 or 2 death threats (just kidding) I was able to get the photographer to complete our photo book and give me the source files. The photo book turned out beautifully and most importantly, Anna loves it.
For those of you who were not fortunate enough to be invited or attend this once in a life time event, we have made the photos available for you to enjoy. If you did attend and would like to order pictures without paying our photographer ridiculous amounts of money for prints, you can download the pictures and print them your self, or just order them thru flickr.com.
Here is the link to our photos, please share them with anyone you wish.
For those of you who were not fortunate enough to be invited or attend this once in a life time event, we have made the photos available for you to enjoy. If you did attend and would like to order pictures without paying our photographer ridiculous amounts of money for prints, you can download the pictures and print them your self, or just order them thru flickr.com.
Here is the link to our photos, please share them with anyone you wish.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Another trip to Austin...
gave us another chance to explore some more good eats...
"Taco Deli"...where they have good breakfast "tacos". No breakfast burritos here.
"Rudy's"...great BBQ, beef brisket which you can order extra fatty, and all the white wonder bread you can eat. Can you tell by the huge grin on Ray's face that it was yummy?
"Taco Deli"...where they have good breakfast "tacos". No breakfast burritos here.
"Rudy's"...great BBQ, beef brisket which you can order extra fatty, and all the white wonder bread you can eat. Can you tell by the huge grin on Ray's face that it was yummy?
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Rambo-ming
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Don't Mess With Texas...
So...I just got back from a short trip to hot and humid Austin to visit Ray while he's there for work for 2 weeks. Austin is known for its lively 6th Street where there are bars and clubs one after another. It's like a smaller version of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. But I must say, it really doesn't compare. I thought it was going to be better, but alas, it wasn't. Just a bunch of old, damp smelling buildings turned into so-called bars and clubs. Football is really big in Texas and the Saturday night we were there...almost everyone downtown was running around with orange UT t-shirts on.
Ok...so maybe I need to rephrase myself here since some of you seem to be getting the wrong idea. 6th Street in Austin is "similar" in layout to SD's Gaslamp, however, it is very different because it is NOT overpriced, trendy, or hip. That's what I meant when I said it didn't compare. I was EXPECTING it to be like SD, however it was not...hence my specific description of "old, damp smelling buildings". Geez!! You damn LA people are so nit picky! Give it a rest!
"View of downtown Austin from the hotel room"
While downtown, we stopped in at Maggie Maes. It had some really good live music.
On Sunday, we took a day trip out to San Antonio which is a 1 hour and 15 minute drive from Austin. We visited the Alamo which was very interesting because it's a huge part of our history.
Then we took a walk around Riverwalk which is below street level. There are boat tours that you can take...sort of like a gondola ride. There were a lot of cute restaurants along the way.
Overall, the trip was good. I've never been to Texas before and even though the weather was hard to get used to, it was interesting to get out of LA for a few days and see what other folks do outside of CA.
I also forgot about the bats. Yes, since there is not much to do in Austin, you can apparently go down to the Barton Springs bridge and see bats fly out from under the bridge at around 7:30 every night. If you like bat droppings on your head, then this is attraction is definitely for you.
Ok...so maybe I need to rephrase myself here since some of you seem to be getting the wrong idea. 6th Street in Austin is "similar" in layout to SD's Gaslamp, however, it is very different because it is NOT overpriced, trendy, or hip. That's what I meant when I said it didn't compare. I was EXPECTING it to be like SD, however it was not...hence my specific description of "old, damp smelling buildings". Geez!! You damn LA people are so nit picky! Give it a rest!
"View of downtown Austin from the hotel room"
While downtown, we stopped in at Maggie Maes. It had some really good live music.
On Sunday, we took a day trip out to San Antonio which is a 1 hour and 15 minute drive from Austin. We visited the Alamo which was very interesting because it's a huge part of our history.
Then we took a walk around Riverwalk which is below street level. There are boat tours that you can take...sort of like a gondola ride. There were a lot of cute restaurants along the way.
Overall, the trip was good. I've never been to Texas before and even though the weather was hard to get used to, it was interesting to get out of LA for a few days and see what other folks do outside of CA.
I also forgot about the bats. Yes, since there is not much to do in Austin, you can apparently go down to the Barton Springs bridge and see bats fly out from under the bridge at around 7:30 every night. If you like bat droppings on your head, then this is attraction is definitely for you.
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