updates to come

of my lovely trip to seattle.

i saw my incredibly adorable new nephew (who seems to have inherited his mother's sneakily clever ways) and the rest of the family as well.

a ton of food eaten and a ton of food in a checked luggage (a complete luggage full) has me completely stuffed to the brim. i really can't imagine a time when i've been so full in recent years...

i loved seeing some of my closest friends as well. that was really nice.

i saw slumdog millionaire--which is INCREDIBLE. i have to say. thus far, every movie i've seen at the theatres has been well worth it.

i finished life of pi on the plane over.

i ate every single type of food i found disappointing in nyc (thai, vietnamese, mexican, dim sum).

it was a visit with many revelations that i could have lived without ever happening to the people i love.

but it was a great visit with the perfect amount of time (sort of). not much of a resting period--and little turnover time, but it all worked out ok.

i missed seeing a few important people to me and that sort of sucks. but i am hopeful that there will come a time in the near future.

more later!