I AM GRACE LEE.

Number 32.

So, what did I do 'til 2AM the other day? It's shameful.

I typed in "Blake Griffin's Top Plays" into the YouTube search bar. Wanted to watch videos of him playing basketball. That led to watching Chris Paul's Top Plays → Nike Pro Drills → NBA Dunk Contest → Jeremy Lin's Music Picks → Kobe Bryant vs. Matt Barnes. And so on. I just kept clicking and clicking and clicking...

XOXO Grace

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Dear Little Sis.

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Dear Little Sis,

I don't know who you are yet, but I'm excited to meet you.
I hope they match us up fairly quickly~ I know it's an intense process, so I'll try my best to be patient.
Maybe this is what families experience when they're waiting to adopt a child. Maybe not.

I can't wait to go to the movies with you~ It's one of my favorite things to do! Maybe we can watch "The Avengers" or "Snow White and the Huntsman" together! But, I'm open to anything (except horror, I don't watch those anymore).

If you like basketball, we can go to a Clippers game together and watch Blake Griffin dunk the ball. He's great. Have you been to Disneyland? If you haven't, we can go together! I love it there. It's so fun~ Wow, there are so many things I want to do with you already!!

I don't know who your parents are, what school you attend or what your dreams are - but, I'm excited to find out. I hope you're excited to meet me too.

I'll see you soon.

XOXO Grace

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wonder and be astounded.

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"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told." (Habakkuk 1:5)
Thank you.

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Faith.

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"I have always tried to make it clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior." - John R. Wooden

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remember?

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Remember libraries and card catalogs?? I do. I wonder if libraries still have card catalogs...
Probably not...computers have most likely taken over. Sad face.

Blast to the past: My mom used to take me to the San Bernardino County Library everyday after school in elementary school. It was my favorite part of the day.

As soon as my brother and I got out of the car, we'd run inside the library to the card catalog section. We'd run our fingers through the cards to find whatever book we felt like reading that day. It was a lot of fun.
**My brother and I used to have secret competitions to see who could carry the most books. Obviously, I won. I was bigger. Heh. Then, we'd hide in a corner (and my mom - haha) and read our books silently (with occasional laughter) until my mom found us. Haha.

Fun times. Miss those days. I haven't been inside a library since last year. How very sad. I purchase all of the books I want to read at Target or Amazon nowadays. Now that I have a Kindle Touch, I don't know that I will ever need step into another library again. No! I have to. Must borrow a book. Will visit library soon. I want my children to have libraries! They're going to disappear...

Go to the library!

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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

He knows. Thank goodness.

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From the city.

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Just a few more pictures from my week in New York. I didn't have a place for these in my previous entry about my trip. Wow, lookin' back - we really did explore the city like mad. Haha. Mostly pictures of my mom. Enjoy!

[Pictures taken with Grace's iPhone camera]

XOXO Grace

Lookin' up at the Empire State Building.

82nd & 5th (by the MET).

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian art.

Central Park.

The Lincoln Center.

The Columbus Circle.

Breakfast.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Wall Street.

Trinity Church.

Alexander Hamilton's grave.

Our reflection at the 9/11 Memorial.

Battery Park.

Hehe.

The Statue of Liberty.

MSG.

The American Museum of Natural History.

Grand Central Station.

Linsanity.

New York Public Library.

Berkeley College. Such a pretty blue.

Dylan's Candy Bar.

The Plaza.

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Somewhere beautiful.

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A summary of my trip to New York (just a few things I wanted to share). Warning: very long.

Virgin America. Probably the best commercial flight I've flown on minus the racist flight attendant we encountered on our way to New York. She spoke condescendingly to the Asian people sitting in front of me. It makes me so angry that there are still people like her around, uneducated and unsophisticated.

Super Shuttle. Instead of taking the subway to our hotel, a shuttle picked us up from the airport. It was expensive, but totally worth it. Didn't want to deal with transferring trains, walking to our hotel from the subway with our luggage, etc. Stress-free travel is the best!

TRYP by Wyndham. Our hotel was amazing! The room was spacious and beautiful. Our bed was super comfortable and extremely clean. The staff was friendly and the hotel was located really close to the subway, so we didn't have to walk very much to start our day. The one con was not having a refrigerator. We managed without one, but it would have been nice to store our leftover food somewhere. Having a TV in our room was really nice, especially after a long day in the city.

The weather. It was sunny most days. Weather was my biggest prayer request. It's known to rain a lot in March, so walking around without an umbrella was great. I only used my umbrella on the last day (for a few minutes). It was too hot to wear my coat most of the time.

The food. The food will not be forgotten. So many good meals~ Pictures with captions provided below (didn't take pictures of every meal - sorry):

Marguerite pizza with meatballs @ Lombardi's Pizzeria.

Traditional rice pudding @ Rice to Riches.

Shackburger @ Shake Shack.

Eggs benedict @ Clinton St. Baking Company.

Clinton St. omelette @ Clinton St. Baking Company.

Chocolate pizza @ Max Brenner.

Breakfast @ Zabar's.

Blueberry jamboree @ Magnolia Bakery.

Dessert @ Serendipity.

Jersey Boys. Didn't know what to expect, but I knew it was supposed to be amazing (via reviews). We didn't even stand in line for that long to buy our tickets. The theaters are much smaller in New York (probably because there are SO many of them scattered throughout Times Square), so no matter where you sit in a New York theater - you can see the actors' expressions, costume details, etc. "Jersey Boys" was wicked good. I actually bought an overpriced mug to take a little part of it with me. I would watch the musical again and again...and again. Yes, it was that good.

Knicks vs. Trailblazers. The Knicks tickets I bought were REALLY expensive, so you can imagine my disappointment when I found out ticket prices had dropped to the low $60's (after six straight losses). Sad face. But, they won!! I will never forget the energy at Madison Square Garden. I bought a t-shirt sporting Jeremy Lin's name and number. Yeah...I sort of had to. Heh.

9/11 Memorial. Our plan was just to tour the financial district (Federal Reserve Bank, Wall Street, etc.), but we walked by the 9/11 Memorial and spent a couple hours there. Photos of people who went missing that tragic morning covered the walls. So many people died that day when the twin towers came crumbling down. Tears came rolling down and it felt like just yesterday when so many lives were lost because of such deep hate.

American Museum of Natural History. One of the best ways to spend our morning in New York City. Dinosaurs and whales. Need I go on? The museum is extremely large, so there's absolutely no way you can visit and appreciate everything in one morning. That was the unfortunate part. Felt like a little kid again though. It was nice.