Memorial Weekend + Birthday

This past weekend was memorial weekend and my birthday. There was SO much going on. I am absolutely exhausted. I find myself yawning every few seconds throughout the day.

The kick off of the weekend was in fact, a deep sleep that begun around 7:30pm every night. I have no idea why exactly I'm that exhausted throughout the work week, but I'm glad I let myself rest because the weekend was nonstop chauffeuring.

My family and family friends came over to visit for one of the most important and memorable trips that I'll remember forever. We visited one of the biggest temples here together and met with monks from China that have travelled overseas to visit the numerous temples throughout the continental US. We ate at one of my favorite local vegetarian Taiwanese restaurants. Everyone really enjoyed dining at the restaurant. Although there are numerous vegetarian options and restaurants up in the Bay Area, everyone says there isn't quite a Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant like the one we went to. The taste, the ingredients, the display, and the price is unbeatable.

All the food we ate was vegetarian at a local popular vegetarian restaurant. I really liked this homemade jello (no gelatin, of course!) with seaweed inside. The imitation eel tasted just like real eel. The texture and the taste was identical, so phenomenal. Everyone loved this restaurant!

For the actual day of my birthday, somehow I just felt like it was just another ordinary day. Usually, I go to South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island and hit up Newport Beach for shopping, dining, and relaxing at the beach. But this year, everyone and myself was surprised to find that I had no interest in any of that. Instead, I went golfing for my very first time with my boyfriend and his brother. I must say, it's way harder than it looks. Although I'm right handed, I found myself better at hitting the golf balls as a lefty. Does anyone else find opposite hand easier?

After golfing, we went to another vegetarian restaurant for dinner . This was my first time here and this place is huge. I was too focused on taking photos of the food, and not the restaurant.

I love stinky tofu. The stinkier the better! Apparently, that's not how my boyfriend and his brother felt about it when I ordered it. I think they lost a bit of their appetite. I asked them how it was and they forcefully said it was "not bad".

I'm leaving you with a picture of our little bundle of joy. I was eating my late night tiramisu, and this was her underneath the coffee table. She can be the most patient little thing when it comes to waiting for you to drop a crumb of anything you're eating.