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Whitewater State Park
Aug 15, 2010We decided to hike in the Whitewater State Park on a breezy afternoon, to try out and break in our new hiking boots. This time, we covered the trails on the west side of the park since we did the east side of the park last year. Although some of the trails are categorized as… Read more…
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Chicago
Jun 18, 2010 to Jun 22, 2010This trip was more like a final trip for sis during her stay in the United States. We spent two nights in Chicago, IL, a night in Milwaukee, WI and another night in Madison, WI. After a long 6-hour drive, Chicago welcomed us with heavy rain. In fact, the rain was so bad and windy… Read more…
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Las Vegas
Jun 12, 2010 to Jun 15, 2010During sis’ short stay in the states, we proceeded with our plan to visit Las Vegas for a long weekend. Although my wife and I have been there several times, this would be our last visit to Vegas until many years to come. We had a surprise guest, Jenny’s mom, joining us in this trip… Read more…
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Body Painting
Jun 10, 2010We spent a few days at Andy and Jenny’s place prior to departing to Las Vegas so that we could bring sis to the Albertville Premium Outlets and around the Twin Cities area. It was unusually cold in late June. After having BBQ for dinner, we decided to watch lil’ Richard showing off his painting… Read more…
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Spring in Seattle and Portland
Apr 8, 2010 to Apr 15, 2010We decided to take our “Spring Break” vacation in Seattle and Portland this year. Since we had visited most of the tourist attractions in Seattle a few years ago, we decided not to revisit most of them this time. So, our plan was to focus on the following:- Once we arrived in Seattle, we drove… Read more…
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Keith Yi-Jie Law
Mar 26, 2010 to Mar 28, 2010We spent our weekend at Andy/Jenny’s place to welcome their second child, Keith Yi-Jie Law (born on March 24, weighing 6lbs 15oz). Although we were there to babysit Richard and to help out with some housework, I’m not quite sure whether we were really giving them any helping hands or causing more work for them.… Read more…
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Conor’s 2-year-Old Birthday
Feb 27, 2010We visited Corey and Liz’s new house to attend Conor’s 2-year-old birthday party. Conor’s actual birthday was on the previous day, but Corey and Liz figured it was more convenient and appropriate for party-crashers like us to bring their new house down (literally) on the weekend. The birthday theme was all about “Toy Story”: cake,… Read more…
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Snowshoeing in Northern Minnesota
Feb 13, 2010 to Feb 15, 2010We visited the Northern Minnesota on a weekend trip to celebrate three occasions: Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year and most importantly, our first wedding anniversary. We were also pretty excited to go snowshoeing in the state parks with our new snowshoes. We covered two state parks in this short trip: Jay Cooke State Park and… Read more…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park & Atlanta
Dec 24, 2009 to Jan 1, 2010We spent our Christmas break in the southeast part of the states to get away from the cold brutal Minnesota winter. A lot of folks wondered why we chose to visit Atlanta in Georgia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, and the primary reason we went there is because we had never visited… Read more…
A Peek Through Dirty Lenses
