October 08, 2018

Bachelorette Trip to Maine

October 08, 2018/ Brandy C.

幸好朋友借我外套，不然我應該會在緬州涼暈吧（但還是很愛東岸秋天）！這裡秋意濃厚，搬到南邊不久的我，竟忘記60度是什麼感覺，行李箱只帶夏季衣服。

Thankful that my friend lent me her jacket, otherwise I probably would catch a cold in Maine. Fall on the East Coast is still my favorite. I’ve only moved down to the south for a few months, I can’t believe I forgot what 60 degrees feels like, and only brought summer clothes.

真的好開心能和紐約朋友們來緬州慶祝即將結婚的朋友的告別單身派對。太想念我的紐約朋友了！

I’m so happy to be able to celebrate my friend’s bachelorette party. I miss my friends in New York!

為了來Lincolns秘密酒吧，差點把店門拆了！我不會告訴你這酒吧在哪，因為找到Lincolns的那快感非常棒！

In order to find speakeasy Lincolns, we nearly broke down their door. Instead of telling you where Lincolns is, I will let you enjoy the excitement of finding it!

搬離紐約快三個月，第一次回來！心情特別激動，畢竟我真的很愛紐約！雖然時間太短，沒辦法和全部朋友見面，但再次證明我心繫紐約，紐約我愛你愛你愛你愛你！

This is my first time back in the city since I left it nearly 3 months ago. It got me emotional because I love New York so much! I couldn’t see all of my friends because of the limited time I have, but I am leaving my heart there with you guys! I love you New York!

別忘了訂閱我的Facebook和Instagram！

Don't forget to check out my Facebook Page and Instagram!

September 19, 2018

How I Celebrated My 29th Birthday

September 19, 2018/ Brandy C.

My original birthday week plan included lunch with friend on Monday, run the 9/11 remembrance 5K on Tuesday, volunteer and dinner with UN on Wednesday, work Thursday, camping on Friday, go to a social night on Saturday, and water park on Sunday!

But Hurricane Florence disrupted all of my plans! Bummer! After getting mandatory evacuation order from the governor, we started preparing for the hurricane on Monday. Us Californians never learned about hurricanes. On Wednesday, the day of my birthday, UN and I loaded all of our luggage into our car in lightning speed and started our evacuation before the hurricane hits and flood this area.

流水帳的記事法，但還是要把今年慶生週的妙事記下來，以防忘記！生日週原計畫是這樣的，週一和朋友吃飯，週二跑911紀念跑，週三我生日要去朋友家玩、下午和軍妻團做義工、晚上和UN慶生，週四工作，週五去露營，週六晚上參加歡迎晚會，週日去水上遊樂園！

結果颱風天，全部取消（感覺超消極）！朋友打電話來叫我們要準備好防備措施，但加州人的我們，完全沒經驗！週三（我生日當天）UN回到家後，我們用史上最快（不到10分鐘）的方式把家當全放到車裡，馬上出發離開隨時都會刮雨淹水的地方！

UN was able to book hotels and make a birthday dinner reservation before we hit the road to DC! I even got to do SoulCycle for three days straight! We went museum hopping the four days we were there.

UN最強，竟然下班後馬上訂好飯店、餐廳，全部行程都準備好！連行程裡都包括早上要上SoulCycle，太貼心了！來DC一定要做的事就是參觀博物館，這次四天，天天都到不同的博物館報到！

This time we were in DC we dined at a new restaurant called China Chilcano. Its owner is the Founder of World Central Kitchen. This is definitely a restaurant we will revisit.

這次新試的一家餐廳China Chilcano，老闆是World Central Kitchen的創辦人。這裡是我們回家之後還念念不忘的一家餐廳！

Barcelona is a hip Spanish tapas restaurant/bar that is great for outdoor dining if the weather permits.

Barcelona，西班牙小吃，趁天氣許可，坐在室外享受陽光。

Last day, we visited one of José Andrés’ restaurant again. Zaytinya, focuses on Eastern Mediterranean cuisine.

最後一天，繼續到José Andrés的餐廳Zaytinya，以中東、地中海美食呈現。

The weather when we were in DC was cloudy with a chance of thunderstorm, but barely even rained. My type of weather. Turned out that Hurricane Florence didn’t even hit Norfolk area, thank God! UN’s coworkers also came to DC for the evacuation, we thought we got a free long weekend trip. But at the same time we are watching and praying for NC and SC to quickly recover from the hurricane and flood damages.

這次天氣偶爾陰天，卻完全沒下雨。我最愛的天氣，卻輪到我被蚊子叮。颱風也沒經過維吉尼雅州，有驚無險。UN的同事們也來華府，我們都覺得自己像是得到了一個4天假期。但也希望北卡和南卡、被影響的地方能快點退潮不淹水。

Restaurants | 餐廳

Sushi Nakazawa: 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 | (202) 289-3515
China Chilcano: 418 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 | (202) 783-0941
Barcelona Wine Bar: 1622 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 | (202) 588-5500
Zaytinya: 701 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 638-0800

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September 14, 2018

One Day at Busch Gardens

September 14, 2018/ Busch Gardens/ Brandy C.

It’s been a while since we last went to an amusement park. After church on Sunday morning, excited as ever before, we headed straight to Busch Gardens!

我跟UN有一段時間沒來遊樂園玩了，兩人一早亢奮到不行！去完教會，直衝Busch Gardens。

Griffon, our favorite roller coaster ride in Busch Gardens!

Our favorite roller coaster ride was Griffon, we kept lining back up for it, rode it for a total of 6 times. Finally gave up when we were at the tipping point of feeling nauseous from all those rides. After we arrived home, we could still feel the world moving around us when we closed our eyes! LOL!

Griffon是我們最愛的雲霄飛車，喜歡到我們一直回去排隊，總共坐六次，坐到我們覺得下一秒就要吐才願意回家。回到家閉眼睛還感覺到我們在自由落體，哈！