The Sun Shines Brighter in Alameda

I recently discovered the town of Alameda, and I love it. It is a quiet island town just west of Oakland. It has a nice shoreline, great restaurants, and mom & pop establishments, and a modern mall with all the necessary bix box retailers, e.g Tj's, Safeway, BB & Beyond, WAMU, etc. I love the grassy parks with colonial gazebos and trickling fountains...reminiscent of Mexican cities I have visited. Alameda is a place where you expect the people to be friendly, and they certainly don't dissappoint!

Anil, Sachi and I went over there on a really nice day, ate some crepes, then walked from downtown to the beach and back. We passed homes on the estuary (reminding me of the Venice canals). It was a glorious day, and since then, I will make any excuse to go back there. Anil is thinking about limiting my trips to Alameda to twice a week...so I can also enjoy a bit of Oakland.

A year in review

We made it through the first year, and still wake up (a little tired) and thankful everyday that Sachi is a part of our lives.

In 2008, we got to see Sachi's wide range of emotions, including my favorite--her uncontrollable laugh/squeal. It is awesome to see her personality develop. Her most recent expression is a pouty face when she is not getting what she wants. It goes somthing like this...I say no, she pouts, then hugs me, and then I succomb to her demands.

Sachi is also close to walking now...standing for 20 secs at a time. I am going to miss that swift crawl. I am also going to miss sitting down, I hear. 2009 will surely be an adventure of sorts.