a weekly log of our everyday life
Jake had back-to-back-to-back flyouts on the East Coast last week! While exciting, it also meant he was apart from Cindy and Toddler R for one entire week. It’s the longest we’ve been apart since being married. And the longest he’s been away from Toddler R ever. It was difficult but we survived! For Jake, the […]
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Jake had a long week of back-to-back interviews! He really hit the ground running with the new year. Some days, he had as many as four interviews in a row. It was both exhausting and exhilarating. He seems to really thrive in high-pressure situations. Although it has been a stressful week for Jake, it has […]
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It’s finally happening!!!!! Academic interview requests have been trickling in!!!!!!! The universities and colleges started sending out interview requests around December 1st. By the end of next week or so, we should have a good idea of where Jake will be interviewing. He already has an academic interview scheduled for Monday! But the bulk of […]
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We spontaneously took a family trip down to the Aquarium of the Pacific on Saturday! The day was so lovely and perfect. Baby R was in a generally happy mood. She was super excited to see all the “blub blub” (a.k.a. fishies!). Even we were pretty excited to see all the sea animals. It’s amazing […]
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We didn’t get much of a summer last year because we were busy being sleep-deprived and adjusting to life with a baby. But we’re ready to make up for it this year!!! (or at least Cindy is… it’s crunch time for Jake and his paper…) Cindy is officially on summer break! And she and Baby […]
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It seems no one really quite understands what exactly Jake does as an Econ Ph.D. student. He’s like Chandler from Friends! Most people seem to think he does stuff with money, finance, stocks, or some sort of accounting. Cindy likes to joke that Jake just sits at his desk from 9:00am to 9:00pm writing random […]
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And by that, we mean our “Nap Training” labor! Baby R has been napping pretty consistently in her crib. If you were following our “Nap Training Diaries”, then you’ll know Nap #2 was consistently a short 30-minute nap. Well… last week, she managed to lengthen that nap! The range is now anywhere between 30 minutes […]
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That’s the big highlight of this week! Cindy’s dad retired from the USPS after 30 years of service! Congratulations to Poppa Wang! We’re sad we couldn’t celebrate this big life moment in-person, on the day of, like we had originally planned. But Cindy and her sister did get to video chat their dad and have […]
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Nothing new happened this past week. We’re still WFH and staying at home. We’re slowly settling into our new daily routines (which doesn’t really include much). For the most part, we’re focusing on reading our Bibles everyday and going for a run or walk everyday, for some fresh air. We ran 13 miles on Sunday! […]
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We went into the weekend with zero plans, but somehow managed to pack it full of fun at the last minute! The biggest highlight of our week was attending the 2019 People’s Choice Awards! (more on that later). On Friday night, we went to a Halloween party hosted by a couple of friends from Jake’s […]
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jake & cindy 