Angela's in PDX

12-19-16 ~12-24-16 After coming back from Chicago, I took a week off of work. Our managers encouraged us to take PTO before the busy season.  I went home for the week. I'm glad I live close to home so I can visit whenever. My mom prepared delicious home-cooked meals for me. This is LOVE 💕. Spicy stir-fried squid Korean fried chicken We painted our nails in front of the fireplace and watched Zootopia. My puppy, Chico 🐶 Detoxing All I wanted for Christmas was to spend time with my family. I am grateful to have a place where I can call a home and a family who's supportive and caring.  For the past several years, I learned the importance of family. We went through so much suffering that we can't even explain. We grieved, cried, consoled, and prayed together. I had to make myself emotionally numb. This was the only way to get through each day.  It affected my relationship with others as well. I had to lie many times. Because I distrusted everyone, I could...

12-13-16 ~ 12-18-16 I had a blast in Chi-town! It was dangerously cold, but nothing stopped me from getting around. As a reminder, the purpose of the trip was for us to learn about the tax software our clients might be using. So the firm sent my coworker and me to Chicago.  The Chicago office is located in Aon Center. FYI, it's the fourth tallest building in Chicago.  Here's why I took so many pictures. The view from the office is astonishing 😍.  Millennium Park view John Hancock view Willis Tower view My hotel (Radisson Blu Aqua) view We didn't have to go to 360 Chicago or Sky deck. This IS the observatory deck. Our training ran from 8:30am to 4pm. We spent rest of the time to explore the windy city. The Bean during the day The Bean at night Zoolight at Lincoln Zoo A Christmas tree at Millennium Park A random street We got ahead of the schedule and finished the course on Thursday. So we had a free day on Friday! My coworker and I visited the ...

12/10/16 - 12/12/16 Saturday morning, I went from PDX to PHX. My final destination was ORD. My flight at PHX got cancelled... 😲😲😲 My Chicago families were waiting for me. I started panicking because it was my grandma's birthday and I didn't want to miss the birthday party.  The American Airlines customer service lady didn't know what she was doing... took forever to rebook my flight to the next available one. After 30 minutes and asking two of her co-workers she finally had me on standby for the next flight. Standby doesn't guarantee anything... I started asking God to help me get on the flight. They started calling the people on standby. 33 people were all waiting desperately. I was listed as the 8th person. THANK GOD. They called my name and I was the last one.  Bye Pheonix. After all the trouble, I finally arrived at Chicago! Beautiful airport. I was worried the airlines would have lost my bags. Again thank God, they arrived in one piece. It was good to se...