August 7th Wedding!

Finally, our wedding! I wish that all of my Japan family and friends could have been there, but we will have to celebrate in Japan one of these days!

Miss you all!

Beach photo session pics!

Hi there! I'm not sure who still reads this but I thought I'd update it anyway in case there are a few of you who still follow this blog. Our wedding photographer took our beach photos last week at Magic Island. These are only a few; we're still waiting to receive the CD with all the pictures soon. Do you like them?

To my overseas friends: I miss you all! How are you?

Happy New Year of the Tiger!

Hi everyone (not sure who still reads this by the way),

Happy 2010! I'm sorry I have been missing in action these days. Life is a little crazy at the moment. Here are some pictures of my family at our annual New Year's eve celebration.

I hope you're doing well. I miss you! I hope you have a happy, healthy, invigorating New Year! Akemashite omedetou!























Hubby and wifey - first NY together!
















Playing a board game!
















We enjoy eating ;)

Introducing...

Bartek and Kelsey Turek (well, I will change my name soon!)

















Kauai honeymoon August 2009

Long time no write!

I'm SO sorry for taking forever to update my blog. Things have been so busy for me the past few months. I will explain soon...

I just came back from a conference in Chicago. Work is so busy so I'll have to keep this short. I just wanted to post so you knew I was still updating my blog (semi) regularly. I miss all of you! I will post again soon.

Until then...how are all of you doing?

May picture time!

Here I am posting pictures from May and in a few days it will be June, halfway through 2009. Where does all the time go? Here are a few pictures from my recent adventures and family outings. Enjoy! Miss you all!






















lantern floating festival

















our lantern

















she's so cute! she had donut frosting on her face!





















manning the bbq

































mom and I





















Bartek and I
















Katie and I
















Dad and I
















Emily, Lauren, and I

"I want you to get swept away out there. I want you to levitate. I want you to sing with rapture & dance like a dervish. Yeah, be deliriously happy or at least leave yourself open to be. I know it's a cornball thing, but love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. Fall head over heels. Find someone you can love like crazy & who'll love you the same way back. How do you find him? Well, you forget your head & you listen to your heart. Because the truth is, there's no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love...you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived. Stay open. Who knows? Lightning could strike." - from Meet Joe Black