Last night, we drove up to Brentwood to celebrate Holly’s Birthday. I also got to finally see Holly and Roy’s apartment! It’s a spacious 2-bedroom condo that made me miss living in West LA.
This week, the Brother and I will be celebrating our birthday with a family dinner on Wednesday and then a quick trip to New York City for the weekend. I already got some restaurant recommendations from Holly and Roy. Thanks guys! I can’t wait to try them!
When September rolls around, I get to eat lots of good food. It’s because both Jes and I have our birthdays in Setember along with the brother and several other friends. You just GOTTA at least have dinner if not a party. And with dinner comes birthday cake or dessert. Well, Jes’ birthday was on Wednesday and we’ve already had a really good steak with a Sinful Chocolate Cake (above) AND a Chinese dinner with cake from Goldilocks. It’s just too bad that I have a bridesmaid dress to fit into next Saturday. It fits now but we’ll see if it allows me to breathe next week.
In other news, Jes is on a cruise for Bang’s Bachelor Disaster. It sounds like a hoot with 15 guys on a boat with lots of buffet food and drinks. I even heard that they picked up a sailor suit for Bang to wear on the boat. It’s going to be awesome…and disasterous. Good luck, Bang. I hope you don’t get saran wrapped to a pole this weekend.
Get a load of this photo taken June 1993. In preparation for Patty and Johnny’s wedding slideshow, Johnny and I were exchanging photos and he sent this one to me. Boy, I don’t even know where my copy of this photo is but it has to be one of my favorites.
The Bridesmaids and I threw Patty her Bridal Shower yesterday. It started out at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel where three of us got spa treatments. Patty and Alice got massages while I got a much-needed pedicure. I felt so bad for my manicurist. After a week of walking around in slippas in Hawaii, my feet were looking prettty gnarly. I actually apologized to the girl ahead of time.
Later, we went back to my house where nine of Patty’s friends were waiting for us to arrive. It was so nice to see so many of Patty’s friends together in one place. There was food, games, and of course, gifts. I think she had a really good time.
For dinner we went to The Melting Pot for fondue. It’s a really interactive place where we all ate cheese, meats, and chocolate together. The challenge for the evening was to dip your meat in without losing it. Easier said than done.
Meanwhile, Jesse was upstairs all day playing on his computer. He would dart down and back up the stairs to avoid all the extra estrogen in the house. Koa enjoyed the company of the ladies, however, and mingled amongst the food and doting girls all afternoon.
On Thursday, Rus, Jes, and I went to the Waikiki Aquarium. It’s such a cool place since most of their reef exhibits are lit by sunlight and not that artificial purple light. Rus had so much fun looking at the filter system and he kept saying to the fish, “You guys are so lucky.” He’s in the aquarium/fish industry now so he was sorta doing some research, making some contacts with the gift shop lady, and just having a good time.
On Sunday, we drove to Hog Island Oyster Co. located in Marshall, CA. The drive was long and almost nauseating but well worth it. Vyl and Bang reserved a picnic table and bbq and we all brought fixins for the oysters along with kalbi, watermelon, and plenty of wine/champagne. When you get there you buy raw oysters from guys at the counter and they give you a rubber glove and knife. It’s literally a day of shucking and sucking. I shucked a couple oysters myself and luckily didn’t lose a finger in the process. Raw oysters are actually pretty good. Vyl made a couple good sauces to top the oysters but I think my favorite was the basic cocktail sauce/lemon juice combination. I also enjoyed a bit of kalbi, rice, and kimchee to compliment the rawness.
It was a very pleasant setting with lots of good friends who drove over from the East Bay and SF. Susie and Victor even made it after Susie finished the SF Half Marathon that same morning. Unfortunately, I got a little too much sun and my shoulders burned a bit. On top of that, all the driving on the winding roads, dehydration, and the airplane ride kinda caught up with my by the end of the plane trip home. I kept my composure on the parking shuttle and then let it all go in the trashcan in the parking lot. Once more at home, a quick shower, and a nap made it all better by 10 pm. Ah…it was a good trip. Oh yeah, thanks for the ride to the airport, J!
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