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Hello, rain!

It’s raining today and I love it! We’ve been having some crazy hot/dry weather lately so I’m welcoming this rain with open arms. It was perfect weather for having soup and hanging out at Barnes & Noble all afternoon, which we did today.
On Saturday, I went to the Long Beach Marathon Expo with Holly. Unfortunately the vendors were pretty boring this year and all I came home with was lip balm and a Luna Bar. Later we went to Patti and Howard’s new house in Cerritos. It was in really good condition and will be a nice home for their little family. We also took Patti out for an early birthday dinner since both Holly and I will be our of town next weekend (her actual birthday weekend). When we got back to Patti’s house, Katie was awake so we got to play with her for a bit. She’s grown so much and has three little teeth in the front. I can’t believe she’s almost 1 year old!

catching up

Marie and Cole came over yesterday to have lunch and just hang out. Marie and I got to catch up and I helped watch the little dude so she could relax a bit. By the way, little “Taku-chan” is getting big and moving a lot. He can sit up and rock back and forth on all fours. That gave me a good opportunity to play with my camera a bit. It’s fun trying to capture the expressions and quick movements that this little kid makes.

Later in the evening, I met up with my old pals from PTN. Four out of the five of us have already left PTN and we’re all living in Orange County now. It was fun to see them again and we got to chat about what we’ve been up to lately and where we’re headed next.

Has it been a year already?

Jonah, Linda’s little boy, turned 1 today and she threw a little shindig for him. Linda and Shaun came all the way out here from Illinois to celebrate with the family and friends. I can’t believe that it has been a whole year since we were in Chicago and drove to Rockford to visit little Jonah at the hospital the day after he was born. Now he’s a big boy with four teeth and crawling. It was also nice to see the old UCLA gang again.

Septemberfest Birthday Bash

We had a birthday celebration for six people on Saturday. Holly and I had dinner with some close friends while my brother had his own dinner with his friends. Dinner was at Opus Bar and Grill, which was next door to the Wiltern Theatre. The place was classy, the food was yummy, and the company made it even better.
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Afterwards, we met up with the other birthday boys and girl (Shirlin, Howard, Johnny, and Ray) at The Broadway Bar. It was a cool place in the middle of Downtown LA where the regulars were probably surprised by the large number of Asians in the house. On the evite that got sent out, someone’s comment was “Does The Broadway know the Asians are coming?” – totally appropriate. There were some Goth people there who were cornered upstairs on the balcony as we invaded their space all night. I managed to control my alcohol intake and I think everyone else did too. No falling down, no falling asleep (yay!), and no puking (phew!). I even stayed up for the Korean food at Hodori afterwards. Overall, it was a fun night with friends.
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The only setback was that I ran out of batteries in my camera. So, if anyone has photos to share, please add them to the photo collection.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to play!

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I was feeling yucky yesterday but hung around in my office because I had some important appointments that I couldn’t cancel. This morning I felt the same so I stayed home. I loafed around the house all day and archived some old photos. Not much else happened. It felt kinda like the quiet before the storm since tomorrow will be a doozy.
-Vyl’s coming over at 7 am to run with me…I have 20 miles tomorrow…yikes!
-Birthday Dinner at Opus Bar and Grill at 6:30 with close friends
-Birthday Party at The Broadway Bar at 9:30 with lots of people I don’t know yet
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Fun Fun Fun!
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P.S. Happy Birthday, Vyl!

Happy 30th, Hols!

Oh Holly…what can I say? She’s a free and curious spirit – always ready to try new things and explore new places. I have fond memories of going to Taco Bell afterschool in her dope Toyota Van, picking on Patti at Camp, going cherry picking, and having her by my side at my wedding. We met in 9th grade and I can still remember our 15th birthday party. Fifteen years later Ms. Chang has an MBA, will be married to the man of her dreams next year, and is still celebrating her birthday with me. Cheers, Hols. See you at the party on Saturday!