Opera at the Ballpark
It’s that time of year again! AT&T hosted “Opera at the Ballpark” once more and this time it was a live simulcast of “La Traviata”. I recognized two of the songs and I think it was the opera that they went to in the movie “Pretty Woman”. We stood in line for the gate that allows people to sit on the field. With green wristbands, we were guaranteed a spot.
Once we got in, we set-up camp toward the back so the stroller wouldn’t be in anyone’s way and we could make a quick exit for bathroom breaks and to go home if needed.
We picked up three 20-piece chicken mcnuggets and the 7 of us feasted before the opera started.
The sun eventually went down and it got significantly colder on the field. 
By the end of Act I, we were freezing and it was time for Kumquat to go to bed. So, we skipped out during intermission.
Here’s a panoramic photo of the field. Click on the photo to see it up-close.
Meanwhile, Jes took Kumquat for a ride on the train to get to Jason and Jia’s house in Redwood City. I got this photo sent to me with a text saying “Peace out, suckas.”
I got a text from Ranee on Saturday afternoon saying that she was going in to the hospital due to some minor complications. They decided to do a c-section that night and Baby Avia Ema was born! On Monday, I went to visit them in the hospital and it was so fun to see a newborn again. 
She was so small next to big sister Sophie. Ranee looked great and the baby was already eating like a champ.
As soon as she woke up, we packed up our stuff and headed back out for a train ride to the Bangs’ for a BBQ. We started planning this BBQ since beginning of May and only recently found a mutual free weekend.
It was fun catching up and to see all the kids together. At one point, all the kids were in the backyard and Jesse was the only adult. He had a moment of panic and yelled, “Hey, I think we probably need one more adult out here.” He did just fine for those 10 minutes. Click 
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After a 2-hour nap/break at home, we all headed back out. We went to Union Square and found lots of party-goers finishing up them Pride Weekend festivities. We opted for drinks and sweets at a cafe overlooking the street, which was so nice.
For dinner, we went to Kin Khao (literal translation in Thai: eat rice). It’s created by Pim, a famous food blogger that Jes has been following for years. She was actually working there and served a couple of our dishes. The menu consists of dishes that are her playful twist on traditional Thai dishes. Some of them are actually spicy enough for Jesse to appreciate too. The papaya salad was legit, fried chicken was good and came with sticky rice made the right way, and the massaman curry was made with short ribs. Overall, it was a fun dinner but I don’t know if I’ll be going back there. When I’m in the mood for Thai food, I want the real stuff and lots of it for a cheaper price. Most of the dishes were good but made me crave dinner at Thai Nakorn.
It’s the first day of summer and the longest day of the year! In the morning, we went to the SF Zoo and met up with Ranee, Jamie, and Sophie. It was so fun to see the girls interacting and it seemed like it didn’t take as long for them to warm up to each other. It was also nice to catch up with Ranee since I hadn’t seen her since the beginning of the month before she started her maternity leave.
We then walked home down The Embarcadero and it still wasn’t dark. What a nice way to kick off the summer!
For the day, we went down to Golden Gate Park for a morning at the CA Academy of Sciences and then an afternoon at the SF Botanical Garden. Jes also took a work call at 1pm from the garden so I walked around the entire garden while Kumquat settled down in the stroller for a nap.
We even had a little cocktail hour at Pacific Catch while Kumquat slept and we reenacted one of our many afternoons in Hawaii with some mai tais and poke. 
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