Category: family
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Spring Break in Seoul – Days 6 & 7
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I think we’re past the tourist phase of our trip. Grace arranged a spa treatment for my mom in the morning. Liv loved shopping in Hongdae, so she and Grace went back there in the morning. Lucas and I stayed at the hotel and had a Lightroom training session. We were having dinner with the…
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Spring Break in Seoul – Day 5
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Day five started with the Im sisters sampling the breakfast buffet. My aunt has a lot of friends and a very busy social schedule, so she was off shortly after to make her rounds. The rest of us went to Namdaemun Market for a bit. Olivia is quickly falling in love with shopping in Korea.…
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Spring Break in Seoul – Day 4
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It’s day four and we’re reaching peak tourist. We’re staying just a few blocks from Gyeongbokgung Palace. Pro-tip: if you rent traditional Korean Hanboks for 20 times the price of admission, you get in for free! There are many rental places right nearby the entrance. It turned out to be a lot of fun and…
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Spring Break in Seoul – Day 1
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Rather than spend another break doing college tours, we opted for more international travel. It has been 11 years since our last visit. Olivia and Lucas don’t remember anything from that trip, so this is effectively their first time. We left on Friday and arrived on Sunday. This wrinkle in the space-time continuum caused me…
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College Tours in LA
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The kids had another day off from school, so we used it for a quick trip to LA to check some schools off the list. While I think both kids are very open to going “away” for school, I sense a new appreciation for life in California. We only had time to see the big…
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Olivia’s 17th Birthday
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The one upside of having nowhere to ski this holiday break was spending Olivia’s birthday at home. This is perhaps the first time in her life she was able to celebrate with her friends on her actual birthday. Last year we went to Che Fico in SF with my mom and Jen. This year, we…
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Christmas in Palm Springs with the Parks
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Grace’s mom wanted to do something “warm” for our Christmas gathering with the Park families (Charles’ parents, too). We spent several days at La Quinta, which was a first for all of us. The pouring rain on day one washed out our golf plans, but we managed to get a couple rounds elsewhere, including Indian…
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Thanksgiving in NYC – 2023
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We spent most of Thanksgiving week in NYC and had great times with family and friends. Highlights: Dinner at Cote with my mom and Jen. Almost as good as the first time we went, but still amazing. Ran into two groups of friends Met up with Jeanah, Zoe and Jinny and her girls. Bummed I…
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First Visit to Seattle
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The kids had a long weekend, so we went up to Seattle for a quick trip explore the city and visit UW. Besides Grace, this was our first time visiting Seattle (it has long been on my list). Everyone we saw told us how lucky we were about the weather, which is suspicious because it…
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Full House with Yoons and Haus at Michigan Grandma’s
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We haven’t seen my mom since the holidays, so it was extra special to visit her before camp. Jen and Blue completed the Rhees. My mom is loving life in her new home and community. Growing up, our best family friends were the Yoons. Our moms worked together for several decades at Beaumont, but knew…
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Summer Travel: NYC
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We finished up this trip with a few days in Manhattan. We stayed at the Essex House on Central Park South, which is where we stayed all the time when the kids were little. We brought Dave down to his place near Greenwich Village and coincidentally the only parking spot we could find was in…
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Olivia’s 16th Birthday
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We celebrated this sweet 16-year-old at home this year, which is rare as we’re usually traveling somewhere. It’s hard to imagine that Olivia would need anything just a few days after Christmas, but her generous family always sends her such thoughtful gifts. It was extra special to have my mom, aunt Jen and Blue here to…