Category: family
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Beaver Creek with Grandma and Aunt Jen
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The kids got out of school early this year, so we decided to go on our annual ski trip before the holidays. Even though they weren’t going to ski, we asked my mom and Jen (and Blue) to join us to experience mountain life for a week. To keep things familiar, we went back to…
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Thanksgiving in NY – 2022
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Last year, we attempted to spend the Christmas holiday in NYC and Rye, but we abandoned our plans midway through the week. Things are thankfully different this year, so our Park Thanksgiving was again planned for Addy and Charles’s house. Like last year, we spent the front end of our trip in Manhattan. We didn’t…
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Cousin Seock-Ah Visits
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Seock-Ah and her husband visited us for dinner while she was in town for work and while visiting their daughter who was studying at Berkeley.
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Winchester Mystery House with Marisa
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After decades of living here, we finally experienced the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose with Marisa while she was visiting CA.
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Christmas Day at Home
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We came home early from New York City and spent Christmas at home alone (with Luna). The kids were excited to open all of the presents that were under the tree, as they originally wouldn’t have been able to open them until after we returned from Colorado in January. Thanks to all our family for…
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NYC for the Holidays – 2021
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We finally had planned to spend the holidays in NY to be together with family. This was technically a Park Christmas, but my mom would be with Jen and the Haus would all be around. I hadn’t been to NY since Eemoh’s 80th birthday over three years ago. We planned to spend the first half of…
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Lake Tahoe with Mom and Jen
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We capped off our Thanksgiving holiday with my mom and Jen in Lake Tahoe. I’m not sure if it counts as a staycation when you drive 4-5 hours each way, but it is somewhat routine for us. We wanted to give them the full treatment, which included a stop at Il Fornaio in Roseville for…
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Brunch in HMB with Mom and Jen
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Even though we might have still been full from Thanksgiving, Grace arranged brunch at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay on Sunday, November 28th. We’ve had mixed experiences with brunch there over the years, but in the past they were the big ones during Easter or Mother’s Day. This brunch was in Navio and allowed…
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Thanksgiving with Michigan Grandma, Aunt Jen & Blue
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It had been two years since my mom and Jen have visited using California due to the pandemic. My dad had been wanting to come visit us and see our new home. That was one of his main intentions he had at the end of his life and I’m sorry for both of us that…
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Michigan Grandpa’s Funeral Services
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On Wednesday, October 13th, we held Michigan grandpa’s funeral at McCabe in Farmington Hills. I documented what I shared that day previously. Many family and friends joined us afterwards at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi for his interment. We also had a nice luncheon where we could greet our guests and remember Grandpa. Again,…
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Michigan Grandpa’s Visitation
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We received many family and friends to Michigan grandpa’s visitation on Tuesday, October 12th. Many people surprised us by traveling great distances to support us. It was comforting to be surrounded by their love. Thanks to Clarence for taking pictures for us.
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Michigan Grandpa’s Memorial
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Michigan grandpa passed away peacefully just after 8pm ET on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. Aunt Jen and I were able to get to the hospital a few hours before he passed. He was surround by good friends and passed away just after they left the hospital. These are the words I shared at his memorial:…