Category: family
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Seogck Ah Visits
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On Saturday, January 28th, Grace and I had dinner with my cousin, Seogck Ah, who was here from Korea for a conference. Jen and I also had dinner with her the last time she came for this conference (2002?). It was raining and busy in the city, so we decided to have dinner at the…
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Vegas Vacation
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Grace’s mom invited my family and Charles’ family to Las Vegas to celebrate the New Year and Grace’s dad’s birthday together. It was great to get our families and siblings together. We all arrived at the Bellagio on the 1st. That evening, we all went to see “O,” except for David and Charles, who looked…
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Dad’s 70th Birthday
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Yesterday was my Dad’s 70th birthday and we celebrated at Morton’s in Manhattan. This happy occasion brought together our extended family, many of whom I have not seen in over 20 years! Still, it was an intimate affair and we enjoyed catching up with everyone. Our cousins, Steve, Thomas and Heidi, all joined us with…
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Christmas 2005
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Grace and I flew out to NYC on a Friday night redeye. My dad picked us up at JFK in the morning. Linda and Danny were down in Florida with their family and were gracious enough to allow us to stay at their beautiful place on Central Park West (we’re still here!). We caught up…
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Thanksgiving 2005
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Grace and I spent Thanksgiving with her parents and the rest of the Parks down in Los Angeles. We flew down on Thanksgiving day, which made travel much less hectic for us. After stopping at their home in Westwood, we went to visit Grace’s grandfather’s gravesite, which was the first time for me because I…
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Cameron’s First Birthday Weekend
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The weekend of September 17, we traveled to Kansas City to visit Addy, Charles, Delaney, and Cameron for his first birthday. All the grandparents and Dave also came for the occasion. We enjoyed a relaxing weekend with the family and even opted out of playing golf. Some other neighbors and friends came over for Cameron’s…
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Clarence & Andrew Visit Us
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Sunday was a relaxing day in Burlingame. It’s so nice to be home and not travel – even if it’s a work day for both of us. Snickers likes us being home, too. My cousin, Clarence, and his son, Andrew, visited us in Burlingame for dinner before heading back to New Jersey on the red-eye.…
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The Holidays in Southern California
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Grace and I drove down to LA to spend the holidays with her family. Addy, Charles, Delaney, and Cameron came in from Kansas City and David came in from Philadelphia. It was my first time seeing Cameron and Delaney gets bigger and bigger every time I see her. The big bonus was puppy sitting for…