Category: family
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Olivia’s 14th Birthday
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Like most of us who have had to celebrate our birthdays during the pandemic, Olivia took it in stride and actually enjoyed being at home and relaxing. Usually we’re traveling, or worse, en route on her birthday. She hasn’t been out of the house in days, so we took a quick trip downtown for Salt…
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Christmas 2020
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Like most families, we were separated from our loved ones due to COVID-19. It’s been a year since we have seen any family except Grace’s parents in August. That didn’t stop Olivia and Lucas’s grandparents, aunts and uncles from sending them many generous and thoughtful gifts. Santa somehow knew what was on their lists, too.…
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Thanksgiving 2020
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This was our first Thanksgiving without family and friends. Still, we wanted to have some normalcy and give Romana the full tradition. Thus, turkey and all the fixings were on the menu and we all still have much for which to be thankful.
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Olivia’s Birthday Presents
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We were home less than 24 hours between Michigan and leaving for Colorado. After dinner together, we opened Olivia’s birthday presents from our family. Even Lucas got her something.
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Rhee Family Christmas in Michigan – 2019
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Due to my dad settling into a new health care regimen, he wasn’t able to travel to NY for the holidays as we had planned. Although we were just in Michigan for Thanksgiving, Jen, Grace and I decided to return to Michigan to spend the holidays with my parents. I know my mom wanted us…
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Dad’s 84th Birthday at Benihana
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View this post on Instagram You’re never too old to celebrate your birthday at Benihana. Happy 84th to my dad. Honestly, this past year wasn’t his easiest, but he’s hanging tough and trending up. Wishing him better days ahead and thankful for time spent together with family, especially O & L. Love you, Dad. A…
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Thanksgiving 2019
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This was a Park Thanksgiving. We decided to all meet in Michigan, as Delaney was already there for college, and the Hur family is in the area. We stayed with my parents, with Jen and Blue. Elin has been staying with us for a couple of months. After some days exploring Austin and New Orleans,…
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Summer Trip to Michigan with Family
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Despite some mild objections (from Lucas), the kids would be going to SJC again this summer. Last year, I took them out a few days early to get them adjusted to the time and to spend time at my parents’ house, which they love. This year, we asked my parents if they could spend a…
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Addy’s 50th Birthday Celebration in SF
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Addy recently celebrated a milestone birthday. While her big celebration was back home in NY, she came out to the Bay Area to celebrate with her old friends here. We were also able to spend some time with her and planned dim sum in the city. Her parents surprised her by flying up and staying…
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Christmas with Parks in OC and LA
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It was a Park Christmas this year. Addy and Charles came out from NY. Amy and Arnold were also visiting their Park family, so we had a Park+Park Christmas down in Laguna Niguel. We drove down on Saturday and it was (if I can remember the pain) the last time we will ever drive to…
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Thanksgiving 2018 with The Rhees
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Jen and my parents came out to California for an extended stay during Thanksgiving. Grace contemplated dining out for Thanksgiving dinner, but Jen, my mom and I had a secret vote to cook our traditional meal. I intended to cook the turkey on the BGE again this year, but overthought the whole thing and made…
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Bon Voyage, Elin!
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This past year was significant for our family, with changes in schools and jobs. The biggest change we had was with our child care, as we had our first au pair. We didn’t exactly know what to expect and the truth is we didn’t know how it would be to have someone living with us.…