The personal website of Grace and Jason Rhee

  • First Anniversary

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    First Anniversary

    On Sunday, April 9th, Grace and I celebrated one year of marriage together. All of Grace’s travel paid off with a great suite at the W in Westwood. I loved that you could order dog food from room service. After lunch together, we went over to Grace’s parents’ Westwood house, where they had kept our wedding cake in their freezer. It had been thawing over the weekend. Though it seemed intact, including the flowers, I deemed it inedible. We had such a good time at our wedding that it still seems like yesterday. This year flew by, but we’re always thankful to have each other.

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  • Grandmother Park’s Funeral

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    Grandmother Park’s Funeral

    Grace’s father’s mother passed away during the first week of April. Grace was able to go down to LA to see her the morning she left us. Over the weekend, the entire Park clan and also some Hurs came to LA to remember her. She lived a long and prosperous life and we’re glad she’s able to rest in peace with Grandfather.

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  • Dinner at Little Giant

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    Dinner at Little Giant

    In early April, I traveled east for work. This was significant for several reasons. First, this was my first work trip for the new gig I started in March. Second, I realized on Monday morning that this was the first time I had ever been in NYC for work. Finally, the last leg of my trip was to Boston, a city I love, but to where I had not visited for over 17 years.

    On Sunday night, I had dinner with Jen, Jon and Tina. On Monday, I finally had a chance to dine at Julie Taras’ restaurant, Little Giant. I caught up with Julie and had dinner with Jeffrey, Kim, Jeanah and Bobby. All of the food was delicious, but the mac and cheese with thick, hand-cut bacon stands out in my mind. For some reason, two dishes and desserts seemed to come out for every one we ordered. Maybe it was because Jeffrey made all of the tables, chairs, shelving and wine racks with his own two hands. Or, perhaps it was to keep Kim well nourished for the baby they are expecting in July (exciting). In any case, we had a great time catching up and I hope to get back there soon. Congratulations to Julie for creating such a great dining experience.

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  • Birthday Dinner

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    Birthday Dinner

    Grace and I quietly celebrated our birthdays together. Grace’s parents gave us a generous gift, as always. My parents treated us to dinner at Jardiniere in the city. Thanks to all of them for thinking of us. Thanks also to Francis and Jon, who sent us Reuben sandwiches from Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor! It was not only a surprise, but also a great treat.

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  • Dim Sum with David & Friends

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    Dim Sum with David & Friends

    On March 19th, we had dim sum with David, who was in towns for interviews. We met up with Warren, Julia and Ryan Hayashi, Dora and Amanda Huang, and Allison. This was Amanda’s second date in as many weeks! Amanda was chillaxing with auntie Grace and Ryan seemed to like Dave. Good times.

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  • Dinner with David, Ann & Jeremy

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    Dinner with David, Ann & Jeremy

    I forgot to mention that when David was in town, we also had dinner with Ann and Jeremy, who had just moved to the Bay Area. Since then, we’ve seen them again for dinner and they’ve settled down in Marin County. We’re very glad that moved up here from LA with Murphy. Here are a few pictures from dinner at Thanh Long.

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  • Rachel, Jon, Lisa & Brian

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    Rachel, Jon, Lisa & Brian

    On March 11th, we had lunch with Jon and Rachel, who were visiting from Pittsburgh for Rachel’s spring break. It was the first time we had seen them not only since our wedding but also since the were engaged! We met them and Lisa and Brian at the Neiman’s rotunda. Thanks to the Sugars for lunch.

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  • PJ & John Visit

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    PJ & John Visit

    Fremont, CA

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  • Carol, Fede & Sebastian

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    Carol, Fede & Sebastian

    The weekend of March 4th, I traveled to Los Angeles to be with our dear friends, Carol and Federico, for Carol’s father’s funeral. Though I had only met him briefly at their wedding, I was struck by the way he was remembered by his family, particularly by his four daughters, who recalled romantic stories of how their parents had met and touching stories of how he always allowed them to make their own choices in life. Carol and Fede now live in Brazil, so it was wonderful to not only see them, despite the circumstances, but also to meet their handsome son, Sebastian. The last time we saw Carol was at our wedding when she was pregnant. Michele and the Huangs also were there and it was nice to see both Amanda and Sebastian together.

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  • Skiing in Whistler

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    Skiing in Whistler

    On February 23rd, I met Chris, Steve, and Herb in Vancouver, BC. We drove ourselves up to Whistler that afternoon, catching up along the way. Both the city of Vancouver and the drive up to Whistler were stunningly beautiful. Chris arranged lodging at the Hilton resort, which was very nice. Although Herb and I would have preferred the Fairmont or Four Seasons, that probably would not have flown too well if I went there without Grace. As it was, the “boys only weekend” Chris and Steve had in mind didn’t go over too well with some of our other friends who were not able to get passes for this reunion.

    Herb and I actually met at Winter Walden ski club before we went to the same school together and later Chris also joined. The three of us brought up the rear of the West Bloomfield High School ski team. This is the first time I skied since going to Steve’s place at the Canyons in Utah about five years ago. Since then, I’ve been mainly boarding. I thought it would be easier to stay together if I skied with Chris and Herb, though Steve boarded the whole time and didn’t have any troubles. Overall, Whistler was having a good season, though they didn’t have snow for a couple of weeks prior to our arrival, so it was fast groomers the first two days – sunny and a bit chilly at the top. Saturday night, it dumped nine inches, which made for a fun (and tiring) day on Sunday.

    I admired Chris and Steve’s stamina. Every day after getting off the slopes, they would head straight for the hot tub then out to the bars. Herb and I operated at a more leisurely pace, meeting them many hours and cocktails later at dinner. Chris was a big hit with a bachelorette party on Saturday, until some other guy had the whole restaurant cheering him on as he gave the bride-to-be a lap dance.

    Sunday night we drove back to Vancouver and had one last great meal together downtown.

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