Tag: san francisco
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Birthday Dinner at Gary Danko
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Today was Grace’s birthday (and mine). This year, she was determined to make it “my” birthday because she thought it was a big one. She had planned a very thoughtful getaway to Carmel Valley Ranch, which included unlimited golf. Something came up and we weren’t able to go. Not only was she super understanding, but…
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Happy Holidays and Ugly Sweaters at POPSUGAR SF
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Nice effort on the holiday sweaters. Happy Holidays to all!
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Day in San Francisco with the Kids
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We had to keep ourselves busy on Sunday in anticipation of Grace’s return from Chicago. I had a rough agenda in mind. Olivia set the bar low with wanting to go to the park. Lucas was feeling adventurous and only wanted to eat somewhere we had been before. That’s when I encountered dissention with my…
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Jen W’s Birthday Party at Melissa’s
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Melissa hosted a lovely birthday party for Jen at her beautiful home. When I say lovely, I mean the 5 kinds of wings, 10 kinds of mac and cheese, 12 kinds of ice cream, a cake and a pie. Brian was pensive, soaking it all in. Thanks, Melissa, for a fun evening. Happy Birthday, Jen!
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Pork and Punch Party at Molly & Kjell’s
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Molly and Kjell were kind enough to invite us to their annual holiday party. Apparently, this was a traditionally a cheese-off, but I learned they were tired of their fondue coming in 2nd (or last?) place, so they changed the game to pork. The centerpiece was a Spanish Jamón ibérico, which was carved by doctors…
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Holiday Dinner with Michigan Friends
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On Friday, December 6th, the Michigan gang (seven couples in all) gathered for a hopefully annual holiday dinner. We had a private room at Ozumo in San Francisco, which was perfect for our group. Thanks to Jud for organizing the date and the venue. We also kept up with our white elephant gift exchange. There…
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Thanksgiving Dinner at Stripe
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On Friday, November 22nd, Grace’s new company, Stripe, hosted Thanksgiving dinner for the company and their families. Their chef prepared an amazing traditional Thanksgiving feast, which was delicious. The kids and I had a great time hanging out at mommy’s office. I’m thankful for Grace’s new job and the wonderful people with whom she works.
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Lunch Date with Olivia
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November 1st was Lucas’s birthday. We had Olivia’s parent-teacher conference that day, so her school was out. As we were leaving the house, Lucas got sick. Grace stayed home with the kids and I went to the parent-teacher conference. Lucas was laid up at home. I had left something in the office, so I asked…
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Dinner with Chens
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Soo and George were in town with the kids for business. We Facebook ambushed them and forced them to meet us for dinner. Great catching up!
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Golf Weekend with Eddie and Bobby
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Eddie, Bobby and I try to do an annual golf weekend. Usually it’s in Vegas, but we went to Miami once. This year, schedules were busy, and though Vegas was calling to me and Eddie, Bobby happened to be in the Bay Area for work for a couple weeks so we decided to meet here.…