Monday, November 25, 2024

Quality time with Sam - Go Rams!


Mark went down to LA for 24 hr for a bro-mantic date with his best man/middle school buddy Sam for Rams game at the new SoFi stadium. Mark has been wanting to check it out. 

Thanksgiving at Uncle Russ' in SF. Been a while, so nice catching up with cousins and Mewies.  

Cousins table. 

Thanks for yummy Vietnamese lunch Jen!  

FFF - Rainy game night in - so relaxing and fun. I even won. 

Shopping and lunch date with my girl. 

She found something she liked at the mall to support her bros.  

Our 2 sleeping beauty

Exploring a new Google office for lunch. Love all the windows and wood.  

Grateful for my monthly massages at Google. 





 

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Yummy meals and quality time

2 Day SF getaway to celebrate my friends' 50th 

Yummy Dim Sun 

Broadway show 

Padel boating to work up an appetite 

Meanwhile, Mark had a dinner date with Mari 

Followed by a ping-pong match 

Dinner at our friend's new restaurant in downtown SJ - Eos & Nyx (mediterriean) 

Trojan nephews and uncle meet on campus for the first time! 

Lunch with my dear middle school gfs 

Mari recruited her friend to help her cook vodka pasta for us 

Louie siblings dinner ... been a while since Mike has been busy with the police academy 

Pickleball match with Mari ... I clearly missed the ball! 

 

Sunday, November 10, 2024

New Orleans


My first visit to New Orleans. Cafe Du Monde at the French Quarters. 

A special trip with Mark's parents + aunties/uncles. 

Dinner with Mark's Grand Auntie who lives in NOLA. 

Fancy dinner night

Lobster pasta with crab and shrimp - love all the seafood in NOLA. 

Mari's robotics team did well at the tournament and advanced to regionals 

Team Hydrohackers trying to complete as many missions as possible. 

Yummy noodle soup dinner made by Auntie. 

Cousins' dessert night out 

Google opens a new health care facility in Sunnyvale for employees and family - dental, vision, pharmacy, PT, mental health and so much more.  So grate for great care provided by Google. 

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Halloween 2024

Googleween with Mark's cousin 

With my co-workers 

Stitch and proud Dodger Fan 
Had a kidless boba-licious night - handing out candy at home then walked around our festive neighborhood. 

Mari and her buddies 

Candy trading floor 

Popo treated Jen and Sarah out for their bdays at Haborview in SF.  

Wang ladies (missing Tracy) 

Diwali party with my neighbors.  

FFF - yummy Vietnamese dessert 

4 Trojans visited Seattle and stayed with their buddy's family. 

Didn't get the football win but  Tyler still enjoyed Seattle. 

Soccer parents meet up in SF - Mark and my sis. 

Mark was in Omaha this week for a Defense Intelligence Conference to represent Google Public Sector. 

Highlight of my work week - bread bowl and seafood was amazing!