SCU girls in Napa

Napa with my SCU girls - so much fun eating and talking nonstop. So grateful we all make time for our getaways. Can't wait to see everyone again soon. 

Breakfast with our neighbor - so nice to catch up about our life happenings and aspirations. 

Movie date while I was in Napa with my girlfriends. 

Pickleball and dinner with Mark's god-bro. 

Yay Wang sibling Thai dinner is complete this month with Tracy in town. 

Celebrating our friends' big 50th ... just 3 years away for us! 

More Wang family time before newlyweds go back to Asia. 

Juicy prime rib for Mark's guys night out. 

 

Mari's new BFF

Mari finally met her new 2nd cousin Rae and fell in love. 

Mark got to spend some quality time with the newlyweds in SF. 

Fancy breakfast spread with fresh fruit cups to welcome us to my new office in Mt. View. 

A break from Asian food for some In n Out Burgers. 

As always so nice to catch up with my middle school girlfriends. 

Chings @ Traceston's party. 

Ethan having dinner with his Prague internship cohort ... he only has 2 more weeks left. 

 

Traceston2025 was so much fun!

#4 is married! 

Mark was honored to be the officiant 

Mari's 2nd gig as the tea ceremony girl. 

Dance party with the handsome groom and beautiful bride. 

Hoi An lanterns 

Night market - lots of food and shopping 

Banana boat ... so fun until they started spinning Tyler around 

 

Parent-Daughter trip to Bangkok

After a 1 day flight delay our of Paris, we met Mark in Bangkok. 

Rooftop bar at our hotel. 

Dinner with my friend from my study aboard days. Pai, a Thai exchange student. 

Daily hotel breakfast was so yummy. 

Thai massage was heavenly. 

We both love coconut and mango juice. 

Many Thai golden temples 

Getting around in a tuk tuk 

Trying durian ... we actually liked it. 

Our amazing foodie tour guide took us to try almost 20 dishes during a 4 hour walking tour. 

 

Mother Daughter Trip to Paris

4 Rivermark families in Paris. We all live a few blocks from each other. Girls have been friends since kinder. So grateful for our friendships and the opportunity to enjoy Paris together. 

From kinder to teens. What a joy to watch these young ladies grow up together. 

The tower is so beautiful, esp at night. 

Climbing up the Notre Dame. 

Parisian window shopping 

French-Asian 6-course tasting menu

From Rivermark to the Eiffel Tower

Enjoying the views on our cruise 

Very top of the Eiffel Tower 

Outdoor drinking and dining for hours while some shop. 

Jump if you love Versailles 

Week long slumber party at our AirBnB

 

FFF in Cupertino

FFF - Ippodo Ramen for dinner.  For dessert: Somi Somi soft serve for Mari, Hoi Lau San mango sago drink for Mark and Beard Papa green tea puff pastry for me! Everyone's sweet tooth was happy :)  

Teen worked almost a full week before vacay time.  Earned some good shopping money. 

Hard at work taking care of dental patients' appointments and insurance info. 

Monthly Wang siblings dinner. 

Wiped at the end of our day.

 

Father's Day 2025

Happy Father's Day to an amazing dad who cares for so many of us in endless ways! Kids are so lucky to call him Dad.  Mark wanted Asian noodles for lunch after church. 

Matcha date to enjoy some father-daughter quality time. 

Mark wanted sashimi dinner at home so he doesn't have to fight the father's day crowd. Miss the boys but glad they called/video'd with Mark. 

Mari had an amazing time in Washington DC with her buddies.  So grateful she has this experience to cherish. 

Celebrating my dear friend/neighbor getting her doctorate in Education from SCU.  Paris here we come to celebrate!  

 

Ethan visited Istanbul, Turkey this weekend and loved it. He wish he had more time there but needs to get back to work on Monday.