Lunch with the Girls
Holly made plans for us to meet up for lunch on Tuesday as a mini baby shower for me. I drove Holly and my mom to Santa Monica for a little shopping at a baby supplies boutique and then we met up with Patty and Patti for lunch at Joe’s on Abbot Kinney in Venice. We were seated at a corner table and had a delicious meal. It was also a really good deal! We all had the prix fixe meal of any appetizer, any entree, and any dessert for $19!
Here’s a photo of my chicken ravioli. It was delicious.
The girls gave me some cute and thoughtful gifts for me and Kumquat and the whole event was really sweet. It was also fun having my mom there too. Thanks for planning such a fun afternoon, Hols!
Afterward, I stopped in to see little Andrew when I dropped Holly off at her house. He’s grown quite a bit since I first met him in September. At about 100 days old, he’s smiley and has filled out nicely.
Here are more photos.
On Monday, I went to the nail spa with Jia and Joy and got a long-overdue pedicure. With my growing tummy it’s getting harder to reach my feet. In addition to a little clean-up of my toes, the lady gave me a nice massage to my calves and ankles. Aaaah.
For lunch, we went to Din Tai Fung for some tasty soupy dumplings. We met up with a couple of Johnny’s friends and Jes and Jason also joined us. We got the juicy pork dumplings, pork fried rice, and the chicken soup. It was all so yummy and we had to be rolled out the door.
Afterward, Brother and Joy took me to Brian’s Shave Ice in West LA. I got a kiddie-sized shave ice with Dole Whip underneath and passion fruit + coconut syrup on top. It was perfectly refreshing.
Koa enjoyed the car ride and we found ourselves in 75-degree weather once we got to The Magical House.
Brother and Joy were already there and they were in charge of dinner that evening. We exchanged gifts that afternoon before dinner and Koa got a new friend. It’s a pretty funny-looking monkey that squeaks and we got a good laugh while he chewed on Crazy Eyes’ head. We got some stuff from Thailand and the highlight gift was Jes’ new beerlao t-shirt.
Dinner consisted of pot roast with gravy and mashed potato, kimchee fried rice, kalbi, and a bunch of pan-chan. It was a bizarre combination but that’s what my parents had requested and it was all tasty.
On Christmas morning, we went to church with Jason and Jia. Pops was giving the message that day so that was cool. We were greeted by old friends of the family and they were all congratulating us on our expected Kumquat. They all said to us, “Your father is very excited to have a granddaughter.”
After church, we stopped at The Magical House to pick up my favorite treat, Sakoo Sai Moo. I ate them up so fast that I didn’t even have the chance to take a photo this time so I’m posting an old photo. It was THAT good. The rest of the afternoon/evening was spent hanging out in Buena Park while the 27-lb standing rib roast cooked in the oven.
The family came over and we stuffed ourselves with prime rib, yorkshire pudding, salad, creamed corn, and Jes’ mom’s sticky rice. I was so full and tired by the end of the night that I went to bed early before everyone had left. I know that comes as a real shocker.
This evening I drove down to visit Ishya, Billy, and the babies at the hospital. The new mommy and daddy looked exhausted and were running on fumes but had enough energy for some photos with Sadie and Theo. I also had the chance to log on to the hospital’s WiFi long enough to get a FaceTime call to Ranee and Jamie so that they could say “hello” to the happy family. Once again, technology proves its usefulness in these special occasions.
Ishya looks great and is recovering the best she can while Billy is helping out and now the Super Swaddler.
Ishya was even brave enough to take a photo while holding both of the babies at once.
Here’s a photo of me with the little ones. It was so fun meeting them for the first time. Sounds like Sadie is the feisty one and Theo is the laid back one for now.
When I placed them together, they seemed to soothe each other and took turns fussing. Sadie is on the left with the bow and Theo is on the right. Billy and Ishya have a lot of work in store for them but it looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun too.
This morning I received a text from my cousin Ishya saying that her water broke. Just a few hours later, I received a text and photos from my uncle that the twins were born! Wow, that was quick!
The girl, Sadie, came out first weighing in at 4 lbs, 7 oz.
The boy, Theo, came out weighing in at 5 lbs, 5 oz.
Last night (11/9/11 @ 11 am Bangkok time), while I was out at dinner, I got two calls; first my mom called and then my brother called. It was to tell me that my Grandma in Thailand just passed away. It sounds like she was in the hospital for some time already and she was struggling to breathe and being fed by a G-tube. My dad had just arrived in Thailand over the weekend and I’m so glad that he made it in time to see her on her last days. He said that she left us peacefully.
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