Rewind

Before we get too caught up in the hustle bustle of the movers next week (that’s right, we’re practically spending our Christmas shipping out all our stuff!)…Here’s a recap to show you some pics from our time in Cali. We were definitely eager to leave the cold weather behind in VA – as you can see, we’ve been dealing with light dusts of snow from time to time.
We were fortunate to spend Thanksgiving with our family at Danno’s parents house…and indulge in the delicious lumpia, pancit, turkey, roast, apple pie and other holiday goodies enough to put you in a wonderful food coma for the day. It was also the chance for us to announce that we’re expecting a baby, so it was a great time to be together and see the surprise and joy on their faces!

With the future grandparents and great grandma.

It was nice to see Emo again!
After spending time with our Emo in the I.E., we headed off to stay in Irvine for the remaining days to visit our friends. Finally we got the all-u-can eat Korean BBQ we’ve been craving for so long!...not to mention a stop at Yogurtland, first time trying 85°C Bakery Café, and we got our dose of playing Rock Band! Best of all we got to spend precious time with some of our closest buddies.
Thanks Howie for letting us stay in your new home!

While in the O.C. we also had the opportunity to attend Danno’s godson’s 1st Birthday in Long Beach. Again perfect timing, so we could spend time with the growing boy and his wonderful parents. Ana Lisa was preggers with him during our wedding, and just gave birth to her second son this week! She’s amazing! It will be great to go back to meet their newest addition to the family.
We loved the time we had in Cali, even though it was very brief. We’re happy to know we’ll be returning once again before we leave to Oki. I’ll be staying in CA while Danno finishes up in Rhode Island. We expect him to come out to CA one last time once he graduates, then off to Oki we go!