Birthdays Galore
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Ching under Events, Family.
We had multiple birthdays this past weekend.
Madison’s birthday cookout was our first stop on Friday night.
On Saturday night we had Logan’s birthday first, followed by Misty’s birthday. Don’t let the picture on the cake fool you. Logan turned 13 today. They used an old picture of him for the cake.
Can you believe the woman above birthed Logan 16 years ago?
My favorite part of parties at mom’s house is the abundance of Filipino food. This is Filipino-style pork barbecue.
Next we have chicken and pork adobo.
Lumpia.
Pancit.
Pancit palabok.
Macaroni salad.
Leche flan.
Buko salad.
Biko.
My makulit sister.
Me and Brian.
We didn’t stay long at Logan’s birthday because we also committed to attending Misty’s 40th birthday at Ernie Biggs. Here’s a picture of Lindsay and Misty.
Cari was there too.
Ernie Biggs has been around for a few years now but it was actually our first time there. It’s a great place for celebrating special occasions. We had a great time celebrating Misty’s birthday.
Now that we’ve made it through the multiple birthday weekend, we’re gearing up for another busy weekend. Holly and Meader get married on Saturday. Hurrah! We are super excited for them.
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My Commemorative Plaque
Posted on July 11, 2016 by Ching under Life.
My 40 Under 40 commemorative plaque arrived at work last week. Brian was nice enough to come to my work that same day to hang it up for me.
Of course, he had to go home, change out of his suit, and take care of the dogs first. Then he came back to help me. Do I have the best husband or what?
We tried a couple of different spots before deciding it should go under my diplomas because there’s not really any place else suitable.
Here’s Brian showing me a picture that he took of his handiwork.
Here it is on the wall, unobstructed by plastic.
It’s the perfect companion for the little plaques that they gave us at the awards dinner a few weeks ago.
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Brian and Saki
Posted on July 11, 2016 by Ching under Babies.
This is what normally happens when Brian spends hours playing video games and ignores the girls. Molly doesn’t really care so she just finds a nice comfy spot and lays there. The puppy, on the other hand, is an attention whore.
Saki just has to be with her daddy at all times.
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Party at the White House
Posted on July 10, 2016 by Ching under Events, Food and Drink.
Tom White’s house, that is.
Tom had his house warming party last weekend. House is a massive understatement, though. It’s more like a mansion as you’ll see from the pictures that follow.
Tom bought the Lakepoint house months ago and I’d been watching the renovation unfold on Facebook. He gutted the kitchen and pretty much updated everything but the basement. Every time he would post a picture of a completed section such as his kitchen counters or his light fixtures I would tell Brian, “I hope we get invited to his housewarming party because I really want to see this amazing house in person.”
You all know how much I love the Parade of Homes. Well, this would be like that but better because there will be food and booze. Come to think of it, that’s really what’s missing at most open houses. LOL.
Took a picture of the dining table as they were setting it up for the feast.
This is one of Brian’s ultimate selfies. Almost everyone congregated around Tom’s amazing kitchen.
Brian and I made a new friend. This is Elissa, a friend of Tom’s from university.
This is Jessie. He is a master at delivering the ultimate customer experience. He’s going to be my “Taxi Terry” example when I finally hit the speaking circuit.
Yes. We are dorks who wear matching shirts. Mostly my doing. Brian just humors me.
Tom’s perfectly cooked ribs.
Dinner at Tom’s #didnotsuck.
We had a great time at Tom’s open house/house warming party despite the storm. Brian and I almost decided not to go but I’m glad we went. We got to check out Tom’s new house and try his cooking. Both were phenomenal.
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Music Theatre Wichita – 2016 Season
Posted on July 9, 2016 by Ching under Things to Do.
In the past we haven’t really gone to see the shows unless we knew someone in it. For instance, we had to go see Miss Saigon in 2009 because our friend Jimbo was in the show. However, I really enjoy music theater productions and, surprisingly, Brian does too. Last year we got to see Big Fish and Hello Dolly! And the year before that, we saw West Side Story and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Brian and I have really enjoyed watching the performances so at the end of the season last year we actually talked about getting season tickets for 2016. Anyway, my friend Andrea told me about half-priced season tickets around April so I decided to wait for a better deal. Well, guess what, we missed the sale.
But, as luck would have it, the universe has provided. Brian and I got vouchers to see Nice Work If You Can Get It and Oklahoma! from KMUW and we got a couple of free tickets to the sold out Beauty and the Beast from some friends of ours. The only tickets we’ve really had to pay for were for Mamma Mia! so it actually turned out okay that we didn’t get season tickets.
The only downside is that we don’t get to see the one show that Brian really wanted to see: Jesus Christ Superstar. Oh, well. After we see Oklahoma! and Mamma Mia! then we’ve seen more shows this season than we ever have in the past and I’m good with that. Next year the goal will be to see every single one.
I’m not sure if my luck will hold with getting free tickets so we may finally have to splurge and get our season tickets. I can’t wait to hear what musicals they’ll be bringing to Wichita next year.
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