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Greetings from the other side of vacation. Just got back from a trip to California to celebrate my (Philip) parents' 50th anniversary. It was also a chance for Yuki to meet her 14 aunts and uncles, 20+ cousins, and innumerable extended family members. We enjoyed a week of polite meals and quiet conversation.

And a lot of this:

No, Yuki was not involved.

Stay tuned for a proper post about Yuki's first airplane ride, Yuki's second airplane ride, flying to cities not on your itinerary, missing rental car reservations, gin, Mexican food, Mexican beer, nuns, Jews, pizza parties, birthday parties, pool parties, anniversary parties, temper tantrums, trips to the beach, whiffle ball tournaments, ne'er do well high school friends, cheese bread, Crunch Berries, weak coffee, silent Olympics, parents embarrassing their children, children embarrassing their parents, explaining a tattoo, a mailbox full of wine, impossibly long goodbyes, Yuki's third and fourth airplane rides, ill-timed security inspections, yelling at United Airlines gate agents, and Sheena, the angriest flight attendant in the whole wide world.

And pictures, pictures, pictures! You won't believe your eyes!


Comments

Anonymous said…
Warm, brown water makes damn fine coffee!

Judy
Anonymous said…
can't wait - do tell - especially want to hear about yelling at gate agents!
Lisa Tucker said…
you gon' be a big baby?

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