Kokochi

Waiting with a glass of wine

At dusk. Nice.

A very unique and special serving platter

This is the platter that Ian, Izumi, Tyler, and Julia made for Dav and me. See the cats in there? The two faces in the yellow sunshine circle are Dav and me, rendered by the little ones.

Chez Panisse

The printed menu (specially for just each day). One standard course, one vegetarian.

My parents' ritual when visiting the USA is to have dinner at Chez Panisse. With Ian and Izumi too, who presented to Dav the coolest hat for his b-day that the kids helped decorate (and I got a special effects lighting pic, didn't I?). Then they gave us a beautiful serving plater that Ian, Izumi,Tyler, and Julia painted. So special!

Dinner was awesome as expected. But sharing a gorgeous meal with family can't be beat. The server knew Dav and I just got married, and we got a nice message with our dessert. Lovely evening ... Especially since Dav just proposed to me!

A real beautiful story

Dav describes it best. I had known there was something in the works, but I had no idea it was this personal and this beautiful, and involved so many! I am one lucky woman with a beautiful husband.

He presented it to me today, got on his knees when I got to the last page, and proposed to me. I can't say yes enough.

Supperclub with my parents

Since Dav and I love Supperclub, we decided to take my parents there. I was a little hesitant because it's such a different experience, but they quickly relaxed into the big fluffy pillows as we chatted and waited for each course. I even caught them snuggling like teenagers!

As the DJ got the music beats going, and people couldn't resist dancing, mom and dad got up too to shake their bootie. Dav got some pics of mom and me dancing with flowing toilet paper (why there was toilet paper all around was part of the theme...you just had to be there). We stayed almost 'til midnight, came home tired but happy. I loved dancing with my mom and dad. We all rocked!

Family conversations

(still catching up from the TN trip)

Lively conversations during dinner and then digestifs. Tons of fun just talking about whatever.

From Grandmother's and Uncle David's homes

Still catching up with pictures I have...flying the red eye over to TN, being pampered and eating gigantic meals all weekend, then flying back late Monday has exhausted me!

But here are various neato pics I took. The first is the funniest bird feeder I've ever seen. The pic below the round mirror is of my glamorous grandmother. The pic below that is my grandmother and her 3 sons. My dad is on the far left; isn't he so cute?? The last pic on the left is an old family reunion...all of us are there. I'm smack in the middle on Uncle David's lap. Mom is at the very left with Ian. Dad is in the back right, Uncle Peter in the left back, and grandfather is in the middle. Grandmother is front right.

Boat ride

Speedy!

TN ketchup

Dunno. But found here. Seriously.

My grandmother's art

Yep. Ever since I've known her, my grandmother has been a great, powerful abstract artist. She then wrote a few plays, and now is finishing up a novel. I am lucky to have such a grandmother and role model.