We had our Chinese wedding banquet about a month ago at Lichee Garden. Except for the night before the event, it was not too stressful. I made a beautiful bridal bouquet with lavendar tulips, magenta gerberas, and green cymbidiums. It took way longer than it should have, mostly in the arrangement of the flowers so as not to overwhelm with the gerberas. Maria decorated the cake with gerberas and a few of the orchids. Absolutely gorgeous! Loanne made a beautiful bonnet with black paisley on white with red ribbon to match her dress. Maria and Alex were wonderful assistants especially in helping with the kids.
I took Max on a belated birthday long weekend trip to Monterey a week after the wedding. Stayed at the Portola Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf. The hotel was wonderful. All the windows had white wooden shutters. We gorged ourselves on prime rib and filet mignon and ended the dinner with creme brulee and tiramisu. Including the appetizers, the food was all excellent but way too much. During the stay Sophie must have started experiencing homesickness or anxiety. She did not sleep well and rolled around on the bed for hours on end when she should have been sleeping. When we got home on Sunday, we realized that she was practicing her crawling techniques as she performed her first commando crawl that evening.
Two Fridays ago, Sophie's two lower front teeth finally popped out. Not too much fuss, a few sleepless nights. A few more in the past week probably due to teething AND being sick from who knows where. Now I'm also sick with a lot of nasal and head congestion, almost like allergies, but not allergies. Max has a scratchy throat. I suppose this getting sick trend will be the status quo for years to come.
This coming Saturday, we're making another road trip to Los Angeles for Alex' PhD ceremony. We were hoping for nice weather and for Sophie to have a chance in the pool. Unfortunately the forecast is for high 60s, and ironically low 70s in Belmont.
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