Back in December (of 2006!), Darren was commissioned as a 2/LT. I headed over after my Signals & Systems Final so I missed out on the actual ceremony part but I was there for the celebration! Darren, myself & Travis.
Not sure when this is but it's solely here to prove that Sophie is possessed. I think Josh had just chased her down after she got loose...(or I could be making that up).
After Darren's Birthday dinner a few months back, there was an "after party" at Darren's. Here we all are at said after party. The guys all have their priorities straight (that's Wii golf in the back). That's the back of our heads, us being: Me, Darren, Deryck & Josh. And Priscillla is the only one who noticed the photo being taken.
Priscilla on Josh's bike at our old place in Pasadena. Hey Darren, I got an idea on what to get her for Xmas!
More recently, you all will remember that Darren & Priscilla came by the Bay Area for a visit last month. Here are a bunch of those pics. Shortly after arriving late in the night, here we are in the kitchen. I'm helping Darren get a glass of water to drink while Priscilla lines up a candid photo.
We tested out the TV by putting iChat up on the screen. There's Deryck (slightly larger than scale).
During the day of that visit, we made it up to SF city to hang out for a bit. Here are Brandon & Darren at the place we ate lunch.
And, Priscilla & I (and an empty cup of chocolate mousse).
Dinner was had at a sushi place where Kim joined us. Brandon, why are you holding the chopstick like you intend to smoke it?
Our party kept growing while we were there and we were joined just after dins by Christine and her RX-8!
Old Parisians in SF! (The three of us were all on that summer program to Paris back in '04 for those of you who have forgotten or don't know)
The other half of the group (Priscilla, Darren & Brandon) outside of the gelato shop where we ate dessert.
The three of us again. Now, we're at an Irish pub where I chatted briefly with a sizable contingent of South African rugby fans (SA won the rugby world cup earlier that day). They had been partying since 9 am!
Brandon, Darren & Priscilla at the Irish pub (on the other side of the table).
Fast forward to the next day. We had lunch at Prima Deli just a few blocks away from my place here in Redwood City. They had some awesome deli sandwiches and I'm glad I decided to check out this place after having it recommended by a co-worker who used to live in the same neighborhood.
Daniel, Priscilla & Darren enjoying some tasty food. Daniel made the trip up to RWC so that we could bike ride after lunch.
That finally brings us (close to) the present. During my trip to So Cal for Thanksgiving, we had a little mini-Turkey dinner (the day after the actual day) at Darren's new apartment. Darren & I are hard at work in the kitchen preparing for the feast. All three of us had a hand in some part of the cooking process, even Priscilla when she wasn't busy taking pics! :-P
The fruits of our labor: Creamed corn, mashed potatoes, bak choy, baked yam w/sweet & crunchy topping, and, of course, turkey.
Here we are enjoying the feast.
The day after that delicious meal, we went out for some dim sum. Here we are outside of the dim sum place.
Darren's digging into the hah gawr and I'm working on a piece of shu mai (man, my Cantonese romanization sucks).
Priscilla & Gavin.
And dinner later that night. We went to this Thai food place called Chaba (anyone else think that doesn't sound the least bit Thai?). Priscilla, Lianna, Myself & Karissa.
A viewer of this blog recently commented that my posts of late have been short on the food pics. Here's an attempt to rectify that issue. My eggplant, sweet basil & chicken dish from that dinner for all to view. It was very yummy.
And finally, Darren, Priscilla & Lianna from the dinner.
In regards to that Thanksgiving break, I'd most definitely like to thank Kim and her family, Brad and his family & Darren+Priscilla for welcoming me to their homes. Certainly they are all big reasons for me to be thankful this holiday season. Also, thanks to mum who I was able to catch on my last evening in LA since she was on a trip there. Deryck, it's your fault that you went to Disneyland to party with your friends (including a certain, famous, Punahou alum, Korean golfer) instead of hanging out with your infinitely cooler bro.
There we have it folks. I hope that helps to fill in some of the blanks. Enjoy the photos and look forward to a few more as I'll be heading up to the city tomorrow night to catch Brooke Fraser! Woo hoo! Till then, take care folks!
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