08.30.03
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Rob and Brooke!
Everyone got in a little after 3am this morning. Suffice to say, everyone was butt-tired. We stayed up for almost an hour chatting and figuring out the sleeping arrangements.
This morning we got up around 10am. Oli and Aaron (who brought their bikes with them) went for a rigorous morning ride. I don't know how they did it, it was a scorching 85° out already.
For lunch, we all went to Bett's favorite place - Oscar's. We pigged out on lemon chicken, wings, BBQ ribs, pizzas, pasta, and spinach salad. Mmmmm!
Afterwards, we went to South Coast Plaza for some serious shopping. Wil and Tony left early to attend a friend's wedding. The rest of us practically spent the entire day at the mall. By 7pm, Ashlyn and the fellas had enough.
We had a late dinner at Honda-Ya. We were starving after a day of shopping and ordered up a bunch of sushi, Japanese tapas, specialty sticks, sake and beer. =D
After
dinner, we realxed at home with some wine and Aaron's special brandy
(*yuck*), and watched "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
on DVD.
Wil and Tony got back around 1am or so. From them, I found out that
my highschool friend, Tu, is a now a proud new DAD! Congrats!
I had such a fun day with my friends. It's hard to list everything that made it so memorable. My journal really doesn't do justice what my friends do to warm my heart and soul. =)
Pictures from today and tonight:
everyone
at lunch
Ashlyn
and her auntie Bett
Bett,
Wil, Ivy, Mayu, me, Ashlyn, and Sarah
Chew,
Tony, Ashlyn, Aaron, Oli, Aric, Parkin
Ashlyn-Stitch
Ivy
and Bett in the Disney Store
Ashlyn
on the carousel
dinner
at Honda-Ya
Aaron,
Mayu, Ivy, and Oli
me
and Aric with grouchy Ashlyn
Oli,
Sarah, and Bett
Ivy
in her ghetto-chinaman pose! HAHAHAHA!