[5 March, 2026]
A rare dinner get-together with former Honda colleagues at the local Japanese bistro.
High School Friends Visit
[22-24, June, 2024]
A couple of high school friends now living in the East Coast (Philly and NYC), Terry and Lito visited for a weekend of reconnecting and of course, eating up. It was a great time to catch up amid several lavish and fun meals as is customary with Filipino get-togethers. Short visit, but long on memories to always cherish.
Summer Birthday Celebrations
Kate, Keane, and Yui all celebrated birthdays this summer (June 14, July 15, and August 8, respectively) and below is a gallery of photos commemorating those milestones.
Visitors from Michigan
[6-8 June, 2024]
94-year old Aunt Nora and cousin Kay came down from Michigan for their annual spring-time visit to Ohio. Of course, get-togethers with lots of Filipino food.
K BBQ Get-Together
[1 June, 2024]
Korean BBQ for family dinner this past weekend. And what vaguely looked like a volleyball game broke out in the front yard.
K BBQ in the backyard.
Volleyball game (?) in the front yard.
Memorial Weekend Happenings
[25-27 May, 2024]
Many events and happenings converging over the Memorial Weekend, with Kaori’s 5th birthday, Yui’s church confirmation, and Vernon and Luanne arriving from California for a week’s visit to Ohio. Of course, many get-togethers involving plenty of food.
A Week of Birthday Celebrations
[12-21 April, 2024]
My niece and I celebrated birthdays 6 days apart, and it turned out to be a series of food celebrations and get-togethers comprising dinners, breakfasts, and brunches over a couple of consecutive weekends. Deliciously fun times!
Pi Day in Tennessee
[13-16 March, 2024]
Our Pi Day celebrations date back to over 20 years ago back in my Corporate Planning days at Honda, in the early Aughts. At that time, pie-eating work get-togethers were organized by our office admins, with approval of course by the managers, and enjoyed by the entire department. We harked back to those times when my former boss and another former co-worker went on a road trip to visit one of our favorite pi day organizers who is now retired in Tennessee.
On the way down, we also made a side trip to Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY for a bourbon tasting and some purchases at the gift shop.
On 3/14, pies were purchased at a local bakeshop and enjoyed heartily. Later that day, we drove through Great Smoky Mountains National Park and visited Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. On Friday. it was a drive to Norris Dam for a look at that area of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s state-wide system of flood prevention, power generation, navigation, and recreation infrastructure of dams, locks, and reservoirs. (We are engineers, after all.) We headed back home on Saturday.
Overall, we had really nice weather, and a welcome late winter break for some time with good old friends.
"Old Boys" Get-Together
[ 22 February, 2024]
The former Japanese president of the engineering division I worked in at Honda was in town visiting last week. We had a little get-together for pizza and chicken wings with several retirees who knew or used to work with him. No less than three of these guys were former bosses of mine.
"Breakfast Club" Holiday Get-Together
[31 December, 2023]
A potluck dinner with my breakfast club gang closes out the year with a ‘flavor’ bang! Lots of gluten-free fare and fine bourbon cocktails highlighted the evening, just before the ball dropped in Times Square.
Kamille's 5th Birthday
[16 December, 2023]
A birthday party for Kamille that took place two days early! Complete with unicorn cake, colorful balloons, and parlor games! As these things go! A fun time for all!
Annual Christmas Party
[15 December, 2023]
Time flies … it’s that time of the year again. A potluck Christmas party for friends and former co-workers. A party that we aptly called … “Christmas Group Therapy”.
This year’s party invite.
Thanksgiving Dinner
[23 November, 2023]
It was a low-key Thanksgiving Day, largely due to everyone’s conflicting work schedules. Something we’ve learned to live with, what with a majority of family members in the “no-holiday” medical professions. And still, it was our usual non-traditional dinner, notably with nary a turkey to be seen.
Autumn Celebrations and Delectable Delights
Fall season birthdays, new dishes, family visits, and other celebrations.
Kate's Birthday
[14 June, 2023]
Seafood pasta and homemade cakes for Kate on her birthday.
Weekend Visitors from Chicago
[10 June, 2023]
More family from Chicago visited with us over the weekend. Another excuse for a food gathering and some downtown gallivanting.
Big Birthday Party
[27 May, 2023]
The Satoh’s have arrived and it’s one big get-together after another! First, a big 4th birthday party for Madeleine Kaori, complete with banners, bunting, and chocolate cake!
Birthday Celebrations
[14 and 20 April, 2023]
Kasey’s and my birthdays are only a few days apart so it’s been a foodie flurry of lunches and dinners the past couple of weekends. Here’s to celebrating completing another revolution around our closest star!
Easter Weekend
[ 8 April, 2023]
Easter weekend celebrations at home.
Send-Off for Mike and Ron
[23 March, 2023]
Mike and Ron are former co-workers who recently retired on March 1st. This party was at Benny’s in Marysville. It was a good time to see them off to retirement, and of course, see other co-workers whom I haven’t seen in a while.
