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Today we cruised down to the “LBC” to celebrate Joe T’s bday.  This is probably the last time we are going to see the group – how sad.  When we arrived we were warmly greeted by all our friends.  It was really nice to see them all.  We had some delicious BBQ and food and I did a round of shots with the guys.  Janelle and Ron looked so comfortable with Simeon.  I think he really likes them – esp. Ron.  For some reason, Baba always looks so comfortable in Ron’s arms, and tends to nod off.  Sophie was once again shy for the first 4/5 of the party.  Towards the end of the party, Joe was getting really drunk and started to play with Sophie.  She really like how funny he was (really how drunk he was!!).  All the aunties and uncles were playing with the kids.  Later in the night they busted out the smores, and Joanne and Sophie had a few.  The sugar high kicked in and Sophie was now talking out loud and interacting with everyone.

Some of the faces we saw: Janelle and Ron, Irwin, Gibbie, Oliver and Rhobyn, Joe and Rona, Phil Dawn & Aiden, Jun, and some other familiar faces.  Kris once again was MIA, and Frank was in Hawaii with Rochelle.

All in all, we had a great time.  Great way to start the weekend: our best friends, good food, drinks, bonfire, smores, and music.

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Earlier today we ordered breakfast from Coral Cafe, then made our way to the Topanga Canyon Mall.  Good looking mall with a good variety of shops.  Bought Joanne some clothes and took the kids on a Carousel ride in them mall.

Tomorrow we’ll try to make our way to Beverly Hills, hit up the Taschen book store, visit my parents, and do a few more errands before we get out of LA.

***Side note:  Our packers did such a great job of packing everything in the house that we didn’t have any toiletries or toilet paper in the house.  We went to CVS and bought some toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, q-tips, deoderant, and some other stuff.  You should have seen us in the parking lot.  We were all brushing our teeth in the car, using bottled water and spitting outside the car to rinse out our mouths.  Must have been a weird sight to see a family in a QX4, looking like we didn’t have a place to live, and having to clean ourselves in the CVS parking lot. 

I leave for Los Angeles tonight. I can’t wait. Its going to be my last trip to Los Angeles for at least 12 months, which makes me a bit sad. My brother, sisters, mom, and dad all live there so it’ll be tough not seeing them for the most part of the year. All my friends are there too. I thought it would be easy to replace them (just kidding!) but I’m really going to miss them. I’m going to LA to wrap up our move and get my family!

Here are some things that I’d like to do while in LA:
Leo’s Taco truck
In-N-Out Burgers
See my family
See my friends
Eat real chinese food
Porto’s Bakery
(ok at this point I’m realizing that this is mostly about food here)
Enjoy Burbank for the last time
Shop for some clothes at my usual stores

I’ll miss you Los Angeles.