Our family drove up to New York City this weekend and spent a short but fun two days in Manhattan. We visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rockefeller Center, the Manhattan Center, Times Square, met up with family friends, ate a whole lot of good food… and more! I was born in Queens, and although we moved to the DC area soon after, there’s something about New York City that resonates with me. It’s too busy and fast-paced for my taste and I could probably never live there, but it’s still part of my roots. I spent most of my childhood and adolescent years in Northern Virginia, but we used to take annual trips up to New York City during the holidays as a family so it was really nostalgic to be up there with the family for the first time in almost a decade. Here are some photos from our short trip:
Last Friday was our first holiday party of the year. We got together with a bunch of our couple friends, and kicked off the holiday season with a lovely gala dinner and dance. Huge thanks to Kazue for organizing and Eunha for the gorgeous decorations. The food was delicious, the ambience was warm, and everyone looked stunning! After dinner, we had a little dance lesson in which we learned the foxtrot (a follow-up to the swing dancing lesson from Valentine’s Day) — I thought it was easier to master than a lot of the swing steps, and soon everyone was gliding across the dance floor. As the night progressed, the tone of the music changed and we started seeing some breakdancing and moonwalking… haha* Hopefully Michael Jackson wasn’t turning in his grave!
