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Eric & Jen’s Wedding

July 12, 2015 By Misono in Family and Friends Tags: dan, Eric, Gainesville, Hanna, Jen, marriage, misono, Pat, Stonewall Golf Club, Tom, wedding, Xiaoyi

Celebrating Eric and Jen tying the knot on July 11, 2015! Congratulations to these two beautiful lovebirds!

Eric & Jen's wedding ceremony — A beautiful ceremony

Pat looked radiant! — Pat looked radiant as always!

White Elephant Christmas Party

December 24, 2012 By Misono in Family and Friends, Seasonal Celebrations Tags: Christmas party, dan, Eric, Hanna, holiday party, Liz, Luice, misono, party, Sisi, Tom, white elephant

We were invited to our dear friend Hanna and her brothers’ annual Christmas party this past Saturday, and we were so excited we could make it this year! (We’ve only been able to attend once before because we were always in California until right before Christmas.) We put Mio to bed and left her with my parents in case she woke up, and got to have a fun evening celebrating the holidays with friends!

With the lovely hostess! :) — With the lovely hostess Hanna! â™¥

With Liz and Luice. :) — With beautiful ladies Liz and Luice!

Love these silly girls! :) — Love these silly girls! 🙂

It was a potluck, and there was SO much amazing food! I ate so much, and it showed. haha* I should think twice before wearing a bandage skirt if I know I’m going to be stuffing my face…

Cherry pie - my favorite! — Having a piece of the cherry pie that I brought!

Hanna with all her girlfriends — Ladies in red! Hanna with her girlfriends.

The highlight of this annual Christmas party is always the White Elephant gift exchange! There’s always lots of laughs and interesting gifts, and this year was no exception! This year there was everything from a knockoff Snuggie to a Kindle up for grabs!

Eric opened our S'mores kit! — Eric opened the S’mores kit we brought! (But it was eventually stolen by Sisi.)

Very cute! — A lunch sack! (Which was eventually stolen a few times, so I got a travel cosmetic bag and a neat message-growing plant in the end.)

Dan and I with our gifts. He got Ferrero Rocher – my favorite! 😉

Handsome Cider. I remember he was so tiny when Hanna first got him 5 and a half years ago while we were in college!

Reunited with Sisi! — Reunited with gorgeous Sisi!

Making a heart â™¥ — I’ve missed this girl! â™¥

Showing off our moves! lol… I’m an awful dancer, but it was fun!

Beautiful family picture :) — Beautiful family picture 🙂 We love the Chang family!

Roomies reunited! — Catching up with my former roomie and one of my best friends! Thank you Hanna for a wonderful party. 🙂

Hanna & Tom’s Fairy Tale Wedding

May 16, 2012 By Misono in Family and Friends, Videos Tags: Hanna, Tom, wedding

We returned to California on Monday morning, and have been recovering in the couple days since — the flight was exhausting, and Mio and I had been suffering from pretty bad allergies the last few days we were in Virginia. Dan joined us for our last weekend there so that we could attend Hanna and Tom’s wedding together! Hanna has been a dear friend of mine since college, and I was so honored to be a part of her wedding as a bridesmaid. We unfortunately didn’t get to take many pictures because I was occupied with bridesmaid duties and Dan was busy taking care of Mio, but here are some of the photos and videos from the special day!

Me with the lovely bride! Hanna was the most gorgeous bride I'd ever seen!

Hanna's bridal bouquet that she made herself! Hanna put so much work into designing every detail of her wedding, and it really showed! She's a true artist. 🙂

The bridesmaids! — Bridesmaids Ashly, Clara, and Liz

Ashly and Hanna — Ashly can't contain how happy and excited she is for Hanna!

Hanna coming down the aisle — Hanna walking down the aisle.

At the reception, Hanna and Tom shared a very romantic first dance together as husband and wife!

Ladies trying to catch the bouquet — Hanna with the ladies after the bouquet toss... Helly caught the bouquet!

Mio got in and danced with the best of them! Here’s a video montage of her “dancing” and running around at the reception. I had a fun time chasing her around for much of the time…

She's so sweet! — Anna with her Daddy... so sweet!

With Hanna and Akira. I didn't get enough pictures with Hannie!

The wedding was absolutely beautiful and totally fit the fairy tale theme that Hanna and Tom had envisioned it to be. We’re so happy for them, and wish them all the best in the journey they’re embarking on as husband and wife! Congratulations, you lovebirds! 😀

After the wedding, a bunch of us college friends met up for dinner at Tofu House in Centreville and caught up. I loved seeing everyone again; it felt like we never left Blacksburg!

Froyo after dinner at Tofu House — Froyo after dinner

Our time in Northern Virginia flew by, and I’m sad that we had to leave so soon. Hopefully we’ll be back again soon! 🙂