We welcomed the warm weather last month with a Rivercats baseball game courtesy of the Ob-Gyn department. Attendance at the stadium was sparse, however, ahead of the Athletics MLB opener the following day. Westley at least made it through the 5th inning before we returned home to more familiar games, which included a 3-game losing streak in Pandemic Legacy, discovering a porcine companion in Black Myth Wukong, and learning to invert Y in Black Ops 6. We spent our other weekends dragging him to the Paul Hom health fair, and to his first baby shower at my technician Thomas’ house. Westley at least enjoyed his own movie outing with the Deas and low-impact paintball with his friend Elias. He also showed off his artistic and acting chops at his school’s open house and musical performance, Character Matters. Back home, we installed a new retractable garden hose and planted new trees, including a ‘First Flame’ Korean maple to replace our struggling dogwood. The decimated kurapia and scratching sounds in our bedroom wall had us soliciting quotes for a replacement grass lawn and another bat exclusion, which along with recent stock market volatility loomed over our wallets. To ease anxieties at home and at work, we planned a weekend getaway in San Jose for Melody’s birthday. Judging trainee research for Kaiser Santa Clara granted us a hotel stay that served as home base to try out Fuji Huoshao & Dumpling, shop for dresses and shoes at Santana Row and Westfield Valley Fair, and savor springy Ox 9 Noodles. Our dim sum at Lei Garden the next morning was not worth saving for leftovers, so we brought home Pineapple King buns instead. For Sac eats, we discovered hearty aburasoba at Kajiken, but could not match LA-quality Korean BBQ at Gogi and Bullta (despite a fancy ramen machine). As we continue planning our Germany and Peru trips, we hope to seek out better gastronomy.