{"id":4778,"date":"2021-05-17T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2021-06-08T04:26:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T04:26:36","slug":"meetings-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2021\/05\/17\/meetings-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Meetings & Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>After a long hiatus, my vaccinated parents finally braved the cross-country flight to visit us and help watch Westley for several weeks. Out of an abundance of caution, we had them mask up during their first weekend here until they tested negative for COVID. Even Westley got to try out the free COVID test<\/a> thanks to a possible exposure at school, and was much better at spitting into the test vial than I was. We laid low and ordered in from Well Season<\/a>, Burma Eat<\/a>, and Stand Up Kabob<\/a>, while I was busy partaking in ARVO<\/a> festivities. This year’s virtual format made it much easier to browse posters and talks, but the availability of so much content at once was also overwhelming. Being co-chair of the programming committee also meant more obligations and face time. Fortunately, my parents quickly adapted to childcare duties again, giving Melody and me the chance to focus on work and alone time, including a last-minute dinner reservation at Allora<\/a> followed by slices from Ettore’s<\/a> for our anniversary. It had been a while since our last fine dining experience, and we left stuffed and a bit bedazzled. We celebrated Mother’s Day with soup dumplings<\/a> and taiyaki<\/a>, after returning a DOA Vitamix<\/a> blender to Costco<\/a> and building an instant ramen shelf for my pantry. Last weekend, we took Westley and my parents back to Sac Zoo<\/a> to check out the new cheetah exhibit, then made the rest of the week Korean-themed with YD<\/a>\u00a0sul lung tang, AYCE Blue House BBQ<\/a>, and home-made jajangmyeon. We also renacted our backyard camping experience, and planted a new ukigumo maple from Medocino<\/a> and silver magic pittosporum from Green Acres.<\/a> Despite our allergies intensifying to levels that even my Zyrtec<\/a>–Zaditor<\/a>–Flonase<\/a> cocktail could hardly contain, they have not stopped us from enjoying the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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