{"id":5478,"date":"2022-11-20T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2023-02-19T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T11:00:35","slug":"hosts-and-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2022\/11\/20\/hosts-and-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosts and Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>With Westley now fully-boosted, we renewed his passport and began finalizing travel plans for Hawaii, Australia, and Tokyo. At work, I bid farewell to my ACC office as I packed up for the new TEI<\/a> building. My new office is smaller, so I had to part ways with drawers and cabinets to make room for my couch. I kept my trip to the Retina Society<\/a> short, taking most of my meals at the Langham<\/a> in Pasadena where the conference was held. I ventured out only briefly for a chirashi bowl at Osawa<\/a>, and a reception at the Rose Bowl<\/a>, where my impromptu foot race with my colleague Jesse had me skidding on my wrist and knees down the famed stadium field. I returned home in time for the fall time change which gave us an extra hour to visit Seaquest<\/a> in Folsom. The interactive exhibits sported cabybaras, sloths, porcupines, and marine life, but felt more profit-oriented than typical aquariums. Westley spent his two free tokens feeding a tortoise and getting a small plastic toy. At home, I tried to teach him super Chinese checkers<\/a>, but he seemed more excited about the board game Azul<\/a>, where he seemed to be developing some strategy to our pleasant surprise. We spent the past few weekends playing hosts to our retina fellows, cousin Pamela, and in-laws with grilled lemongrass pork rolls and gourmet hamburgers. The weather got cold early this year, so we were glad that our fire pit<\/a> was operational. We also attended Westley’s classmates Sofie and Liam’s birthday parties at Pioneer Park<\/a>, where we hung out with other parents while watching our offsprings engage in tug-of-war and ninja-themed activities. With holidays approaching, I look forward to more time at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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