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Even though the Bay Area weather doesn’t suggest it, summer’s in full swing, which means it’s vacation time! Jessie Fe is taking a little break from work to do a little traveling & seeing the world (Japan & the Philippines, from what I heard). This means she’ll be away from home for a month or so.

The night before she left, we all met up in Milpitas for a late night dinner before her trip. Our new friend Tristan from Switzerland even came by for a visit to celebrate with us!

We’ll miss you, but we’ll see you soon!

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If there’s any reason to give up our early Sunday morning, it’s gotta be for a good cause, & it doesn’t get better than the annual AIDS Walk up in San Francisco. At this year’s AIDS walk, 25,000 volunteer walkers raised $3 million. We were proud to a part of that number.

Cindy joined the Google walk team & tagged along with her fellow Googler Amy, her friend Jason & her little pomeranian Marco. As a member of her team, she raised funds toward AIDS research. Thanks to all her friends & family who sponsored her as a walker!

We walked away (pun intended?) feeling good at the end of the day because:

• we helped an organization & research toward ending a long-standing epidemic
• our mere attendance is the best support we can provide for huge events like this
• we got some good exercise (Golden Gate Park’s punishing hills are a killer for your legs)
• it gave us a reason to visit San Francisco

The best part about visiting the City is sampling the diverse dining. On the way to our car, we unwounded with lunch on 9th avenue at Bistro 9.

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We couldn’t be happier with the outcome of our celebration. The party was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out!

We got to see all our good friends, family, & I got to make new friends! We were expecting cold weather & rain on that Saturday, but we’re happy that we enjoyed the sun instead. Also, congratulations to our raffle winners & especially those who did really well on our survey! My cousin Myra scored 19 of the 20 questions correct. Very impressive.

For those who were wondering:

• The party was planned & maintained by our good friend (& my former co-worker) Jess.
• The main course was supplied by Sam’s Bar-B-Que in San Jose, the pies are from Heidi’s Pies in San Mateo, & the vanilla ice cream brand is called Treat in San Jose.
• Photography was by yjphotography.com.
• That was the first time I played wiffle ball. I hope I get to do it again sometime soon!

While Cindy & I finally get the long-needed rest, below are the photo highlights from the event for your enjoyment. You can check out the whole photo collection on my Flickr album.

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Well, it’s not really a bag, more like a box. Just like the name suggests, it’s just a box filled with random crap. Oh well, all this stuff only cost me $3.00 (plus shipping, of course). My cheap swag goes like this:

• a small Slinky
• a mini tripod
• a photo bag for a small camera
• red & blue light sirens
• a baby blanket (not pictured cuz I gave it to my sister as a gift for her new baby)

Hopefully I have more bags of crap in my future!

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My sister had her baby a few days early, but now we welcome her new, healthy baby girl Olivia Nazareno on May 10, 2010 at 12:30pm.

Sheryll is doing well, but is super tired, of course. Olivia’s older sister is happy that she finally has a playmate for her Tinkerbell games at home. More details to come!

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