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San Francisco Day 5

May 12, 2025swankivy2025, Vacationsash, cake, coffee, family, food, ivy, patricia, san francisco, sushi, yusuke

San Francisco Day 5 involved going out to the Castro to see the Gayborhood, having a yummy lunch, and getting some great takeout for dinner.

Sisters at the Castro

The theater!

Patricia eating lunch

Ivy eating lunch

Ivy eating lunch

Lattes at Blue Danube

They have a Japanese copy of my book

Great takeout!

San Francisco Day 4

May 11, 2025swankivy2025, Vacationsanimals, ash, cookies, family, ivy, nature, patricia, san francisco, yusuke

San Francisco Day 4 involved wandering out to Golden Gate Park and watching the dog hunt gophers.

Yoshi ate his food!

Family goofin’ around

Hit with the NO stick!

Feet and peace

Sister Cookie Selfie

Cherry Blossoms

Yusuke hanging with Yoshi

Yusuke hanging with Yoshi

Yoshi in the shade

Yoshi in the shade

Leaving Marx Meadow

Leaving Marx Meadow

Leaving Marx Meadow

Leaving Marx Meadow

Leaving Marx Meadow

Yusuke & Ash walking ahead

Yusuke & Ash walking ahead

Yoshi hunts gophers

Yoshi hunts gophers

San Francisco Day 3

May 10, 2025swankivy2025, Vacationsanimals, ash, donuts, family, ivy, patricia, san francisco, yusuke

Day 3 of hanging out in San Francisco. We went on a walk, got some donuts, and I wandered on a solo walk down to the Pacific Ocean.

Yoshi hunts gophers

Yoshi hunts gophers

Selfie with the Pacific Ocean

The view from the park

Family on a bench

P finally got her cinnamon roll

Selfie near the Pacific Ocean

Selfie near the Pacific Ocean

Selfie near the Pacific Ocean

San Francisco Day 2

May 9, 2025swankivy2025, Vacationsanimals, ash, concerts, family, food, ivy, patricia, plants, san francisco, yusuke

It’s Patricia’s birthday! She got a new chair from our dad as a present.

Patricia’s new birthday chair

We had some nice time in the garden and Patricia gave me a tour of her plants.

Patricia in her garden

Patricia in her garden

Patricia in her garden

Yoshi found a shady spot. He’s a shady dog.

Dog likes shade!

We had yummy soba and tempura vegetables at Miki before the concert!

Had soba with my family!

Ash’s Drama

And They Might Be Giants was great, as always.

They Might Be Giants!

They Might Be Giants!

TMBG concert

TMBG concert

TMBG concert

Intermission at TMBG concert

A wall at the Fillmore

TMBG concert

TMBG concert

San Francisco Day 1

May 8, 2025swankivy2025, Vacationsanimals, ash, coffee, family, food, ivy, patricia, pizza, san francisco, yusuke

Heading out to San Francisco to hang out with my family! My knees have lots of room on planes because I’m short.

My knees on the plane

My sister’s household has a new member: Yoshi the dog! I got to finally meet him. My sister is his favorite person so he always wants to be next to her.

P petting Yoshi

Yoshi is comfy

We had some sister time at a café sitting in the sun with lattes.

Lattes at the Blue Danube

Latte at the Blue Danube

I can’t believe it but this doggie tolerated me enough to sit next to me on the couch!

Being cozy with Yoshi

And we had home-baked pizza for dinner. Yum!

Pizza time!

Family enjoying Cookie Cats again

Sep 12, 2023swankivy2023ash, cookies, family, food, ice cream, patricia, steven universe, yusuke

I am so glad my family can enjoy Steven Universe stuff with me, including Cookie Cats that we made ourselves!

Family with Cookie Cats

Ash reading End of an Era

Sep 12, 2023swankivy2023ash, books, family, steven universe

I love that my nephew likes Steven Universe like his aunt.

Ash reading End of an Era

Dedication Day

Sep 11, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsanimals, ash, beach, boba, dad, family, mom, patricia, yusuke

Our mom’s dedication was today. We went out on a boat and watched her reef ball be added to the reef project. We saw dolphins! And we also decorated a tribute reef with flowers and said our final goodbyes to our mom. And we got boba after.

Dolphins!

Patricia & Ash on the boat

Ash on the boat

Tribute reef

Patricia decorating the tribute reef

Dad with tribute reef

Tribute reef

Ivy with tribute reef

Ivy with tribute reef

Tribute reef

Flowers in the water

Ivy on the boat

Yusuke and Ash on the boat

Dolphins!

Dolphins!

Reef ball going in

Watching the reef ball go in

Family at dedication

Throwing tribute reef

Family at dedication

Dad and Ash at Ding Tea

After Viewing Day

Sep 10, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, connie, dad, family, food, ivy, lindsay, patricia, swimming, yusuke

We stayed over in Sarasota at my dad’s house after our mom’s viewing and had some yummy food at a restaurant (Ash was overwhelmed by a waffle!) and then they spent some time swimming and we even got to play Cards Against Humanity (family edition).

Ash intimidated by a waffle

Swimming at Dad’s

Swimming at Dad’s

Swimming at Dad’s

Ash with watermelon

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Viewing Day

Sep 10, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, dad, family, ivy, lindsay, mom, patricia, yusuke

We got to come see Mom’s reef ball with the completed collar and the “pearl” inside which contained her ashes. We made rubbings of the plaque for ourselves and our mom’s siblings.

Wax rubbings

Wax rubbings

Mom’s “Pearl”

Dad viewing

Reef Ball Viewing

Reef Ball Viewing

Selfie with Mom’s Reef Ball