Wow . . . so we've been busy

Some of what's been going on since late April 2008 (WOW!!! three months went by so quickly):

• Sunny's dad's 60th birthday party at the Beverly Hills Hotel
• Our trip to Washington, DC for friends' wedding 
• Friend's wedding reception in Philadelphia
• Jonathan's participation in the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton on Wilshire - amazing group of folks in attendance.
• Many visitors in L.A. - lots of guests at our home! we love entertaining visitors...
• L.A. Dodgers game vs. St. Louis Cardinals (we left early because it started raining)
• Our quick trip to China for Sunny's participation in a religious freedom conference at the Chinese National Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing
• Sunny planning for Sunrider's Grand Convention which is to take place this coming week in Anaheim and Torrance
• UCLA Department of Public Policy 10th Anniversary
• Finish my first year of grad school at UCLA . . . only one more year left.
• I started working to help create the World Trade Center of Orange County
• Many events at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
• Our joint sunset birthday party at a restaurant on the water in Long Beach
• Trip to San Jose and Silicon Valley for Swedish family reunion/Midsummer festival
• Fourth of July celebrations in Torrance
• breakfast with Larry King
• the only movie we've watched recently in a theater is Kung Fu Panda - with our niece and nephew
• Matsuhisa
• our friend, Erik, will be moving to Los Angeles for good! Go UCLA Law!
• lots of work
• lots of fun
• I did not make it to Portugal this summer... State Department very slow
• I found out that we live within walking distance of THREE See's Candies stores!

This week we will be super busy running around Los Angeles and Orange County:

• Sunrider Grand Convention begins and lasts until Sunday
• Pacific Council event with U.S. commander in Iraq (in Century City)
• Carlos in Orange County - to enjoy the O.C. and start an international trade business project
• Newport Beach
• work for the WTC
• prepare for upcoming overseas trips
• I teach Sunday School next Sunday!