New York, Part II September 2007

New York, New York. We were back for just one night and boy did we do it up right! On Friday we had dinner with Bindy and Prashant at Gigino's with spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty and then we topped off the night with drinks at Bindy and Prashant's. The next day was our "Day of Meats," where the goal was to eat all the best meats the city has to offer. Breakfast was a hot pastrami sandwich on rye at Katz's. Lunch was paper thin serrano ham and a bottle of excellent Rioja at Bar Jamon. Dinner was a porterhouse, a side of bacon and another bottle of red at Old Homestead. Wasn't easy getting on an 18-hour nonstop flight back to Singapore after that, but we did it! Though being home after traveling for 5 weeks felt good, it was still bittersweet to end our US tour. It felt so good to be with all our favorite people in the world and to share Will with everyone. We miss you all!

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Camden/Dover/DC/Baltimore September 2007

We missed Grandma Bellafiore's 85th birthday by a few days, but were lucky to celebrate with her again on our trip to Delaware. At 85, she is strong, sharp and beautiful as ever. We spent some time at Aunt Gina and Uncle Dale's in Dover and had the chance to experience the Hubcaps' music on dvd before Uncle Dale retires. On our way to Baltimore to see Billy's cousin Ed, Chrissy and Lucia, we stopped in DC for an afternoon and visited the Jefferson Memorial. We were at Ed and Chrissy's for two nights, which was way too short, as we always have so much fun when we're together. So nice to see Leah, Lloyd, Alec and Chloe for dinner at James Joyce, too. Can't wait to meet Tre soon! Maybe it was because he had Lucia as motivation, Will took his first steps in Baltimore.

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New York, Part I September 2007

This was our first trip back to our beloved New York after moving to Singapore a little over a year ago. It was so exciting to visit old friends and bring Will to all our old haunts. And since brenda started eating meat during her pregnancy, this was also a trip about eating all the meats in New York that she missed out on before. The highlight of this trip was Aileen and Lawrence's wedding on September 15th. They were married in a beautiful ceremony at the W Hotel in Union Square - so swanky! Aileen was absolutely gorgeous and radiant and bubbling over with happiness. During the quiet parts of the ceremony everyone could hear little Will chuckling to himself. Ah, well, at least he wasn't doing one of his screams!

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Atlanta September 2007

Next stop, Hotlanta! First we stayed with my cousin Erica and Josh and their kids Zoe and Silas. What a fun house to stay in, with lots of toys, costumes, and a big dog Shakey, who Will was deathly afraid of at first, and then wanted to befriend by the end of our stay. Erica brought us out for great southern grits and biscuits. We visited Silas' cooperative pre-school, Zoe's dance school, and went to the Daisy Fair at Stone Mountain. Then we moved over to Elaine and Drell's beautiful new home. Elaine was about a month away from her due date, boasting the most adorable belly ever. After his first dog encounter with Shakey, Will warmed up to Momo more easily, though whenever Momo went in for kisses Will still crouched into fetal position and cried for help. Elaine and Drell took us to fabulous Paschal's for fried chicken, which we loved so much we had it again at the airport on our way out!

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