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Daddy Daughter Dance
The girls were so excited when it was announced that there would be a “Daddy Daughter Dance” at their school. Truth be told, we too were excited about this evening and sought to make it a special time for the girls. Phil made sure he got the time off of work and had a special surprise up his sleeve for the girls. I did the shopping and got them all ready with new dresses, shoes, nails done, hair done up special…
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Fall is for Football
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… according to one Phil Tsai. UCLA football season is upon us, folks. The highs, the lows, the wins, the losses, the season-ending injuries… It’s never a dull run, that’s for sure. Phil announced that we would be tailgating for the season opening game when hopes were high and riding on the shoulders of a freshman quarterback- before all the injuries, before the weakened defensive line, before the rough loss to Stanford. We will cheer for UCLA to the end, but there’s something special and fresh and hopeful about the season opener. Especially when we pull out a win in the end. …
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Finishers
A little over a year ago, I sent Phil a text. Now, this is not an unusual occurrence and I have sent Phil many texts before and after this particular one. What was unusual about this text was the message itself. Which was: “I want to run the Disneyland 10K next year.” Phil’s response was something like, “ok.” (I’m paraphrasing because this exchange took place a year ago and I didn’t save them and my memory isn’t what it was a year ago.) I answered with, “And I want you to run it with me.” There was a longer pause after this last text and finally his reply, “How…
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Happy Birthday, Big Daddy
The actual day of Phil’s big birthday came a couple weeks later.
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Spring Break, part 5
And then came the final bit o’ celebrating Phil’s birthday. Originally, the plan was to go deep-sea fishing on a half-day boat with my dad and Mikey, but then my dad suggested lake fishing on a pontoon boat instead so that all the kids could come. Turned out that was the better idea, although Grandma wasn’t able to join us this time. …
