dinner with the family

my mom, my dad, my brother, his wife, my nephew, and rob converged on Chen Shanghai Restaurant off Park Place in Richmond tonight.

and yes, the xiao long bao was really good but everything else was WAY TOO SALTY. we all decided the restaurant was attempting to cater to the new immigrant from China which prefers super salty foods.

let me just say this: rob didn't ask for soy sauce.



look at what i made my mom do; the heart symbol from 'lost in translation'




then afterwards, we visited my grandfather (my mom's dad) who lives close to steveston in richmond. it was a very nice visit. my 'jojo' (my mom's younger brother) was there, too.




and look what i found in my grandfather's room, a picture of my brother and i that i don't ever remember seeing. i think it's super cute.