Turning 31

I turned 31 on Saturday and had an amazing weekend with friends and family.

I took Friday afternoon off and hung out around the city. Then Sophia and I got an omakase dinner at Robin in Hayes Valley. It was an all-around great experience with fantastic food. It had been awhile since we had a chance to experience fine dining so that made it all the better.

On Saturday, we went to McInnis golf center with friends and hit a bunch of golf balls with my close friends. It was a blast and we ended it with a crab dinner at Crustacean. There’s no better way to celebrate a birthday than garlic noodles and crab.

Yesterday I went to play Half Moon Bay Ocean Course and it did not disappoint. I didn’t play well and my swing was all over the place, but the views and experience were second to none. It was the best golf course I’ve ever played.

My birthday was nearly a one-year anniversary of when the pandemic started. Last year, we got a crab dinner which ended up being our last dinner out for many months because of the lock down. It was a bit surreal to think that it’s been almost an entire year since that happened. It felt like the slowest fastest year ever.

This year’s birthday was a great reminder of just how lucky I am to be here. The year has been anything but easy, but if the pandemic taught me one thing it’s that my family and friends mean the world to me and I’m lucky to have them. It would’ve been terrible getting through the pandemic without them.

30 was a unique year but a good one. I’m looking forward to 31 being even better.