Lediya's 30th Birthday

Today is Lediya's 30th birthday! Since we spent most of the day with her mom at the hospital, we weren't really able to celebrate it but that's ok. Her gift is that her mom received a new kidney!

For lunch we took a break from the hospital and walked the streets of Westwood, where we hung out as UCLA undergraduate students a decade ago (hard to believe it was that long ago already!) We had lunch at Noodle Planet and had chocolate chip vanilla ice cream sandwiches at Diddy Riese (only $1 - the price hasn't changed in 10 years!) It was delicious and it's got to be the best deal in Westwood.

We then hung out with her mom more in the afternoon. For dinner, we went along with Lediya's best friend Grace's recommendation and ate at Torafuku, a Japanese restaurant next to Westside Pavilion. We each ordered the Torafuku dinner set that comes with appetizers, an entree, and a dessert for one price. I had the black cod saikyo yaki (cod marinated in miso), Lediya had the omakase (chef's choice) sushi set, and Grace ordered the fire wood grilled chicken. For dessert, we all had vanilla ice cream with sweet soy powder and black caramel. Everything was delicious.

Happy birthday Lediya!