Julie is a cute girl. She likes pink. She enjoys 80's music, dancing, volunteering for good causes, God/Jesus, and keeping busy. Julie is currently an event coordinator at Stanford (boo). Yes, that's right folks, Stanford. She received her B.A. in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley and went on to snatch a Master of Business Administration in Hospitality Management from San Francisco State University.

Here's a classic college-Julie quote:

"norm just sent me the url for the AA recovery website. ohmigoodness!"

  Tom is a silly boy. He likes blue. He also holds a black belt in Wado-Ryu karate and used to break wood boards to be macho. Nowadays he eats potato chips, watches football, and plays video games. Tom also makes video games for a living (after graduating from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Computer Science), so one could say his life is a complete waste. However, he has found Julie as a soul-mate, so things can't be so bad.

   Julie’s semi-traditional Chinese family is made up of two very loving parents, one caring aunt, and two amazing younger siblings. Mom and Dad both hail from Taiwan, but met while in graduate school in Texas (of all places!). They fell in love and moved north to North Dakota, where Julie, Paul, and Lisa were subsequently born. Julie loves and thanks her parents more than she can ever express for their courage and strength, in immigrating to the U.S. and starting new lives that included language barriers, professional challenges, and eventually three often-rambunctious and misbehaving kids. The unconditional love that they have for each other and for their kids is the foundation of the family. Aunt Wendy has been an integral part of Julie’s life ever since she can remember – visiting during Christmas, taking family vacations and being a generous host in Ohio. Paul and Lisa are fellow Cal grads (Go Bears!) who recently struck out on an entrepreneurial venture in Taiwan. Without her younger “di” and “mei,” Julie’s life wouldn’t be half as enriched or amusing or fun as it is. She can’t thank Paul and Lisa enough for the times they’ve made her laugh, cry, and helped her become a better “jie” and a more whole person. As a family, they like to watch movies, eat good food, travel to visit relatives, debate around the dinner table, and give each other advice on everything, whether asked for or not. Like any big, happy family, there are some times of frustration, but never any times without love.

   Tom’s family still resides in his hometown, Fountain Valley, a “Nice Place to Live” in Orange County, California. With a mommy, a step-daddy, an older sister, a younger brother & sister, two nieces (the eldest one in curls), a brother-in-law, and several dogs, they all live a very loud, hectic, happy, dysfunctional suburban lifestyle as depicted on the TV show “The O.C.” (did I mention very loud?). Originally from Vietnam, Tom’s mommy and OG daddy narrowly escaped the clutches of Communism, only to be imprisoned by the demands of Capitalism. Through years of hard work, Tom’s parents were able to build many self-owned businesses, send their children to private Catholic schools, and embark on several home improvement projects. Very grateful, Tom left his family behind in Republican country to journey to the liberal wasteland of the San Francisco Bay Area. These days, Tom’s family can be seen underneath cars, on top of roofs, painting walls, chasing kids/dogs, rebuilding houses, styling hair, and generally causing a ruckus. If you are spotted, stand as tall as you can and make yourself appear as large as possible. Loud noises do not scare them, but nodding, smiling, and laughing may distract them.

• February 19 – Julie and Tom meet at CSA Chinese New Year Banquet
• June 26 – Tom’s 1977 Corvette breaks down (part 1)
• August 31 – Tom writes his first poem for Julie, titled, appropriately, “A Poem for Julie”
• September 1 – THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED. Tom calls Julie. Julie makes Tom admit he likes her. Julie admits she likes Tom. The journey begins.
• September 4 – Julie’s first love letter to Tom
• September 5 – First kiss
• September 9 – First official date at some random Chinese restaurant on Clement Street in San Francisco
• September 15 – Tom gives Julie flowers for the first time
• September 25 – Second official date at Yoshi’s in Jack London Square
• September 26 – Tom meets Julie’s family at the Chang Dai-chien exhibit at SFSU.
• October 1 – First “month-a-versary” celebrated by watching “Drive Me Crazy” and “parking” at Lawrence Hall of Science.
• October 10 – Tom’s 1977 Corvette breaks down (part 2)
• October 15 – Julie meets Tom’s karate family
• November 1 – Second “month-a-versary” celebrated by buying a cake at Safeway
• December 1 – Third “month-a-versary” celebrated by watching Toy Story 2
• December 3 – Tom becomes black belt candidate, cheered on by Julie
• December 11 – Julie teaches Tom to ice-skate at Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Rink.
• December 15 - Tom’s 1977 Corvette breaks down (part 3)
• December 19 – Julie and Tom meet in Disneyland. Julie meets Tom’s family for first time at Brittany’s Nutcracker performance in Orange County.
• December 20 – Tom brings Julie to Claim Jumper for first time, and on a “tour” of Orange County, including South Coast Plaza
• December 24 – First Christmas

• January 16 – 17 – First mini-holiday to Napa
• February 14 – First Valentine’s Day celebrated at O Chame
• March 1 – Sixth “month-a-versary” celebrated at Kirala
• April 13 – Tom buys Julie a hamster for her birthday. It was named Melvin, but renamed Mellie when it was determined that it was female.
• May 21 – Tom graduates from UC Berkeley
• September 1 – First anniversary celebrated at Chez Panisse
• September 4 – Mini-holiday to Monterey
• December 2 – Fifteenth “month-a-versary” celebrated at Masa’s
• December – January – Tom joins Julie’s family trip in Taiwan

• February 14 – Second Valentine’s Day celebrated at Skate’s on the Bay
• April 8 – Nineteenth “month-a-versary” at La Note
• April 15 – Birthday dinner at HS Lordships and surprise party for Julie
• May 13 – Julie graduates from UC Berkeley
• July 1 – Twenty-second “month-a-versary” at Kirala
• August 3 – Twenty-third “month-a-versary” at Rivoli
• September 1 – Second anniversary celebrated at Gary Danko
• November 8 – Julie and Tom watch Teatro Zinzanni with Kahn and Mai
• December 1 – Twenty-seventh “month-a-versary” at Saul’s Restaurant & Deli

• February 1 – Twenty-ninth “month-a-versary” at Santa Fe Bistro
• February 14 – Third Valentine’s Day celebrated at Sergio’s Trattoria
• March 9 – 10 – First snowboarding trip together
• August 17 – 25 – Trip to New York
• September 1 – Third anniversary celebrated at Boulevard
• December – Julie and Tom watch “The Nutcracker” performed by the SF Ballet

• February 14 – Fourth Valentine’s Day celebrated at Le Colonial
• April 17 – Julie’s birthday at Ana Mandara
• May 2 – “month-a-versary” at Macaroni Grill
• July 6 – “month-a-versary” at Millan Ristorante
• August 1 – “month-a-versary” at Filippo’s Pastaria
• August 31 – September 7 – Tom visits Julie in London
• September 3 – Fourth anniversary celebrated at Marco Pierre White at The Criterion London
• September 8 – Julie and Tom go to Paris
• December 11 – 15 – Tom visits Julie in London for the second time
• December 12 – 13 – Julie and Tom visit Prague

• February 14 – Fifth Valentine’s Day celebrated at Chaya Brasserie
• March 21-27 – Julie and Tom visit Wendy and Shin in Japan
• April 17 – Trip to Orange County for Sunny and Lien’s wedding
• April 24 – Tom hosts Julie’s birthday celebration at Bambuddha Lounge and Shanghai 1930
• June 4 – Julie and Tom go to Jamie Cullum concert at Bimbos 365
• September 2 – Fifth anniversary celebrated at Fleur de Lys
• November 6-7 – Second mini-holiday to Napa
• December 19 – Tom’s birthday at Ruths Chris Steakhouse

• January 15 – First Warriors game together, for Tom’s birthday
• February 14 – Sixth Valentine’s Day celebrated at Bizou (now CoCo 500)
• April 16 – Julie’s birthday with Tom and family at Thanh Long. Dinner at Fifth Floor.
• May 28 – Julie graduates with MBA. Tom proposes at Twin Peaks. Julie and Tom’s families celebrate engagement with a Chinese banquet.
• May 30 – Engagement announcement dinner at Rivoli (thank you to all who came!)
• July 31 - Lingo and Gordon's wedding at the Berkeley Rose Garden
• August 11 – 16 – Trip to New York for Paul and Josei’s wedding
• September 2 – Sixth anniversary celebrated at Myth

• February 4 – Engagement party
• February 18 – Seventh Valentine’s Day celebrated at Frisson
• April 1 – Sarah and Brian’s wedding at First Presbyterian of Berkeley
• April 22 – Tiffanie and Jason’s wedding at Stanford Memorial Church
• April 29 - Julie's birthday dinner at Blowfish Sushi to Die For. Drinks later at Sugar Lounge. Gay clubbing later at <undisclosed location>.
• June 13 - Letterpressed wedding invitations at San Francisco Center for the Book.
• June 17 - Wedding invitations assembly party and dinner at Eccolo afterwards.
• July 22 - Engagements pictures taken at University of California, Berkeley.