2024 has been a transitional year, orienting to life in the South Bay (region of LA). Connie, Jayden (2.5), Levi and I are currently living with my in-laws during a year+ major remodel/addition to our future home 1-mile away. In combination with our ongoing investment property in the San Bernardino mountains, we are fully engulfed in building inspections, systems installations, planning and design.
It has been an educational and rewarding experience, plus massively expensive way to bolster Jayden's love for construction vehicles. Despite the stress, we've taken this time to immerse ourselves in the Torrance lifestyle - early dinners at Cheesecake Factory, Costco crowds, public libraries and parks. We really enjoy the beach community, and to have the opportunity to surround Jayden with multigenerational memories is very special. Additional recreation usually involves Jayden chasing after his older cousins in San Diego and San Francisco plus amusement parks, zoos, and beaches.
Jayden continues to discover the world through his joy for books and music, and as challenging as parenting can be, he makes it easy for me to love being his father. Glad that is the case, since Connie and I are growing the family next summer and doing this again, when we will introduce Jayden to his new baby brother.
It has been a quiet year for Sony Pictures Animation but operationally, after 2+ years of helping lead the design and planning of a new studio build out - we are finally relocating SPA to Mid-Wilshire in 2025. As much as it may appear I am campaigning for my own HGTV show, I am anxious to let the (literal) dust settle in all phases of life, so I can bop along to SPA's next feature "K-Pop: Demon Hunters" (Netflix).
Ring in the new year!
-Mike
10 comments:
Love these updates! Congrats to you and Connie for building a beautiful life together with Jayden, Levi and new baby boy to come. Maybe I'll do an annual life update tradition... getting inspired by you and a couple other friends :-)
Agh!!! Congratulations on #2! So excited and happy for you guys!
I wish a happy and healthy 2025 to you and your family -doug a
That’s a lot going on! I was at Sony Studios this summer when I was on Wheel of Fortune! Let’s catch up next time I’m in LA!
Love your updates! Hoping for a fabulous 2025 for you!
Congrats on the beautiful family Mike! Was just thinking about our Zion trip. Thanks for the update.
Mike O’Brien ^^ 😂
Cheers to a wonderful 2025!! Can’t wait to see some more updates and pics 💕
Hey Mike glad to hear everything is going well. Have a wonderful 2025!
Warm regards,
mark weathers
Congratulations brother! Happy New Year to you and the growing family. My girls are excited to meet the next little Huang and little Patel, since you two seem to be planning these out together. LOL.
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