UYE Esteban’s Happy Hour- Send Off

Unilocalers sure do know how to party!
I attended only one of Esteban’s Happy Hours even though I wasn’t even a Unilocaler yet. Esteban was such an absolute pleasure to be around I wish I had been able to attend more.
Donna and Kemp were wonderful hosts to all of us! Their house made for a fantastic place for all of us to wander, chat, and partake of some delicious food. All the things that always lead to a wonderful Unilocal event!
I’m so glad to hear that Donna will be keeping up these events in Esteban’s honor.
Esteban, you are already dearly missed by the entire community!

I, regretfully, never made it any of Esteban’s Happy Hours. But if I had known he and Sojin would be leaving, I definitely would have gone to several before the final goodbye.
Many thanks to the generosity of Donna and Kemp for opening up their home to us for one final Happy Hour and to say «goodbye» (or, in some of our cases, «see you in Costa Rica!»). And thanks for allowing some of us to stay so late into the night!
Although the weather didn’t totally cooperate, it turned out to be a fantastic evening of drinks, good food (Sojin — I NEED that Korean beef recipe!), games, and excellent company.
Esteban and Sojin — you will be deeply missed and I swear I’ll attend a Happy Hour in your honor!

Donna is selling herself short by only rating this Happy Hour 4 stars. It was certainly deserving of 5!
Donna and Kemp did an amazing job hosting the Happy Hour at their beautiful house. The outside patio was perfect for gatherings just like this. I really loved the fireplace, it was nice to gather around and share stories. The weather was off and on with the rain but that just made things even more interesting. The night was filled with great people, interesting conversation, and fun games.
There was plenty of delicious food thanks to Donna and Sojin. The pulled pork and Korean beef were both super good! Thanks to Michael we even had a specialized ice cream cake which was the perfect thing to complete the send-​off.
The purpose of this UYE was to send-​off Esteban and Sojin. I am very happy to have gotten the opportunity to mee thet both of them before they leave. Hopefully there is Unilocal in Costa Rica soon so that we can continue to follow them in their future adventures.
Esteban’s legacy of monthly happy hours will be continued long after he is gone. Just goes to show you how much of an impact that he had in the Reno Unilocal community.

Thanks Donna and Kemp for your hospitality.
This was a wonderful get-​together to bid a fond farewell to Esteban and Sojin. It was a great mix of people and food in a party perfect place. The variable weather just provided the right element of surprise to the proceedings.
I am so happy that Esteban’s monthly Happy Hour UYE will be carried on in Donna’s capable hands.

Well, where do I start? I guess I’ll keep it short as last night I was allowed (forced!) to give a speech on how I felt about this UYE send off, Reno and the Unilocal community, all while being half-​drunk with a little stage fright.
First of all, a huge thank you to Donna and Kemp for hosting us at their beautiful home. It’s a great, spacious setting for hanging inside or outside, and the hosts were exceptionally welcoming and had everything under control.
Great times were had, from 5 pm til well after midnight, making this the longest happy hour so far, even beating the Pignic one. Guess these epic happy hours should be renamed to something else… «Happy Endless Hour», «The Ban Times», or maybe??? Well I’m out of ideas for now!
We had all kinds of great beer, cocktails, food prepared by the hosts and Sojin, an awesome cake courtesy of our cool CM, champagne from Lodi (thanks Jon!) and tons of great stories and silliness at times.
Sojin and I would like to thank everyone who came and everyone we’ve met in the past year in the BLC. You’re a great community and you will be missed. Looking forward to seeing how Reno evolves in the next few years. But not looking forward to be missing out on that… Nor losing my dukedoms, especially Lincoln and Golden Flower (but maybe that could be worked out, right Sabrina??)
Stay in touch everyone! I’ll be back home in Costa Rica and reach out anytime if you want to visit this fun, peaceful and tropical land.
FORGOT TO MENTION: We’ve read all the great wishes from Ly’s framed gift and we are incredibly touched. This one I’ll be hanging first at me new place!

With a little Unilocal from my friends!!!
It was a fun Happy Hour, but sad. Esteban has worked hard over the last year setting up fabulous happy hour events all over Reno. Now we wish him and Sojin best wishes as they leave our Reno Unilocaldom and head to Costa Rica.
The weather was amusing, sprinkle a little, nice a while and then pour. But everyone took the weather in stride– and why not it’s happy hour. Twenty five Unilocalers enjoyed snacks and drinks for the evening. Sojin grilled up some Korean beef for all to try. A Unilocal ice cream cake from SCM Michael hit the spot for dessert. We partied into the next morning until we could wish Rob a happy birthday. And had a champagne toast to wish Esteban and Sojin well on their next journey. There were even a few games played.
Finally– I checked with Esteban and would like continue his monthly happy hour events. So with his blessing and his next on the list places, I will be doing so. So check out the event page each month to see where Esteban is sending us for a great gathering of Unilocalers and drinks.
Thanks to «the Ban»