Joyce is Lillian's little sister. They are 4 years apart and stayed close throughout the years. Joyce lives in San Mateo, CA and works in events marketing at a startup. Lillian's favorite memories of Joyce are when they beat the entire games of Smash Bros, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario World together.
Andrea Hu is one of Lillian's best friends. Andrea met Lillian during Alpha Kappa Psi pledgeship in their second year of college. They've been close ever since they were hazed together. Lillian's favorite memory of Andrea is when Andrea saw Jesse McCartney in Venice Beach and cried / had a meltdown.
Jackie is one of Lillian's best friends from college. They became close when Jackie invited herself to Lillian & co's graduation trip to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Lillian's favorite memories of Jackie include when they used to go to Exchange nightclub in LA (multiple weekends in a row) and Jackie always used Lillian's ID to get into the club at age 19.
Karen is one of Lillian's closest college friends. They were in the same pledge class for AKPsi and got along so well that they became roommates across 4 different apartments later in life. Lillian's favorite memories of Karen include all our roommate + bachelor wine nights, and that one time Karen had Peach gummy and couldn't do her laundry.
Rona and Lillian met in the dorms of Balin (Yes Middle Earth!) at UC Irvine. They became fast friends while they learned to take shots together and became roommates during their 2nd year of college. Lillian's favorite memories include the time when they just watched Strangers and decided to prank their roommate Jenny by cutting the power after her shower and propping up a fake body in her room (best roommates ever).
Jon Fan is one of the first people Lillian ever met in college. He lived across her from the dorms and used to participate in her 'Balin Fight Club'. Jon Fan is a lover of ice coffee and this photo shows him in his natural habitat. Lillian's favorite memory of Jon was when we through him a goodbye party at the Abbey only to have him move back from SF months later. Also, their dogs love each other.
Manuel Schmidt is Michael's older brother by 11 months and 11 days. Michael admires Manny because he is a very honest and kind person. Manny is the one Michael can always count on no matter what.
Nikola is Michael's Croatian uncle. They are only 7 years apart in age and pretty much grew up together. Michael's favorite memory of him was when Niko let Michael drive his nice car the first day Michael got his driver's license.
Mirel is one of Michael's best friends from Germany. Mirel is a creative soul and a free spirit. He's always down for a joke, no matter how bad it is. Mirel and Michael share a passion for design and good food.
Simon is one of Michael's homeboys from Germany. Michael loves Simon because he is extremely ambitious, super funny, and a total party animal.
Karl is a fine polish gentleman from Germany who became Michael's friend in LA many, many years ago. After a long week when you need a drink with a good friend and just want to talk, he's the best man for the job. Karl is a great listener and Michael appreciates that Karl is not shy to say his honest opinion.
Michael met Dan at Wurstkuche during the 2014 World Cup. They bonded over their love of beer and Dan's love of Borussia Dortmund (jk Dan). Now they're able to bond over their new baby boys <3