we’re back in vancouver, and i had just enough time to get things together and host a bridal shower for louisa who’s getting married in only one week! there was also chocolate fondue, which you can’t see, and it was gooood. after lots of food, games and presents, we shared a toast: cheers to louisa!
it’s always fun getting visitors! today pam and scott spent a few hours with us in Hyde Park. this is pam pretending to be joe at his desk…”uuggh”: then we had a nice thai lunch where we got to know scott better. after a small scuffle, pam and scott won the bill and treated us read more
pastor gene and susan smillie graciously invited us and a few friends over to their home in Wheaton for dinner…enchiladas yum! asher kindly showed joe how to use his daddy’s camera, and then showed everybody how to blow like the wind (1.75Mb, .wmv) too bad kurtis accidentally locked his keys in the car…but thanks to read more
as joe and i get ready to leave for chicago in a couple days, we’ve tried to catch up with a few more friends. the wang-hossie loft. there’s always more time to play with boo. a lovely wedding and then evening reception at brock house. congratulations ryan and stephanie! too bad it was raining, but read more
we had dinner with roger and cynthia at “guu with garlic” for some japanese tapas, which i gather is all the rage in vancouver. roger introduced us to a new drink called shochu (?sp). cheers!
after dinner in richmond, we went to check out the nightmarket with my family. we indulged in some red bean and shaved ice while we wandered through the tents. altogether, we got a cell phone case for dad($5), six tanktops for grandma ($20), and various berets and hair things for the girls($15).
reunited… got to catch up with some fellow residency friends. (nice eyelashes… )
a lovely bbq dinner with friends and family. the lovely hostess.
today we helped our friends james and jana load up a big moving van as they leave chicago for a new job and home. most of our friends are here temporarily like us, trying to finish a postgraduate program. it’s a great opportunity to meet different kinds of people from all over the country, but read more
we went to frankfort, kentucky for a wedding this weekend. after an early start, we stopped for coffee with our roadtrip mates sanyu and kristi, and then took a short rest in lebanon. frankfort is a quaint and historic town, dating to the late 1800′s. after the wedding rehearsal, we were treated to a dinner read more