So this is my last apology for my lack of timeliness with this blog, for from this day on, even if it's just a short 'hey,' I will be more prolific in my blog entries. I promise.
Big week in America and big week in Hong Kong. I last left you with manicures. Post mani Paul came and met me after his finished tutoring (he currently has 3 hours a week and I have cancelled mine until after Christmas, but forever in reality. I'm over it) at Habibi Cafe in Central. Habibi is a restaurant client of mine so I like to go in and show my face. This was actually Paul and I's 2nd Tuesday in a row. We're thinking of making it a Tuesual. They have awesome Egyptian wine (and HOFWs wine of course) and excellent Egyptian food, and every time I go in I seem to either get a new order or invited in. This week I'll go in and train the staff on the wine; ie lead a wine tasting. Sometimes my job sucks :)
Wednesday we held a lovely tasting for the Lanson Place four star residence hotel in Causeway Bay. My first day on the job last year was a more formal sit down tasting with Lanson, and this year we were asked to come back and host a wine tasting all of the GMs and MDs from all of the Asian properties. There were guys there from Shanghai, Bejing, Malaysia, Singapore, and of course HK. It was a super nice event and really showed me how far we've come as a company.
THANKSGIVING Thursday. We had a totally amazing evening with Nina, Kenny, and 7 other friends. Nina and Kenny know how to throw a party. If I have not conveyed this point before I fail. They're both excellent cooks, always have their table looking beautiful yet approachable, and make everyone feel comfortable in their home, and this dinner was so amazing and heartfelt. Nina's sister Kira is in town again (1 year later!) as well as a host of other friends we know through Kina. After a few bottles of wine and beer (sparkling Shiraz, do it!) we all sat down to a perfect dinner:
Super moist turkey!
Brusselsprouts with bacon
mashed potatoes
2 stuffings- one in (always better), 1 out
long grain rice with veg
amazing homemade cranberry sauce
And then if that wasn't enough....
Chocolate cake
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
Kira's homemade apple pie
It was spectacular and since Kina and Kira were heading out to Vietnam the next day we got to take some leftovers. Love leftovers!
Friday woke up in surprisingly good spirits, ran, worked, worked at the American School Christmas fair, slept. Friday USA was my 10 year high school reunion. I really wish I could have gone. Next time...
Saturday worked at the Clearwater Bay school Christmas fair. This began at 11 and ended 4ish. Come 12 there were guys pushing around a cooler selling beer and wine by the glass. A) this would sooo not be OK in the USA B) everyone there was drinking!! All the parents were beer in hand. True most of them were Westerners and I suspect Australians, but I sure don't remember by parents ever drinking at 12 in the afternoon at my middle school. Strange.
Saturday evening we head over to Brad's house for Thanksgiving part 2. Last year Brad had over no less than 40 people. This time it was more intimate with only 20 or so of close friends. We spent the night eating amazing food (mac and cheese!!!), catching up, playing Catch Phrase, and it was really awesome to think back that it's been over a year since I've met and became friends with all of these awesome people....who just so happen to be American ha.
Sunday OFF!!! Woohoo!! Slept in, watched TV, joined a gym, grocery shopped, checked out Island East Market (which is the best market in HK and at our doorstep), cooked lunch for the week (shrimp and clams brown rice), and am now catching up on the blog waiting for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to upload. Life is good.
This Thanksgiving I miss my family so much. I wish I could meet my sister's new boyfriend. I wish I could wake up Friday morning and have pumpkin pie and Constant Comment with my mom and Aunt Connie in the kitchen. I wish I could sit on the floor ignoring the game while my dad yells NOT to go for the 2 point conversion. I know Scooter misses Thanksgiving too. Oh wait, not he didn't, he's in Hawaii!!!!
But if I can't be with my family, or my new Fiehler family, or my JMU family (xo Chetta, Maria, Sherine, Liz, Alex I'm counting you into this group), or my Korea family (miss you all chingus!), I am thankful for my Hong Kong friends who have become my Hong Kong family. Sorry for the sap, but this is the one time of year you should put it all out there, no?
I am also thankful that I am not an American Gypsy. Have you seen the TLC show? Yeah. Wow. Sparkle.
Big week in America and big week in Hong Kong. I last left you with manicures. Post mani Paul came and met me after his finished tutoring (he currently has 3 hours a week and I have cancelled mine until after Christmas, but forever in reality. I'm over it) at Habibi Cafe in Central. Habibi is a restaurant client of mine so I like to go in and show my face. This was actually Paul and I's 2nd Tuesday in a row. We're thinking of making it a Tuesual. They have awesome Egyptian wine (and HOFWs wine of course) and excellent Egyptian food, and every time I go in I seem to either get a new order or invited in. This week I'll go in and train the staff on the wine; ie lead a wine tasting. Sometimes my job sucks :)
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| Rioja Reserva and Bordeaux reds at Lanson |
Wednesday we held a lovely tasting for the Lanson Place four star residence hotel in Causeway Bay. My first day on the job last year was a more formal sit down tasting with Lanson, and this year we were asked to come back and host a wine tasting all of the GMs and MDs from all of the Asian properties. There were guys there from Shanghai, Bejing, Malaysia, Singapore, and of course HK. It was a super nice event and really showed me how far we've come as a company.
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| Tuna on radish. yum |
THANKSGIVING Thursday. We had a totally amazing evening with Nina, Kenny, and 7 other friends. Nina and Kenny know how to throw a party. If I have not conveyed this point before I fail. They're both excellent cooks, always have their table looking beautiful yet approachable, and make everyone feel comfortable in their home, and this dinner was so amazing and heartfelt. Nina's sister Kira is in town again (1 year later!) as well as a host of other friends we know through Kina. After a few bottles of wine and beer (sparkling Shiraz, do it!) we all sat down to a perfect dinner:
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| Kira, Kenny, Nina, amazeballs turkey |
Brusselsprouts with bacon
mashed potatoes
2 stuffings- one in (always better), 1 out
long grain rice with veg
amazing homemade cranberry sauce
And then if that wasn't enough....
Chocolate cake
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
Kira's homemade apple pie
It was spectacular and since Kina and Kira were heading out to Vietnam the next day we got to take some leftovers. Love leftovers!
Friday woke up in surprisingly good spirits, ran, worked, worked at the American School Christmas fair, slept. Friday USA was my 10 year high school reunion. I really wish I could have gone. Next time...
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| Spectacular |
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| Beer cart at school. |
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| Buffet- 3 stuffings, creamed corn and spinach, bread, stuffed mushrooms, 2 turkeys, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, wings (2 years running).... |
Sunday OFF!!! Woohoo!! Slept in, watched TV, joined a gym, grocery shopped, checked out Island East Market (which is the best market in HK and at our doorstep), cooked lunch for the week (shrimp and clams brown rice), and am now catching up on the blog waiting for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to upload. Life is good.
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| Happy Thanksgiving! |
This Thanksgiving I miss my family so much. I wish I could meet my sister's new boyfriend. I wish I could wake up Friday morning and have pumpkin pie and Constant Comment with my mom and Aunt Connie in the kitchen. I wish I could sit on the floor ignoring the game while my dad yells NOT to go for the 2 point conversion. I know Scooter misses Thanksgiving too. Oh wait, not he didn't, he's in Hawaii!!!!
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| Paul and Brad. Note Paul ate 2 plates that size. |
I am also thankful that I am not an American Gypsy. Have you seen the TLC show? Yeah. Wow. Sparkle.
Yay, I'm JMU family :))
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