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In Jinqiao, these red lanterns were hung for Chinese New Year. The lanterns were on all the trees on both sides of the street – very pretty. The first time I saw them, I didn’t have my camera. The next few times, it was raining. I only get to Jinqiao about once a week […]
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As a surprise for a Christmas gift, Emersyn received a ticket to the Phantom of the Opera. She was completely surprised. The tickets to Phantom sold out immediately. I was able to get tickets during the Holiday break for the two of us. Our tickets were 780rmb ($128) per ticket. A processing fee for […]
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The annual SEA (Shanghai Expats Association) Children’s Christmas Party is one of Eleri’s favorite events each year. It is Eleri’s kind of party with multiple craft tables for MAKING! The food served at the party is all kid friendly with chicken nuggets, fries and pasta. Champagne is served to the adult…chicken nuggets pairing with […]
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The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s major thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as “the race that stops a nation”, it is a 3, 200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. Conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, on the first Tuesday in November. In Shanghai, it is a luncheon […]
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Jennifer’s tennis friend, Nancy, puts on a big adult Halloween party each year. It is held at Bubba’s on the Cool Docks on the river on the Puxi side. Costume is required attire. Jennifer signed us up for the Gong show performance. Scott would be lead rapper to “Baby got Back” while Jennifer, I, […]
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Metro Madness is an 8th grade field trip to work on skills of team work and map reading. A quick explanation as to what our Metro Madness entails. The entire eighth grade class is split-up into approximately thirty-five groups of three students each. Each group of three has one parent volunteer that follows […]
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“TIC” – a common saying…This is China. It is used when something is difficult that should not be hard. Over the summer, our old washer died. Jim called Woody, our property manager, to get a new one. We have a brand, new Siemens. It is very nice…it even weighs the clothes to determine how […]
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30-year reunion – not sure how it has been 30 years already since I graduated from High School! Growing up in a small town, our reunions are always fun. Everyone knows everyone! Friday night started off with a mixer at the Mitchell Golf course. It was fun catching up classmates we haven’t seen […]
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As part of my birthday celebration, we planned a road trip to Napa Valley for a fun day of wine tasting and shopping. At the last minute, we changed the road trip to Sutter Creek. Terri and Andy like the small wineries in Sutter Creek. We started the day off with lunch in Amador […]
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It is Father’s Day. We haven’t spent Father’s Day with Jim since we moved to Shanghai. School is out at the beginning of June and we are back in America. This year, Eleri and I spent Father’s Day in California to celebrate the day with Papa. Emersyn was with Jim on the dive trip […] |