The Farewell Ball

Good friends we've met so far in TEDA.

From L to R:

Ryan, Ana, Will, Sharla, Naomi, Andrew, Bita, Ruh, and me

They Boys, at our house. Don't they look handsome?

From L to R:

Jannick, Ryan, James, Aaryn, and Will

Us, all dolled up for the ball. We both had our outfits made here in China - pretty good, eh?

The TEDA International School Parents and Friends Association put on a ball to say farewell to all of the families that will be leaving TEDA following the end of school and most importantly, in honor of Andrew Watts. Andrew was the principal at the school for many years and is heading back to Canada with his wife and daughter. They will be missed as will all the other friends that we have met so far on our journey.

Golf

Aaryn, Mike, Bob and Will

The Golfers

On the links.

Aaryn has found something to fill his free time - GOLF!!! And there are many willing participants here to go along with him. These are some of the pics from his outing last weekend. The weekend before that was a holiday here in China, and Aaryn managed to fit in golf each day of the three-day weekend. Hmmm . . . if I ever want to see my husband again, I may have to develop an interest in this sport.

More KTV!!!!

We have been KTV'ing a lot lately! Here are some of the highlights. . . .

The Teachers from the local International School - everyone loves KTV.

Sing out Maryanne!

James belts out "Lady"

Feel it!!! Sometimes you gotta dance.

Just watching the show.

Duet anyone?

The local shows us how it's done :)

For any of you who plan on visiting us here in China, be warned that KTV is a must!!!! Don't worry we have done a ton of research, many Friday and Saturday nights spent singing poorly to find the best spot in TEDA to go KTV'ing. Still wanna come????

Classic

This picture speaks for itself.

Chinese Fashion . . . well, if you can call it that.

We spotted this fashion disaster in Beijing last weekend. I've heard of matching your belt and your shoes, but do you have to match your hair color to your outfit too???? And who walks around with an empty birdcage? I about fell over laughing when this walked by!

Martha Stewart you have met your match!

These are my new vases from the Dirt Market along with some other little items I picked up. I went with Shannon to the Flower Market and we got these gorgeous lilies and roses. I hate to brag - but it looks good!!!! Just call me the Chinese Martha Stewart!!!

Dirt Market

Last weekend we went to Beijing on the Bullet Train. We did tons of fun things but my favorite was the Dirt Market. In chinese is it called Panjiayuan Juihuo Shichang. It might possibly be my favorite place on the planet right now.

Like my new Ray Ban sunglasses? I got 'em at the Silk street market. These pictures are just from the antique portion of the market. We went thru it and thought this was fantastic. Then later that day when we were trying to get somewhere completely different, the cab driver brought us to the other side of the market. It is giagantic!!! We walked down one more aisle and then had to leave.

I love just the piles of old pottery. I dug thru and got myself a few vases to put fresh flowers in from the flower market.

Aaryn, in his new shades, carrying all of my purchases (from the first aisle). I had to stop because we couldn't carry anymore, but there was a huge bowl that I REALLY wanted - I am still thinking about it 4 days later so it must have been great.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been very busy and youtube is still down here. Don't worry, there will be a flood on posts once I can get my videos loaded.

Now the Adventure Really Begins

We are officially in our apartment. Now it is real. We live in China! It didn't really feel real while we were living in the hotel. Now the fun can begin. It is just so exciting!!! I will have more videos up soon of the apartment but youtube is down in China right now. Stayed Tuned!

This is the package from the loofa I just bought.

"The Frosting Takes a Bath The Turban"

That's exactly what I think when I take a shower!!!!

Just one more laugh from China!

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