Tuesday, February 23, 2016

60th ACU Annual Sing Song

We have been in Abilene a dozen years, but haven't been to a Sing Song until this year.  It was everything we had always known it would be.

The teams were so full of ideas, colorful, and animated, and the hosts and hostesses were so talented.  Everyone looked like they were having the time of their lives.

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The little boy had a wonderful time, hooting and hollering with the audience after every performance.  There were some acts that had tunes that he was familiar with, and that made it all that more enjoyable for him.
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We were glad for intermission, tho, and the little boy took the opportunity to stretch his legs, boogie with the music and explore a little with Daddy.
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All in all, we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, even if we did go past the little boy's bed time.  It was a lot of good music, great talent and a wonderful feast for the senses.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Chinese New Year Part Deux

I had given up that there was going to be anything remotely ChineseNewYear-sy here in Abilene. I had even asked the waitress at Sunrise, who in turned asked a friend attending ACU, who then told her that the students were probably going on a trip to Dallas.  AND the Old Jail Art Center in Albany was NOT organizing any Chinese New Year festivities this year. We were quite disappointed.

*sigh*

THEN, Qi called and said that the Chinese Student Scholars Association at ACU was organizing a dinner/celebration on Monday evening, and that Ashley had gotten tickets for us to go! How sweet of her to think of us :)

*happy happy joy joy*

Here we are, surrendering our "tickets" and being ushered into one of the rooms at the Hunter Welcome Center
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We sat at the same table with Qi and her husband, while Xia Yu and her parents sat near the front, by the stage.
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I'm assuming the guy that stepped up to welcome everyone was the President of the CSSA, and he proceeded to do some ice-breaking, and there was also some performances during the night.
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We managed to be near the front of the line for grub,
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and the food was from China Star.  To be totally honest, I had been hoping for food catered from Sunrise.  The last time the CSSA had organized this and catered from Sunrise, the food was amazing - just because it was REAL CHINESE FOOD! I'm talking pig trotters in vinegar & ginger and whatnot. I'm not dissing China Star's fare, as it was tasty, but it just wasn't so much a taste of home, you know?
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Of course, little boys start to get fidgetty ...
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and so we went a-wandering and exploring,
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We had a good time, and I was glad to be able to celebrate Chinese New Year with fellow Chinese friends.


A couple of days later, we continued our Chinese New Year celebration at home with a CNY meal at home.
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We had dumplings,
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fried noodles and fried rice, 
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teriyaki salmon, 
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vegetable curry,
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and mangoes.
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YUMMMMMM !!!!

Monday, February 08, 2016

Year of the Monkey

Happy Chinese New Year, Y'all!


Superbowl 50

I'm not a football fan, but the hubs is, and he asked sweetly if I could prepare some Superbowl fare :)

This is what we came up with...

Mini mashed potato/ham/cheese crescent cups
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Bacon wrapped jalapeno cream cheese poppers
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Kale Salad
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Baked Buffalo Wings YUM
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Thursday, February 04, 2016

Cindyness

I can't believe Cindy had been in Abilene for 3 months over Thanksgiving and Christmas, and is now back in Zambia. I know Jaxon misses her terribly.

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We love you Cindy and can't wait for you to be back later in the year!