We bring you Christmas Greetings to all on this cold, sunny, polluted day here in Shenyang, China!
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| Rod & Sarah, dressed for a walk outside on Christmas Eve, here in Shenyang, China |
This week has been cold...we've entered into the "3-9" period on the lunar calendar...3 sets of 9 days, each getting progressively colder..can't wait for that...it's -2F outside today...and this is just day 2 of the 1st set of 9 days! Brrr! You know it's cold when the city park just down the road has their ice fortress up...and it will be up until Spring!
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| The ice wall at the city park just down the street from our hotel here in Shenyang |
We stayed here in China this year after last year's travel woes getting home and knowing that here in China the expat representation would be quite low, so it is working out OK. We miss our family in the US and our friends all over the world, as always, but probably more this time of year. Just know we are with you in spirit.
Yesterday, we had a nice day which started with a lunch with our driver and his family. I'm assuming they are buddhist (as there is a buddah on the dash of our car), but they know that Christmas is a special day for us, so they wanted to invite us for a meal...and big it was (as usual...you think I'd learn this by now!). I knew that they had bought a Santa suit for Rod, but didn't know what they wanted him to do with it...well, when we arrived, we found out...it was presented to him and it was obvious that they wanted him to wear it and get pictures taken with the little kids...so of course he obliged. The suit was a classic Chinese size (that is to say XS..even if the package said XL!)...but Rod managed to get it on and sit down without the seat splitting and get some fun photo's with the little kids and even me! (neices and nephews of our driver).
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| SantaRod with a couple of the drivers neices on Christmas eve here in Shenyang, China |
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| Santa Rod got me to sit on his lap...now how did that happen?!...always has been a sweet-talker! |
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| Mr Sun, Sarah and Rod for Christmas eve lunch in Shenyang, China (that silk blouse and wool pants really creates alot of static cling!) |
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| Rod with Mr Sun's grandson (he's about 3...very similar age to our grand daughter Olivia in KY) |
After this lunch, we had a very enjoyable afternoon at some friends of ours from work...some of the "Christmas orphans" had a nice afternoon together!
Hope you and your family have a great Christmas together and let us give thanks for all we have...for we have much for which to be grateful!
Rod & Sarah
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