Fun Weekend

It's always fun to have family around. Here's a recap of our 1st weekend of fun with Andy's mom and brother:

Saturday:
Went to check out Rochesterfest and then stopped by the mall. Afterwards, we went to Willow Creek and checked out model townhome. Andy's mom really enjoyed seeing the lake with the greenery. She is always talking about how beautiful it is. She also enjoyed the townhome because she just likes to see people's homes. She does real estate back in Macao and that's why she finds it interesting.

Afterwards, we went to the Galaxy 14 theatre and watched Wall-E. It was really cute. The best part is we got to watch it on the Mega Screen...it is the largest screen in Rochester and it's high definition...and it only cost $4.50. The theatre has deemed the hours between 4 pm - 6 pm as rush hour and any movie during that time is only $4.50. Anyway, Wall-E was pretty good. Not a lot of talking so it was perfect for Andy's mom. I think she got the basic idea of what the movie was about.

Sunday:
After church, we had a BBQ for dinner. Our friends Craig and Jaclyn wanted to meet Andy's family so invited them over as well. Plus, we had taught them how to play Mahjohng and thought it would be fun to all play together. So, after eating, Craig, Jaclyn, Andy, and Kenny (Andy's brother) played a few games. I sat between Jaclyn and Craig to offer help if they needed it. However, they did a great job playing and actually one a majority of the games. Andy and Kenny each won a round and Jaclyn and Craig each one like 3 games. It was fun. Plus, I think Andy's mom enjoyed watching us play...she especially enjoyed listening to our friends speak chinese. :)

That's basically a re-cap of the weekend. Nothing too exciting but still fun. Oh...and here's a funny story with Andy's mom.....

Friday night, we made it to the asian store to buy a few items. Andy's mom decided to buy 3 haam daan (salty eggs).

Saturday morning, I go downstairs and she had cooked juk (rice porridge). She then tells me, "Don't ever buy the haam daan's from the asian store. I cooked two this morning and when I cut it open, they each had a baby bird in it. It scared me to death. The third one also had a baby bird in it. Don't every buy the haam daan's from the asian store!."

I just laughed and explained to Andy that it was probably the Filipino eggs that she bought. In the Philippines, I guess it's a specialty and its called Balut. Anyway, she was pretty shocked that people would actually eat that type of stuff. Which of course, Andy then stated that Chinese people eat things that Americans would never have thought to eat as well. In fact, she tried to show me the eggs as well...but I didn't dare look.

We all had a good laugh. :)