Monday, April 26, 2010

Surprise Party for Blair's 32nd Birthday


I spent 2 weeks planning a party for Blair. I was convinced he had noticed all the subtle clues, but he had no idea. It worked out even better than I could have expected. We squeezed about 20 people into our tiny apartment. I made tacos and everyone brought yummy treats. Our friend Kathy made Sangria, which everyone loved.

Afterward, Blair said it was the best birthday ever. Then he reminded me that I had thrown him a surprise party when he turned 30 also. I've managed to surprise him twice! I must be quite sneaky.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Total eg-no-ra-moose!

I've been avoiding this post, because I'm really embarrassed. You may remember how happy I was to book a super cheap trip to Taiwan for Blair, his mom, and myself. You were probably wondering where the pics were from our trip. Well, sadly there was no trip. Someone made a boo boo on the schedule.
I'm always the trip planner and I take pride in researching the location, tours, food, exchange rates, and hotels and finding the BEST price. In order to do so, I had to put myself on a different flight and Blair and his mom had to fly out at 00:30 o' clock (whatever that means). I marked my calendar and counted down til our trip. The day before I printed off our e-tickets; as I double checked them I almost died. Somehow the date on my e-ticket was today, not tomorrow, like it said on my handy calendar. Completely in disbelief, I told Blair that I missed my flight and I would have to fly stand-by (even though all the flights were completely full). I threw my stuff in a suitcase and hurried to the airport bus. On my way, Blair calls and says, after looking at their e-tickets, he realized they too had missed their flights. STRESS! I was so embarrassed. There was no way the 3 of us could fly stand-by, so thankfully China Airlines refunded our tickets. Too bad, the same can't be said for Hsuanmei Beauty Hotel in Taipei (don't ever give them business!). We booked through Expedia and neither they or the hotel will give us an answer on refunding our money, $600 USD. We are going to attempt to dispute the charge, considering we never stepped foot in the country. All said and done, my super cheap trip has cost me a pretty penny and taught me an important lesson. Check my calendar to make sure I've written the correct date down and also don't be the only person that has seen the itinerary. My sweet husband and mother-in-law were so kind and they weren't mad at all. We enjoyed seeing Hong Kong instead. That was the first time I had ever missed a flight and hopefully it will be the last.With love,
Heather

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sleep Tight

These are all pictures that Blair took while I was sleeping, except in the 3rd pic I was napping. I sleep with my leg propped up on the other. I really was sleeping like that.
On this occassion, Blair was freezing me to death, so I wrapped a scarf around my head. Notice my baby pillow, which I still sleep with.
I was napping with my pup.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Killing Me Softly

My husband had a guitar when we lived in Florida and he never even touched it or knew how to play it much. Before we moved overseas, he sold it. When we arrived in HK, my friend Tim left a guitar in our apartment. Blair decided to pick it up and play it a little. Somehow this ignited some passion to learn how to play guitar. Since August, Blair has taught himself tons of heavy metal songs (riffs) and managed to develop his own "sound" (sarcasm). He even bought an electric guitar, as seen above. All he wants to do is practice, much to my disapproval, considering our 550 sq. ft apartment with only 1 bedroom to hide in. He plucks day and night, and the instant he touches that thing I get a headache. All the neighbors celebrated, when Blair got a gigantic, new amp. As I type, Blair is awaiting the delivery of his 2nd electric guitar, as seen below. He even set out his amp, pedals, and cords in a tidy little row, in anticipation of his new guitar coming. He's so cute and I really am happy he has a hobby he loves. TOO BAD, I LOATHE IT!!!
Notice the bottle caps nailed to the guitar and the burnt sides, that's custom, baby!
With ears plugged,
heather

Sunday, April 11, 2010

CAFFEINE!!!!!


Coke is the most wonderful drink, isn't it? I would say Dr. Pepper, but in HK it's too expensive! Ok, just so it doesn't get it's feelings hurt.
I drink a coke every morning and sometimes (most times) another after school. So 2 cokes a day. Even though I swore I never would, I've been dabbling with Diet Coke and Coke Zero. Just trying to be a bit healthier. Oh yeah, and add bubble tea to the caffeine total for the day, I drink a lot of tea!
Blair is always getting on to me about so much caffeine and sugar. At least, I don't drink coffee, unless you get me near a Starbucks and of course, I'll have to order a Caramel Frappucino!
Just wondering how many cokes/coffees/teas you guys drink a day? Please let me know!

with love,
heather

Friday, April 9, 2010

The Food Market

Peace!
A bit disgusted
Funky Chicken


How'd you like to suck on some tasty chicken feet?
Perhaps, you prefer frog?
Turtle?
Some eel?

You'd think we'd be losing weight! But there is so much to choose from here, that we manage just fine. The food you see above is mostly for the locals. We're not that adventurous. Since Blair's mom has been here we have decided to start cooking again. She has helped us figure out some easy meals we can make.