my. splendid. experience.: Rain Rain!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Rain Rain!

We woke up to a wet, rainy morning today. It's quite nice, until you get further into the day and the humidity starts to take its toll and your hair ends up twice as big as it was, and your clothes start sticking to you... :) But that is humidity for ya, and we live with it, and LOVE it! The rain is a beautiful thing.

We had fried won tons for breakfast this morning. We love won tons, it's one of our favorite things to eat over here but that was the first time we've tried them fried, and they were WAY good. There not supposed to be that good... ha, and probably terrible for you as well. Oh well, that's where our dates at the track come in right? :)

I have a story to tell...

There was once a girl and her friend. They were with a bigger group of other girls one afternoon and the girls decided they wanted to go do some shopping. But this girl, we'll call her Fei Fei decided her and her friend, we'll call her Pe-Pe decided they were trying to be frugal and the best way to avoid spending money on useless things was to not go. SO! They began their trek to the bus stop. They were engulfed in a very engaging conversation when Pe-Pe looked up and said, "Oh my goodness! Is that our bus!?...." Fei Fei looked up, got a good look, seeing how it was a good distance away and replied, "uh..... yeah, ah hu. Yeah that's our bus." Without even a second thought, they made one final look of agreement at eachother and began hauling pahookie down the street! Every asian eye on that street was glued to the two white girls struggling with their armful of belongings. THEY MADE IT! Yeah, they made it. And they felt really good about it too. It did not EVEN phase them that they were indeed the center of attention... they just knew that they made their bus that they SOOO should have missed, and they were quite pleased.

good story.

Oh! A quick plug for my list of things to do/have/master before becoming "Chinese"
8) Don't worry about preparation of any sort, planning anything in advance or any type of organization. An hours notice is plenty of time.

One more noteworthy thing: my kids spoke great English today :)

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Tarah Westovers BlogspotFebruary 5, 2010 at 7:44 AM
So are you fei fei or pe pe :) good story sarah...loved it. I'm so happy to hear about your kids' english! LOVE YOU
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A list of my favorites... created in China, inspired by Abby. Made to add to.

snuggling into a warm bed on a cold cold night, soft serve vanilla ice cream, ripples in water, having butterflies (not the animal), being speechless, playing the piano, listening to the piano, photographing life's special moments, smiling, laughing so hard you cry, sneezing, speaking another language not your native tongue to a native speaker, bay windows, pressed flowers, outbursts of song, barefoot on freshly cut grass, overcast days, organization, romances, porch swings, cool breeze on a summer day, coincidences, sunsets, early morning runs, running to not miss the bus, tender mercies, an early start, skype-ing family across the world, reminiscing about old times, memories, stories, etc., dim lights in a dark room, coconut yogurt in china, laying on the sidewalk drying off in the summer time, sunday walks, cleanliness, inside jokes, clean sheets, developing film in a dark room, long hugs...with certain people, swimming at night, coconut bread (in china), bread in China in general, waking up to the rain, being sore after working out, hammocks, screen doors, walking into screen doors, awkward eye-contact, winks, laugh attacks that almost hurt and feel like you've just had an ab work-out, heartfelt talks, constructive criticism, movie quotes, “whatever makes your boat float.”, a warm towel just out of the dryer, saying a phrase, and having you and everyone around you parallel it to a song and burst out in song., Big kitchens that can be the gathering place and the place for many memories to be made, singing, singing LOUD, Singing a song you don't know... making up words as you go., Picniks, temple walks, wind, thunder storms, rain downpours, music, bleach pens, the smell of new born babies, an infants cry, impressions from the Spirit, eating with chopsticks, phase 10, traveling, evening summer hikes, views of the city from a higher point, Korean Air, Parachute... the band, cleaninng to blasting music, bike rides, temple baptisms, temple weddings, wedding receptions, birds chirping, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind, waking up to the weed wacker and/or lawn mower early on a Saturday morning, Freshly made cinnamon rolls, Enjoying a storm from your deck, the way you feel after working out, washed feet, clean socks, Hot Potts, Surprise Birthday Parties...especially when it's not really your birthday, Fresh Flowers , the smell of Lillies, hand pulled noodles, bartering in China, The Muslim Quarter, LOVE , Bullet Trains, smiling at a stranger, getting a smile in return, special places :),inside jokes, cheesecake, laying out feeling the sun on your skin, a harmonized hymn, a good hair day, complimenting someone who needs it, giving to the needy, Yangshuo mountains, muddy bike rides, yangshuo crepe breakfast, chey kelly, stretching, soccer, hanging out with my mom, hanging out with all of my siblings. Watermelon in summertime. Skinny sharpie pens, harmonized hymns, a made bed, words of our Prophets, Conference, rearranging furniture, cleaning parties, a clean home, Buddy the Elf, evening walks, sitting/running/standing in the pouring rain- feeling the water just drench you and drip off your nose, learning to speak a different language, the what if game, bridges, gates, doors, my China kids, Zhongshan,