Xian Nien Quia Le

Happy New Year!Year of the ox. We were invited over to Bobs friend Little Bob(Our Bob is big Bob)s house. His girlfriend is from here, and her mom made us all a New Year feast-absolutely the best chinese food Ive ever had.Lots of toasts to the New Year, played a drinking dice game(when in Rome...) The table must be absolutely full of food the whole time-we ate and ate.There was sweet and sour pork, hot and spicy soup with congealed pork blood,noodles, vegetables Ive never had,seafood-shrimp dishes,calamari, pork hocks,etc,etc. Some things you just eat and its best not to know what they are until after. It was all very tasty,so very tasty. We didnt play majong which was just as well after the dice drinking game because youd need to have your wits about you. We got home after 1am and then Bob and I went out on his balcony to see if we could see some fireworks, and had a really good heart-to-heart talk until 3am. He really is doing very well, Im quite proud of him. He has a job he loves, really wonderful friends, and is living in a city thats interesting and very safe.I actually feel safer here than in Saskatoon!Not a drinking (except on New Years)or high theft culture. I really like it here, but I miss you guys a lot.Give the babies a kiss for me,Erin and Heather. Sarah, you dont need to worry about Matt, hes in a good place and in good hands