Updates anyone?.......November in a nutshell.

Sanxia

Again, I feel the need to apologize. Yes, I am woefully behind with my blog writing. I'm telling you, it's as if after I come back from the states, I'm rendered...speechless? Well, not quite, but my urge to write and to update is severely curtailed, and I can't explain why. However...I will do my best to bring everyone up to speed and continue to do so with more regular postings.
I wrote my last post in November, which as many of you know is the month of ME. Yes. My birthday month. It is also the month that we give thanks (yes, not ALL about me...though I'm sure everyone is giving thanks for me right? I kid, I kid....), so once again this year we held a Thanksgiving celebration where we had turkey, all the fixing's, sushi, decadent desserts and MMMM. Mouth watering goodness. Seriously good stuff. In between? Well, see for yourself.  Let's start at the beginning of November and I'll walk you all through the minutiae that is our lives. Brace yourselves.
Let's start with my leg massage-er. My husband, in his infinite wisdom, gave me incentive as well as the freedom of choice to pick out an item as a way to celebrate my 30 lb weight loss. In addition...it's my Birthday month. (In case you forgot). Although Wyatt was trying out multiple items, I went with the machine not being used in the below picture. This little thing is amazing. I mean, foot, calf rubs/heat- it's incredible. Seriously. I can't even describe how good. I'll stop now before this post starts getting weird/uncomfortable. Come on over an try it for yourself.

Next up? Let's just say this month was full of creativity and activity. Cue: Soap-making/Sanxia tour. Oh yeah. You read that right. The local community center has some cool trips, so I signed myself up for a day of adventure. So fun. (Am I captivating you with my heavy duty descriptive detail? So fun? So pathetic. This is why I need to write RIGHT after I do something. My apologies.)
P.S. No one will be receiving handmade soap as gifts. That I can promise you. 

 

Hand carved post at the temple.

The tools. da da da da duuuuum......

Adding in the scented herbs.

Filling the molds

The finished product.

We of course fit in a date night at Brown Sugar. All jazzy and cool and stuff. Much like us.

 

 WHAT? YOU don't take  Chinese Brush Painting classes? PSHHH.Well that's just ridiculous. I've sooooo been there done that baby. Check it off the bucket list.

My November hike through the Center. I'm telling you, November was awesome!!!

Thanksgiving! We are blessed with friends who are like family- we had a great time of fellowship and eating of course. 

The frazzled mess that I am.

Mini apple pies

Thanksgiving!

Desserts!!!

    

   

Carve it Baby!

Our impromptu overnight getaway to Taoyuan. I'll have to post more pics that Will took from this trip. It was very cool- We took the High Speed Rail down, went to the Anping Fort, traveled the markets, saw this incredible tree house.... It was awesome. I'll find the pics so you can see it for yourself. FOUND THEM!!!

This my friends, was a November to remember.