Malaysia - Day 2 - Around Ipoh - 12/13/09

Around Ipoh...

Breakfast and coffee at Old Town.

Kek Lok Caves

Malaysia - Day 1 - 12/12/09

We took the most amazing trip to Malaysia for David and Heather's wedding, with a short stop over in Hong Kong on the way back.  Here are some photos of our adventure!

On the plane. 

Awesome international signs

Yummy airport food, fries with chopsticks!

Getting the rental car.

Getting in touch with our Asian side.

Arriving...

All Done

Wes will have his last final EVER tomorrow! Woo hoo! Then we are off to Malaysia! Please pray for good finals and safe travels :)

Thanksgiving

We hosted our first big Thanksgiving dinner this year. I had a blast planning, cleaning, cooking, prepping, and eating too! We got to use our wedding china for the first time, and we tried to keep up the tradition of lots of family recipes, with all the trimmings! Here's the whole gang and all the food!

Here's some of the prep. Aren't cranberries amazing? I've never cooked with fresh ones before, always dried. And they were beautiful! So fun to listen to them pop as I made the sauce.

Wes BBQed the turkey, completed with injections of butter and spices. Mmm!

Browned to perfection!

Grandma Betty helped me make (or rather, did most of the work) making clover leaf rolls, which were inspired by an amazing dinner at Donna & John's. Our rolls were good, but I must say, John's were better.

I had lots more help from David, Heather, Wes' parents, my grandparents, and more! I wish I had a picture of Heather's beautiful pies! They were amazing!

And finally...the leftovers. I guess I over estimated for my first big dinner, but hey, no cooking for a week!

It was lots of fun and I hope to do it again. Happy Thanksgiving!