my parents, especially my mom, loves to cook chinese food. many people have commented on how great her cooking is. some have even suggested that she open her own restaurant. i think it has always been my mother's dream to open her own restaurant. (she would be absolutely thrilled to own her own restaurant.) i guess i sometimes take my mom's cooking for granted. growing up, i never realized how delicious her chinese meals actually were.
anyway, my parents came over yesterday with chinese food that they made for everyone. my parents had asked if karen and i could also invite karen's parents over to enjoy the meal. apparently, my aunt who also came, wanted to meet karen's parents as she had never met them before. (my aunt is from hong kong.) in addition, my mom's friend (jan) was there too. so yesterday inevitably became a family day with everyone enjoying my parents' cooking.
(pictured below is a family picture taken on our front porch. from left to right: karen's mom, karen's dad, my aunt, karen, my dad, my mom, and jan.)
karen's parents brought dessert... which, in keeping with the chinese food theme, was a cake from a chinese bakery complete with fruits.
when all was said and done, it was a good time. (which for me... was a pleasant surprise because i normally get all nervous whenever my parents and karen's parents get together... this time, however, i didn't feel nervous at all, so it was nice.) i think karen enjoyed the time as well as it allowed her to simply relax and not have to plan or think about what to eat or anything like that.
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