Fall in Shanghai is beautiful. Abundant days with blue skies, unseasonably warm (for us) weather, and good air. We’ve enjoyed celebrating “expat” holidays, sharing our city with visitors, and spending time with great friends.
Halloween in Shanghai: Our neighborhood is one of the busiest trick-or-treat locations in JinQiao. Regardless of the scheduled 6-7pm time slot, traffic was steady from 5 until 9pm. In a culture that doesn’t celebrate the ghoulish holiday, we had plenty of first-time trick-or-treaters…as well as a few “treat-or-trick”ers.
Notice the windows are open…that was a welcome change from Halloween in Ohio.
We’ve loved sharing Shanghai with visitors:
We were lucky enough to host great friends from Smucker’s; Denny and Lynn Armstrong. They got to experience our life as an expat family and discover the real Shanghai, while we were granted a little taste of home and truly enjoyed their company.
Happy Birthday Denny! Thank you both for a wonderful visit!
While Denny and Lynn were here, Steve Oakland was able to make a work-related visit.
A traditional Chinese dinner with the Smucker China team.
A special visit from Tim Smucker included mexican food (yes, mexican), visiting a local grocery store, and making jelly sandwiches (of course!).
Luke now asks, “Mom, can I have more of Mr.Smucker’s jelly? Please…his grandpa made it. Now he makes it.”
A Weekend Workout Retreat in Phuket, Thailand. Rigorous workouts, endless Thai cuisine, and daily Thai massages. Thanks to John, I was able to escape Shanghai and join in this fun. An awesome experience with amazing friends!
Truthfully, we worked our tails off for days…but we did end the trip on a yacht which took us to a private island. What?!
Thanksgiving in Shanghai: We are so blessed in many ways. This year, we hosted Thanksgiving with some of our closest Shanghai friends and “Shanghai Family.” The day included school for the kids, a $150 pre-cooked/pre-ordered 20lb. turkey from a local butcher that imports meat, and great friendships.
Caryn, Shelly, Lisa, and Heather. So thankful for your families!
Dulwich Football Club: Our weekends have included many hours playing “football.” Jack, Kate, and Luke have improved tremendously while making great friendships along the way.
Post-Shootout celebration.
Champions!
Luke lives for this sport and counts down the days until Sunday every week.
So proud!
Such a fun community at Dulwich!
Kate spent countless hours preparing to be a Sorcerer for her first stage production, Shakespeare Rocks!
Great performance, Kate!
Along with the other Fall excitement, Luke is R-E-A-D-I-N-G !
Sam: The first book Luke completely read on his own.
Luke has to sign in everyday at school using window markers. “Luke is here today.”
Of course, this cereal is extra funny now that Luke can read!
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Hey there— great pix. Great experiences! You are having a blast and growing too. See you someday. A Andy Malitz Executive Director Taste of Hudson Box 312 Hudson, Ohio 44236 330-808-1133
11th Annual Taste of Hudson
September 6-7, 2015
http://www.tasteofhudson.com
See you at The Taste!
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Great Job Julie !!! I always look forward to your blogs!!! Love You Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:52:07 +0000 To: lulupaw@hotmail.com