Saturday evening Kingsley and I invited a bunch of friends over for a big BBQ.  We wanted to see everyone before we leave for Seattle for the next few weeks.

The men had a fantastic time working our 2 BBQ stations to capacity.  They hand their hands full cooking chicken skewers, boerewors, veg kabobs, salmon and chicken wings!

The ladies kept busy around the appetizer table chatting and snacking on my home-made white bean hummus and Jens amazing (super secret recipe) Mexican dip.


Looking around the table at dinner I was overwhelmed with a sense of happiness and thankfulness for the really special friendships we have made these last two years.  On cue, as if the Chinese New Year of the Dragon read my mind, the most amazing display of fireworks filled the sky.  Of course I couldn't resist taking full credit for the fireworks but found out later it was for the Chingay parade which is a part of the (extended) Chinese New Year celebrations.


We were also able to have my moms brother - Uncle Don - over for dinner last night. He is in Singapore briefly for a work trip (Rolls Royce).  The last time we saw him was at our wedding almost 5 years ago so it was really special to be able to catch up!

Tomorrow morning EARLY we leave for Seattle!