Is summer here yet?

Silly Easter fun.

So summer is still so many weeks away, despite me willing it to be here sooner. It's been a few weeks and we've been trying to keep busy, but it's hard to not be distracted by the change in weather and the excitement of the school year drawing to a close. 

Scootin' about.

Easter passed with little excitement. Paul and I met up with some families from work for an Easter egg hunt at one of the apartment complexes near by. It was fun, lots of food, kids, running around I didn't get any pictures because it took all of my efforts to keep track of Paul in his excitement. I was worn out after a couple of hours, so we headed home to hang out and relax.

The weeks sort of blur together after that, the routine of daily life and no outstanding events. Interrupting the onward march of time was Honey's birthday last week.

C'mon Honey!!

Delish food at The Top

We decided to skip quiz night and have a night out in Shekou. It was lovely. We started with happy hour at a new Spanish bar in Sea World and enjoyed the patio weather. It was refreshing to sit and chat and not have to rush off to anywhere or distracted by anything. From there we ventured over to another area in Shekou called NH-Cool. We crossed paths with some strangely-costumed people and I couldn't resist taking a picture with them. ;) When we arrived in NH-Cool, we went to an Italian restaurant called The Top. It was delicious and we again sat outside and enjoyed the view. It was mostly of a construction sight near by, but it was nice to be above the fray and secluded on patio. Dinner ended too soon, so we continued the celebration at a bar called The Village. I had gone there with Honey and the girls on our wine and cheese night, and thought the cover band was so fun! So we took the boys, and they agreed that the music was delightful and the company enjoyable. From there we parted ways and luckily it was only one more day until the weekend.

A few pics from the night...in no particular order:

Awesome band.

Great way to start the evening

China Moment.

Adorable.

The Top

The weekend was welcomed by a trip back out to the Baolilai (the airport hotel from a few weeks ago). We gathered up our stuff, headed into the taxi and luxuriated in the huge suite again for as long as possible. It included multiple trips to the pool, lots of room service, dance parties and waking up at 4:30 am to watch a heartbreaking Spurs game. It was a great time, and a perfect end to the long week.

This kid makes me smile. Selfies in the taxi cab.

SPURS! With lots of coffee.

This week has been fast. We have a holiday for the next two days, so we're flying to Beijing to meet the Bates family for a short trip around the city. I'm looking forward to seeing them! I know Paul is excited to see his pals Alex and Ariana. I am also excited to visit the Forbidden City and see the Great Wall!! I have always dreamed of going there, and I hope it lives up to expectation. :) We'll see...

Only 6 more weeks of school! And that means 6 more weeks until we get to travel to SA and then Munich!  Summer is almost here...