Multicultural Wedding

My husband and I will have been married 3 years this summer, my how the time flies! It seems like just yesterday that we met for the first time and that will be 5 years ago in August. Well, looking back through pictures recently I realized that I never posted any wedding pictures here. I two weddings and four dresses altogether but that's how they do things in China. Perhaps when our aniversary rolls around in June I'll write and tell you the tail of our weird and wonderful wedding. You can watch the Chinese wedding here.

Cider Abroad

The holidays just aren't the same when your living in another country, everything is different. It's not just the obvious lack of family, friends and all things familiar but the entire atmosphere and feeling of life is off. We don't realize in America how much life changes around the Holidays, particularly Christmas. Town streets are decorated, Christmas music fills the air, there are trees and decorations, parties and family get togethers, Christmas cards and so much more. But in China it's not a big thing, though interest as "an American holiday" has allowed it to get more attention, life still goes on pretty much as normal I've even had work and school and exams on Christmas, which let me tell you is a dreadful feeling.

Unless you have yourself lived abroad you really can't begin to imagine how good it feels to be home for the holidays. Well to get back on topic, two lovely holiday staples that aren't available in China during the holidays are eggnog and cider. Our first Christmas as a couple in China I tried making eggnog from scratch,  it looked nice but it tasted a bit funky, and I really wouldn't recommend trying it. Cider however is a completely different story! Second Christmas together I tried making cider and it was amazing, not only is it delicious and easy but it also makes the house smell so amazing. I wish I had a picture to share with you, I'm sure I took one unfortunately I can't seem to find it.  But if you have either a large amount of apples or a lack of store bought cider, well then you really have to try making your own!