Saturday began with Ray and I taking the twins with us to the San Jose Red Cross to fulfill our every 6 weeks obligation to give blood. It is an interesting time for us, as we have to do some maneuvering to both give blood and keep the twins from going insane and driving everyone in the building up the wall! Ray runs in and gets checked in while I get the twins out of the car, taking my time and playing with them as I go. Then I go in and check in, but have them hold my file until Ray is actually done giving his blood, then he grabs the twins and I get to run the gauntlet! When I am done with my 15 minute after waiting period, we all load up in the car and go! This week, the mostly Chinese nurses in the Apherisis center came out to the waiting area to talk to the twins, give them chocolates and general lavish them with attention! My total hams were eating it up. I learned that if you write out "girl then boy" in Chinese it means "whole" in a good way, and that it is a very lucky thing to have a girl, then boy twins. Nice.
This is a shot of the twins with us in the after donation waiting room, helping me finish my cheezits and oreos. Just about the only time these kids get to eat such decadent and nutritionally void foods! They enjoyed them thoroughly!
After this we ran a few errands and then finally got Miya on the phone so we could hang out with her. We grabbed Pizza My Heart (LOVE me some salad and Primo pizza), and walked up and down Willow Street buying kids things along the way. A trip to the Glen is never without a trip to Kool Kids Couture.
Dinner was at Blue Mango in San Jose with Miya also. Starters consisted of Chicken Satay and Yam Fries, with peanut sauce and a sweet and sour sauce. We had Chicken Pad Thai, Prawn and Scallop Mango Currey, Spicy Garlic Chicken, Brown Rice and White Rice for dinner. Desert was Chocolate Soufle, Exotic Bomba (three layers of Sorbetto rolled in white chocolate and drizzled with milk chocolate), and White Chocolate-Banana Wontons with Coconut Ice Cream. To say that this meal was divine would be a real understatement. It was amazing in a way that only Thai food can be!
As I look back on this evening, I am so happy to have friends who are more like family, like Miya. She is my kids Auntie Mina, and she will always be a wonderful part of our lives. We love her and thank her for our day out in San Jose. Nos Pars.
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