Tale of Two Thanksgivings 2015

We got not one, but two Thanksgivings in 2015. Who doesn’t want to celebrate twice, right?

We did the first one early with my side of the family. Mom whipped up a Filipino feast with help from my sis and her boyfriend.

Looks magical, doesn’t it?

Okay, so Filipino food isn’t the prettiest, but it sure does taste good!

Here’s my plate of deliciousness. We all got together to celebrate Thanksgiving in addition to my sister’s birthday. What I didn’t see coming was…

…the announcement of my sister’s engagement! We were so happy to hear their exciting news!

For dessert, we had cupcakes plus two Filipino desserts: flan and this coconut-y fruit salad.

For Thanksgiving day, we headed to hubby’s side of the family for another wonderful holiday with loved ones.

Another magical-looking plate.

While we were in town, I visited one of my fave spots in town – Bean Traders.

I’m so hooked on their chai tea that I haven’t been able to bring myself to try the coffee, which I’m sure if also really great.

I love how Bean Traders has delicious drinks & snacks, plenty of space to stretch out, and such a friendly team. This place makes me happy.

And another holiday tradition of sorts for our family is to get dim sum at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant. We got many of our favorites, but we actually tried something new (see above photo). I’ve already forgotten what was in this, but it was really good! I think it was vegetarian too. I believe it had a mixture of vegetables including cabbage. What I do remember is that if I see this again, it’s one to order again!

I’ve been to a lot of dim sum restaurants, and Hong Kong is really good. I’m so lucky to have good dim sum close by. And that my family loves dim sum as much as me.

The weather was beautiful, so we went for a stroll in the park.

It was actually a disc golf course, but we walked around with Bailey while our family played a game.

As you can see from the photos, Bailey was pretty excited about it and had a great time.

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I’ve been debating on how much catch up I should do on blog posts. Part of me thought about starting from the present moment. But, there are too many great things that happened late 2015 to not share. I may not cover all of them, but I’m not ready to jump to the present just yet. Hoping to get caught up soon!

Thanks for reading!