Andelu’s Rants from Shenzhen

We woke early Friday morning and flew from Seattle to Spokane and then headed 45 minutes due east to Couer d’Alene, Idaho where many of my cousin’s have gathered for the wedding of my cousin, Karen. Arrived after the men had headed out to play golf so we checked in and went out to find them. Pei Lin has never played golf and I am a hack, so we just drove around with them for a little while and took some photos. Took a boat tour around the lake, well at least a very small portion of the lake. Some beautiful homes but just like Shenzhen the prices have skyrocketed over the last few years and are out of reach of most. Guess all the Microsoft millionaires are taking advantage of the short and cheap flights from Seattle and finding a way to spend their stock options.

Pei Lin had fun driving the golf cart. Was worried he was going to crash the not so cheap cart but somehow we managed to not wind up in the lake. He is going to take driving licenses and get his driver’s license when we get back to Shenzhen. Not sure I will be driving with him anytime soon though based on our experience yesterday!

I had lunch with some of my family and sat in the resort’s lobby and just chatted while Pei Lin took a rest. After awhile I joined him and had an awesome nap before dinner.

Since the occasion for us being here was my cousin’s wedding we were invited to attend the rehearsal dinner. There were 46 of us eating at a great Italian restaurant. I was glad I had met most of Mike’s (Karen’s soon to be husband) family in November. Everyone was so excited to meet and welcome Pei Lin to the USA. I hope he felt as welcomed as I did during our visit over Chinese New Year to his hometown. Had a great evening and was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.