Sunday, July 8, 2012

Mexican food cooked by an American in Vietnam

Here's how our Sunday looked:

Leaving church. There is nothing graceful or classy about riding on a scooter in a skirt. I'm sure I'm breaking all kinds of Vietnamese customs since most women here ride side saddle when wearing skirts. Not quite that advanced in my scooter skills yet. Drey calls himself a ninja when he's all geared up to ride.

Fight night (or afternoon). If you know Troy, you know what this means....it's not to be missed!

We had the Sister missionaries over for dinner tonight. They loved the boys. The Sister holding Enzo was a nanny in Cambodia before leaving on her mission. I kept telling her that I'm bringing her back to America with me to nanny. Enzo loved her and she was so good with him....fed him dinner without me even having to ask . Loved these sweet sisters. They are the only church members in their family and work so hard here. Both have parents who sell rice and seafood in the markets or street,  so it is a huge sacrifice for them to be serving a mission. 

Fajitas! Tortillas are ridiculously expensive here and I've missed them sorely. No quesadillas, no honey/lime enchiladas...mmmm. So I finally found uncooked Indian Naan (ish) bread in the store and decided to use that in place of tortillas and make fajitas. Not too shabby of a meal.

The spread...burnt rice included.

Enzo ate about half a watermelon....

....the other half landed here. This happens three times a day every day. 

What do you mean we don't have a garbage disposal in the sink?  Good thing I married a handy man with lots of plumbing experience. Take good notes Drey!

3 comments:

  1. Hi Carisa! We are all at my house for Ben and Aprile's daughter's baby blessing and Kylie suggested your blog. We have laughed and cried as we read and miss you . I am so proud of you and your family for this adventure. You are teaching more people than you'll ever guess.
    Eleven years ago today, you became an aunt for the first time, I became a Nanny, and Kylie and Derrick became loving parents. We celebrated Hayden's b-day amidst the blessing and all the business of the day. (I sang Happy Birthday 30 times to him on our way to church. I mmade your green chilie cheese strata for the brunch today. It's still one of my favorites.
    Please knnow that you and your family were a part of us today. We love and miss you all!!! Love, Jean

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  2. You really do look like a mafia family on the scooter all dressed up. I L.O.V.E. that Drey thinks he is a ninja! That is awesome! You guys are the best! I loved the whole Sunday routine!

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  3. Drey the ninja! He's too cute and all boy. He must love riding it, too bad he'll go back to the U.S. all spoiled thinking he doesn't have to sit in a car seat and all. You dinner spread looks awesome Princess!

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