Wedding Anniversary

We are celebrating our silver wedding anniversary in Beijing. BF and I love this time of year as it brings back so many memories. We have a tradition of going back to our home town for Thanksgiving to be with TF's family. We also celebrate our wedding anniversary by going to our favorite local restaurant, Pierce's. The great thing is that the restaurant is still there and we enjoy it so much.

Well this year neither thing happened. Thanksgiving is just another day normal activity. I went to work and AF went to school. BF had a nice chicken dinner for us on Thursday. Our other daughter and son who are in college in the US did make it back to TF's family for Thanksgiving. Boy, do we miss them and wish we could have been there.

We did celebrate our anniversary by going to a very nice restaurant in Beijing, the Astor Grille at the St. Regis. They have a great wine selection at very high prices. Silver Oak is 3000Rmb ($380). Needless to say we had a very nice Beringer for 800Rmb which still seems pricey to me. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?propertyID=110&attractionId=1000661826&back=-1When we arrived at the St. Regis we were pleasantly surprised by all the beautiful decorations. That evening there was even a tree lighting event at the outside courtyard. The hotel looks very beautiful and festive like a NY hotel. It helped us to realize how close the Christmas holiday is. This was the first time that I have seen any decorations this season. It just does not feel the same and you realize some of the familiar things you miss.We were also graced by the presence of our only other family member in Beijing, AF. She really was not looking forward to going. It was very nice to have her there.