We are really lucky to live in the same city as Sam and Zhou You. The holidays could have been a completely miserable, lonely time for us, even with the friends we've made here in Tianjin. But thanks to Sam and Zhou You, we had a warm, festive (even if somewhat unusual) Christmas Eve this year. We went over to their place, and spent the evening drinking wine, making and eating pizza, and chatting with a few of their friends.
A note about the pizzas: Sam is kind of a culinary genius on this front. He discovered that the flatbreads sold by street vendors (who also sell various meats on a stick, Western Chinese style) make excellent ready-made pizza crusts. Just add sauce, toppings, and cheese, pop them in the oven for about 10-12 minutes, and you're good to go. I didn't get a picture of our pizza masterpieces, but I did get a few good shots from our little gathering (like the one above, of Sam stylin' in his new scarf and Santa hat--ho-ho-ho!) Here are a few of the rest:
We took a few more pictures of Christmas gift opening, which I'll post in a "part-two." All-in-all, despite missing our friends and family back home, we had a very Merry Christmas here in Tianjin. We hope all our friends and family back home had a very merry Christmas, filled with food, family, lots of prezzies, and a swig or two of eggnog. We miss and love you all!
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