Beverly Hills, and a Canadian Thanksgiving

This past week I went to LA for work: Beverly Hills to be more accurate. It was my first time in LA, so it was good that I got a chance to tour around the area. In addition to simply staying in Beverly Hills I was able to see Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Blvd, Rodeo Dr., and some pretty high end residences.

Probably hard to see from the picture above, but that's the "Hollywood" sign in the background. Before heading out I bought some chocolate from Teuscher in Beverly Hills. Quite possibly the best truffles I've tasted (Cheryl too).

Couple of quick comments about LA... The weather was amazing, things were really expensive (Over $35 for my breakfast buffet), and I look forward to heading back someday to get a better feel for the place. No, I didn't see anyone famous...

Back in Seattle it was time to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving - that's right, Canada has its own Thanksgiving... Cheryl decided she would cook turkey for a few folks so we invited over Henry, Trang, Evan, Orly, Lukasz, and Olivia. Shawn and Megan were of course invited as well.

The turkey was amazing, kudos to Cheryl's for supplying her mad cooking skillz: Too bad we can't eat this way every day. There was no shortage of non-turkey food as well - Henry and Trang brought over competing homemade pies, Evan brought over salad to compete with Shawn's, Lukasz and I competed on wine, and we all ate much more than our daily allowance of calories I'm sure.

We will also celebrate American Thanksgiving in November, which seems unfair, but I'm not about to complain. This year we'll be doing American Thanksgiving in Napa at Megan's Aunt and Uncle's vineyard. Usually we bring wine when we go to a dinner, but my guess is Megan's Aunt and Uncle will have enough wine, so we'll have to figure something else out.

Until next time!