Ching’s 10th Service Anniversary at YaYa’s
Posted on June 10, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I had fun celebrating my 10th service anniversary with my coworkers at YaYa’s the other day. Brian couldn’t get away from work to join us, but it was still loads of fun. This was my first trip back to YaYa’s since the incident last year. Nothing too exciting this visit — just good food, wonderful company, and great conversations.
Here are some food photos…
Hummus and Pita
Scallops
I can’t remember what these are…
Pork Medallions (it was the special)
Chicken
Penne Carbonara
Dessert Options
Darcy had the penne carbonara (sans egg yolk), which is what did me in the last time. It’s a really heavy, extremely filling dish. We looked at the dessert tray, but ultimately decided against dessert because we were all quite full.
I really appreciated everyone celebrating this milestone with me. It’s the best service anniversary I’d ever had. Thank you all for making it a truly special day!
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Brian Saves a Turtle
Posted on June 9, 2012 by Ching under Life.
Brian is awesome. He’s an animal hero. A few weeks ago he rescued a snake from being pummeled to death with a shovel. Had it not been for Brian who took the snake and released in into a nearby field, my dad would have killed it.
We came across another stray reptile last weekend. This time it was a turtle that was crawling on the pavement at the back entrance of our apartment complex. Not sure how it ended up on the hot concrete pavement. I think it might have gotten disoriented from the recent storm.
Brian and I decided to stop and help it because we weren’t sure that it could make it back to the creek that separates our apartment complex from the retirement home next door. I think that’s probably where it came from before the storm blew it away from home. Plus, we didn’t want to the poor guy to get run over.
Here’s a picture of the little guy.
I think he was scared because he crawled back into his shell. Brian had to hold him with one of the eco bags from our trunk because he had really long finger nails. Can you see them?
We couldn’t get as close to the creek as we wanted to because the ground was very muddy. We pointed him in the direction that he needed to go, though.
You can barely see him in this next photo.
You know, we felt like we did something good by putting the turtle back near water, but part of me was thinking, “What if he intended to cross the road?”
Brian was like, “I know. The poor guy is probably cussing us right now thinking, You asshole! It took me a month just to get that far. Now it will take me three times as long to get to where I’m going!” We both laughed. We had good intentions, though.
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Nom Nom Nom
Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We did a lot of eating on Saturday. First at Danika’s birthday party and then at Gina’s where we had Justin and Mandy’s farewell cookout.
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Delta Atrium at Gaylord Opryland
Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ching under Travel.
Here’s a photo of Brian drinking coffee in our balcony.
There are orchids everywhere. This one was right below our room.
One of the amazing waterfalls in the Delta Atrium.
Posing with the horses.
The lighting isn’t great, but I love this photo.
This is a photo of that fountain that I posed in front of in the previous photo.
One of the smaller waterfalls.
The Delta fountain show is not to be missed.
Brian.
A photo of me in front of one of the larger waterfalls.
I can’t decide which I like better, the Garden Conservatory or the Delta Atrium.
Alright. This is the final installment of the photos from Memorial weekend or Brian’s early birthday celebration at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville. You guys are pretty much caught up. Until next time!
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Pastries!
Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
If you’re staying at Gaylord Opryland and are craving some delicious pastries, head over to Conservatory Cafe. That’s where I got my chocolate croissants that one day that I didn’t feel like spending $50 on breakfast. Their chocolate croissants are pretty good, but not quite as good as the ones they serve at Couples. It hit the spot, though. Does anyone know where we can get good chocolate croissants here?
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