We had a visitor from the United States the other day. Joe Cachina, a former colleage who worked with Tony at Burndy. It was great to see him again after so many years.He brings a black Samsonite suitcase with him. He opens the Samsonite suitcase and it was like....Christmas!!!!
For Matthew, he brought over ten pounds of Halloween candy, Halloween toys and a Halloween trick or treat bag. Matthew's in candy heaven. Joe figured he's missing out from going door to door. The average kid probably does get about 10 pounds of candy. Why not just get it in one shot and not have to work for it right?
For me, Joe brought over my baking supplies- Nestle Toll House Morsels (something that is impossible to find in Shanghai), three large bags of Hershey Kisses and boxes of Shake and Bake, for those days when you just need good ol' Shake and Bake chicken.
For Tony, he brought over 5 Corvettes.
When Joe asked what we needed from the U.S., I gave him the laundry list for baking items. He asked Tony what he wanted. Tony tells him nothing unless it's a Corvette. Joe brings over a box of 5 Hot Wheels Corvettes. Nice.We had a great dinner at Shintori and then proceeded to Xintiandi for a stroll after dinner. Xintiandi was full of people that night and Halloween was in full swing. Xintiandi is a popular place for expats to visit and as a result, there were decorations at every restaurant, a ghost, witch and pumpkin walking around giving out little Halloween toys.
It was great to catch up with Joe and we'll see him again when he returns for another business trip. In the meantime, Matthew's busy digging into this stash of Halloween candy and I'm going to start making chocolate chip cookies, while Tony is busy driving his new cars around the house.
