We had a final farewell lunch with Boris and Irina today. Matthew and I made a trip up to Duracell to see them. We had an Italian feast and of course, who can ever get enough of pasta right? It was really nice to be able to grab them for lunch before we leave on Sunday for our return trip home. There is a possibility that Boris may be sent over to China for a project. Ok, at least that's what I am hoping so that he'll get to visit us in Shanghai and we can return the hospitality.
As if we didn't eat enough, I had plans to meet with Lori for dinner as well. Matthew begged to be excused from dinner. Excused. That didn't stop me from meeting with Lori. Lori is someone who has known me for many, many years. She lives in Brooklyn in the same building where my Mom lives. I used to cat sit for Lori when she would go away. Though we keep in touch by phone, it's not the same until you see each other face to face. We headed over to London Lennies. Those who know me, know that I am absolutely crazy about the garlic bread. Lori has never been there before and this was her first exposure to the garlic bread. Let's just say that the bread was gone. I had steamers and a wonderful Loup de Mer and Lori had chilean sea bass. We rolled out of the restaurant 3.5 hours later. That shows you how much catching up we had to do. This week marks the marathon farewell meals that Matthew and I will be attending. After we leave, Matthew and I will have to stop eating completely in order to lose the weight we've gained from all the eating we've done these past two months. Then again, you can't get this stuff in Shanghai. I'm sure that we'll be able to lose the weight quickly once we return.
