We've rolled out the red carpet for our visitors. It started with Linda and now we have Ina for the weekend. For those who follow the blog, you know who Ina is. If you haven't read our past entries, Ina is Tony's colleague from Shanghai. They worked at ATC together and many times, we would spend our holidays together exploring the different parts of China. It's been two years since we've seen each other and she's here in the US for business. Meetings concluded, she hopped the Amtrak train down from Boston to spend the weekend with us before she had to return to China. Picking Ina up at the Stamford Train Station was pretty surreal.
Tony and Ina had a great reunion in our driveway. We spent some time catching up on the news from China and then we headed to Downtown Stamford to grab a bite to eat. During dinner, we spent the entire time reminiscing about our various trips in China. Of course, no meal is complete without a mandatory trip to Dairy Queen. We introduced Ina to the Blizzard when we were in Hangzhou, China. We could hardly finish the Blizzards but we had to for old times sake.We stayed up to chit chat on the deck, fed the mosquitos and then worked our way to our respective rooms to get some sleep. I realized when I woke up at about 5:30 a.m. that the dumpster was going to be delivered. I was told that it would arrive anytime between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. I figured, it wasn't possible it would show up at 7, let alone early. Boy was I wrong. I heard the truck backing up the driveway at 6:40 a.m. A huge truck with a 12 yard dumpster, complete with a diesel running engine. Did I mention that the night was beautiful and the windows were open? Well, the dumpster was delivered right underneath Ina's window. Tony and I looked up and there she was looking out the window. So much for sleeping in.
Tony prepared a fabulous breakfast and we spent the last hours together chatting. Ina had to leave for her flight back to Shanghai. She promises to be back and we'll have the room ready and waiting again. I promise, no dumpster deliveries next time!
