8.30.2010
Tim's Peking Duck
On Friday, Tim brought home a duck from Chinatown. The whole day Saturday he worked on it according to a recipe he found online. It turned out to be a success. But I must say, the whole process took many hours. We also went all over town to find the proper tools and cookwares for the duck. Haha, it was fun. When the duck was being roasted, the whole house smelled so good. After we finished all the duck meat, Tim used the leftover bones to make a duck broth. So yummy. My husband is turning out to be quite a chef. ^^
8.26.2010
8.25.2010
Green Mountain, Vermont
Saturday came around, Tim and I woke up super early for some strange reason, and we headed over to IHOP for breakfast. After three hours of doing nothing in particular, the time was only 10 AM. I suggested to Tim that we should do something. And our last minute decision was to Green Mountains, Vermont out of total randomness. So off we went.
It was the last weekend of summer. There weren't many tourists anymore. The whole mountain was very quiet and serene. We just drove through the mountains and stopped whenever we wanted. No plans, purely trying to enjoy nature.
We came to this small State Park (forgot the name), and as soon as we went inside, we were utterly and completely taken over by the void of noises. No humans were there except the two of us. Not a single noise was heard besides chirping from the birds. At that moment, I realized why we need to retreat from daily life. Because these moments of silence bring us back to what our first love is or should be —— God, and not the world.
We filled our world with noises. AC, fridge, computer, TV, mp3, traffic... We tuned out to these noises, but they still exist everywhere. But being in the mountains was different. The real silence and tranquility was finally found.
We didn't talk much until we came to a little town. We didn't want to disturb the crazy silence. It was crazy indeed, I wasn't used to it. It made me want to fall asleep but at the same time it made me want to take a deep breath and be wide awake to enjoy every moment of this calmness.
Out trip was refreshing, energizing and peaceful. And that's how we roll.
It was the last weekend of summer. There weren't many tourists anymore. The whole mountain was very quiet and serene. We just drove through the mountains and stopped whenever we wanted. No plans, purely trying to enjoy nature.
We came to this small State Park (forgot the name), and as soon as we went inside, we were utterly and completely taken over by the void of noises. No humans were there except the two of us. Not a single noise was heard besides chirping from the birds. At that moment, I realized why we need to retreat from daily life. Because these moments of silence bring us back to what our first love is or should be —— God, and not the world.
We filled our world with noises. AC, fridge, computer, TV, mp3, traffic... We tuned out to these noises, but they still exist everywhere. But being in the mountains was different. The real silence and tranquility was finally found.
We didn't talk much until we came to a little town. We didn't want to disturb the crazy silence. It was crazy indeed, I wasn't used to it. It made me want to fall asleep but at the same time it made me want to take a deep breath and be wide awake to enjoy every moment of this calmness.
Out trip was refreshing, energizing and peaceful. And that's how we roll.
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