Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving Dinner

We found a great place to go for Thanksgiving Dinner!
The Vlad Inn
We rented a taxi and went with Magill's.
They had turkey and the works!
It was great!
Russian Pumpkin Pie....pretty good, but somewhat different
Delicious turkey, potatoes, vegetables....the little pitchers had cranberry sauce and gravy in them
Yummy salad with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes & pumpkin seeds.
The Menu....even in English! mighty fine day
Great food, wonderful company, warm thoughts of family.
We are so blessed to be on a mission.
We love our family and miss them tons !
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

Happy 60th Birthday President Pratt

Valia (Recent Convert), Tatyana (Office Accountant), Vera (Mission Secretary)
Lovely cake with no frosting.....was out of powdered sugar...oh well.....
Enjoying a calzone for the Birthday Lunch.....Magills and Us
The Office gave him flowers....there are tons of flower shops in Vladivostok!
We were planning a big multi-zone Thanksgiving/Birthday Dinner on the 24th because 8 Elders will be on their visa renewal over Thanksgiving....however, we have been hit pretty hard by the flu bug so we postponed the party until the 30th.

We did have cake & ice cream and milkus milkshakes with the office gang.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Rinok Shopping - The Hat!

The Purchase
Enjoying hot tea from the sales ladies
The Hat
Elders Spjut and Rutter.....alias.....Dumb and Dumber
Which one do I want?