Weekend Preview

I wanted to make sure to sneak in a quick posting before I head out for the evening. It has been a busy week and Chris is feeling a little better, although still a bit under the weather. Hopefully he'll be full force by the beginning of next week.

I would just like to forewarn all of you that when you come to visit, please be prepared for a lot of noise. We don't live on the quiet side of the island, that's all I have to say. There is more construction going on right now than I care to imagine. Jack hammering on our street everyday, all day; pile drivers working on two different buildings, one on each side of our apartment, and the hardwood floors being refinished in the flat down the hall. So not only is there way too much noise but the very nasty varnish smell, or whatever they are using down the hall, has infiltrated our apartment.

I had to wait at home all day for deliveries so there was no escaping the noise for me. I have to say that I am very much looking forward to a peaceful weekend.

Tomorrow we're heading out to one of the more desolate parts of Hong Kong, some islands off of Sai Kung in the New Territories. We've rented a boat for the day with some friends because one of them has a sister in town. We'll be in the sea off of the eastern coast of the mainland part of Hong Kong. We're really looking forward to a day on the water and some good wakeboarding. The last few days have been absolutely perfect, weather-wise. It has been like some of those perfect summer days that you get in WI. I promise to take pictures and post them this weekend.

The Big 10 fever has made it all the way to Hong Kong and will be alive and well on Sunday. We'll either watch the UW vs. IL game live (1:00 a.m. our time) or catch it on DVR Sunday morning. Along with the Purdue vs. Ohio State game (8:00 a.m. our time on Sunday), it is shaping up to be quite the football weekend. At this point, we are loving our Slingbox. Kudos to Scott & Christy Hewitt for letting us hook it up to their TV.

Enjoy your weekend everyone. Hopefully your weather is as beautiful as ours is going to be!