Party at Lunny's!

Another blog entry. Didn't think I would do one everyday, but so far life has been eventful.
Had Thanksgiving dinner at the Chan residence. First off, a big thank you goes out to the entire family for opening their home to us and being so hospitable. My aunt, Jalen and myself were not the only ones invited over tonight. Tim and parent were there, along with an auntie and uncle Harold's highschool buddy's daughter. 15 years old, fresh out of HK. Must be tough adjusting. But then again, I didn't speak English back then, so that was a big difference.
Dinner was amazing. Uncle Harold prayed for us, and then we helped ourselves to turkey, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, ribs, cajun fish, and roast beef. Just thinking about it now makes me salivate. Gravy, cranberry sauce, everything was delicious. After the main course, desserts were served. Since it was uncle Harold's bday last week, Candace and Tiffany made him a cheesecake. Good stuff, ladies. Sweet and fruity. We also brought banana bread and fruit along, and we also had pie which was left untouched because everyone was so full from all that meat. I'm sure we all had a great time feasting, especially seeing Aaron's attempt at massive weight gain.
Let's take it back an hour or so. Jalen and I had a tour of the house with Lunny as our guide. We then went down to the basement for some pool. I lost the first few games, but then I gradually got a hang of it. I started using the mini stick they had for the last 2 games and I schooled them. Yeah right. Just sank a few more balls. We had a game of 8-ball with Aaron and I on one team and Jalen and Tim on the other. We started off well, clearing the table on the first 2 or 3 turns. I sank the first 2, then Lunny finished off the rest of the solids, but missed the 8-ball. They still had about 5 stripes to go, and we knew victory was ours. I was next up. I took aim and shot the cueball. The black ball just missed the pocket, but then I noticed the white ball was still rolling. Into a pocket it went! So upset! But we had such a great time.
So fast forward to post-dinner. We sat down in the living room for a movie. My Sassy Girl, to be exact, but that turned out to be a dissapointment. Mandarin with no subtitles! After a few minutes of trying to get the dang thing working the way we wanted it to work, we moved on to the next movie. An anime called The Grave of the Fireflies. Seemed like a sad, ghost story or something. I saw it ages ago, I believe, but I have no recollection of it whatsoever. Too bad we had to leave minutes after the film started.
So that was it for Thanksgiving dinner. The best one I've had in years actually. Thanks again to the Chan family for their hardwork and organization. It was perfect.