So, like any good Jewish girls, Hannah and I spent the afternoon in Chinatown on Christmas Day.
Leaving our East Bay neighborhood, ours was one of very few cars on the road. Heading across the Bay Bridge, into the city, it was clear that most people were home enjoying Christmas. However... as we turned into Chinatown, San Francisco suddenly seemed normal again. The streets were packed, hundreds of people pushed to move on the sidewalks, every shop was open with vegetables and live animals waiting to be cooked for dinner, and laundry hung from almost every window.
We branched out from our usual dim sum experience and ate at a new restaurant. The Chinese broccoli was delish (dipped in a sweet plum sauce) and I loved the shrimp-stuffed eggplant.
During our afternoon, we decided to have an impromptu game-night and called a few friends to come over. We had about 12 friends in to play Apples-to-Apples and another game that I never really understood. It involves werewolves, villagers, cupid, a witch, and a lot of falling asleep at nighttime. Hannah says it's like Mafia, but more complicated. The fact that I never understood how the game was played made me a bit of the town idiot, but it was still great fun. The only thing that could have made our game night more fun would've been if we'd had our wonderful family with us! Pretty soon...
Shalom in your home
and
Peace out home skillets.
Libby and Hannah
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