Thursday, November 20, 2008

La La Shan

I really don't have anything to say but I wanted to put up another photo that Mark found from our first trip to Taiwan. We met this funny, very nice Chinese man in the city we lived in and him and his family ended up becoming good friends. He has two daughters and it was amazing to watch how he interacted with them. He adored them and put them on a pedal stool. The way he treated them (them being girls) is something you don't see in the Asian culture very often. Maybe it's changing some, I hope. Sydney took us with his friend Mr. White up to La La Shan in the mountains (shan means mountain in Mandarin). We took this long winding road up to see old huge trees, that's what La La Shan was and is. Funny because now I live in an area with tons of large and old trees and I don't have to take a long winding road to see them. It was beautiful and the countryside in Taiwan is worth getting out to see. Plus it's much cooler up in the mountains and it was a treat to get away from the city and the heat.
I love this photo of Mark and I. My legs look long, which I love. Also this was when I was a few pounds lighter, dang weight gaining! I also had long hair and had it pulled back in a ponytail, the only time I've had long hair in my adult life. Anyhoo, thought I would post the photo. I guess I did have a few things to say.

3 comments:

Mark said...

I still look like a complete geek :)

Brenda Dickerson Lassabe said...

So When did Mark stop looking like he was 12 years old? He looks so young in all his 20ish pictures!

Heath694 said...

This picture is adorable of you, Stac. You look the same to me. You have those amazing brown eyes and dark hair--beautiful! I see Kiah in your eyes, she must have got hers from you. Who hasn't gained weight?

BTW Mark, I think you look very dashing!