Ted Motyka Dance Studio has several parties throughout the year. The Garden Party is an annual dance party that is held every spring/summer. It so happens that the only Saturday we spent in Winnipeg was the day of said party. Of course, we had to attend. After all, parties at Ted Motyka Dance Studio were a big part of our life back then. Oh have I ever mentioned that I met DH at this dance studio?
Even Miss Kiki got a few dances...
She was also busy going back and forth between the adults...
And she got an internship job as a cashier...
A lot of the regulars attended, so it was a great chance for us to see people we knew...
Miss Kiki was very happy and she thoroughly enjoyed all the attention she received.
Close to midnight, she ran out of juice and became very quiet...
I squeezed in a few dances before we wrapped up and went home.
On the next day, we got up later than usual. We made a short shopping trip with MM to the new outlet mall.
From the outlet, MM dropped us off at Siam Thai Restaurant where we met up with our very good friends R&G. When we visited Winnipeg last time, G was pregnant with her second child and look at how big he is now!
There are many Thai Restaurants in Winnipeg and there is one reason that I go to Siam Thai. Dry Curry Fish. This one dish is so good and I haven't found one like it anywhere else! Their other dishes are just okay though.
After dinner we took a taxi to Kawaii Crepe and shared sweet crepes. When I first arrived in Winnipeg in 1999 there was only traditional style crepes sold. At that time I kept looking for the crepe style I was used to from Jakarta, the crunchy type that can be rolled into a flat cone. Many years later, the first Kawaii Crepe opened up in Osborne Village and it was better than what I used to have. Finally! Now they have a few locations in the city and this time we went to the one in Garden City area.
It was a nice evening of catching up with friends, meeting their new family member, and also enjoying nice food and good weather. We decided to walk back to the house that was about 2 km away.
On the Monday, we had brunch plans with our Sunday Brunch Bunch. This group of people are our friends we met through dancing, and in the last few years that we lived there we used to go out for brunch on Sundays. Breaking the norm, the Sunday Brunch Bunch met up on Monday this time. It was a smaller group, but we went to our favourite dim sum spot in Winnipeg: Kum Koon Garden.
We ate and ate and be merry...
I had forgotten how short I felt when I stand with these people, and there used to be more people just as tall as these guys in the group!
After dim sum we stopped at the Bulk Barn to get Maple candies... and Miss Kiki got herself a crystal lollipop.
We went back home and shortly after MM and I went to Polo Park to do some shopping. DH tagged along and got dropped off at a local brewery near Polo Park. At the Bay in Polo Park, we tried on several dresses and there was this very nice Calvin Klein dress that fit me so well MM said I had to have it and she bought it for me. <3
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| The grapefruit beer is a must-try |
Miss Kiki who had stayed at home with gruncle Ted decided to tag along with him when he had to go to the studio to teach. There she met another girl and made a new friend. MM had to go to the studio that evening so she left me at Polo Park and then came back with Miss Kiki to pick me up.
When we arrived back home, we had a visit from our friend and his family. It was very nice of them to see us one more time before we left! We walked to a nearby park and tested out the Mavic Air again...
Then finally... it was time to leave our home away from home. It was great, and we look forward to their visit to Asia at the end of the year!
Stay tuned and follow our adventures in British Columbia!
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