So posts here have been few and far between, not because of
a lack of interesting things happening or things to discuss, but just due to a
sheer lack of time. Last week we had a huge 4th of July event that
catered to some 200 people (I had expected maybe 50), we had a great Friday
night following with a friend of ours, who is a DJ, setting up a good dance
party, and then we hosted the former king of Nepal for his birthday on Sunday.
By the time Monday rolled around all I could do was lay in bed and sleep- as
for the week prior I had averaged about 4 hours of sleep and consumed more
alcohol than I’m used to. When every night is a party your life is the opposite
of everyone else’s, all you crave is a night where you can get home and go to
bed at 10pm and not have any alcohol in your system. With the amount of work I
had to do to prepare and get ready for Sunday’s event I had shunned any
drinking for at least a couple of days and I’ve learned to start walking around
with a bit of cranberry juice with ice in a rocks glass and claim it’s
cranberry and vodka so people don’t try to buy me too many drinks. This isn’t a
problem I ever thought I’d have.
Grill House owners and staff with the former King of Nepal
While the other events were fun (although the 4th
was complete chaos) the royal birthday was a once in a lifetime experience that
while very stressful, was something I’ll always look back at as a really great
experience. I mean who moves to a foreign country and ends up hosting and
cooking for royalty? Me apparently. I also think it may have been a first in
Nepal, as normally they are hosted at the 5 star hotels in the city, and not at
local restaurants, no matter how nice they might be. So this was not only
something completely new to me, but was also something outside of what they
normally do.
