Friday, January 30, 2009

It's been 16 years since we went to China Town as a family. The whole Gunderson gang went together in '92, looking for wedding bands and an engage-ment ring.

We found bands that we really liked in one store, and then found an engage-ment ring we all liked in another. We thought they'd look nice together, but how can you know unless you try them on?

So we asked if we could take the ring from one shop, out into the chaos of Ongpin St., and try it on in the other store. Thing is, we couldn't really come up with something to leave as collateral.

So we left Dennis! Jeri made some remark on the way out the door like, "And he eats a lot."


This year we took the boys down for Chinese New Year.

Ongpin St. is still chaotic, but we wondered if we might be able to find the shops where we bought our rings.


We rode down the street in a kalesa, which was a great way to see the fireworks.

Our horse never so much as winced. But we didn't recognize the shop.


Then we walked all the way back up it and still didn't see it.


It was four-o'clock and we were a little lost on our way back to the LRT station when we found it. From the street we were really quite unsure, but when we stepped inside the door it was a flood of memories.

The ladies tending the place still have the same charm that made leaving Dennis there possible and funny.


And then from there we could easily remember where we bought the wedding bands.


We learned a lot about Chinese culture, had a great meal, and took a lot of pictures. A lot of these are Aubrey's.

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