Michelle is going to Macau

This week I booked my airline ticket for China! It's official, I'm going to be in Macau for Thanksgiving this year. This will be my first overseas business trip. I will be working on a project called City of Dreams, which features hotels, apartments, shopping and a large casino.

Macau is known as the Asian Los Vegas and is the only city in China where gaming is legal. The gambling revenues from Macau's casinos are actually greater than the Las Vegas Strip!

Since I am flying in/out of Hong Kong, I will also have the opportunity to explore that area. Click on the map above to see the location of Macau and Hong Kong.

Long Distance Surprise Party

Thanks to the magic of iChat, we were able to have a surprise birthday party in Illinois for my brother who was in LA. A few of Mike's friends in Naperville came over to our house for dinner. Even my sister joined us via iChat from Iowa City! Mike had some problems blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, but other than that minor issue it was a fun way to celebrate his 25th birthday when he was so far away. I wonder if we are the first people to have a long distance surprise party...

Click here for pictures from this event.

Salt Fall Retreat

Last weekend I went on a fall retreat with Salt, the young adult group at The Moody Church. We went to a conference center up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The speaker for the weekend was Dr. Bill Thrasher (a professor at Moody Bible Institute). We had beautiful weather! Some highlights from the weekend were the hayride, meeting new people, the campfire, playing ultimate frisbee, the Salt Olympics, and walking to downtown Lake Geneva. It was a fun and relaxing weekend! Click here for pictures.