I love autumn! It is one of my favorite seasons! I have been keeping myself busy with school and work. My husband has been doing the same. We're hoping for this season to be a busy season for our photography business. It's so nice to see that my husband is doing something that he enjoys.
This past weekend, he had a photo shoot Uncle Chou's family. He had a lot of fun with them. I did Kat and Aunt May's makeup. They drove from the Twin Cities to Wausau just to do a shoot with my husband. It was an honor doing their fall portraits.
I have to admit, I was pretty intimidated by Aunt May because she is very particular about certain things. It was a good thing that her makeup turned out nicely. Kat wanted smokey eyes so I just went ahead and did that for her. It is funny how Kat loves makeup now because when I first got married to David (my husband), she didn't even wear any makeup. I guess that's what happens to teens at a certain age or she discovered boys.
Later on that day, we had a family gathering at David's sister-in-law's house. David's sister-in-law's name is also May. In the Hmong culture, I cannot call her by her name because it is considered disrespectful. Instead, I call her "Puj Hlaug," which is a translated to "old woman." I know that it sounds strange but it is what it is. I would never call her old woman in English.
May and I cooked for Uncle Chou's family. We made delicious spring rolls and many Asian cuisines. I love going over to May's house because she is such a great cook. My brother-in-law, Ailee is also a great cook because he has experience in the restaurant industry. My father-in-law owned two restaurants in Michigan at one point but he does not own them anymore due to his health. Ailee learned his cooking skills from my father-in-law and was a cook for one of the restaurants. Ailee taught May how to cook better.
It was nice catching up with Aunt May and May. Aunt May is going back to school to get her Masters so she is also keeping herself busy. David's sister-in-law, May is doing good with her job and juggling her children and dog. We are all busy women.
At the end of the night, Aunt May, Uncle Chou, and the girls all said their goodbyes to us. They did not want to stay another night because they had tickets for the Minnesota Vikings football game, for the next day. The girls did not want to leave because they were having so much fun with David's nieces and Peanut, their family pet. Time is never enough when you are having a good time.
Peanut says Goodbye!
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