Farewell Lunch

Today was the farewell lunch for my sister, Megan, and her husband, Billy. The two of them are going to be going overseas to India to work for a couple of years.

I guess it's fitting that we went to a Mongolian grill! (That country is close to India, so it counts! Right?)

I don't think that anyone who really knows my sister can be overly surprised that she's going to travel the world for her career. 

The twins are essentially fearless.

Bridge jumping, cliff jumping, jet skiing, and snowboarding are included in just some of their hijinks. I remember in high school, they rolled the trampoline next to the garage. Then they videotaped themselves jumping off the house onto it for a school project (I wonder how conflicted the teacher was between giving them extra credit and calling their parents).

As stated, my blonde, always smiling, petite sisters are essentially fearless.

Both of them have a bit of the wanderlust running through their veins, as well. Kathleen got married and went the family route, but Megan is still in adventure mode. She lived in a hotel and worked in Ireland, moved to New York City, and decided to teach herself Russian before going for a three month trip to Russia to learn it even better. 

I think she and her husband are going to have a blast in India. Megan's been learning Hindi and there's a whole new culture to explore.

I asked for a picture of her with a monkey. From what I've read and Megan's told me, monkey's are basically annoying and aggressive overgrown-squirrels. The US Embassy has a trained baboon to piss around their building to scare the smaller monkeys off before big events.

India should be right up Megan's alley. It'll be fun to read about her exploits when she starts emailing them out. I may have to start posting them here!

Back to the restaurant.

I was hoping for some shock and awe when I suggested the Genghis Grill.

Imaginary Nana: "Why did we get these metal bowls? Wait! Why is all the food at the buffet raw? What kind of a restaurant is this!?"

It turns out that my Aunt Beth already introduced Nana to the Mongolian grilling experience in Nebraska (the horde has spread that far!). It wasn't a total loss, because Jama was a new-comer! 

Shane and Baby Cole kept the adults up and moving. We had to eat and say our farewells in shifts. 

A kind (but foolish) server gave Shane a spoon to whack a gong while Nana had him. Shane turned around and smacked a spice rack instead! Nana said that "it didn't all spill!"

UPDATE: Megan started her own blog, and her first post mentions how she and Kathleen were afraid to go too far from home. They've always been bonded to each other and the family, but I think Megan has had too many amazing adventures for that sort of fear to stop her now!