Something silly..: shelly's farewell

The 1st Sat of October, Shelly invited us for a brunch at Marina Del Rey for her farewell and birthday celebration. She has decided to go back to China. She and her husband have been doing the long distance thing for over 2 years. Her husband travels back and forth between the US and China but most of the time he is in China. I am very impressed at how strong and patient they were. I always thought long distance is really hard to maintain, okay come on, we are talking about someone who screams and yells when her husband is away on business for 3 days. :) Anyway, I am happy for her. She can finally live a normal life with her husband in China, at least for 3 years. I found out her husband's contract is for 3 years. So, if time and fate permits, we will meet again. Or perhaps I can visit her in China. :) She had picked a fabulous restaurant called Cafe Del Rey. Food was absolutely fantastic. Here are some pictures from the Saturday morning brunch.

we got there 15 min early and waited patiently at the lounge. everyone was so late.... 45 min later still nobody showed up. and i thought i went to the wrong restaurant. I made a few phone calls and found out, they were just plain late. Should have known... to go with the "cina" time. never on time! :-)

the decor of the restaurant is beautiful. I love it.

little centerpiece on each table... chic & elegant.

Finally everyone arrived about 45- 1 hour later... we got to eat! :P

we were served with a variety of pastries before they served our brunch. i love love love their pastries. most places serve bread (not a big bread fan). these little pastries are cute and delicious. i had a chocolate croissant... mmm so good.