Today we had Maryann's first birthday party for friends at Zhongshan Park. We seem to like that place for important family celebrations. Lunch afterward was at the Yuhuayuan 御花园 Restaurant inside the park.

For dinner we went to the newly opened Carl's Jr in Raffles City. They really do have 19 different kinds of burgers. We got the Teriyaki Burger and a Ranch Chicken Burger; pretty good stuff. Great service: the ice maker on the soda dispenser seemed to be out of order, so a server ran into the back and got me a cup full of ice. Never had that happen at Ikea.

We caught the Shenhua vs Changchun game at Hongkou Stadium. That area is very 热闹 lively at night and we got decent tickets so we had a good time.

Now it's 12 midnight and Jodi has already hit the sack because she has her first class of the new semester tomorrow. I'm getting ready to retire as well.