Alba's Home Town

Alba Lee is from the Shanxi Province in China. The name Shanxi literally means "Mountain's West", which refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi is surrounded by mountains. East of Shanxi is the Yellow River. The pictures I have seen are amazing!





The capital of Shanxi is Taiyuan City. This is Alba's birth city. Taiyuan is the largest city in Northeastern China. It has a population of 4.3 million. Its name means "Great Plains". It is an ancient city having been formed in 859 B.C. It is one of the biggest stainless steel producers in the world. This city is famous for it's "shaved noodles." Taiyuan is also, unfortunately, one of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world (that should be fun...)

And one fun fact? Taiyuan is one of Nashville's 6 "Sister Cities"... a coincidence? I think not!

Baby Shower

So, I've been crazy busy this summer and I haven't had much time to share about what all has been going on with Alba Lee. This is good for us as it keeps my mind off of things, but I know many of you wonder what is going on....

So, I'd like to take today to catch up. Beware.... here come the blogs!

On June 11th, our dearest friends as well as our parents hosted the most amazing shower for us. It was like something out of a magazine.... really. It was stunning. They had chinese lanterns strung, food from our favorite local chinese restaurant, takeout containers, fans, napkins, gorgeous floral centerpieces, and a candy bar that was to die for (this was of course Mc's favorite thing!)

In lieu of gifts, they asked people to make a donation to our travel fund. Our friends and family were giving to a fault, they did too much, and we will forever be grateful...

This was a night I will never forget. To feel so loved and to see people come out and support Alba meant more than anyone could ever know!

Quilt Slacker

I realize I am a total slacker and gave up on my quilt posts. I have had several people tell me how much they loved them and so I am going to try to go back and weed thru them.... you may see a few duplicates, but if possible I will post the ones I never got around to posting earlier. It will just be a scrap of the fabric as the larger pieces have already met their maker!

Until then.... how about a pic of the cutest Chinese girl in the world???? That should hold you over!