Saturday, February 01, 2014

Happy New Year! Chinese Style

I'm a day off, but yesterday was Chinese New Year to start off year of the horse. I even remembered to do some of the typical traditions my mom likes us to do, and cleaned my room beforehand. According to her, you're supposed to clean your house before new year's eve, and then not sweep for 2 weeks I think, so that you don't sweep away your good luck. At home my mom would make a new year's eve dinner that was incredible. It was 8 courses (8 being a good luck number) and everything would taste so amazing, even the oysters. Everything had a special meaning, and it was kind of something I took for granted. I never used to look forward to it until I left for school.

Yesterday though, I managed to call home when my Aunt in Toronto was skyping my parents, so via Skype and iPhone, I managed to see half of my relatives in Toronto. Oh the power of technology! I don't get to see everyone as much, since everyone is in Toronto so it was an added bonus. This new year I've been trying to connect with my family more, and call more often. As I've grown older I think I've sheltered myself from people, and now I'm realizing this is not the most effective way to deal with things, so I'm trying to be more open and confident and reach out more. It's vulnerable, but it's nice for a change.

As a Coloradan, I also have to throw in the obligatory, year of the horse, hope the Broncos win the superbowl tomorrow. If I didn't have my exam to study for, it may have been one that I would have actually tried to watch, too.

Hope this new year brings lots of luck!

1 comment:

Teesa said...

happy new year, kels! that is too awesome that you got to see so much of your family via skype :)