Yesterday marked the beginning of a new year, the year of the Snake, according to the Chinese calendar. Something in me yearns for marking new beginnings and hopes for new energy, new life, new starts. Yesterday also marked the day when the boy first came to visit me in Barcelona, 5 years ago, and it's also the day when we got engaged (3 years ago). We wanted to celebrate.
We started by making each other our favorite breakfast (the boy made orange juice and raspberry toast for me, I made tea and an omelette sandwich for him). I dressed all in red (from
By accident, when we went to the Asian supermarket we found a graffittied snake in the parking lot, that I had never seen before even though we go to that same parking lot all the time. I love coincidences like this (I know it probably means my brain is more aware / perceptive to whatever it is I'm concentrating on at that moment). Today also marks my sister's first wedding anniversary. I hope, again, this year will bring joy, love, happiness and life to all of you. Did you do anything special?
I love that you wore all red! We cleaned on Saturday but more because the flat was a state than because I'd remembered it was Chinese New Year! We had dinner with friends and did remember to toast to the new year with champagne but that's about all. Maybe I'll make some dim sum this week. We started making prok & prawn gyozas last year and they're easy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh well, champagne is always great. And Homemade gyozas sound great, if you make them do share the recipe !
DeleteI love that outfit! I don't have much red in my wardrobe but now I wish I did! P.S. My due date was Chinese New Years and I'd been wondering if I'd have a dragon baby or snake baby for the past 9 months. And well... He's a little dragon born on groundhogs day :)
ReplyDeleteFELICITACIONES!
DeleteOh Congratulations. So your little baby dragon is here already ;) I am so happy for you! So, so happy. And thanks, I do have lots of red! It's my go-to color...
DeleteSounds like you guys had a ton of fun! I love celebrating the smaller special days in a relationship and it's really cool that you have two falling on the same day.
ReplyDeleteI spent Chinese New Year shoe shopping for a dear friend's wedding with the rest of the bridesmaids and then just hanging out. Nothing really celebratory of the day's significance but an awesome day in and of itself.
It was fun ! The two special days falling on the same day were kind of on purpose :)
DeleteAnd actually, shoe shopping on Chinese New Year is totally a good omen (getting new clothes, new shoes or cutting your hear are supposed to bring good luck). SOunds like fun too :) Hanging out with friends is the best.
Wow, what a beauiful day you had! I did actually celebrate last year, but this year we had other things going on and it didn't happen. I think I see the makings of a lovely tradition in your house though!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, we always do small special things on days like this even if it is just a breakfasat date or a walk in the park. Thinking of you.
Deletejajaja que curioso!, bueno pues feliz ano de la serpiente..........a mi tambien me encanta la comida oriental...yum yum.... y te admiro por usar bailarinas con este frio jijij
ReplyDeleteGracias! Felicidades igual. La comida oriental tiene muchos platos deliciosos y utiliza muchos ingredientes nutritivos. Lo de las bailarinas fue un poco locura, pero también sabía que ibamos de la casa al coche, del coche al supermercado y de regreso, que si no...
DeleteWe did celebrate and followed some traditions. I cleaned, decluttered and organized like never before, had tangerine beef for dinner, with lettuce for prosperity and rice, decorated with oranges and clementines, had sweets for a sweet year and put the good luck signs on the doors. We opened windows for the new year to get in and I had a few powerful realizations about how deeply the Dragon had changed me. I took out the garbage at 23:45, we toasted with champagne and I meditated and did reiki before going to sleep. The following day, we released ourselves from superstitions and used knives and scissors, vacuumed the floor and I washed my hair :)
ReplyDeleteI really want to try the tangerine beef! One of these days. That's a lot of tiny celebrations I love it. I washed my hair too yesterday, and I did use knives (cooking counts? and scissors....) . I still have to vacuum. And champagne is always welcome!
DeleteI love that you randomly found the serpent graffiti. So serendipitous. I thought of your blog post today (yes I read without commenting this morning), because I was at a meeting at a school and the principal was handing out "Lucky Candy" to celebrate the new year.
ReplyDeleteYeah I am crazy about random findings like this, I even wrote about it here and here. How nice that the principal handed out "Lucky Candy". :)
DeleteHappy new year to you too!
qué romántica la idea de hacer el desayuno favorito de cada quien! bueno, es que a mí me encanta toda la comida de desayuno (waffles, hot cakes, omelettes, mermeladas, frutas...). Nosotros pasamos el día preparando maletas, despidiéndonos de mi familia y llorando (yo, jeje).
ReplyDeleteLa comida del desayuno es la mejor, creo que yo podría vivir de desayuno!
DeleteWow, así es que ya están... del otro lado del mundo? Ha comenzado la aventura?
(Que difíciles son las despedidas, yo también, siempre lloró al irme de México).