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Tag Archives: Spring Festival
Contest Results
Welcome back from holidays, everyone (well, if you’re in China, that is)! My husband and I once again survived our annual Chinese New Year trek to Inner Mongolia and back to visit his family, and I hope you made it … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Shameless Self-Promotion
Tagged China, Chinese New Year, contest, queuing, Spring Festival
8 Comments
My Very First Ever Contest!
A week or so ago, as I walked to the spot where we meet our school van for rides to work, I chanced upon something so rare, so nearly impossible, so unexpected…that obviously I whipped out my cell phone to … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Things Other People Do
Tagged China, Chinese New Year, contest, expat, funny, habits, lines, queuing, Spring Festival, strange
16 Comments
It’s Showtime!
Remember that post about our “wedding team”? They’re baaaaack!! We’ve finally started to actually plan this wedding we’ve been talking about since last year, which is good, because it’s only about three months away. After setting a date and booking … Continue reading
Posted in Things Other People Do, Wedding
Tagged China, planning, Spring Festival, wedding
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Happy “Tu” Year!
That means “Happy Rabbit Year!” because we are starting the Year of the Rabbit here in China (yes, they have a cute play on words for as many years as possible – last year was “Happy Hu (tiger) Year” and … Continue reading
An Old Chinese Lady Tried to Steal My Mom!
There have definitely been times in my life when I would have welcomed someone stealing my mother (oh, don’t get offended, you know you are thinking the same thing, and besides, she would say the same thing about me). But … Continue reading
Posted in Things Other People Do
Tagged China, fireworks, Lantern Festival, parents, Spring Festival, tea
14 Comments
