Days 157-158: Happy Valentine's Day and Happy New Year's Eve!

So these days are celebration times: the American holiday of Valentine's Day and the Chinese holiday of New Year's. However, we haven't been doing a lot to celebrate. Kerry and I have put up some decorations, including purple and pink ornaments on the (otherwise useless) TV, purchased a couple cute stuffed red dogs (it is the Year of the Dog, after all), and placed a red lantern ornament on our door. Red, I have learned, is for good luck, and this is fine with me: red is my favorite color!

For Valentine's Day, Kerry and I exchanged cards, and I got him some Kit Kat chocolates (from Target back in the US) as well as a beautiful rainbow-colored rose from a flower stand outside of Carrefour--gorgeous!

Otherwise, I've mostly been working on my online sabbatical portfolio. It is hard work: not just writing, but a lot of photo adjustment and getting used to the "new" Google Sites. So it does take some time.

Our big "celebration" was that, on Valentine's Day, we went back to Kiwiana in the Hongkou Plaza; however, we waited an hour to eat and had to share out table (half the time) with another couple. We got the fish and chips again that we liked so much last time, and they were still good, but somehow I remember them being better the first time around. However, their desserts were stellar: I got berry waffles with strawberry ice cream and Kerry got ice cream buns--each one was a different flavor! Beautifully presented, excellent taste. We also bought a stuffed kiwi due to our mutual love of stuffed animals. :)

Ice cream buns--Kerry's dessert at Kiwiana!