In 2008, I quit my corporate job, sold off everything I owned and moved overseas with my husband Drew. Since then we've traveled around the world, started our careers over as creative types and nurtured our love of sleeping in late. Oh and we had a baby. Cole, our almost 2 year old has been traveling since he was four months old and probably knows more Thai than me (not that he brags).
The Year of the Dragon Begins…
Having a toddler is fantastic. It allows you to skip events like standing outside in the freezing January chill of northern China, while inhaling the plumes of smoke from thousands of simultaneously lit firecrackers and blame it on your child. If you’re good, you can even make it seem like you’re sacrificing while you send your husband outside with the camera. “It’s okay honey, I’ll just stay here… you go… enjoy… yourself…” (The key here is to suppress the laughter in such a way as to appear deeply disappointed).
Muhahahaha. Cozy blanket. Snuggly baby. Warm cup of tea. (Check.check.check.)
It was absolute bedlam outside tonight, and Drew came back half deaf in one ear. I think he caught on to my sudden excess of maternal instincts, eyeing me up when he walked in. “You know, if you want, I can watch the baby while you go out.”
“Nope! That’s okay, besides these photos are perfect.”
新年快乐!
恭喜发财!
Reading: The Year of the Dragon Begins… http://t.co/d5WQqOfJ via @almostfearless
The Year of the Dragon Begins… http://t.co/gMhs2mJ5 (#travel)
The Year of the Dragon Begins… http://t.co/hXDFyWYn via @zite
The Year of the Dragon Begins…: http://t.co/2ltev3to
Kung Hee Fat Choy! (or Gung Hay fat Choi as some spell it)
Have a great year of the Water Dragon!
I am a dragon. This year is going to be awesome for me! By the way, dragons are the only animal in Chinese astrology that the Chinese don’t eat (not that it’s common to eat rat but it’s been known to happen!).
Happy Chinese New Year: Pics from Beijing CNY: http://t.co/2ltev3to
Sounds awful. We have a party here called La Merce where they have ‘correfocs’, basically people dancing in the street with firecrackers. Dangerous, noisy, totally crazy …People love it, but I”m not so much a fan. Good luck.
Tried to open this, and was told there’s a Trojan….*-(
Just ran Norton and it came back as clean… could be your computer is infected? http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=almostfearless.com
What browser are you using? Can you send me a screenshot? christine.gilbert@gmail.com
Happy Chinese New Year! Most countries tend to be a little less strict when it comes to fireworks and the like than the U.S., which I’m sure you know. When I was little in Colombia, we used to light fireworks all the time (and I was like five)….
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The Year of the Dragon Begins…: http://t.co/DCscAXia
Firefox, not sure if I can send the screenshot – I was able to go to your website and read it there with no problem. I’ll try to do the screenshot thing….
Thanks! I ran a scan (sucuri.net) and my site came back as clean, but I’ve been hacked before, so if you are getting messages that could be a bad sign! Please let me know if it continues (or if anyone else sees anything). Cheers!
I sent you what came up when I clicked on the link – it was my internet security message only, with info on the Trojan…hope you get/got it.
Thanks got it. Cheers!
Xin Nian Kuai Le! Can’t wait to look at the pics.
Happy Chinese New Year! I would’ve stayed inside too, there is so much smoke!
龙年大吉！welcome to beijing！
LOL! I do the same thing with my husband (tell him to go out while I ‘sacrifice’ myself to watch my toddler). I’m not in the mood for late nights anymore, so luckily, like you I have the excuse of the toddler and my husband can represent us in crowded social engagements. Win-win!
The Year of the Dragon Begins…: http://t.co/VzA70BTa @almostfearless
These photos are stunning!
Xin Nian Kwai Le! These photos are perfect – they bring back so many memories. I remember well Chinese New Year 2002 when we were in Dali and it was NUTS! You were so smart to stay in. We actually saw a man wedge a firecracker into the fly of his pants and light it. (we didn’t stick around to see how it turned out for him).
Lovely photos. I recently wrote about the events being held in London for Chinese New Year. It’s great that we were able to be a part of the celebrations. Thanks for sharing.