Well, the Spring Festival ended today. Or it ended yesterday. Maybe it ends tomorrow? In normal circumstances, I would skip over this puzzlement with a simple "Oh, who cares?" However, this is a situation in which it does matter. This is the difference between, for example, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and December 26th, where it is extremely embarrassing when you pat your friend on the back and say, "Merry Christmas Day, buddy!" only to have your friend reply, "Guy, it's Christmas Eve, not day." (Not that any fool could mess that up, he he.... um.... right?) Many internet sources say it ended on the 15th (meaning I am VERY late in wishing you a happy end-of-Spring-Festival), others say it lasts fifteen days (meaning it should be tomorrow), while others say it's today. So, yes, I am a bit mixed up. Assuming I am correct, that the end is indeed today, I say I hope you've had a jolly good Spring Festival and that your family and health is blessed and all those lovely wishes that people usually hear during this holiday. I believe I heard somewhere that kids usually get 100 yuan in a red envelope for this event. Well, let me say that I never saw so much as the envelope, let alone that big red bill. Oh, well, who cares? I got a purple 5 yuan bill and am content. It's probably better for me. I wouldn't know what to do with 100 yuan, apart from stuff it in my wallet never to be seen again, which certainly isn't a proper way to use perfectly good money.
As a side note, that was a much longer paragraph than I would have liked it to be, but I'm too lazy right now to separate it out (gasp! Abby doesn't want to repair a grammatical problem! Gasp!).
Quite a show of fireworks outside our window tonight. Literally, right outside the window of the parents' room. REAL ones, not the little crackers that Baba likes popping out our front window or the small variety of fireworks that sort of sizzle and pop four, five times. These short off from the ground and exploded into bright lights that headed for the road once again. As I write this, those sort of fireworks are blasting out our living room window now (the one Baba throws poppers from). The best part: no huge smoke cloud left behind! Hooray! No[t as much] pollution!
Currently, Baba and Jenna are out enjoying the beauty (and noise, eek) of the fireworks and snapping pictures of both the fireworks and the full moon Baba foretold we would have. I love when the moon is full. It makes everything look more, I don't know, pretty (maybe?). Bedes, all the interesting events in books and movies occur when the moon is full or new, like love and first kisses and epic battle scenes).
For anyone who cares, the 20th was Emma and my 100th day of school! Yay! (I'm going to pretend that there are hundreds of people clapping so this being here doesn't seem totally stupid and random.)
Moving on, the 22nd and 23rd were the most beautiful days - the best of my whole, entire life [in Xi'an]. It wasn't warm - more like cold with little dashes of warmth scattered about. I was thinking of making a separate post for this news, but I decided not to. Who really wants to read a 500-word post about the weather? Seriously, Abby, give me a break!
I'm currently listening to (apart from the fireworks) Karyn Henley's Playsongs, and they are beginning to drive me CRAZY. But, hey, it puts Matthew to sleep, so I have to appreciate them to some extent. I would give you more information on them, but I don't feel like looking up her website. Like I said, I'm feeling lazy. Besides, I researched the last day of Spring Festival for you. :]
~ Abby
UPDATED I feel bad about not telling you enough about Playsongs. So, here, I pulled up a website, just like I said I wouldn't. Click here.
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