chuc mung nam moi!

this year's lunar new year was crazy! i must have been cleaning for almost 36 hours, with errands outside of the house intermingled with like 5 loads of laundry, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathroom and tub, and organizing. but worth it! my room feels clean! and not so cluttered!

last night for the big eve of the new year celebration, my parents and i hit up 2 temples. we returned home, i finished up my last load of laundry, and then received the coveted red envelopes from the parents. then today, we went to 5 more temples. i think that is the most i've visited in the past several years. though, it felt different without the brothers.

there were a lot of hip trendster kids wearing their white headbuds and overlydecked out moms trying to catch the attention of 14 year old boys. lots of stilettos and traditional ao dai dresses. lots of subdued men waiting to eat and get home.

good times. i wonder if the tet carnival is worth a trip this year...