Lunar New Year

Falls Church, VA
 
Have you ever been to a Chinese New Year Festival? A friend invited us to join them in a Chinese New Year Festival at a middle school in Falls Church, which was very nice of that friend! They have dragons that you can take photos with and booths where you can buy stuff. I also liked the show that they had with the costumes and everything! The dragon hanging on the ceiling is not that one I was talking about that you can take photos with. Haha! The dragon that you can take photos with is the one that they use for the dragon dance, which was pretty cool! Unfortunately, I did not take photos of the dragon dance... Haha! Of course, to complete the outing, a trip to a dim sum place nearby (which I now can't remember the name!) is a very nice end to the outing! =)

That most wonderful time of the year

Vienna, VA and other places

Okay, this doesn't look like it's the most wonderful time of the year.... You do agree though that it's pretty neat to see icicles on a tree, right? I thought it was pretty amazing so I wanted to share! =D Of course, we all know that the most wonderful time of the year comes in the winter, so this is still a fitting picture, I think. Haha!


 
It was a very cold Christmas eve when we visited the Meadowlark winter walk of lights. You wouldn't know it was that cold with the number of people at the park. Well, except that everyone is bundled up well from head to toe which was a clue to how cold that night was. Enough with the talk of the cold at that time, it was still a good night to stroll through the lights. The trees and the grass there are covered with lights, which was quite a sight! Close to the lake, they even have the lights dancing to some music, which of course, I have now forgotten! =D


 
As you can see, my photo taking skills is not so great... Haha! I think you can still see that the light show was pretty good, I hope! We had a great time walking through the lights, albeit a little bit cold and at the end of the walk, you can get some s'mores! They have a good fire going at the end of the walk to warm up in and of course, they sell some hot cocoa and the s'mores kit. You can also just buy the marshmallows and the roasting stick! I think the fire with the roasted marshmallows is one of the highlights of the walk! Haha! So, if ever you're around Vienna during the holidays, the winter walk of lights at Meadowlark is a fun way to spend an evening! I enjoyed the walk through the lights! (Of course, the marshmallows at the end too! =D )


 
This is not from Meadowlark Garden, it's from a friends house and just wanted to share! She goes all out when decorating for Christmas that when you visit her house, you can't help but feel a little more Christmas spirit! =) Hope everyone has a most wonderful time during that most wonderful time of the year, through the years! =D

The happiest place on earth?

Anaheim, CA

 
Have you guessed yet where the happiest place on earth is? Disneyland! =) I love that horse pulling the trolley, I think... Just beautiful! Of course, the sight of sleeping beauty's castle immediately brings to mind, Disneyland! Is this your happiest place on earth too? =)


 
At the time of this visit, Disneyland was decked out for Christmas! Yeah, Buzz Light Year is not decked out for Christmas... I just wanted to include him in the post. Hee-hee!


 
I liked their Christmas parade there a lot! For some reason, I prefer is to the Christmas parade in wdw! =O We saw a lot of Disney characters dressed for the season and of course, the big honcho for christmas, Santa Claus!


A visit to Disneyland is not complete without going on It's a small world! I always can't get the song out of my head after riding it for the rest of the day! Haha!


 
I love how they decorated the inside of It's a small world for the season! I think this was the first time I visited Disneyland during Christmas Holidays and I must say, I'm impressed with what they did for It's a small world! =)


 
I was impressed by the inside of the ride, guess what, I am even more impressed with the light show that they do on the facade of the ride! It's amazing!


I'll leave you with a picture of sleeping beauty's castle all lit during the Christmas holidays at Disneyland! Is it the happiest place on earth, or what? =)