happy lunar new year!

its the year of the dog. its my sister's year.

i sort of wish i had planned an event.
but thoughts of the new year flashes me back to memories of new years in taiwan two years ago. my cousin's wedding, all the family, the food, my uncle asking our ancestors to find me a good husband, going with my mom and my aunt to the temple where my grandparent's ashes are kept and paying respects to them with a lot of food and incense, hanging over the railing outside and asking my mom if she wants to the same treatment when she goes, going to my other grandmother's temple to eat their fabulous new year's feast. . .

so here. . . respects to my deceased grandparents. . . and goodbye to my deceased grandparents beautiful house with the large snail on it- just got sold. on the upper right that's my still living grandmother with my sister and niece. they had matching hairdos.

this turned into a sentimental post. i don't know what happened.