Chinese New Year 2009

Kung Hei Fat Choy

(Cantonese)

or

Xin Nian Kuai Le

(Mandarin)

Happy New Year!!

(wishing you prosperity)

The Year of the OX

People born in the Year of the Ox are patient,

speak little, and inspire confidence in others.

They tend, however, to be eccentric, and bigoted,

and they anger easily. They have fierce tempers

and although they speak little,

when they do they are quite eloquent.

Ox people are mentally and physically alert.

Generally easy-going, they can be remarkably stubborn,

and they hate to fail or be opposed.

They are most compatible with Snake, Rooster, and Rat people.

The house is decorated

Most people have special china for

Thanksgiving and Christmas...
I have special china for Chinese New Year!

Wearing red is for good luck...Emily, I need the red lipstick!

The Feast!

cured barbeque pork

dipped in hot chinese mustard and sesame seeds.

potstickers

Beijing duck,
cod steamed with fresh ginger and soy sauce,
szechuan style shrimp,
eggplant w/szechuan garlic sauce,
mabo tofu,
ham fried rice,
and green onion pancakes.

(I hope I got most of that right!)


Regardless...it was a great feast!

(Thank you Richard!)


Is that a Chinese Coke???

hong bao (red envelopes)

Red envelopes are opened...a wonderful tradition

symbolizing good luck for the new year.

Brennan got a gold dollar because he was the

youngest family member.

Draper Temple Open House

Today was the first day of the open house

for the public to visit the newest

LDS Temple located in the Salt Lake Valley

and I was there accompanied by

some very dear friends and family.

(stock photo)

My photo taken today...January 15, 2009

ordinance room

Draper Temple Open House continued....

Baptismal Font

Sealing Room

Celestial Room

My dear, dear friends Richard and Leslie;

my daughter, Emily, and my grandson, Brennan...

What a privilege it was to share this day

with you in the temple. This will be a glorious

"eternal" memory for me.

THANK YOU!

I LOVE ALL OF YOU!

Pho'...Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

This dish is my other most favorite international

food to eat! It, too, can be eaten for breakfast,

lunch, or dinner...PERFECT!

In Vietnam, it's probably most popular at

breakfast time. However, you will see it

served on the streets of Saigon all day long.

My grandson, Brennan, loved it!

WAY TO GO BRENNAN!

The morning after a snowy night...

It was gorgeous at the Jordan River Temple!

Happy New Year 2009!

Welcome Home!

WOW!! It snowed a lot while I was gone!

I can't complain, though. I got a great seat on all

my flights, and for someone traveling on an

employee standby status...that is a great day! and

All but one of the flights were on time! Amazing!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas 2008!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

UAL Retiree Party...
We had the greatest Santa at United Airlines!

Back to the USA---SFO airport

A favorite eating spot @ SFO

Always hits the spot after several days of Chinese foods.

Christmas Day--Shanghai

A picture of Santa was in windows everywhere.

Shanghai Local Market Shopping

"copy" watches...great imitations of the real ones

and the price fits my budget!

My best friend from my flying days...Vicki

"copy" bags...too. anything you want!

Shampoo, Blow Dry, Head Massage, and CHECK YOUR EMAIL!

Every station has it's own computer!

You can check your email or watch a DVD!

How cool is that!!!

Foot Massages...another must in China

Daily life around Shanghai