Chinese New Year!

First time I don't need to spend my Chinese New Year with my E.'s family in Taichung, Taiwan (2 hrs. drive fm. Taipei).  Because this year we're going to Osaka, Japan!!!!!!!!!  Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is my 10th anniversary gift as well.  Remember we went to Ocean Park, HK on our birthdays and anniversay, and my E. promised to give me a really BIG diamond ring many years ago (I have a small engagement ring only), but I said NO, I don't want it, cos in SZ, I don't feel safe to wear any jewelry, most of my treasure, I put in my Taipei's bank safe box.  So I think it's meaningless to give me a diamond ring now, just to store in the safe box.  So I said please bring me to travel during the Chinese New Year, cos I really hate to spend the holidays with his parents.  Why?  You don't feel any New Year mood, and you just sit at home for a few days, doing nothing, plus the traffic is so bad, sometimes it takes at least 3 hrs to go back to Taichung (everyone is rushing home during CNY); plus this year, we are in SZ, the airport must be crowded with Taiwaneses going back to Taiwan.  So here we are, getting ready to Osaka!  I have waited 10 years for this holidays !

Although we will not stay in SZ for CNY, but I still bought some very pretty CNY decoration, to make my home feeling warmth and happy.  I can't find some of these in Taiwan, so I love them and Amelie loves them too.  Here are the things I got:

I bought this esp. for Amelie, she loves Minnie!

I hang these 2 paper "lights"(?) in the balcony.

See, I hang my wet clothes in the balcony.  I love this Chinese paper art.  Very special!

This year is the year of "rat", so I got these 2 very cute paper art of rats, they are stealing oil.