Happy Lunar New Year from Mochi Studios!

Everlasting peace and prosperity to you and your families in the Year of the Tiger!

February 14th marked the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger which was celebrated by my family with a stupendous feast with my closest friends and relatives! I spent the day and the next day calling up my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other close family friends to wish them Happy New Years and good luck! In Chinese tradition, this is probably the most festive and colorful time of year for celebration, good wishes, and renewing our lives (which reminds me, I need to clean up my apartment!) Also, Lam’s mother received her pillows in time for New Years celebration too! In Vietnamese, the Lunar New Year Festival is called Tết! The red pillows are going to be perfect to brighten up their home!

It’s been such a busy time of year this year! The 2010 Winter Olympics started on Friday; Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Years was on Sunday; yesterday was President’s Day; today is Fat Tuesday and tomorrow is Ash Wednesday marking the first day of Lent! Whew! There’s so much going on, it’s been hard for me to keep up with everything! Lam and I usually celebrate our love alone on Valentine’s Day but since it was also New Years, we had a spectacular New Years dinner with my family instead of cooking up a romantic meal. But we did take yesterday off to barbecue some delicious fresh oysters in Tomalas Bay and strolled down the soft sandy beaches of Point Reyes which was blissful~! We also recently went to Vegas to see Utada Hikaru in concert (pictures of the show are on her website! I love this one!) and we took some pictures at the Bellagio garden conservatory which was decorated beautifully in a Lunar New Year of the Tiger theme!

Happy Lunar New Years, everyone!

And best wishes for all holidays and occasions you all celebrate this time of year!