Merry Christmas from Hong Kong!

I hope that wherever life finds you this holiday season that you are embracing the decor, and season changes that are going on all around.  It seems that everywhere I go in Hong Kong I see new decorations...some of which are quite out of place in the subtropics.  For instance, the snow that I found in the IFC mall surrounding the giant reindeer.  I've read that they are also going to make it snow inside the mall a few times a day starting this weekend.  Snow in the subtropics, that will be worth the ding-ding (aka the tram) ride to Central.  

I love this time of year.  I miss the seasonal changes that living in a four seasons climate bring but at least the randomly placed poinsettias finally make sense.  Hong Kong gets all dolled up to celebrate in style with lights, trees and music everywhere you go.  

Wishing you a very merry Christmas!!!!

Angie

Thanksgiving

Fall has arrived quite nicely in Hong Kong.  With the slightly lower temps & much needed lower humidity levels, this makes for one happy girl.  It's difficult for a girl who grew up with four seasons to think about things like decorating & dressing for fall & even Christmas when the weather still calls for flip flops in November.  

Though I will be missing my family and friends this year for Thanksgiving Stateside, I have been enjoying the little posts about being grateful that I've seen on FB.  This year I decided to join the masses in giving thanks for the 30 days of November.  And I have to say it is easier said than done to stop and focus in on the little & big things that I am appreciative of in my life.  It is much easier to complain than stop to reflect on the good things in life.  But it is much calmer and gratifying to take a moment each day to be thankful.  

So as we look forward to the yummy treats that the holidays bring our way, I hope that you too take a moment each day to be thankful for the good things in your life.

Blessings,
Angie