I was able to visit the Botanical Gardens with Mike, Susan and Clare on Saturday afternoon. It was so nice and warm in there. It smelled pretty good too with all of those orchids. I didn't know anything about the gardens priorto going there so I was surprised to see everything split up into sections like the desert, the jungle, and medicinal plants. We also saw huge palm tress in the jungle that made everyone wish for spring break!! The orchids were beautiful and the set up was really cool too. I liked the dragon in the main entrance the most. It has flowers all through it;s body with a very colorful head. And ironically, my Coach purse blended in with a lot of the flowers!
Then on Sunday afternoon we all went to the Chinese new year parade in Chinatown. The dragon dancers were by far the best sight of the parade. Jalpa and I were both jealous we weren't younger and had no little kids with us because they got handed the best toys from the people in the parade! By luck, Mike, Jalpa and I were standing at the right place at the "right time" and had fron row seats for the firework display and dragon dancing. We finally got feeling back in our toes after waiting in the cold for an hour but it was worth it to see smething many of us may never see again. I was interested to learn that the Chinese new year is celebrated for 15 days, from full moon-new moon, and it actually began on Valentine's Day this year! All in all, the snow is melting and we're able to do more outdoor activities without freezing on weekends!
-Joanna
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