new years eve numero dos

   There was a one hour delay in Seoul because of the winter wonderland at hand. 

But it was oh so grand to come around the corner-out of customs- and see Angela in the crowd waving her hand.

   To Angela's house we go! Her father has a factory down the street and they (including her brother-17 and sister-20) live above her mother's restaurant. I slept hard last night, and it has been a full morning of preparing for the New Years Eve celebration tonight.

   Red banners and signs go above, on, and on either side of all the doors. The door to the restaurant, the door to their living quarters above, the back door, and the garage. The ladies, A, her sister, her mother, her mother's sister and I have been making bread, jaozi (dumplings), fish, and cucumber salad. When the clock strikes 12 am tonight, we will be setting off the stack of fireworks "li hua" that where in the garage when we opened it this morning.  

   Oh, the second to last picture is of the fish we made out of dough. Fish is a symbol of prosperity. Angela made an octopus, I made a larger than life goldfish looking thing.

  Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3pSQnzoGA