Dec 2013 – Jan 2014

Today we made jiaozi, or dumplings.  I don’t care much for them, but they are a New Year tradition so I thought I’d do my part by watching the work get done.

Chinese New Year is the biggest Chinese holiday of the year.  Most offices are closed for at least a week, many for a full two weeks.  So before the shutdown, I thought it to be a fine idea to visit Pokin’s dad’s office.  First of all I heard it was a food business.  Second I liked the notion of a boss-to-bear-boss chat.

But a quick look around proved that there was little in the way of chocolate or hot cocoa.  On that point alone, I have decided I like my office better.

Plus I can play games in my office.

Well at least I can entertain myself watching Eric make crepes for the employees.

So I went to China.

So far it’s not too bad as festivities go.

I had a good haul.  Time to see how Quatchi did.

We caught up over Skype video chat.

He might have had gotten a santa hat that fit but I got more presents.  So there.

He got me a flying quadricopter for christmas.  It came with lasers.  It was awesome.  We flew it inside the house.  Over people’s heads.  I thought that was even more awesome.

Then we flew it outdoors.

I liked flying it indoors better.

In turn I got him a super-video card so that we can crank up all the settings on our video games.  It was so super it came with 3 fans.   I’m so thoughtful.

All we’re missing now is my uber gaming bear cave.

Each even came with a note!

So many presents, and I hadn’t even gotten to the present my best bear bud got me yet.

I like Christmas.

This oso is oso ready.

Location scouted and secured.

Bring on the presents!

It’s the night before Christmas and I’m kind of feeling a little excited about how many presents under the tree have my name on it.

So excited that I wanted a moment with my best bear bud and his friend Kurt in front of my tree and my anticipated presents.

Big ass tree, big ass number of presents for me – this is the Christmas spirit!

Time to go to bed so I can wake up and start opening more presents!

Christmas Eve and it’s time for presents!

To get into the christmas spirit, this spirit bear wore a santa hat.   It wasn’t the right size and I had to fit it over my toque, but whatever, it’s a christmas hat.  Let’s not get picky.

As a pre-christmas gift I got a chocolate bear, scratch tickets and chocolate.  I thought I got a pretty good haul.  So did Nicholas’ sister.

Time to scratch those tickets.  I’m feeling lucky!

Snowmen time!