Culture Nuggets 🌍

A very special Christmas!! So my beloved boyfriend decided to surprise me with the ultimate Christmas gift on December 25, 2020.  My mother and I joined his family for Christmas dinner. We all prayed and ate the holiday meal together as we shared laughs and funny stories. Then we decided to take a few family photos. We took about 4 pictures on his sister's phone. The camera on the cellular phone counted down from 10 to 1 each time. During the last photo, we all posed and smiled as the camera counted down. By the time the camera got to 4, my boyfriend Omari jumped out of his spot. Everyone stared at him, yelling and asking him why did he move. Then he dropped to his knee and asked me to marry him. We all screamed in awe of his random act of love! We were all shocked and very excited to say the very least. Check out everyone's reaction in the photo below....                                ...

  So, while I was in California back in September 2020 I purchased  some turtles! They were only 2 weeks old when I first got them and they are growing pretty fast! So far they are very sweet. Check out this video to see some turtle action!! Oh and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel ;-)

I decided to host a Halloween party this year. We had pizza, cupcake, cider and candy. We took pictures, had a costume contest and did a few hustles. We even had a disco light and music. It was loads of fun and a great way for my family and my boyfriend's family to get to know each other better. I can't wait until next Halloween!

https://creationmuseum.org/ I decided to take a quick day trip to Petersburg, Kentucky to visit the Creation Museum. This museum is not the average museum by any means! They have a café with vegetarian/vegan options, a 3D theatre, lecture hall, interactive exhibits and a petting zoo. They even have zip lining and camel back riding! I went for the first time in 2013 with my grandmother and a campus Bible study group. This time around was a great reminder of how cool this place actually is. It's a Christian museum that focuses on the teachings of creation in Genesis. So if you're a new Christian who wants to learn or an experienced Christian that wants a deeper understanding of the Bible, I highly recommend this museum for a fun, interactive, biblical adventure!!

https://www.frankenmuth.org/ Frankenmuth, also known as Michigan's little Bavaria, is so underrated. There's so much to do here! Us Michiganders should totally take advantage of the wonders of our great lake state! I've visited Frankenmuth more times than I can count but this time around I visited the cheese Haus where we saw a puppet show and purchased some strawberry cream cheese and blueberry cream cheese. We also went to a wine tasting and a coffee shop called the Kaffee Haus. We saw a live band playing classic American "oldies but goodies" songs at the farmer's market and we even visited the Michigan Heroes Museum which has many displays honoring military veterans from Michigan. I also got some collector's charms for my bracelet at the Pandora store. What a cool local day trip! It's only a two hour drive from Detroit.😁

So for those of you who know me know that I've been obsessed with Chinese culture, clothing, language, etc since I was a little girl. I bought so much stuff in Chinatown this day!! I've been to Chicago's Chinatown twice but this was my first time to California. If you know of any other Chinatown's in other US states, please tell me about them in the comments. Until next time, PEACE!!!

During my week vacation in Las Vegas, Nevada I did everything but gamble 🎰(shocker). The first full day was very interesting. I woke up and had breakfast and then made my way to the Erotic Heritage Museum. There were many pictures, mannequin exhibits and short films. Long story short, I saw and learned a lot about sex (although I thought I was am expert) LOL.  The second day was spent on The High Roller which was a large Ferris wheel. Instead of sitting in seats like a regular Ferris wheel, the High Roller has room sized pods where you can stand or sit and see the view of the city. Then we went to a restaurant called Nacho Daddy where they have scorpion shots. That's right, the shot of tequila has a 🦂 on it. Of course I didn't do it but I cheered my friends on while squirming in my seat (I have bug-o-phobia)! This restaurant even has a vegan menu, so I ordered Vegan chicken tacos.  The third day we went to Gordon Ramsey's steak restaurant in the Paris Hotel Casino resort....