Happy New Year 2019

Happy New Year!  Cheers to 2019!

What Factors Affect Your Decisions In The Coming Presidential Election?

Seems like wherever you turn the news on television, most of it are about the upcoming United States presidential election.  Highly important issues  and other political concerns are in the debate agendas of each candidate.

Tomorrow evening is another debate event.  Presidential candidates have to showcase their ideals and be well-prepared to answer ridiculous amount of questions.  Although the election won't be until November 8, 2016, tremendous campaigns are now presented.  Who would you vote for?  Are you a registered voter already?  What factors affect your decisions?  

But we all know that our votes are very highly confidential.  No one should except ourselves should know who our choice is.  Though after the polls, do you think it's okay to share it?  Take a look at www.ballotsnapshot.com.  It shows a probable poll result which is kinda convincing, I guess.

Happy Independence Day, USA!

Fireworks at our place. :) 

Weekend Snapshots: Queen's Tea Party At The Rose Festival

It was a very pleasant day this past weekend and my daughter and I visited the folks in Tyler.  My little one was very happy to see her grandparents, as usual.  

My mother-in-law informed me ahead of time that the annual Rose Festival is on going that weekend. I haven't seen the Rose Festival in Tyler since I got here in Texas.  That Saturday's event was the Rose Queen's Tea party.  The Rose Queen 2014 and her court were gathered at the Rose Garden to meet and greet the public.  So only the three of us went - mom, DD, and me.

There's tea served on one table.  Bottled water and cookies on the other ones.  The cookies tasted really good.  Mom said that the Rose Festival theme varies every year.  This year's is circus theme.  So all the extravagant gowns are designed with the circus inspired in them.

Rose Festival at the Rose Garden - Tyler, TX

 I was in awe with the Rose Queen's and the duchesses' gowns.  They were all creatively designed and made.  I bet those gowns were extremely expensive.

The train of the Rose Queen's gown hung and displayed in the garden at the Queen's Tea party.

DD with the Rose Queen 2014 - Ms. Peltier

DD posing with one of the duchesses and her escort.

Lovely roses in different scents and colors.