暖冬cool夏
这里一年四季温暖如春，没有酷暑没有严寒......
Raindrops pattered against the rooftop. They dropped to the ground, bounced and splattered. The tree branches on the road sides were bending down heavily, now that the leaves were saturated with water. As a matter of fact, everything in the open air looked soaked after five days’ rain in a row. The parched land was finally relieved.
Last weekend saw my shopping spree as I was preparing for the trip to China. Around 10 am in the morning last Saturday, I was heading to an outlet, hoping that it is an early bird that gets the parking spot. When I entered the highway, the rain started pouring. The cars, stuck on the congested highway, were not moving. I changed my mind and crawled out of freeway in the next exit. Habitually, I went to the nearby Costco, to fill the gas first. The line was long, even in such a bad weather. I waited patiently inside the car with the radio on, watching the windshield wiping off the water from the blurring window. When it was my turn, I had to tiptoe onto the flooded ground, careful not to wet my Nike shoes. Then, I joined the crowd at Costco, looking here and there in search of right gifts.
I went back home for a simple lunch and a short nap before I resumed my morning attempt to an outlet. It was almost 4 pm. The sky was cleared a little bit; the parking lot was fully packed as in a typical weekend day. I circled around, waited for more than ten minutes before I finally got a parking space.
The shopping was continued on Sunday morning, when I drove to a mall to return a skin care product ordered online, and picked up an online order that was delivered to a store. It is a huge modern mall, largest in CA, full of high-end luxury stores. Ultra luxury brands such as Rolex, LV, Chloe and even Porsche Design shop can be found among them. Now, after the end of the holiday season comes the annual sales. The showy window displays were punctuated by eye-catching discount notices at the store entrances, wooing customers in for good deals. I passed by some stores, went in and out some others. Entrapped in this jungle-like maze, I felt a bit lost, lost in thought about the pleasure money can bring to people, and lost physically in direction. This is a world beyond me. Had it not been for the gifts, I would have enjoyed staying at home.
Getting out of the mall, I was greeted by the crisp air, warm sunlight and blue sky. Twenty minutes’ drive on the freeway led me to a familiar exit, ahead of which lie the rolling valleys. Tears suddenly swelled to my eyes when I saw the greenish color emerge from the sprawling barren tops. It is the recent rain that brought life back to the valley,a place we frequented every week for hiking in the past, a place that holds so dear to my heart.
我在美国20多年了，还未曾有机会回国过年呢。
问好暖冬，周末快乐！
最怀念早上在被窝里听外面的鞭炮声了！
祝归舟妹妹回国之旅愉快开心!
问好暖冬，周末快乐！
祝暖冬回国一切顺利，玩得开心！
祝好，保重。
这是一首小诗，聊聊几句，有感而发，这谁还这么惦记初恋啊，新时代要与时俱进，发展新爱，哈哈哈：)谢谢子乔！
洛杉矶确实华人多，有几个城市看上去跟中国的小城镇差不多了，满街找不到一个英文字。连我们都吓一跳，那些从美国其他地方来的人大概都要吓得目瞪口呆了。
我现在买东西大部分是在网上买，很少去mall 了，有时候去感觉一下人潮也不错。
发现暖冬前面还写了一首诗，不会是萌萌的春意触发了暖冬回国与初恋“再相见”的感怀吧：））
你师傅喜欢网购，还网偷圆奖，哈哈哈！
羡慕徒儿回国过年，要是你赶不上领鸡皮疙瘩奖，我先替你收着～～
删除 回复 '迪儿' 的评论 : 迪儿好！今天还下雨，据说明天更大，下吧下吧，今年春天有盼头了。我其实自己不太逛mall，你看出去越多碰到的事情越多，这人撞了你的好车，居然这样的态度，好在有目击者，又是valet parking.这就值了。好在车没事，也可能是车身很strong。
我今天上班又很忙。
盼着春天早点到，可以去爬山了，虽然没有队伍了，拉上某人一起去。谢谢迪儿的问候和祝福，也祝你们猪年万事如意！
我昨天一早开车去上班，大雨倾盆。有一段路，雨水中，旧的分隔线和新的分隔线深浅一样，我分辩不清，只能任车在两条lane之间飘，还好附近没有车。
我好多年没有节日购物，这次凑了几回热闹，每次都是停不到车，经济太好了，大家口袋里都有钱。一次用了Valet Parking，取车的时候，工作人员刚把车交给我，前面车的女的倒车不看，直接碰到我车上。我要求她的驾照和保险信息，她骂出F，还想强行开走。辛亏是在Valet，Parking，工作人员帮我要了她的信息。这才知道，有这么可怕的司机。好在她是从禁止状态启动，我的车没有什么损伤。
说到爬山，我们坚持五年了，最近非常松懈。但是我想我们还是会坚持下去的。
祝你回国开心，也祝你和亲人们猪年万事如意。
Switch to Xeros, you won't have that kind of trouble. As our saying goes "光脚的不怕穿鞋的" :-)
I'm going back for the New Year, too, and plan to bring them almonds and pistachios, both local produce.
羡慕暖冬啊回家过年啊，中国很热闹的！买什么回去头很大：）
看那个十二生肖的玻璃墙（门？）设计得多好，好玩儿，中国风，现代感。
感觉跟着暖冬美眉也逛了一趟商场。:D