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Throw Your Dreams Into Space Like a Kite

December 27th, 2012 · Linda · Holidays, pursuit of happiness 3 comments - Tags: balloons, New Years, tradition

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”

– Anaïs Nin

My favorite yearly tradition is the one I share with Kim. For six years now, we meet around the advent of a new year with two helium filled balloons. One balloon is designated for things we’re letting go in the coming year, the other is for our hopes and dreams. In addition to our lists, we also write a fitting quotation for each balloon. This year we learned that there is a global shortage of helium and that it cannot be synthesized. In hopes not to be part of that problem we chose to release prayer lanterns instead.

What a beautiful sight to see our wishes light up the sky.

3rd Year Balloon Release
4th Year Balloon Release
5th Year Balloon Release

Question: What are your hopes and dreams for 2013?

3rd Annual New Year’s Balloon Release

January 3rd, 2010 · Linda · Holidays, How-Tos, Photographs, videos 20 comments - Tags: friends, New Years, tradition

Balloons waiting to be written on

Every year at aroud New Year’s for the past 3 years, Kim and I, inspired by an article in O magazine, release balloons. We adapted what Lance Armstrong’s ex-wife did (she released balloons to symbolize things she was letting go) and we write on 2 balloons. One with the things we want to let go from the year prior, the other with things we desire and hope for in the year to come. It’s an extremely girly thing to do but we enjoy it tremendously and look forward to it when a year draws to an end.