vacation

It takes so little to make me happy at Christmas. Caviar, champagne..no wait.. that's not me...

But seriously, the festivities just roll along. Our family starts the holiday seasons as the good expats that we are with Thanksgiving. The search for the turkey is always unfruitful at that time of year because -um- the French don't celebrate Thanksgiving.

Then we move on to Martin's birthday on Dec 18. He had a guy party this time around with a few good buddies from junior high.

Church Christmas party was a high point this year because if was our first after nine years of church existence.

Christmas gets celebrated 3 times this year. Once with the ALL of us, once with the nuclear part of us and Auguste and once with Lydia's in laws.

New Years is looking *cough* calmer if I could dare day that. We're doing the New Years eve thing only til a little after midnight at a church family's home.

Our celebrations will cease only after the church potluck on Sunday and Gabrielle's birthday party. I've got the nems in the freezer and I'm making her chicken cashew. Will post recipe if good.