Happy New Year (Better Late than Never)

Well it has been exactly one month since my last post. I've been away from a computer for about a month. It has been a nice break, but I've found how reliant I am on technology. We have enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. I was taking down my holiday decorations today and felt a little sad that everything is over, until the end of the year. We had a lot of fun celebrating with family and friends. There is something magical about the season that brings everyone together. I will try and keep my update brief, but here are some of the things we have been up to.

Dec. 21st was my last day of seminary for three weeks. My sisters came into town and we celebrated an early Christmas as a family. We all then headed in different directions. Chris and I flew down to Pasadena to spend Christmas with his family. It has been a while since we were ALL together. It was so much fun. We had a packed house with people everywhere, it was great. We played games, watched movies, ate lots, went shopping, just hung out. Christmas day was so fun, watching the niece and nephews open gifts and the excitement over so many new fun things. They are the cutest kids. I love being with family.

Two days after Christmas Chris and I went on a holiday adventure to South America. We've been married for 5 years and Chris has talked about going back to Argentina since then. We decided now was the best time of any. Things are slow at work, we had a break from school and work, and why not. We had a great time. What a neat country. So much culture and history, it reminded me a lot of Europe. We flew into Buenos Aires, and then did about everything we possibly could in 2 1/2 weeks. We went to Uruguay for two days, we took a bus to Mendoza (where Chris served his mission), visited many of the areas he served in (San Rafael, Tunujan, etc.). We visited with families he knew (they were so kind and welcoming). We spent time with Thomas and his wife Sabrina (Chris and Thomas served at the same time in Mendoza). They were so nice to take us around so many places, we even spent New Years with Sabrina and her family. What a great party, we didn't get home until 4:30am. We also went to Iguazau Falls with them, spectacular. We spent the last days in Buenos Aires. Such a great city, beautiful architecture, good shopping, fun food, and great sites. We went to a Tango show, shopped the San Telmo flea market, ate great beef, and walked around a lot. It wasn't the most relaxing of trips, we were on the go a lot, but it was worth it. We have found it to be rather unpleasant coming back to life and reality, but you have to pay to play.

It was a great Christmas and New Year, we feel so lucky to have such wonderful opportunities. I will try and post some pictures, when I get my camera hooked up to the computer. I just have a few right now. Hope the new year has been good to you so far.