We had a wonderful two week trip back to the US for Christmas. We spent our first night in Houston with Philip and Crystal and their new bundle of joy, Clara! We also had the rare opportunity to hang out with some old friends from Houston. Then we moved on to Beaumont, Texas where Jason's family has moved from San Angelo this past year. We had some errands to take care of including dentist visits etc but after that we had some great family time. The weather was great. Chris and Sydney ran into some bad weather in DC and were delayed a day or so but we had a great visit with them once they arrived. Sydney is getting so big and mature!
Christmas morning - which we celebrated early so we could play with our toys before we left
Jason's new toy- we called him "paparazzi" all week
Good home cooking- such a great treat when we are home!
The day after Christmas we left Texas for California. My parents rented a nice house in Palm Springs and we spent a great week with my parents, aunt and grandmother. We had beautiful weather, lots of blue sky and sunshine. I gave myself the present of a 1/2 day spa treatment which was very relaxing and well worth it. We also spent some time shopping at the outlet malls and the living desert zoo. We capped the trip off with a visit with Sarah - we stuffed ourselves with good sushi and some Cheesecake Factory.
My mom, aunt and I feeding giraffes at the Living Desert Zoo
Chutney enjoying the pool at the house
Overall the trip was great - it wasn't quite as much of a cultural shock as I thought it might be. Though our Southwest flight from Houston to Palm Springs included a stop over in Vegas- that was quite an "only in America" moment that included singing, clapping, jokes etc. We did spend way too much money and eat way to much but it was worth it. We left California with 70 degree weather and came back to 30 degrees and 2 feet of snow- our bodies are in shock to say the least! And now we both feel pretty sick too- boo! This morning it is -6 F here...the coldest I have ever experienced and it is not very nice.
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Happy New Year!! Glad y'all had a nice trip home! Hope you get to feeling better soon and that it warms up there! Sounds like a great excuse for a fire, hot chocolate and some snuggling! :o)
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