Hello Friends and Family! I have to admit to being extremely lazy about my blog the last couple of months...Sorry:) We have been so busy! Blah Blah Blah, yes, I know, you hear that all the time, we're all busy right? My other excuse is that we haven't had a camera, and what's a blog post without a picture to go with it. However, the holidays are here, we are getting a new camera for Christmas and I am making it my New Year's Resolution to write more! I can't explain everything that has happened over the past few months, but I'll do my best to give you the abridged version. Here it goes: I have successfully performed in two parent meetings this month. Although I disagree with having them and think they are a pain in the 'you know what' to plan for, they played out nicely and the parents were happy. I went to a Ladies Luncheon/Christmas Exchange with a group of 20 lovely ladies, organized by the extra lovely Liz. When the luncheon was over, I had a belly full of pizza, a cute new purse and Vietnamese doll and a handful of new friends that I looked forward to seeing again. Meanwhile, Piotr was continuing to try his hand at surfing. He never fails to come home with an injury, but he is now able to stand up on the board!
We both had Friday and Saturday of Christmas off. We both missed our families. We were both happy to have each other.
Santa wasn't able to bring our families to us this year, so instead, he brought us 2 days FULL of sunshine, which we both agreed made the holiday seem extra special. Christmas Eve day started with the neighborhood boys, teaching them how to cut out snowflakes, which we decorated our doors with. Around 3pm, we went to Bread of Life for their annual staff Xmas party. It was a wonderful event! Kathleen (owner) gave a touching speech to the staff about how much she loves and appreciates them, and then one of the deaf staff members told the Christmas story in sign. We ate. We laughed. We cried. Then we played! Kathleen organized a gift exchange, kind of like a white elephant exchange, only she had provided all the gifts. Each person got a number. The higher your number, the more gift options you had to choose from. So, number 1 started by choosing a present and opening it. Then number 2 came up, chose a present and then had to make the difficult decision of keeping the present (without knowing its contents) or trading with number 1. We were number 32 out of 35. When it came round to our turn, the hot item seemed to be the huge bulk size jug of cooking oil. Without a second thought, Piotr took a present from under the tree, handed it to the guy who was currently holding the oil and snatched up the oil. Unfortunately for us, number 33 had her eye on the oil too, and within minutes it was gone. We ended up with a girls shirt. Sorry Piotr :(
From Bread of Life, I went to the physical therapist and Piotr went to pick up my computer, which had completely crashed the night before. My session at the therapist left me feeling relaxed and aligned and ready for the evening ahead. Piotr had made reservations at the Life Resort for their Christmas Eve Buffet. We were joining a couple that lived down the street from us, who also happens to be the guy Piotr works for at InDanang.com. We ate again. We enjoyed the company of others. We came home. We went to bed.
Christmas Day, like Christmas Eve, was full of sunshine! I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. After talking with my family (funny that it was already Xmas day for us and still Xmas eve for them), we headed straight for the beach. I caught a few rays and Piotr caught a few waves:) A few friends joined us on the beach, and then later we joined them for my first ever vegan Christmas dinner. The dinner turned out to be fantastic, which didn't surprise me, but pleasantly surprised Mr. Meat and Potatoes, Piotr, who thinks a meal isn't a meal unless it has meat and potatoes. We ended the evening with the classic "A Christmas Story", which was better than I remembered it. I really enjoyed the narrative. It was Piotrs first time seeing it and he agreed, the story is really well written and told perfectly from the memory of a young boy.
Sunday. Boxing Day. Chill out. Make a run to Metro. Cook up a huge batch of flour tortillas, which should last us the week. Eat quesadillas. Drop by the Boxing Day party at Liz and John's, enjoy a couple glasses of wine, some good conversation, and call it an early night. With work again on Monday, the holiday was coming to a close. All is all, it was a wonderful Christmas!
Side note:
We now have 2 bikes, which I tend to use more often then Piotr, but we love taking them to the market in the morning! I also got a pair of rollerblades!!! The best location to blade...up and down the beach. Amazing! We bought X-mas presents for the 3 neighborhood kids who ALWAYS come over and hang out with us (Cam, Thinh and Hung)... the kids were sooo happy and surprised and I'm pretty sure we were a huge hit with the parents! Piotr's present to me was a Vietnamese rice hat, 2 pairs of faux sunglasses, and a surprise still to come when our friend gets back from the states. I got Piotr a nice silver money clip with a diamond in it.
Merry Christmas!
<3 angie
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