We're still here for those of you who have continued to faithfully check our site the last several weeks with no sign of a new blog. We enjoyed a very different Christmas this year consisting of Erin singing in the church choir at both services Christmas Eve and again at both services Christmas morning followed by a nice Christmas dinner of hamburgers cooked on the George Foreman look-alike grill. We didn't end up opening Christmas gifts until around 8 p.m. Christmas evening but we enjoyed our unelaborate celebration very much! It proved much easier to focus on the real meaning of Christmas without all the parties, dinners, and shopping.
One reason we have not written is that the day after Christmas John's parents and sister came to visit us and only just left this past Wednesday. After this first experience of entertaining three people in our small apartment for an extended period of time we now know it can be done successfully, so visitors are welcome - as long as you call us first!
We had a great time with John's family, and John really enjoyed having so much time off work. We think being far away from family is helping us to appreciate them all the more. Erin is finally getting used to "regular" life again after the let down of not having people who speak English around all the time anymore and John being back at work (it's busy season now, to boot).
Just in case you are beginning to think John's family had an uneventful holiday in Europe, let us put your mind at ease. The trip was full of getting lost, trees catching on fire, broken down cars in France, and arctic temperatures in Paris. It was great and we'll be sure to write all about it. So stay tuned.
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