Christmas of New, Christmas of Old

Christmas 2009 marked the celebration of old traditions and the beginning of new ones.  Not only are we in a foreign culture this year, it was also our first Christmas without extended family. In relationships, it’s always tricky blending traditions and finding that happy medium between the two of you.  Often times, certain traditions from [...]

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Dear Family & Friends,

Remember the 350 pounds of luggage I brought here on the plane? Well, approximately half a pound of those super-sized bags was my Christmas stationary.  I’m not really a fan of the cliche Christmas “update letter” but it really is more personal than an email (albeit not by much) and can sometimes be the only [...]

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Frohe Wiehnachten!

Snowflakes the size of quarters are wistfully cascading to the ground outside my window.  It’s just the right amount of snow where the trees sparkle with white romance but the sidewalks are clear and dry. It is now officially Christmas. And quite literally, it is Christmas today.  For this is the day that a local [...]

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Backyard Fun

It started innocently enough. Tim explained to Jack that we were borrowing Martin’s car for the morning and asked him where he’d like to go; France, Germany or somewhere in Switzerland. “Let’s go to France!”, came the reply.  I chuckled to myself knowing that he had no idea how incredibly ridiculous it was that he [...]

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