3-DAY-CHRISTMAS

PHEW... so I havent written in a while because this year I had a 3-day-long christmas celebration, from morning til night each day. It started off on christmas eve where Spanish guy and I went to his familys house to celebrate. They prepared over 10 different types of tapas, and the table presentation was beautiful! I loved hearing their stories about growing up, and seeing pictures of Spanish guy when he was a fat lil baby! I felt right at home and it was great to experience christmas with another culture and to see the customs and traditions that they have passed on over the years. In Spain it starts off where everyone listens to a message from the king of Spain at exactly 9pm, then all the Spanish families start dinner, which is usually small tapas, very light, then its on to desserts (which they call Turron) and drinks, then lots of conversations. Great night, unforgetable.

CHRISTMAS EVE:

On christmas day Spanish guy and I had plans to return To his family house, but instead we decided to stay home and spend our first christmas alone. And boy was that a good decision!!! We spent the morning sleeping in, cooking a big breakfast, transforming our dining room into a ping-pong room and playing ping pong for over an hour, then we opened presents, cooked a fabulous HUGE dinner together and talked for hours and hours. FABULOSO!!

CHRISTMAS DAY:

On the day after christmas me and my Spanish friends had our own holiday lunch/dinner/dancing day! We started out meeting for lunch and spent the next 12 hours together eating, dancing (clubs open at 4pm during the holidays), singing and having a jolly ole time!!

DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS:

Today is a day of rest, exercise, healthy food and reflection. ahhhh...