Here's a picture of our apartment community on Christmas Eve. Kind of looks like fall in New England, right? It's been rainy in the Bay Area lately, which translates to winter weather, but for Stacey and me, it's hard to get in the holiday spirit when it looks like this outside.
We did have a merry, festive Christmas though, with lots of family and friends. My cousin Rick's brother-in-law Umberto and his family traveled from France to see their new niece/cousin Gaby, and as the only French speaker of the Americans, I spent a lot of time to trying to figure out how to say things like "cranberry" (canneberge) in French. I had to look that one up, and I'm still not sure they really have cranberries in France. Anyone know? Umberto and Rick's wife, Jessica, are originally from Peru, so there were a lot of English to Spanish to French translations. Definitely the most languages I've ever seen going on at one holiday. Never a dull moment!
Christmas morning brought a sea of presents and a make-your-own-breakfast-burrito bar at Steve and Kendra's house. Gaby doesn't really get Christmas yet, but enjoyed hanging out with her Nana, below, and many other adoring relatives.
Stacey and I both have today off, so we are having a quiet day at home, trying to relax and get organized now that the Christmas craziness is over.
