We went to Dennis big family reunion for Thanksgiving. Which was much better in many ways than I originally thought it would be. We survived at any rate.
Christmas we spent together. The week before we spent in California mainly with my family. It was really nice to see them. We haven't seen them in a very long time. We, of course, spent one day at Disneyland enjoying our traditional Christmas. We grew up where Christmas is sunny and barely cold enough for a jacket. Christmas is something you go and see at Disneyland. We also got to Skype my brother (who is on a mission) on Christmas day. All the kids insisted that we take a bike ride. I even rode a bike. For those who know me, that occurs less frequently than an eclipse.
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| Attempt at cute bike picture. |
We got our first Christmas tree Christmas Eve. It was really fun to just hang out together. The last two Christmas seasons we have spent with our families. So this was "our" first Christmas.
Dennis and I are also trying to learn how to take a selfie. We really suck at it. We look dumb and look even worse doing it. But we will prevail. Maybe. It is seriously more fun and easier to just ask other people for a picture.
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| Attempt at selfie. My aunt promptly made fun of us after this was taken. |



