Day 25: Merry Christmas!

...and this was after one round of gifts had been opened!

We had a wonderful Christmas with J's family and my own. Pictured here is my sister's tree, after the second wave of gifts (from my parents and J and myself) ascended upon it. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and New Year!

Day 24: All is calm, all is bright

J's parents' backyard. Nothing really says "sleep in heavenly peace" like this does in the winter.

Day 23: Spice

Westerners may have holly and holly berries to symbolize the holidays, but we Thais have chili peppers.

Day 22: Tinsel and Foil

These gifts won't wrap themselves.

Day 21: Pa rup pum pum pum

J's relatives from New Orleans came up last Sunday to celebrate the holidays with the rest of us. His mother always puts together a beautiful tree complete with everyone's favorite ornaments and decorations. Here, you can see the drummer boy, which fascinated J as a child (and is ironic considering that "The Little Drummer Boy" is one of J's least favorite Christmas songs).

Day 20: Belle

Belle likes to try to look sad and pitiful just so she can score more gifts. (Mom made her a new sweater--sssh.)

Day 19: Violet

If parrots got excited about the holidays, they'd never tell.

Day 18: Ruffles and Shine

 I finally made it to my desktop computer, where there were no glitches uploading photos! Woohoo! It's been a busy, eventful, but fun couple of weeks, and without further adieu, I bring you the rest of my December photos. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Day 18: Getting ready for J's company's holiday party--bring on the feathers and glitz!

Delays, delays

I've still been taking pictures every day, but have been having trouble uploading pictures as I was trying to catch up these past two days. Hopefully it'll all be resolved by tonight. If you've been keeping up with my photo project, sit tight!

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Day 17 - Leftovers

We live on the sunnier side of the street, which means our snow always disappears first. I was so happy to see these remnants still hanging around this afternoon.

Day 16 - Mason

When I got into work this morning, the roads were clear and there was not a drop of precipitation. 90 minutes later, this is what campus looked like. I have no windows in my office, so imagine my surprise when I walked out and past this window on the way to the bathroom.

Day 15 - Boxed

Only one or two more things to go with Christmas shopping. Thank you interwebs.

Day 14 - Countdown

Sorry again for the late updates--between visiting old friends 'til the wee hours of the night to just being plain ol' tired, I haven't been to my computer in the evenings these past few days. That said, this photo is from my office desk perspective--my calendar countdown (with a cheery bouquet of crocheted flowers) to winter break at work and a few days off to relax.

Day 13 - First Snow!

Is it cheating if your sweet husband leaves some pictures on your camera because he knows you love your sleep so much you'll miss this first light dusting of snow? Courtesy of J.

Day 12 - Pho

Another cell phone photo: Pho from a great place in the Eden shopping center, in celebration of not having a migraine and almost finishing our holiday shopping.

Day 11 - Migraine

Sorry this is so late--I had a migraine this day and spend most of it in bed. The only photo I managed to snap was this one, on my cell, from my bedridden perspective: my conure Bartok attacking a piece of bread with jam on it. The darkness, blurriness, and overall disorganization of this shot encapsulates how my head felt pretty well.

Day 10 - Red and Green

You know you're excited about Christmas when you start gathering everything you own into groups of red and green.

Day 9 - Sorry, Santa

Sorry Santa, but this one's mine.

Day 8 - Wreath

We're a little behind in decorations, so our wreath just went up last night. This weekend: tree!

Day 7 - Inhale, exhale

 

The air's been extra dray these past few days, and I keep forgetting to take my nighttime dose of my asthma/lung maintenance medicine. Definitely feeling the effects of my stupidity tonight, but at least I have the blanket my mom crocheted for me last Christmas to keep me cozy.