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| Yes, we ate all of those |
Christmas has come and gone but I am still on vacation so it still is on my mind. Christmas has been a little different than what I'm used to. Firstly, the fireworks. They started right after thanksgiving and I think I've heard at least one firecracker every day since. Second, the heat. It's about 81 degrees outside right now and I have been gallivanting about the countryside in shorts. Three, christmas trees. Proper christmas trees are nonexistent. They try with fake ones but it's more like a tree of astroturf rather than actual branches. Finally, this is the first christmas I have spent without my family.
Vacation started with a trip to the beach. We went up to the Northern coast of Honduras to a place called Tela. We laid out on the beach, scraped fresh coconut out of the shell with whatever we could find, saw other white tourists, and I got in the ocean. It occurred to me that this is the 6th country in which I have been in the ocean.
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| Christmas Eve Dinner: No Jeans Allowed |
We had a wonderful christmas with the remaining SMs (4). For the first time ever, I was responsible for cooking at least 1/4 of christmas eve dinner. In case you're wondering , I am a genius with sweet rolls. We enjoyed dinner with candles, christmas lights from the SM office, and soft music (thank you pandora ). We finished off with white christmas. Leftovers were consumed by all on christmas day.
I enjoyed christmas, but I couldn't help thinking about what I would be doing at home. I think just about every christmas movie has some kind of stress on family. Tim Allen finally bonds with his son, Jonathan Taylor Thomas just wants to go home for christmas,Wallace and Davis begin to start families after a white christmas, and George Bailey doesn't care about $8,000, he is happy to have his family. Even the Whos down in Whoville realize that if they have each other, they don't need the packages, boxes, or bags.
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| I totally made these. We all decorated |
I'm glad I'm here. I looked back to August and realized I have grown tremendously while I'm here. I cook, I deal with kids all day, I understand a lot of Spanish, and my kids are even giving me an idea of how God probably feels about us. I hope that God teaches me more in the next half of my mission experience, but I will be glad to experience the next christmas season with my family.
