Refreshed
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! We had the extreme pleasure of spending the holidays with family and friends in Alaska and Oregon. The girls got to experience Alaska snow (for the first time!!), sledding, playing on a frozen lake, and drinking lots of hot chocolate by the fire. We went to the Christmas Eve service in Anchorage where we felt right at home with everyone wearing their Sunday best - jeans, yoga pants, ugly but practical shoes, and right leaning political clothing. Gotta love Anchorage! Then, we spent time in Oregon catching up with all our friends and spending time with Jeromee's entire family - first time ever that all the siblings with their spouses were together. However, after all our traveling, I was happy to wake up on our first morning back to the sun and 75 degree weather. No seasonal affective disorder down here! After almost a year down here, we are finally starting the build out project in Monte...