The holiday season...

Ahh!!! It's been a very nice week of mostly relaxation and calmness after the hubbub of returning from Iceland and studying for finals. All the students have cleared out of town and traffic is slow in town, we can park on campus for free, and the hallways are free of undergrads cramming for tests. The Christmas tree is up and we've put up a few other decorations, but for the most part we keep up the Christmas spirit by listening to random holiday songs and watching holiday specials on hulu. We recently watched Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas which is Dan's favorite Christmas show that he's watched since he was a kid. It was pretty adorable and as he said, the songs get stuck in your head as simple as they are. Here's a youtube clip of outtakes I found...adorable...

Yesterday we went to a new burger place that we've been reading about. They have a solid greasy burger with slightly sweet fries and onion rings. It hit the spot on a chilly Friday that also happened to be my birthday. The day before we celebrated my birthday with a birthday brunch. The pictures document much of the spread we had - Dan went all out on his cinnamon bacon rolls, we made ham and green onion omelets, the neighbors made waffles with an apple topping and of course our beverages were mimosas and bloody marys...delish! All in all a delightful last few days have passed us by....

We both can't wait to fly home to our respective homes - just a few more days!! yippee for Christmas!!

xo

ct