Sorry that the posts have become few and far between...I'll try harder from now on! Christmas season has been keeping me awfully busy (in a wonderful way!) I mean, is there anything better than buying gifts, celebrating the season, and watching 439867392 Christmas movies? (thanks Hallmark!)
Jack and Jill have been working hard at school and are quite ready and deserving of this break! I got to help them do their Christmas shopping for Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto, which was a lot of fun. Also fun was trying to pick out perfect gifts for all of them from me. For the kiddos I settled on creating geocaching bags, fully equipped with all the supplies they need for a geocaching outing. And for Mickey and Minnie, I decided the best thing would be to give them quality time together, so I organized 3 dates: a brunch, a night at the movies, and a romantic home-cooked meal (by me). Hopefully it will prove a successful gift!
An now, 7 hours from this moment, I will be loading into a taxi and headed to Reagan for a flight home. I think I started the countdown sometime back in October, but it never seemed like it would actually come! (I mean, don't get me wrong, I wasn't quick to want to leave here, but around Halloween is when I started realizing that Christmas wasn't far off- and here we are!)
The family has been so overly generous and kind to me, and it is a somewhat strange feeling to be leaving- kind of like when you leave school- you leave behind dear friends for family time, which is both wonderful but slightly bittersweet. But I couldn't be more excited to see my familia for a while! Hopefully they are prepped for geocaching, some serious Just Dance destruction, ping pong battles, and family dinners!
4 days until the big day! Now that we actually survived despite the Mayans, I guess it's time we all stop procrastinating, and do our Christmas shopping!
May the force be with you!
Rachel
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