The Parkinson Pencil: Welcome 2013!

We are in Los Alamos for the holidays, and I am finally getting around to writing another blog post. We've been extremely busy being lazy, you see. Watching movies, playing games, eating, reading, eating even more... I think I've driven myself to the brink of diabetes with all the sweets I've consumed.

Christmas was fun, with lots of gifts, luminarias, and SNOW (that made David very happy). It was even snowing on New Year's Eve. Last night we played with sparklers to celebrate the new year--see pictures :] David and I also spent 2 days celebrating our 2 year anniversary. We stayed at Buffalo Thunder Resort. We ate at Outback one night, and the Pink Adobe in Santa Fe another night.

I can't resist telling a funny story about the Pink Adobe. We trekked all over the plaza in the bitter cold looking for it, because I couldn't remember exactly where it was. When we finally found the Pink Adobe, we read the menu posted outside and realized how expensive it was. We were about to go somewhere else, but we looked in the window at the cute, warm little tables and David convinced me we should eat there after all. We were seated by a fire and had just gotten the appetizer when the room began to fill with smoke. The fire in the little kiva pit had gone out and was smoldering like crazy! A man from the other room called "are you okay in there?" Smoke must have been billowing out of our dining room! Some staff rushed in and we were moved to another table while they tried to get things under control. We got a free slice of apple pie because of that funny disaster! Despite it all, the Pink Adobe was still had very good food, an intimate atmosphere, and of course, the best company I could ask for.

I am in the middle of writing resolutions and making a general "to-do" list for 2013. I am also dreading our return to Utah and the start of school (and the 10 hour drive that accompanies that-- yuck). However, getting back to Utah does give us one thing to look forward to-- our baby being born! It's crazy to to think that I'm 37 weeks pregnant. Who knows, maybe the next blog post will have a baby in it...

Enjoy a smattering of holiday pictures!