Tuesday, December 25, 2007

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :-D

I wanted to wish everyone a very HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I hope everyone is enjoying their time with family and/or friends, and that you're experiencing the full season of giving!

This year I am in Milan, Italy spending Christmas with my older sister. It is my first Christmas abroad, so things have been different, including: Italians everywhere, Italian language, and lots and lots and LOTS of Italian food. All so very delicious! I have definitely been blessed this year! :-)

Again, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, and thinking of you!

(Below I have pasted my sister's Christmas Tree. :-) )


Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Last Week Of School for 2007

This is the last week before school ends, and, as you can imagine, things are pretty hectic! Here are some activities that are going on this week in Almorox:

1) DINNNERS EVERYWHERE! I´ve been invited to quite a lot of dinners, mostly from the teachers of the school. Very exciting! Look forward to eating my face off (to make up for missing Thanksgiving! ;-) )

2) Final Tennis Match. I play tennis about 2 to 3 times a week. This Wednesday are the Finals. I made it into the finals, though there are two pretty good players: me and another girl. The other girl is better than me. But you never know how I will play! Wish me luck!

3) On Friday, we're having a Christmas concert! This is during the school day and all the kids in every class are singing Christmas songs. The first graders are singing Jingle Bells in ENGLISH! The kids have done a great job memorizing the chorus. However, I have to sing along with them. That means I sing the chorus as well as the gingle... and the gingle is by myself (YIKES!). Thank goodness I like Karaoke! :-)

4) Traveling. I fly to Milan on Satruday! WOOHOO! I´m going to spend Christmas with my older sister. Then I go to Rome and spend New Years there with some more family! This is my first New Years over the ocean. Interesting times! :-)

That´s the update! Hope you´re having a great week before the Holidays! :-D