Still on Break(!!)

Dan and I have been lucky enough to have quite a long break over Christmas this year to enjoy some time with our family and friends. We took 3 weeks off from work and as of now still have another week to enjoy ourselves - then it's back to Deutschland. We may not be back until next Christmas so we are trying to make the most of our time here.

It's fun to see both sides of the family, the climate extremes makes it almost comical. In Florida, we were clipping tangerines off my grandmother's tree, playing basketball by the beach, and eating key lime pie for dessert. In Quebec, we got to listen to some traditional French-Canadian music at a Gregory Charles concert, go glissading (sliding) at a snow park, and help prepare/eat all the amazing Quebec/non-Quebec food that Dan's mother and sister are masters at creating. We had some amazing food this holiday, example - dinner last night was scallop, shrimp and lobster in a white wine creme sauce wrapped in a crepes, sprinkled with cheese and baked (soo good!), followed by rack of lamb with port and raspberry sauce along with rice and broccoli, and cake with tea for dessert. It takes time, but with the whole day to relax, it's fun to make something nice. Especially on the last night of the year.

I miss hanging out with my sisters more often than we do, but we do keep in contact while Dan and I are away - we have alot of books to discuss in the coming year after the all book gifts we exchanged at Christmas. What's really great now that we've been together for over a year, is that I really look forward to seeing Dan's family too. I'm pretty sure Dan feels the same way.

Tonight we are going to St-Ephrem for New Years dinner with Dan's mothers side of the family. Will be nice to see his cousins and aunts/uncles again. We're here in Quebec until Saturday, then we're flying to Boston to see Dan's sister's place there. Should be fun. I'm excited about meeting their petit(?) chat, Morris. He sounds tres gentile.

We'll probably post photos here and on our picasa, once we have it all straightened out.

Hope everyone is enjoying their day off!