Felis Nabidat!

(In case you haven't guessed, that's Chamorro for Merry Christmas :)!)

Our Christmas tree this year....a palm.

I know I've promised more updates, but, it's Christmas. So, I'm putting updates on hold for Christmas stories.

It's now about 9pm on Christmas day here, and many of my friends and family are starting to get up and move about on this blessed occasion while we wrap up our day watching movies and eating struffoli.

Christmas Eve morning was full of errands. I had to go to the post office and stand in line for a while (sidebar: I need to write a whole blog post on the post office sometime), deliver Christmas cookies  to the USO for their Christmas event, and go to the exchange and commissary.

Once we were finally done with all of that, we came home and did the Feast of the seven fishes, but with a Pacific Island twist (think lemongrass shrimp in coconut sauce, miso glazed scallops, grilled fish, etc). It was a delicious idea that I plan on repeating again next year! After that we went to the Christmas Eve Mass at the Naval base chapel, followed by homemade cannolis for desert. yummmmmm!

They're all yelling "Merry Christmas!"

This morning we had eggs benedict for breakfast (kids request) and went to St Michael's at the Air Force base for Christmas Morning Mass.  After that.....well.....we decided to take full advantage of our location. We changed into our swimsuits and spent the afternoon swimming and playing at Tarague Beach! It was so much fun. The kids have decided that it's a Christmas tradition that must be repeated, and I'm not arguing :)!

this beach bum made it through a whole trip without eating sand!

When we came home we finished our annual reading of the Christmas Carol, opened gifts, played games, and finished up with a duck dinner (again, kids choice).

It's been a wonderful few days, and we all feel very blessed to spend it with Adam home. I hope you all have wonderful and blessed days as well while you celebrate the birth of our Lord and savior.

PS......I don't miss the cold. ;)!


OK, breakfast MAY have started with mimosas on the balcony :)