For Christmas, Alicia and I went up to Utah/Idaho to visit family. Since we used our free Southwest Airlines tickets, the flight choices were very limited. Both our departure and return flights were around 10pm, and the both ended up being delayed by about 2 hours!!! So, needless to say we were tired when be got there and exhausted when we got back.
It was so great to be with my family during Christmas! It was cute to see my nieces who made Santa some cookies and wrote him a little note. It was fun to go outside with them and sprinkle reindeer feed onto the fresh snow on top of the roof of the house for Santa's reindeer. It was hilarious to see my brother Anthony tape a halo made of tinfoil onto his shaved head in preparation for his role as the angel that appeared to the virgin, Mary. It was nostalgic to recreate the the true Christmas story and have my sister, Miriam, read the scriptures and follow the old Family Home Evening book as my mother used to do. It was inspiring to see all of the talent that my family members have during our small talent show (especially the synchronized swimming by Rachel and Alicia).
Barring the flight delays and the icy roads, this was one of the best Christmases I have ever had!
For Thanksgiving, Alicia and I visited her grandmother ("Nanna") and her Aunt Maxine and Uncle Ron in Silver City, New Mexico. We drove down I-10 through Tucson and then at Lordsburg, headed up north on Hwy 90 to Silver. In total, it was about a 4 and a half to 5 hour drive. Jimmy and Julie (Alicia's parents) were there visiting as well, so it was good to be around Alicia's family for this great holiday of Thanksgiving.
center. We got in line and then were told we were in the wrong line, which was perfectly fine because the line we were supposed to be in was at least half as long. :) Then, after being in the new line for a couple of minutes we heard, "If your last name begins with the letter 'S' through 'Z' please get into the line on the right!" Finally, it pays to have a last name that begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet. The third line we got in was even shorter! In no time, we were showing our id, getting our ballots, and then drawing lines with markers. Here in AZ, they have an arrow by each candidate that is disconnected in the middle. You must connect the arrow with a black marker for the candidate you wish to vote for. It's interesting how every state is different, isn't it?There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee:
http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832&altf=Tfui&altl=Xjmmjbnt
