Christmas

Merry Christmas!  Well this year was my first year away from my family, and it was a bit weird.  It sure didn't feel like Christmas.  I am used to opening our stockings, waking up my parents (yes, we still do this) and open presents together in the living room, then eat our body weight in home made cinnamon rolls.  So this year- in an attempt to recreate my childhood, we did stockings, presents and cinnamon rolls- which were delicious.  We had fun spoiling Lucy, who was confused and way less interested than we were in all the presents we got her.  But, she still scored some good loot and was very excited to destroy some stuffed, squeaky toys.

We had dinner with Lily and Samir.  I made Christmas ham (my Christmas bonus at work) and it was nice to spend time with them.  I got to Skype with my family back in Colorado, who were having a very white Christmas. Lucky!! The next day Mark's friend Paul got a suite at the Trailblazers game, so we got to spend the game with our good friends.  It was a good game, though Mark made me get a wheelchair after the game.  It was pretty embarrassing, but probably a good idea.

Yes, that's my gimp leg up on the railing.

We also got to spend time with Mark's brother and his family.  We went to the zoo yesterday and it was AWESOME.  I got myself a motorized scooter and I cruised all over the place.  We got to see Lily, the new baby elephant, and my favorite- the giraffes!  They are so cool!!  It was, however, FREEZING.  It was 37 degrees and started snowing.  We were definitely cold, but it was worth it.