Merry (belated) Christmas everyone! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted with all the craziness leading up to the holidays, but we’ve had a fun couple of weeks.

We made the usual rounds to Christmas parties and this year treated ourselves to a day off of work on a random Wednesday to do some shopping on off-peak hours. We also managed to squeeze in two trips to the NGA to the Edward Hopper show and a wonderful little exhibit of American snapshots. I also managed to convince Drew to go ice skating with me in the sculpture garden. He had a really spectacular fall and still has the bruise to prove it!

We spent our Christmas in Winchester at Drew’s parents’ house in Winchester. It was great to see his sister Meg who came out from Lexington, Kentucky. We had a cutthroat “Fill or Bust” tournament (which I won!) and watched the Pope’s midnight service at St. Peter’s on TV before digging into a delicious Christmas dinner… and of course all those presents! A couple of the highlights are a Roomba (anyone know if there’s robot that cleans the bathroom?) and Guitar Hero 3—sweet!

We’re back in Arlington now since I had to be at work today—ew—but still enjoying the leftover cookies and our little Christmas tree. We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we hope to see you soon in the New Year!