After we got back from Italy, the rest of 2023 passed in a blur. Halloween was the Tuesday after we got back, and then that Wednesday, Vivian left for a school trip to Cambodia. Luckily, she got a chance to wear her Halloween costume before she left.
Elena was Princess Peach for Halloween because she became obsessed with the Super Mario movie on the flights to and from Italy.
I had to start the hunt for a Thanksgiving turkey and was lucky enough to buy an extra from our CLO, so that was an important box checked.
The girls and I also got to enjoy some Diwali decorations before the transfer to Christmas decorations began.
The middle school play had its shows. I had helped (mostly by supervising kids who weren't on stage), and it was great to see the final production.
The Marine Ball was also in November. Jeff didn't really want to go and my friend's husband was out of town, so she and I went together and had a lot of fun.
Vivian had her winter concert, and her group sang a song that was composed by one of the seniors. It was really good, although I wasn't sure about the choice to dim the lights and give the girls glowing things to wave around.
For Thanksgiving, we had several friends over for the actual meal on Thursday.
Noby and I had worked together to prepare lots of food, and the guests brought their favorite dishes, so we had lots of food.
The mac and cheese our one friend brought was a big hit.
Noby added parsley to the turkey plate for decoration.
Saturday was International Day at the school, so we had our parade day on Sunday. We had such a good time that we didn't take any pictures, but we had at least 30 people come over, and it went on for most of the day. It was a wonderful way to finish out our Thanksgiving weekend.
December was busy, but full of wonderful things. Elena passed her belt test in karate, and is now a blue belt.
Some of our oldest friends came to visit us in KL. He was Jeff's best man at our wedding. They had never travelled outside of the U.S. before, and they loved KL. It was so much fun to show off the city that we have come to call home to such an appreciative audience. Jeff took the week off and took them to all our favorite spots.
We also have good Colombian friends, so we got to celebrate Las Velitas with them. It's a Colombian holiday where you put out little candles to celebrate the immaculate conception.
We are so lucky to have friends from all over the world to be able to celebrate with and enjoy all that the world has to offer.
No comments:
Post a Comment