Well, the fact of the matter is, I love the holidays. It's always been one of my favorite times of the year because I get to spend time with friends and family prepping for parties and celebrations. This year, I tried to infuse some of my holiday enthusiasm into my co-workers and friends. Some of the pictures below are in preparation for a Christmas party I had.

I put people to work making snowflakes for decorations. Sometimes, simple crafts are the best!

Here's the Christmas cake I picked up from a fabulous French pastry shop.

To get in the holiday spirit, a friend and I watched a concert put on by our students. They were excellent!


There is an after school English conversation group and we had a little Christmas party complete with cookie decorating (above) and caroling (below).

Stay tuned for shots of the New Year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!