New beginnings

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

We've officially moved in for approximately 1 week now. I unpacked the last box today!! It has been quite a flurry of activities- mostly just boring unpacking and organizing. It has been tremendously helpful to have my sister here, visiting. She's proven surprisingly, to be quite useful! :) She's always been "lil sis" to me (as she is 5 years younger), and it's a joy to finally see her grown into her own self. And more than ever, we can share more of ourselves equally. We painted Quoc's entertainment room from peach to warm nutmeg.

Furniture are still lacking, but it's finally starting to feel like home. My favorite part of the house is the kitchen. The previous owner was a part time caterer, so I'm in cooking heaven! We eventually will put in a hood over the gas stove, as most Asian recipes require high heat. As things are organized, I will put more pictures up. Here's just a preview of my beloved kitchen.

Sorry the lighting is poor.

During my sister's stay, we had the first snow fall. She of course, was ecstatic! We had to run outside to do a photoshoot in front of the new house. It was loads of fun, and the neighborhood looks beautiful in the snow.


And here's another few of us trying cross country skiing in Sun River during Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun as the snow/conditions were perfect, and I think we found our new snow sport!


We did not have much of a Christmas this year. Mainly, it's because of the move, and lack of decorations. Our official move in date was the 20th, and with boxes laying around for the duration, we did not have the energy to find garlands, tinsels and ornaments, let alone go chop down our tree. We did squeeze time in to get some Christmas cards, but did not have time to send all of them out. So we're sorry if you're getting yours after New Year.

Until next time. Have a safe and fun New Year celebration! Think of us as we probably will be cleaning and organizing...