Sunday Snapshot: A very merry Christmas

This past week has been packed full of Christmas activities. The end of the semester is upon me, I leave for America in five days, and my to do list is about a mile long. Consequently, I thought I would simply give you a pictorial run down of the some of the events of the week.

First: banquets. Banquets where you drink a lot and eat a lot of fish to ensure good fortune in the new year. Banquets where, as you go through toast after toast and “bottoms up” after “bottoms up,” you’re extremely thankful your company has a no drinking alcohol policy.

Second: performances.

Where some make bigger fools of themselves than others.

Where some singing performances are best left forgotten. All I’ll say is we didn’t know it was our turn to go up on stage and it only went downhill from there. We did smile pretty though.

Third: Late night baking marathons. And then watching hundreds of cookies disappear in minutes as the department teachers descend.

Fourth: Family time. Christmas eve dinner.

Christmas eve birthday celebrations. Christmas day pajama-clad grading & movie watching marathons.

Fifth: A special lunch out with some of our favorite kids.

Taking a bunch of kids to a packed out buffet?

Potentially disastrous.

But these kids?

Made us proud as they gobbled up a Christmas feast.

Good times were had by all.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with those you love and reveling in the greatest gift ever given!