On December 12th was the day we started our Christmas vacation. We got upgrades from Tokyo to Salt Lake which was so nice! We stayed with Vale for the night. We met her new roommates. She lives right across from Morning Side Elementary. We slept for 10 hours. got up around 11:00 am went to my blood test and Daniel went to the Dentist. We checked into the Marriott, went to see Andres, Jami and the kids. Saw Mandy and Spencer and ate at Setebellos and Spencer took us to see where he works at the Wells Fargo building.
I stayed up all night getting all the gifts wrapped. Took Ed Fernando and company to eat at an Italian Restaurant at City Creek. We later went to the eye doctor and to Jami and Andres to get in and Out hamburgers and to deliver our gifts to them. afterwards to see Herni and family in Kaysville and later to the airport to take my flight to Boise. Daniel stayed one more night in the Hotel.
On Saturday December 15th I woke up in Boise and Daniel got up very early to take the flight to Nebraska. In Boise we had breakfast and went to shop at Target, TJMaxx, Proof store for my shades and Ross. Cristi and Brooks went out while I stayed with the boys. I love babysitting the grandkids.
On Sunday we went to Church with Cristi and family. It was a special day for the Relief Society sisters. The sisters brought food for a brunch. They had wassel, a breakfast casserole, grapes and some type of sweet bread. They had a short program and a sister read the book of the three trees. Later I flew home and Mandy came to pick me up. Took me to Vale's house where we waited for Daniel. On Monday we celebrated Vale's birthday at Jami and Andy's house. Everyone came to have milanesas. Daniel fried them. Before that, we did a lot getting ready to leave for Uruguay the next day.
Finally the day came to leave Utah for Uruguay. This is a day I will never gorget because if there is a day I would like to do over again is this one. The night before I stayed up all night getting the packages ready to send on the mail to Pablo, Gabriel, Bianca and Liz. Just four packages came to $100 Freight is more expensive than what's inside but it's the thought that counts. We then went to pick up the DNA boxes to take to Uruguay and because we went to DNBA to picket them up we decided to go across the street to get cash. We got 10 $100 bills in cash and asked for an envelope. Daniel put it inside his jacket pocket and got distracted. When he looked for it at the airport after we had gone through security it was gone and no one at the airport turned it in at the lost and found. Daniel is so careful and so organized so this was rare to have this happened to someone like him but it is what it is. We started our trip to Uruguay a little stressed out!
We got in to Uruguay the next morning and some people from the Church office were there to greet us with the car keys and even paid for parking. We went to Miguel Angel to say hello and then to Rocha. We stopped at La Pasiva in Piriapolis on the way there. We spent all day in Rocha with Daniel's mom and visited with Sandra, Roberto, Nico and Laura. They have four dogs and a cat so it was a miracle that I didn't get allergies. I took Claritin and that really helped.
The next day we went to Maldonado to visit with Hugo and Stella. We invited them to eat at their favorite restaurant: Classic. Daniel had milanesa and I ordered a chivito to share with Stella but I could only eat a little bit since it was such a huge plate! We left Maldonado and stopped in Rocha on our way to La Paloma but since it was getting too late, we never went to Punta del Este. I gave everyone their gifts.
On Sunday Dec. 23 we went to Church in La Paloma. Daniel and I spoke and did the whole program by reading Luke 2 and singing in between. It was special because all the family came. Abuela Nela, Roberto and family, Miguel Angel and family, Estela, and us. We filled up the space. This is a little branch where only very few attend. Later we had spaghetti for lunch and Pizza for dinner. This family makes the best Italian food.
The next day was Christmas Eve and we were up until 2:30 am eating every single type of food available and dancing. All the Rodriguez de Almeida and Sandra's family were there. Earlier we went to the beach and that water was cold! For lunch Sandra had made fish milanesas so as you probably can imagine, our clothes were fitting very tight. On Christmas day we went to the beach and had a lot of left overs. We have been eating non-stop since we got in seven days ago.
We left on December 26th so we got up, finished packing, had lunch and went to say good bye to Abuela Nela in Rocha. Met Miguel Angel at the distribution center and got there five minutes before they close but gave us enough time to buy the shirts for Santi and went to the airport. Took the red-eye flight to Miami and there was Ale waiting for us. went to the beach to fly a kite and later to eat arepas. We had ice-ream and played at a park in midtown mall. We then went to meet my mom and sisters at the Hotel there they were staying. We gave them their gifts and had dinner at the Hotel Restaurant. Tia Silvia and tio Jeff came to see us.
On December 28, our last day in Miami we went to an Alegator park with Ale and family, my mom, Mari, Manu, Vane and family. It was the first time I ever saw an alligator up closed. They don't attack you because they are used to people. We ended our trip by going to Fudrockers to eat a huge humbugger We said good bye and Ale took us to the airport. We were so blessed that again we got upgrades from Miami to Los Angeles and from LA to Hong Kong.
We made it home on December 30th Yay! The people from the airport and Juancho was there to greet us. It was over all an amazing trip to remember. We Made some wonderful memories!
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