Christmas wasn't as difficult for me as Thanksgiving and I had a lot of fun. First, Diego and I had to work Christmas Eve so we couldn't go to his parents for Christmas which was a little sad. I am used to having a lot of people around at Christmas so it would have been nice to go, but it's a possibility for next year. I had some skype video calls with the family on both Christmas Eve and day which helped a lot, because they just set me on the table so that it was like I was actually there.
I had made cheesecake, brownies, empanadas, bunhuelos (the bread that looks like balls- see facebook pictures) and eggnog. In Colombia they only celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. What I didn't know is that they don't celebrate it at the same time. I was expecting to have food and eggnog with music and open up a couple of gifts around 7 or 8. That's when Diego told me that we had to wait until MIDNIGHT!!! Well, I had worked in the morning and spent the afternoon running to the store and cooking so I was quite tired. Diego was as well so we took a nap.....at 10:00pm!! We woke up in time to open a few presents and talk some more so it was nice.
Christmas day celebrations were something new for Diego, but I think he like them (although he didn't like waiting the extra day to finish opening presents hehe). We started off with a Colombian traditional breakfast with tomales which are nothing like the ones that you will see in the US. They are quite tasty though and very filling. We opened up some more presents and then played with them in true Christmas tradition....I kicked Diego's butt in UNO like 5 times! If I remember correctly we took another nap and went for a walk then saw the 7th Harry Potter movie that night. I was very excited because I understood everything they were saying and it was in Spanish!!! I do have to say that the "bad guys" need to work on their pronunciation....they do not speak very clearly. LOL
Overall, I would say it was a GREAT Christmas. Though presents and activities were low key, it was nice to start some new traditions with Diego. Only 2 1/2 weeks later we were celebrating our 1st anniversary!!!
Our anniversary was also very low key....I think that's how we are in general. Because we had gone out so much during the "feria" and for New Years (delicious sushi), we decided to make things more personal and have a stay at home dinner.....that Diego cooked!!!! He wouldn't tell me what he was going to make so it was a surprise. He made pasta carbonara (pasta with cheese and bacon) and wine. Luckily we had a center table arrangement from our friends' wedding to make the table look even nicer. It was a very nice dinner and a good anniversary.
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