The Holidays...

A few pics from Christmas vacation in Montana...

Well, it has certainly been too long since we've updated our blog, but better later than never, right? Parley and I celebrated our FIRST Christmas as a married couple in Montana with his family this year. It was so picturesque. We left from Las Vegas on December 21st, and it hardly felt like Christmas at all. It was so fun to have a beautiful white Christmas in the mountains. We really did it ALL while we were in Montana: shopping, sledding, games with the family, skiing, sang and enjoyed music, played racquetball, built snow forts, and even hockey! I love being a part of a family that is so active and just likes to have fun. It was a great week.

So, we flew out of Idaho Falls to go back to Las Vegas, and we had SOOO much stuff that the only place to put our guitar (Parley's parents gave us a guitar for Christmas... and we are learning... it's fun!) was across our laps in the back seat. Always an adventure... =o)

So, I just have to mention one more thing. I really don't like putting effort into a new recipe that I think is going to be good and having it be a total flop. But who does like that? Well, I was so excited to make a black-eyed pea chowder on New Year's Day, to start a family tradition. My grandma always made a black-eyed pea chowder on New Year's Day when I was growing up. So, I searched endlessly on-line for a really great recipe. (So I thought). Well, I make it... and it turned out more like a watery, tomato-based soup with a few black-eyed peas... yuck! I was so distraught to be sitting down to partake of a fun family tradition that was awful. We ended up laughing about it later. I suppose it comes with newly-married territory... right? =o)

We hope all is well with our friends and family. Love, Par and Linds