The St. John’s

We had a great Christmas!

On Christmas Eve, we went to church at Cornerstone for service.  It was really great, everyone did a great job (I was hungry though).  After service, we went to the St. John family house and had a really nice dinner.  Presents and playing with our new gifts followed.  We got some good stuff =)  We spent the night over at my parents house on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas Day, we woke up at had breakfast and opened stocking gifts.  We headed back home to clean up after that because we planned to go see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  SOLD OUT!  Disappointment followed.  However, Nicole and I decided to go home and have out Christmas time together.  I made fillets and Nicole made mashed potatoes and salad.  We even had wine like adults.  Pretty cool!

On the 26th, we went to Twaine Harte, CA up in the mountains.  Cheree’s parents rented a cabin and a bunch of us went up to stay.  It was really great.  It had snowed not long before we went up so it was really pretty and there was fresh snow.  We even had to use chains on the Munoz’s car to keep from slipping.  Fun times.

On the 27th, Cheree, some of her family, and I went up to Dodgeridge to snowboard and ski.  I had never been up there before and I was actually pretty happy with it.  The runs are a little shorter than the mountains in Tahoe, but it had nice snow.  Seemed like there were a lot of people there though that loved to share a comment when people fell below the lift…not that I would ever deal with that .  Anyways, Marcos and Nicole stayed back and played Crash Bandicoot and made a rockin’ snowman.

Yes, that is a beer can and a (fake) cigar.

The 28th, Cheree, Marco, Nicole, and I went sledding.  We though about doing the big track the masses had made, but decided to make our own.  Let’s just say many tired climbs up the hill, spills and the bottom, and soaking shoes later, we had a blast.  Probably one of the major highlights of the trip for me.  That night we went to Black Oak Casino to play “Games People Play”.  Needless to say, after a round of bowling and some Black Jack, they sent us away in an armored truck shuttle with my $65 winnings.

All in all it was a great weekend, a great holiday, and a great first Christmas with my new wife.  I kinda love her =)